Pokemon GO Releases Its Last Rediscover Campaign Update

Pokemon GO has released the fourth and final update for its Rediscover campaign. In an effort to keep current players engaged and potentially bring lapsed players back into the fold, developer Niantic has been releasing a series of updates for Pokemon GO meant to outfit the game with serious upgrades. The Pokemon GO Rediscover campaign started back in April, and it has unfortunately been a mixed bag so far.

The Pokemon GO Rediscover campaign started with “Rediscover Yourself,” which saw hugely controversial changes made to the game’s avatars. The Pokemon GO avatar changes have been widely panned by the game’s community, with many fans incredibly unhappy with how their avatars look post-update. Considering the widespread negative response to the avatar changes, there are some hoping Niantic will reverse course, though it has not announced any plans to do so.

In the meantime, the fourth and final Pokemon GO Rediscover update is available to download right now. Titled “Rediscover Your Reality,” the last Pokemon GO Rediscover update is all about enhancing the game’s augmented reality features, particularly GO Snapshot. After downloading the update, Pokemon GO players can include up to three Pokemon in their snapshots, with the game providing group set suggestions. Players are able to choose how to position the Pokemon and interact with them using a new toy, with the option of further editing the photos after. Players are also able to take advantage of the new burst mode and timer features.

Compared to the controversial avatar changes, it’s likely that the Rediscover Your Reality update will be well-received. After all, the changes made to Pokemon GO biomes with the Rediscover Your World update seem to be considered a general improvement by players, and so it’s hard to see how many will take issue with the GO Snapshot upgrades. Then again, it’s entirely possible that the update will cause some unforeseen issues like some of the previous updates have, so fans should keep an eye out.

Besides Rediscover Your Reality, Rediscover Yourself, and Rediscover Your World, Pokemon GO also launched the Rediscover Kanto update. Rediscover Kanto greatly increased appearances by Kanto region Pokemon in Pokemon GO, a move that has also proven to be controversial. While some Pokemon GO players appreciated the opportunity to complete some Kanto-specific Field Research tasks they had been stuck on, others complained that the game was once again going back to Kanto instead of giving other generations some time in the spotlight.

Pokemon GO Rediscover Your Reality Changes

• Point, position, and photograph Pokémon with all-new enhancements to GO Snapshot!
• To access GO Snapshot, select the Camera item in your inventory, or tap the Camera icons within the Pokédex or the menu.
• For the first time, you can include up to three Pokémon in your snapshots! You can pick whichever three Pokémon you please, or you can check out the available group sets. Group sets are featured suggestions that can help inspire your photography!
• You can place Pokémon in your photo on the ground, on an object, or in the air—you can finally snap a pic of certain Pokémon taking wing! You can also use a new toy to capture your Pokémon’s attention.
• Ready to review? Exit out of the GO Snapshot view to check out your AR photos, which you can bedazzle with all sorts of decorations!
• Other updates include burst mode, which takes a series of AR photos, and timer, which applies a delay prior to taking the AR photo. We can’t wait to see all of your snapshots, so be sure to share!

Pokémon GO

After a test run via an April Fools’ joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.

Released

July 6, 2016

Genre(s)

Augmented Reality

Multiplayer

Online Multiplayer

Engine

Unity