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Pokemon Go Devs Seemingly Considering Scrapping Ability To Earn Coins From Gyms
TheGamer • • technology
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- Sam Woods, TheGamer’s Senior Reporter since 2025, has extensive experience in games journalism with over 2,500 articles since 2020, specializing in stories about game creators, industry talents, and player experiences.
- Following Scopely's acquisition of Pokémon Go from Niantic, the company has surveyed players about potentially removing the ability to earn PokeCoins from holding Gyms, a long-standing free-to-play earning method.
- The survey question about eliminating Gym-based PokeCoin earnings has sparked significant backlash from the Pokémon Go community, with many players threatening to quit if the feature is removed.
- Scopely has stated it values Pokémon Go as a free-to-play game and acknowledges the importance of its existing mechanics, but the survey indicates they are exploring possible changes to the coin-earning system.
