There’s a great new reason to return to ‘Pokémon Go’
Pokémon Go will get a big update adding a storyline and daily quests to complete which will give players the chance to catch Mew, the long-lost 151st Pokémon, missing in action since the game launched in July 2016
By Matt Weinberger
The fad may be long over, but Pokémon Go still has a strong, committed group of players — myself among them.
So I was extremely excited when, on Monday morning, Pokémon Go developer Niantic announced that the game is getting a big update later this week, bringing quests and a storyline to the game.
And, for those who complete these quests, Niantic is teasing that players will be rewarded with Mew, the long-lost 151st Pokémon, who’s been MIA since the game first came out in the summer of 2016.
The quests will take the form of what appear to be simple challenges: The game might ask you to catch a certain number of Pokémon, or collect a certain number of items. The game will reward you for every completion — and, apparently, bring you closer to a chance to catch Mew.
For long-time players, this adds some much-needed variety to the game, while also fulfilling long-time promises from Niantic to bring in more story elements. For new or returning players, it gives a lot of incentive to stick with Pokémon Go.