Release Notes

Send Emojis to Other Trainers

You can now send a GIF emoji to any trainer who's currently online! Click the Wi-Fi button in the top bar to see who's around, then tap their name to open the emoji picker. Use the arrows to browse, then hit Send.

• 3 emojis to choose from: Pikachu Wave, Eevee Clap, and Gengar Bongo
• Received emojis appear in the bottom-right corner of the egg screen with a Reply button
• 30-second cooldown between sends
• Anonymous Trainers cannot send emojis

Other Fixes

• Steps no longer accumulate when your screen is locked or the tab is backgrounded
• Autoclicker threshold raised to allow fast-clicking mouse users

A note on the Step Leaderboard

Shortly after launch, a bug caused one trainer's broken phone screen to register thousands of phantom taps overnight — resulting in an impossibly large step count on the leaderboard.

We've reset the leaderboard to better reflect real play. Any Pokémon hatched during this time have been kept — consider them a whoopsie gift from us. We've also added protections to prevent this from happening again.