‘Pokemon Go’ Adds 2 New Moves; Battle System Redo Happening Again

"Pokemon Go" was officially released on July 2016 and three years after it was named as the top-selling mobile game for August. The popularity of the augmented reality game is expected to dwindle given its age, but with its August sales, it appears that Niantic is doing the right thing to make the game interesting and relevant. And, because the game developer knows how to listen to its players and take their feedback seriously, Niantic is planning to change the battle system of the game once again.

Niantic Labs and "Pokemon Go" community managers are collecting players' feedback and try as much as possible to meet them. Because of this, "Pokemon Go" has interesting activities and regularly occurring update rollouts. The next batch of "Pokemon Go" improvements are aimed to revise the combat or battle system of the game.

Unlike other "Pokemon" franchise games, the combat system of "Pokemon Go" is lagging behind although it has gradually improved over the years. The next round of changes is expected to make the game's battle system even better. It might allow players to deal more damage to the new Unova pocket monster in the game.

Pokémon Go will allow players to trade with friends later this week. Photo: Niantic

Although it will improve the battle system of "Pokemon Go," the upcoming update will be more of a clean-up than full redo. It will focus on some of the combat system mechanics that are usually out of whack. The bigger improvement will be on energy charging and the timing for the damage dealt.

If this happens, "Pokemon Go" will experience great improvements and will aid them in making the Raids a little bit less frustrating. Additionally, the health bars in "Pokemon Go" will shortly pulse every time damage is received. This will make it clearer for the players to see if the attacks they launch are connecting.

Aside from the mechanical changes anticipated to roll out in "Pokemon Go," there are also a couple of new exciting moves added to the augmented reality game. These are Ice Fang, and Thunder Fang moves. The thunder fang is an electric-type fast attack and can be used with Steelix, Hippowdon, Arcanine, and Mightyena.

The ice fang, on the other hand, is an ice-type fast attack that can be used with Drapion, Hippowdon, Suicune, and Mightyena. "Pokemon Go" is available on iOS and Android devices.