{"id":130459,"date":"2022-12-09T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-142372"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T11:30:00","slug":"some-pokemon-will-now-be-xxs-or-xxl-in-pokemon-gos-new-size-feature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/12\/09\/some-pokemon-will-now-be-xxs-or-xxl-in-pokemon-gos-new-size-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Pok\u00e9mon Will Now Be XXS Or XXL In Pok\u00e9mon GO&#8217;s New Size Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2d2c69be0b18\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2d2c69be0b18\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon Poochyena\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2d2c69be0b18\/pokemon-poochyena.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNTA2Ij48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/d2d2c69be0b18\/pokemon-poochyena.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Poochyena\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If there&#8217;s one thing that we can&#8217;t help but find endearing about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/nintendo-switch\/pokemon_scarlet_and_violet\">Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet<\/a>, it&#8217;s how the creatures out in the wild appear true to size. If you saw a rodent-like creature that was the size of, let&#8217;s say, a dog, then you would be pretty freaked and we like the fact that the latest entry addresses that. What&#8217;s more, this idea seems to be spreading as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/mobile\/pokemon_go\">Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a> is now following suit (or at least, it&#8217;s starting to).<\/p>\n<p>As a part of a new feature, certain wild Pok\u00e9mon in the mobile game have been given two new size variants: XXS and XXL. This means that if you come across a Poochyena, Mightyena or Mawile, you stand a chance of catching one that is a little bigger, or indeed smaller, than what you might expect. Give it up for the little guys everyone!<\/p>\n<p>Entering battle with one of these new size variants will also be easier to spot thanks to a new animation which signals whether the &#8216;mon at which you are looking is a big fella or a wee lad. An example of this signifier was shared to Twitter by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SerebiiNet\">@SerebiiNet<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\"><!-- cache: oembed\/https:\/\/twitter.com\/serebiinet\/statuses\/1600951536854609923 @ 2022-12-12T06:02:35+00:00 --><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Serebii Note: A video showcasing the animation that shows when you encounter XXS or XXL Pok\u00e9mon in the wild in Pokemon GO. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gDbXkIa6cr\">https:\/\/t.co\/gDbXkIa6cr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2g8GjLwBw2\">pic.twitter.com\/2g8GjLwBw2<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Serebii.net (@SerebiiNet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SerebiiNet\/status\/1600951536854609923?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 8, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>This feature has also marked the introduction of a new size tracker in the Pok\u00e9dex, so you can see records of the largest and smallest variants for each Pok\u00e9mon that you have caught in the wild.<\/p>\n<p>For more on what this update adds to the game, head on over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/pokemongolive.com\/post\/different-sized-pokemon-in-pokemon-go-xxl-xxs\">Pok\u00e9mon GO Blog<\/a> or check out the following from Niantic:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<ul>\n<li>New Sizes for Pok\u00e9mon \u2013 Trainers can now encounter Poochyena*, Mightyena and Mawile* in XXS and XXL.<\/li>\n<li>New Encounter Animations \u2013 Trainers will see new animations when they encounter a XXS or XXL Pok\u00e9mon.<\/li>\n<li>Visible Size Variation \u2013 XXS and XXL Pok\u00e9mon will be visually smaller or larger than their standard sizes when encountered or on adventure as a buddy.<\/li>\n<li>Pok\u00e9dex Size Tracking \u2013 Trainers\u2019 Pok\u00e9dex will now start tracking the sizes of the Pok\u00e9mon they\u2019ve caught.<\/li>\n<li>Break Records \u2013 Trainers who catch XXS or XXL Pok\u00e9mon will enjoy a new celebratory message when they break their records by catching at least three of any particular Pok\u00e9mon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*If Trainers are lucky, they may encounter a Shiny Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"picture\"><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO XXS and XXL\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/793bb66bd728b\/pokemon-go-xxs-and-xxl.large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZpZXdCb3g9IjAgMCA5MDAgNDUwIj48L3N2Zz4=\" width=\"900\" height=\"450\" data-original=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/793bb66bd728b\/pokemon-go-xxs-and-xxl.900x.jpg\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon GO XXS and XXL\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption\"><em class=\"credit\">Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While the size feature is only available for the three Pok\u00e9mon at the moment, we are hopeful that it will see a wider release in the near future. If there&#8217;s one thing that we really need from the game, it&#8217;s the ability to create an entire army of tiny &#8216;mon!<\/p>\n<p><!-- cache: html:nintendolife.com\/ssl\/pokemon\/related-articles:141818 @ 2022-12-12T08:41:40+00:00 --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"block object-related\"> <\/aside>\n<p><em>What do you make of this new feature? Leave your thoughts (big or small) in the comments below!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image: The Pok\u00e9mon Company If there&#8217;s one thing that we can&#8217;t help but find endearing about Pok\u00e9mon Scarlet and Violet, it&#8217;s how the creatures out in the wild appear true to size. If you saw a rodent-like creature that was the size of, let&#8217;s say, a dog, then you would be pretty freaked and we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-130459","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nintendo-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130459","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130459"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130459\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}