Pokemon GO has been enjoying a successful string of updates this summer, with fans most recently rejoicing the arrival of long-awaited Mega Pokemon. Now that favorites like Mega Blastoise and Mega Venusaur are available, Niantic has allowed players to dress the part by donning the famous “Mega Bracelet.”
The Mega Bracelet was originally introduced in Pokemon X and Y, and allowed players to Mega Evolve a select pool of Pokemon teammates. Although Mega Evolution in the main series games is/was impossible without a Mega Bracelet, Pokemon GO has strayed from the path a bit and allowed players to Mega Evolve by using a new form of “energy,” regardless of Mega Accessory.
As mentioned, players in Pokemon GO are actually able to freely Mega Evolve Pokemon by using “Mega Energy,” which can be earned by defeating the corresponding Pokemon in a Mega Raid Battle. Aside from having enough of the appropriate Mega Energy, there are no prerequisites to Mega Evolution in Pokemon GO, which is to say, the Mega Bracelet is merely a cosmetic item.
Players hoping to equip the iconic Pokemon accessory need only open up their Avatar’s Style menu, and head to the “Gloves” section. As of the latest Pokemon GO update, there are four different Mega Bracelets available in the Style menu: a white Mega Bracelet, available free of charge, and three team-based Mega Bracelet designs, available for 100 Poke Coins.
Again, equipping these Mega Bracelets does not offer any bonuses or abilities to the player – these Mega Bracelets are simply neat additions to the Pokemon GO wardrobe. They don’t offer stat bonuses, or any sort of different Evolution animation sequence. So those lucky Trainers who have managed to capture a dazzling Shiny Weedle from the Mega Discovery Research Tasks (which are around again, by the way,) unfortunately won’t get any sort of special intro-animation to honor their catches.
With fans still eager for new content, and awaiting fixes to existing content, it can be frustrating to see Niantic devote its time to paid cosmetic products. That said, the fact that all players are able to at least take advantage of the free (and honestly, sleeker,) generic Mega Bracelet, shows that the company isn’t completely tone deaf with regard to its wider, more casual, playerbase. For now, players will just have to hold on tight for potential incoming upgrades like Mega Houndoom.
Pokemon GO is available now on the App Store and Google Play.
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