Latest Pokemon GO leak hints at Trainer Level 60 and new biome feature

Pokemon GO players have been receiving a large amount of Experience Points (XP) in the game recently. Niantic has also added new badges and other elements that hint at a possible increase in the Level cap.

In the near future, this might become a reality where the maximum Trainer Level might go from 50 to 60, and if so, how is Niantic going to implement it?

In this article, we will take a look at a leak that hints at a Level cap increase and also another new feature that could be introduced in the future.

Disclaimer: This article is based on a video shared by data miner The Pokemod Group on X (Formerly Twitter). Since it is not from an official source, you should take all the information with a grain of salt.

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Is Level 60 coming to Pokemon GO?

The video shared by The Pokemod Group shows a progress bar under a Level 50 trainer’s name, hinting at further Levels. It also features a potential new biome.

When Pokemon GO was initially released in 2016, you could gain Experience Points and increase the Level of your character up to 40. This changed in November 2020 when Niantic introduced 10 more to make players grind harder.

It requires 20 million Experience Points to reach Level 40, and the increase made it difficult for a casual player to Level up and earn rewards.

Now, when we talk about Level 60, it is easy to speculate that the amount of Experience Points required is not going to be for the faint of heart, and the tasks that you will have to perform will also be very challenging.

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When is Level 60 coming to Pokemon GO?

It took Niantic four years, from 2016 to 2020, to introduce a Level cap increase from 40 to 50. It has been three years since, and one could only expect that they might do the same again.

Given how rocky the game has been lately, a Level cap increase from 50 to 60 would not only revitalize the game but also bring back a lot of old players who had taken a hiatus from the game.

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New biome feature in Pokemon GO

Water biome in the game (Image via Niantic)

As mentioned, the video also features a brand new biome feature, which would be a welcome addition as you would have an idea of where certain Pokemon can spawn. This would reduce the randomness of wild spawns to a great extent and improve the in-game experience.