Pokémon Go players can now find out whether their Pokémon are “tiny,” “a little small,” or “just HUGE!” Guess it’s time to give them all dirty names, huh?
Holla if you’re still playing Pokémon Go! Despite losing 15 million players over the past month, the game is still drawing lots of engagement — though whether or not Niantic’s new feature will amp up the Pokéhype remains to be seen.
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Starting this week, a new feature has appeared in the menu that also lets you Favorite and Grind into candy Transfer your Pokémon: Appraise.
Clicking the button with the little medal icon will cause your Team Leader to pop up, to spout off some seemingly random phrases about your Pokémon, that appear to reflect the stats already visible (its size, battle points and level).
For example, Team Instinct leader Spark continues to be a total Hufflepuff by declaring my newly evolved Dewgong “pretty decent,” when what he really means is that it sucks:
Apparently though, these appraisals are not as useless as they seem. This video from GamePress explains in detail just how to read the stats, and what to do with them:
The various sentences indicate a bit more about strengths and weaknesses of a Pokémon than what you can see on their info page. Much like in the GameBoy games, it looks like Attack, Defense and SP are going to matter more when battling at gyms.
The Appraisals might help you out when determining which Pokémon to evolve, and which to trade for candy. You can read more about how to read the stars right here. Let us know if they improve your gaming experience!