In its continued celebrations surrounding the launch of Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Niantic has added new Gym Leader customisation options to Pokémon GO.
Yes, players can now hit the streets, fields, and busy city centres to catch new Pokémon (or just sit on the sofa and hope they come to you) in new sets of Brock and Misty gear inspired by their appearances in the new games. As you might expect, the Brock gear is exclusive to male characters and the Misty outfit is exclusive to female users.
Each piece of individual clothing (top, trousers, etc.) will require a specific amount of PokéCoins. As always, you can either add PokéCoins to your account by spending real-life money in the store, or generate in-game currency by defending your local Gyms (if you really keep on top of your Gym defending, you should get enough for the whole set within a couple of weeks).
As a reminder, this weekend sees a huge Community Day celebration where all Pokémon which previously appeared in Community Day events will be returning. If you're willing to brave the cold, this would be a great time to get out there and start catching 'em all. You can read all about the weekend's event here.
Will you be treating yourself to these new styles? Tell us below.
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Woo, nostalgia-pandering premium cosmetics.
Brock doesn't open his eyes like that.
His eyes like a fox (Closed eyes).
The last time I watched Pokémon was like 17 years ago. Also never played any of the games because it's not my thing.
But one thing I do know is that the good old Brock & Misty I remember from my youth look absolutely nothing like those two people in the picture above.
@Sculptor That's because it's only costumes.
@Kawaiipikachu
And even then, they're costumes based on the game designs, not the anime designs.
Now I can dress up my character as Brock and walk around the neighborhood with my eyes closed.
What the hell was up with his eyes anyway?
@BensonUii
You can bring some Pokémon to Let's Go, re-capture and battle with them. They'll retain the same stats that they had in Go to a close degree.
If you bring 25 of the same species to Let's Go, you can play a mini-game with them, it's nothing special and has pitiful rewards.
It's mostly useful for speeding up Pokédex completion in Let's Go.
Niantic should relaunch the Pokemon Go character customisation tools with more hair styles, body types and customisation options together with a store that has every classic Gym leader outfit, NPC Costume and character outfits from the anime included.
“As you might expect, the Brock gear is exclusive to male characters and the Misty outfit is exclusive to female users.”
https://knowyourmeme.com/photos/1182662-did-you-just-assume-my-gender
What a wonderful Let's Go tie-in that leaves old timers having.
Misty ain't the same without the suspenders.
Would have been much better if the costumes had the features of the characters other than hairstyle and clothing (even though that’s more of a skin) so they could actually look like the anime counterparts.
Id better dress as Giovanni.
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