Pokemon GO 0.87.5 data mine: a new way to catch Pokemon, Holiday Present and much more

Trainers,

Recently the Pokemon Go update 0.87.5 was released without any announcement, but as we know that TSR and ZeCharles are great at their data mining work, without any delay they started ripping off the APK and you would be excited after hearing what they found!

Here’s What they found

1. AR Plus
2. Some Presents (Holiday Presents)
3. New Icons for Badges
4. Bug Fixes

AR Plus is coming to Pokemon Go

AR Plus is completely new augmented reality mode which is coming to Pokemon Go, Pokemon Go is upgrading! If you’ve ever wanted to sneak up on a Pokemon in the real world and try to catch it before it becomes aware of you, it will be possible.

AR Plus is powered by ARKit and complete mechanics to catch Pokemon in the wild, The Major components are Awareness, Proximity, and whether the Pokemon is Frightened.

AR Plus promo image and tutorial icons are already in the APK (Credits to ZeCharles)

Here is a roundup of additions involving this mechanic that we spotted:

Holiday Present Found in the APK

Gifts? What do you think?

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New Icons for Badges

New Pokedex badge icons for Hoenn and Johto regions

Bug Fixes

1. A new scaling function has been implemented, called ScaleV2. Pokemon can now scale differently in various scenarios (gym lobby, gym combat, wild, raid, Pokedex). This should make things easier for Pokemon with large models
2. “I am Safe” Button is now available in Extreme weather.
3. PTC Login Error Update
4. Battle Party Tweaks
5. Attack Name Readability Fix.