One of the novelties that Niantic was working on was that of open an online store for Pokémon GO and different from what we can find within the game itself. After a long time of waiting, that moment has finally arrived and this new store can now be accessed from the following web page.
At the moment we can find little in it, such as an exclusive pack called Pack Solsticewhich contains three Remote Raid Passes, a total of nine Super Incubators and another nine Golden Frambu Berries for 11.99 euros, which is more or less what would be equivalent to buying all these items separately using Pokécoins.
In fact, speaking of the internal currency of the game, the rest of the items that we can find in this online store are dedicated precisely to the purchase of Pokécoins. The really striking thing about this whole matter is that, making calculations, It is much cheaper to buy the packs in this new store to do it within the game itself.
To give you an idea, paying 119.99 euros, the most expensive pack of all, will make you get 14,500 Pokécoins if you catch it in the in-game store, while doing it in the online store will reward you with 1,000 additional Pokécoins for the same price. The following table shows all the differences better:
Price |
quantity in the game |
QUANTITY IN the online store |
---|---|---|
€5.99 |
550 pokecoins |
600 pokecoins |
€11.99 |
1,200 pokecoins |
1,300 pokecoins |
€23.99 |
2,500 pokecoins |
2,700 pokecoins |
€47.99 |
5,200 pokecoins |
5,600 pokecoins |
€119.99 |
14,500 pokecoins |
15,500 pokecoins |
What’s more, something that is also very strange is that within the game store we see that you can buy 100 Pokécoins for 0.99 euros or 550 Pokécoins for 5.99 euros. It is undoubtedly somewhat absurd because in the case of opting for the second option you would be losing money everywhere.
Be that as it may, you already have a new option to acquire Pokécoins in case you prefer to use your own wallet instead of trying get them in the game based on conquering gyms and not pay a single penny for them.
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