Pokemon GO: Generation 2 Pokemon, Ditto, Quest System and Many More Found in v0.45 Update Game File

Rumors about Generation 2 Pokemon and the elusive Ditto have circulated since the first week of Pokemon GO. But for the first time, we actually have new information on both!

v0.45.0 brought new code to the APK that revealed new features soon to come. We have datamined the APK to see what could be learned. After a preliminary look through the v0.45 APK's code, we can confirm the following:

1. ONE NEW MOVE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE GAME: TRANSFORM

It is a quick move (as opposed to a charge/special move).
TRANSFORM now appears both in the GAME_MASTER file with its own animation sequence (as all moves have) and the APK code itself, as the only new move addition yet since the game launched.

2. 100 NEW POKEMON ARE NOW REFERENCED IN THE GAME'S CODE.

Pokedex #152 (Chikorita) to #251 Celebi
Moveset data has not appeared for the 100 new species, but a server-side update may be all that is needed for them to begin appearing in-game

3. 52 NEW POKEMON FAMILIES NOW APPEAR

Again from Chikorita to Celebi
Includes Ho-Oh and Lugia, etc.

4. NEW SPONSOR: GLOBE NOW APPEARS

(This may have been added in v0.43.4, but either way was previously announced and discussed on the Road)

5. THE LOCKOUT SYSTEM

A bunch of new code for the anit-gym-sniping (lockout) system has appeared.
It appears to function just as described, with a new error message if you are locked out, an 'ending millisecond' timer for deploy lockouts, etc.

6. THE QUEST SYSTEM

Daily quest code, including daily bonuses and a weekly bonus according to a multiplier have now appeared

7. THE 'CONDOLENCE' RIBBON

(This also went live in the previous version, but we wanted to catalog it here for historical reasons.)
Used when Niantic placed a black condolence ribbon on Thai players a the passing of the King.

A WORD ON DITTO

While it may seem Ditto is now in the game, the GAME_MASTER file does not currently include the recently added move TRANSFORM in Ditto's movesets. Currently, the only move Ditto knows is: STRUGGLE. It is possible that TRANSFORM may never officially become a Ditto 'move' so to speak, but will instead simply be an 'occurrence' that happens every time Ditto enters combat. Notably, however, the TRANSFORM animation sequence was not only added as an animation sequence, but as a 'move' in the movelist in the APK code.

A WORD ON GEN 2

Presently, no moveset data has been assigned to the new species. Furthermore, the moves themselves haven't even appeared in the code yet. This means a server and client-side change will have to occur before Gen 2 is launched. So nothing to hold your breath for, travelers. It may yet be a few more weeks or months. But Niantic has certainly been picking up momentum. At this point, it's anyone's guess when these major additions might find their way into the Pokemon GO universe.

It may only take a server-side update, to update Ditto's moveset. It is our opinion that if the GAME_MASTER file is ever updated to give Ditto the new Transform move, we can almost guarantee that gelatinous beast will be findable in the game. We'll certainly be looking!

For now, take a moment to look at the names that have shown up, based on the data we've gathered from the datamined game master file:

Chikorita
Bayleef
Meganium
Cyndaquil
Quilava
Typhlosion
Totodile
Croconaw
Feraligatr
Sentret
Furret
Hoothoot
Noctowl
Ledyba
Ledian
Spinarak
Ariados
Crobat
Chinchou
Lanturn
Pichu
Cleffa
Igglybuff
Togepi
Togetic
Natu
Xatu
Mareep
Flaaffy
Ampharos
Bellossom
Marill
Azumarill
Sudowoodo
Politoed
Hoppip
Skiploom
Jumpluff
Aipom
Sunkern
Sunflora
Yanma
Wooper
Quagsire
Espeon
Umbreon
Murkrow
Slowking
Misdreavus
Unown
Wobbuffet
Girafarig
Pineco
Forretress
Dunsparce
Gligar
Steelix
Snubbull
Granbull
Qwilfish
Scizor
Shuckle
Heracross
Sneasel
Teddiursa
Ursaring
Slugma
Magcargo
Swinub
Piloswine
Corsola
Remoraid
Octillery
Delibird
Mantine
Skarmory
Houndour
Houndoom
Kingdra
Phanpy
Donphan
Porygon
Stantler
Smeargle
Tyrogue
Hitmontop
Smoochum
Elekid
MAgby
Miltank
Blissey
Raikou
Entei
Suicune
Larvitar
Pupitar
Tyranitar
Lugia
Ho-Oh
Celebi

Hopefully these efforts to boil down the update are useful for helping you know what's happened, confirming that no new features were overlooked, and quelling or confirming rumors, travelers.

Niantic is hauling. We haven't seen re-balances and additions come back to back this quickly in the history of the game. Can't wait to see what their plans are on these new fronts! Something tells us big things are happening sooner than later...

If you want to check out the v0.45 Pokemon Go Game Master file for yourself (to verify if all the info here are true), then go ahead and check it out here.