Pokemon Go forced update pushed by Niantic on both android & iOS

Pokemon Go is one of the most successful games for Niantic. The game has a huge community base, but credit for the game’s popularity & success goes to Niantic. They provided regular in-game events to players & Pokemon Go fans which kept them lured to the game.

Two days back, Niantic started rolling out Pokemon Go update 0.149.0. The latest update has brought some exciting and new features to the game.

However, it is usually a user choice, whether they install an update for an app or not. But sometimes companies force an update to make sure everyone is using the latest version of their app or game.

A similar move has been made by Niantic, as it seems like they are forcing the latest update of Pokemon Go to all the users who have not yet updated the game. Players who are not updating the game to the latest version, are unable to play the game.

Many reports have started proliferating on Reddit forum regarding the forced updates for both android & iOS users.

Have a look at some screenshots from the forum over this matter.

It seems like Niantic wants everyone to get in line with the Team Rocket event & new features that have been introduced in update 0.149.0.

Speaking of Pokemon Go update 0.149.0, it has added a lot of features to the game including the new appraisal system, a new Charged attack mechanism for trainer battles, and the introduction of Shadow & Purified Pokemon.

Shadow Pokemon have been introduced to the game in relation to the upcoming Team Go Rocket invasion at PokeStops. Team Go Rocket will invade PokeStops with their Shadow Pokemon. Players have to defeat Team Rocket & their shadow Pokemon.

Team Go rocket will abandon the Shadow Pokemon if they lose the battle. Then players have to purify those Pokemon. The Team Rocket event is just around the corner, and we will hear an official announcement regarding it pretty soon.

The latest update has also added a search filter for Shadow and Purified Pokemon. Also, players can now filter Pokemon based on their gender.

We will cover all the news regarding the Team Go Rocket related event on our platform. Keep checking our feeds to catch up on all the latest developments in Pokemon Go.

Pokemon Go Community Day for July is featuring Mudkip, a water-type Pokemon. Players will be awarded several bonuses during this event. Event bonuses include 3-hour Lures and 3x Catch XP. If players will evolve their Marshtomp to Swampert, their Pokemon will learn a special move ‘Hydro Cannon’.

Pokemon Go Community Day July 2019 will go live on July 21, from 4-7 PM local time. Players who will be lucky can get a chance to catch Shiny Mudkip during Community Day.

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