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Pokémon GO “Nearby” Section Shows Overhauled Features In Niantic Tests

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new-pokemon-go-details-and-screenshots-990906 With the newest update that recently came to Pokémon GO, a subset of users are getting to test some new changes Niantic has made to the app’s “Nearby” feature. In some images taken by NeoGAF user Toki767, we get a look at just what all these changes involve.   One of the most notable changes right off the bat is that, if a Pokémon is nearby a PokéStop, an image of that particular Stop will be shown behind them.   pokemon-go-tracking-1 Additionally, if you select a Pokémon and press “view,” the game will zoom out and display an overview map, with a pink circle seeming to indicate that Pokémon’s general position.   pokemon-go-tracking-2 Also, selecting a Pokémon to track will place a marker on the live map, and you will get a message indicating when a Pokémon you have been tracking has despawned, or “fled.”  

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  Pokémon GO is available for iOS and Android devices.

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