Pokemon Go – Raid Pokemon from home, under these new changes

We all know Pokemon Go is the best-augmented reality mobile game that is currently available on the market. The game’s base is set on going out and catching Pokemon, combining the idea of exercising and fitness with fun and entertainment and it has been one of the highest-grossing games in the past few years.

But in the light of recent events and COVID-19 pandemic causing havoc across the world, all the major & some minor countries have announced a lockdown barring people to go out and of course, consequentially catch Pokemon. Niantic recognizing the effect of this on their game and a good foresight starting updating their game early March to counter the budding situation. Today, Niantic has made some further changes that will let you raid Pokemon at the comfort of your home.

From Niantic

We created Niantic with a mission to help people get outside, exercise, and explore the world, with the ultimate goal of helping people connect with others. Today we support a global community of hundreds of millions of people who look to our games for regular entertainment and an opportunity to get outside and connect with friends.

We have always believed that our games can include elements of indoor play that complement the outdoor, exercise and explore DNA of what we build. Now is the time for us to prioritize this work, with the key challenge of making playing indoors as exciting and innovative as our outdoor gameplay.

We are adding to our product roadmap so we can enable more ways to play inside and around the home in the coming days and weeks, when the world needs it most.

While it’s impossible to predict when and how the situation with COVID-19 will evolve globally, we’re going to make the following changes to our games and live events:

• Exercise: you can track your steps indoor with Adventure Sync so activities like cleaning your house and running on a treadmill count toward game achievements. We’re going to make improvements to Adventure Sync so it works even better with indoor movement and activities.
• Social: we’re enhancing our in-game virtual social features to enable players to stay in touch when they can’t meet in real life. You’ll soon be able to team up with friends and take on Raid Battles together in Pokémon GO from the comfort of home.
• Explore: we’re also looking into how we can help players virtually visit and share memories about their favorite real-world places, until they can once again visit them in person.
• Live Events: we’re re-imagining what it means to participate in a Niantic live event this summer, and putting our creative energy towards bringing the excitement directly to your home. That means we’re working on an entirely new way to enjoy Pokémon GO Fest. More details coming soon!