It’s another exciting day trainer, buckle up your seats, the Generation IV Hype is about to leave the station, Niantic has just pushed a worldwide update with version number 0.123.1. The official patch notes are as follows:
- Pokemon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region are arriving in Pokemon GO
- Pokemon GO AR+ is now available on select Android devices
- Friend Requests and Gift notifications will now stack
- You can now select multiple Pokemon at a time when preparing to battle at a Gym or participate in a Raid battle
- Various bug fixes and performance updates
But as always sticking to the Patch note is not the way we work, Here’s the APK Down:
We’ve found a ton of additional changes and notable additions to cover – so let’s dive in, trainers!
Here’s the Summary of the 0.123.1 APK Teardown Report:
- 18 New Moves
- All New Generation IV Sinnoh Region Pokemon Added
- Generation IV Badge & Pokedex Tab
- Meltan’s Number … and it’s Evolution!
- A New Box: The ‘Local Box’
- Fitness Background Mode
- AR+ on Android (List of all supported devices)
18 New Moves
Along with Meteor Mash (Community Day Exclusive Move), 17 other moves have been added, The majority of these moves are still missing their animations and sound files.
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.V0302_MOVE_SKULL_BASH
.V0303_MOVE_ACID_SPRAY
.V0304_MOVE_EARTH_POWER
.V0305_MOVE_CRABHAMMER
.V0306_MOVE_LUNGE
.V0307_MOVE_CRUSH_CLAW
.V0308_MOVE_OCTAZOOKA
.V0309_MOVE_MIRROR_SHOT
.V0302_MOVE_SKULL_BASH
.V0303_MOVE_ACID_SPRAY
.V0304_MOVE_EARTH_POWER
.V0305_MOVE_CRABHAMMER
.V0306_MOVE_LUNGE
.V0307_MOVE_CRUSH_CLAW
.V0308_MOVE_OCTAZOOKA
.V0309_MOVE_MIRROR_SHOT
.V0311_MOVE_FELL_STINGER
.V0312_MOVE_LEAF_TORNADO
.V0313_MOVE_LEECH_LIFE
.V0314_MOVE_DRAIN_PUNCH
.V0315_MOVE_SHADOW_BONE
.V0316_MOVE_MUDDY_WATER
.V0317_MOVE_BLAZE_KICK
.V0318_MOVE_RAZOR_SHELL
.V0310_MOVE_SUPER_POWER
All New Generation IV Sinnoh Region Pokemon Added
All 107 Gen IV Pokemon ranging from Turtwig to Arceus have been added to the APK’s dictionary, Along with this, has come to the sound files for all 107, including 2 ‘cries’ for Pokemon #492, Shaymin (the Gen IV mythical with a Land Forme & Sky Forme)!
8 Pokemon had their forms formally added to the APK as well!
- Rotom:
NORMAL,FROST,FAN,MOW,WASH,HEAT - Wormadam:
PLANT,SANDY,TRASH - Giratina:
ALTERED,ORIGIN - Shaymin:
SKY,LAND - Cherrim:
OVERCAST,SUNNY - Shellos:
WEST_SEA,EAST_SEA - Gastradon:
WEST_SEA,EAST_SEA - Arceus: All 18 forms!
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Generation IV Badge & Pokedex Tab
To Complete the Hype, the Gen IV Badge is now ready to roll out, just waiting for Niantic to flip the switch!
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Meltan’s Number … and it’s Evolution!
Two new cry files have appeared, clearly hinting at Meltan and his recently hinted evolution:
Pokemon #891 Cry
Pokemon #892 Cry
A New Box: The ‘Local Box’
We’re not sure what it is, A new box sprite was silently added, titled Localbox.png
Fitness Background Mode
We all in the Gen IV and Meltan Hype forgot that is also implementing another big update “Fitness background tracking modes“, additional metadata involving the phone’s background mode have appeared, indicating that this
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AR+ on Android
Last but not least, While the Official release note already boosts the AR+ on android, In order for AR+ to work on Android, a Pokemon GO player first needs to install Google’s ARCore platform
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Now our Android trainers can join their iOS colleagues in zapping their battery while trying not
We have covered the list of devices which supported Google’s ARCore from Google’s ARCore Website
| Manufacturer | Model | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Acer | Chromebook Tab 10 | Requires ChromeOS stable builds 69 or later |
| Asus | ROG Phone | |
| Zenfone AR | ||
| Zenfone ARES | ||
| Nexus 5X | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| Nexus 6P | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| Pixel, Pixel XL | ||
| Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL | ||
| HMD Global | Nokia 6 (2018) | Also known as Nokia 6.1 |
| Nokia 6.1 Plus | ||
| Nokia 7 Plus | ||
| Nokia 8 | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| Nokia 8 Sirocco | ||
| Huawei | Honor 10 | |
| nova 3, nova 3i | ||
| P20, P20 Pro | ||
| Porsche Design Mate RS | ||
| Mate 20 Lite | ||
| Y9 2019 | ||
| LG | G6 | Requires Android 8.0 or later |
| G7 ThinQ | ||
| Q6 | ||
| Q8 | ||
| V30, V30+, V30+ JOJO | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| V35 ThinQ | ||
| Motorola | Moto G5S Plus | |
| Moto G6 | ||
| Moto G6 Plus | ||
| Moto X4 | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| Moto Z2 Force | ||
| Moto Z3 | ||
| Moto Z3 Play | ||
| OnePlus | OnePlus 3T | Requires Android 8.0 or later |
| OnePlus 5 | ||
| OnePlus 5T | ||
| OnePlus 6 | ||
| Samsung | Galaxy A5 (2017) | |
| Galaxy A6 (2018) | ||
| Galaxy A7 (2017) | ||
| Galaxy A8, Galaxy A8+ (2018) | ||
| Galaxy Note8 | ||
| Galaxy Note9 | ||
| Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge | ||
| Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ | ||
| Galaxy S9, Galaxy S9+ | ||
| Galaxy Tab S3 | ||
| Galaxy Tab S4 | ||
| Sony | Xperia XZ Premium | Requires Android 8.0 or later |
| Xperia XZ1, Xperia XZ1 Compact | Requires Android 8.0 or later | |
| Xperia XZ2, Xperia XZ2 Compact, Xperia XZ2 Premium | Requires Android 8.0 or later with software update after Aug 2018 (security patch level 2018-08-05 or later) | |
| Vivo | NEX A | |
| NEX S | ||
| X23 | ||
| Xiaomi | Mi 8 | |
| Mi 8 SE | ||
| Mi Mix 2S | ||
| Pocophone F1 |
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