Niantic has announced that it wants to thank all the Pokémon Go trainers around the world by hosting a worldwide “Celebration to Say Thank You,” which kicks off on November 23 at 00:00 UTC, the day before the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States.
In this latest special event, which runs until 00:00 UTC on November 30, Niantic will double the amount of XP and Stardust that player get when they complete in-game actions.
And trainers can expect lots more exciting stuff from Niantic over the next couple of months according to Pokémon website The Silph Road, which has been digging around in the vO.47.1 update code and found some very interesting clues about what fans can look forward to.
In particular, they have discovered new code that proves that Ditto is in the game, that it is “encounterable” in the wild, as well as “capturable,” and apparently also available to be used in battle.
The Silph Road also notes that references to Shiny Pokémon have been spotted in the APK, including a new audio file that plays when a “Rare” Pokémon is captured, plus other references to “shiny” materials. However, there are no new Pokémon sprites detected as yet in the code, so it doesn’t look like any shiny Pokémon will be introduced anytime soon.
Sources: Niantic Labs - Pokémon GO
Ditto and... Shinies? What's New in Pokemon GO APK 0.47.1 | The Silph Road
