Here’s Whats In Store For Pokemon GO

Pokemon GO developer Niantic CEO John Hanke, was at San Diego Comic-Con on Sunday and dropped some hints regarding the future of the game. Hanke also reconfirmed that trading will eventually be coming to Pokemon GO. Here’s a summary of what he discussed during the event:

• Sorry about the servers: Hanke told the San Diego crowd that they “weren’t provisioned for what happened” and that they’re working on keeping the servers up and reliable before they add new features. Similarly, Hanke also says they’re working on fixing things like the busted Pokemon radar system.
• Rare Pokémon are coming: “There are some rare ones that haven’t showed up yet that will be showing up.” That’s important, given that only 145 out of the total 151 Pokemon have been accounted for by players worldwide.
• Your team will be more important: Each Pokemon team — Team Instinct (Yellow), Team Valor (Red), and Team Mystic (Blue) — has one of the three Legendary Bird Pokemon associated with it, and that might play into which of those same birds players can catch. “They’re kinda aligned with the teams, and we might have something to announce about the teams soon,” says Hanke. Plus, the leaders of each time will start dispensing advice to players sooner rather than later, Hanke says.
• Turning Pokéstops into Pokemon Centers: Hanke hints you’ll be able to turn some Pokéstops in the game into Pokemon Centers, where you can heal your Pokemon, in accordance with the original video games that Pokemon GO is based on.
• Players haven’t found everything: Players of Pokemon GO have independently discovered that giving an Eevee the name of “Pyro,” “Rainer,” or “Sparky” will ensure that it evolves into Flareon, Vaporeon, or Jolteon, respectively. Hanke says there are plenty more little “easter eggs” like that which players haven’t found.