Pokemon GO has announced the GO Pass, which will be available for trainers in select regions starting on April 1. Working to offer Pokemon GO players additional ways to get items and critters to add to their collections, the new feature comes on a trial basis.

Although new, this isn’t the first time players have seen something like this in the game. After all, in anticipation of this year’s GO Tour, which focused on the Unova region, Pokemon GO introduced the Tour Pass. This type of battle pass gave players rewards, improving their experience during the annual event of Niantic’s augmented reality game.

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Pokemon GO has unveiled the GO Pass: April, which will be available starting on Tuesday, April 1, at 10 am until Tuesday, May 6, at 10 am local time. With this feature, similar to the Unova pass, players in specific countries will receive a free pass, completing tasks to collect points and leveling up to unlock more rewards. Like in Pokemon GO events, the rewards will expire after a while. Therefore, they must be claimed by Tuesday, April 8, at 10 am local time. In addition, Pokemon GO will launch the paid version of the GO Pass on April 1, which will include both premium and free pass rewards. It is important to note that the announcement indicates plans to potentially launch the pass globally sometime in the future.

Pokemon GO Details GO Pass Testing

• GO Pass (Free)
  • Availability: Tuesday, April 1, at 10 am to Tuesday, May 6, at 10 am local time
  • Players from selected regions will receive it automatically.
  • Rewards are obtained by completing tasks and earning points to level up the pass.
  • Rewards expire on Thursday, May 8, at 10 am local time.

• GO Pass (Deluxe)
  • Availability: Tuesday, April 1, at 10 am to Tuesday, May 6, at 10 am local time
  • Players can purchase (price not announced at time of writing)
  • Rewards are obtained by completing tasks and earning points to level up the pass.
  • Rewards expire on Thursday, May 8, at 10 am local time.

• Rewards obtained by completing tasks and leveling up the GO Pass
  • Encounters with Xerneas and other Pokemon
  • Stardust
  • XP
  • Poke Balls
  • Candy
  • And more

• Rewards obtained by completing tasks and leveling up the GO Pass Deluxe
  • Lucky Trinket
  • Premium Battle Passes
  • Incense
  • Lucky Egg
  • Incubator
  • Lure Modules
  • Candy XL
  • Additional encounters
  • And more

• Rewards for reaching milestones
  • Tier 1:
    • 2× Daily Adventure Incense duration
  • Tier 2:
    • Increased XP and Stardust from Research Breakthrough rewards
  • Tier 3:
    • Increased Stardust and XP from hatching Eggs.

Trainers who complete the pass tasks will earn rewards like XP, Stardust, and encounters with pocket monsters such as Xerneas, the Gen 6 Legendary Pokemon. Those who upgrade from the free pass to the paid one will earn Premium Battle Passes, Candy XL, and Lucky Trinket, an item that makes a Friend into a Lucky Friend temporarily, turning the next trade into a Lucky Pokemon. Reaching major milestones will give players even more goodies: double the duration of the Daily Adventure Incense (Tier 1), extra XP and Stardust from Research Breakthrough rewards (Tier 2), and extra Stardust and XP from hatching Eggs (Tier 3).

Also in April, the Spring to Spring event will take place, adding Gossifleur and Eldegoss to Pokemon GO. From April 9 to 14, players will find critters like shiny Fletchling, shiny Remoraid, and other wild spawns like Growlithe, and Exeggutor’s regional forms. The April Fool’s Day event is another confirmed activity, and on April 1, the game will scatter Poke Balls across the map. Interacting with them will give trainers a chance to catch normal and regional forms of Voltorb and Electrode, Foongus, Amoongus, or Galarian Stunfisk.

Now you can battle other Pokémon GO trainers online! Try the GO Battle League today. Join Trainers across the globe who are discovering Pokémon as they explore the world around them. Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch

UNCOVER THE WORLD OF POKÉMON: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are! CATCH more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex! JOURNEY alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards! COMPETE in epic Gym battles and… TEAM UP and UNITE with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!
It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO

Systems

Released

July 6, 2016

ESRB

e

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unity

Steam Deck Compatibility

n/a

X|S Optimized

n/a

Platforms

ios, andriod

Cross Save

yes

Cross-Platform Play

ios, andriod

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