Niantic revealed the imminent arrival of Dynamax Pokemon to Pokemon Go through filters in the mobile game, confirming new mechanics for the game.
DynamaxPokemon were first introduced in theGeneration 8games as a larger and more powerful version of standard creatures. But now, the super-sized Pokemon are moving beyond the mainline games.
Previously, artwork celebrating Pokemon Go’s8th Anniversaryseemingly confirmed the arrival of Dynamax and Gigantamax. This was done by including a gigantic Dynamax Wartortle alongside several Pokemon that had not yet been released in the mobile game.
Since then, an in-game Pokemon Go screen has fueled the fire of widespread talk regarding Dynamax Pokemon’s upcoming debut.
On Twitter, Serebii’s Joe Merrick attached ascreenshotof the Pokemon Go screen that featured the filters of Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokemon.
“It even gives it away in history saying filter key dynamax and gigantamax respectively,” he captioned the tweet.
Gosh I wonder what’s coming to Pokémon GO soonWhy is this live now? 😂It even gives it away in history saying filter key dynamax and gigantamax respectivelypic.twitter.com/wamJV83Ihu
Joe revealed the filters were visible after downloading the August 5 update on the iOS and Google Play store. In response, players confirmed the Dynamax and Gigantamax icons were there after they updated the game.
At this time, it isn’t known if these filters were made visible by accident, or if this was an intentional choice by Niantic. There has yet to be any formal acknowledgment from the developer about the discovery.
Others were ecstatic at the future representation of Pokemon from the Galar region. “More Galar representation is nice. It feels like GO skipped straight to Paldea without even giving us the Galar starters yet,” one trainer tweeted.
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At the time of writing, it’s unclear when Dynamax and Gigantamax Pokemon will officially debut in Pokemon Go.
In the meantime, make sure to check out our guides tothe current Raidsandevents in Pokemon Goto help you stay updated with the mobile game.
Cassidy Stephenson was a Senior Writer on Dexerto’s US team. She is a Gaming expert and TV & Movies enthusiast, covering Pokemon, Genshin Impact, Honkai Star Rail, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Nintendo games, and RPGs. She also has bylines at CBR.
