Gym rework, under the hood

As soon as the new client hit the APK-mirrors it got analysed.

So, looking under the hood, what fun will we find?

New items:

• Golden Raspberry -- better than raspberry, and brings motivation to max if used for feeding
• TM Fast -- reroll the primary attack for one of your pokemon
• TF Charge -- reroll the charge attack for one of your pokemon
• Rare Candy -- turns into the candy of any pokemon you have
• Raid Pass -- once per day coupoon to allow you to join a raid. Can only have one of these at a time
• Premium Raid Pass -- shell out some cash to Niantic and bypass the one per day rule
• Premier Ball -- pokeball only usable for trying to catch a raid boss, and you may only throw premium balls at them

New medals:

• Legendary Battle Won -- win against legendary pokemon raid bosses
• Raid Battle Won -- win any raid fights
• Berries Fed -- keep them defenders happy
• Hours Defended -- for placing and keeping your own pokemon inside gyms

Raid Eggs (shown above gyms prior to a raid fight starts):

• Normal -- the raid boss is an inflated crap pokemon
• Rare -- the raid boss is an inflated version of something you'd throw yellow balls at
• Legendary -- the raid boss is a legendary pokemon

In game shop updates:

• A six pack Max Revives
• A ten pack Max Potions

There's even a map over suspected beta testing gyms for trying out the raid fights. I'm absolutely clueless about what entails beta testing. At leas you can find out if there's a potential beta testing gym close to you.

So now we know how the legendary pokemon will enter the game, and rare candies is mildly put a hint for how to pump them to max. Being able to shop gym material in the shop should help those who have very poor access to poke stops, and before you start laughing -- there are a number of gyms out there in the middle of nowhere with absolutely zero pokestops close by.

Implicitly we're also told to hold your horses about the gym raids. Should you jump at the first occasion, or is it worth waiting for a beefier boss?

Well, that's it for now. I'll wring another post together for tomorrow.