What can you expect in this release?
- GO Fest-related content—Are you ready for our summer events? Our first Pokémon GO Fest of the summer is coming up! Even if you won’t be joining us June 13–16 in Chicago, there are still tons of ways to join in the fun. In this newest update, you may see some hints of what you can look forward to this summer.
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How, you might ask? The game is largely cloud-based, meaning that all your account information is stored (and backed up) on remote servers. When you first play Pokémon Go, you're asked to sign up with either a Google or Pokémon Trainer Club account; the game then links this account to your game progress, allowing you to log in on any device and access all your Pokémon and items. For old-school Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow players, it's almost like sending Pokémon to Professor Oak for safekeeping! (Not like sending Pokémon to Go's Professor Willow, though: He doesn't give them back.)
Note: You can use this trick to swap to a device with more battery power if your primary phone runs out of juice, too, since you can be logged in to the same Pokémon Go account on multiple devices.
Before you make any changes, you'll want to confirm the Google or Pokémon Trainer Club account you used when signing up for Pokémon Go. For security reasons, Niantic won't tell users what email addresses are attached to account names.
Scroll down and view the Sign out screen; your current Google account or Pokémon Trainer Club account will be listed.
Sign in with your current Google account or Pokémon Trainer Club account.
That's all there is to it!
If you've followed the steps above but don't see your game data, you'll first want to make sure you've logged into the correct Google or Pokémon Go Trainer Club account.
Note: When signing in with Google: Make sure that the correct Google account email address is listed in the upper right corner before allowing the required permissions.
Scroll down and tap Sign out.
Sign back in with your Google account or Pokémon Go Trainer Club account.
If you still don't see your game data, contact Niantic Labs for help.
Getting rid of Pokémon Go data from your old device is as simple as deleting the app or resetting your iPhone. If you want to give your iPhone to a friend or family member so that they can play Pokémon Go on their own account, however, you need only log out.
Scroll down and tap Sign out.
Now the game is ready for a new player.
If you're having any problems transferring your Pokémon Go account to a new iPhone, let me know in the comments and I'll help you out.
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