Pokemon Go and Starbucks to team up for 8 December special event

Pokemon Go has made a number of changes in recent weeks and months since its heyday in the summer of 2016. We’ve recently seen the nearby feature launch, Ditto added and we’ve seen changes to a whole range of game mechanics too. 

Leaks coming from Reddit tell us that there’s a huge Pokemon Go and Starbucks deal on the horizon, kicking off in Starbucks stores on 8 December. 

The evidence behind this leak is difficult to ignore, as it’s the instructions for baristas about how to make the special edition Pokemon Go Frappuccino. Don’t get too excited, it’s a vanilla Frappuccino with raspberry and blackberry.

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The more important change is that a number of Starbucks will be changing to PokeStops or Gyms. This won’t be every store, but the leak specifies “majority of company-operated stores”.

There’s another line that’s important, and it reads as: “Starbucks is collaborating with Pokemon in their new update”.

The deal with Starbucks is fun, but it’s the suggestion of a larger Pokemon Go update that’s got fans into a froth. In early November, code for generation two Pokemon characters was spotted in the game and so far there’s been no unveiling of those chaps.

With a number of special events so far, like Halloween, and a general increase in Pokemon types around the place, we’re eager to see the gen-2 update roll out. Wouldn’t that be the greatest Christmas gift of all, aside from a raspberry and blackberry Frappuccino? 

There’s no word on whether this is US only, or an international deal for Starbucks.

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