In response to the declining popularity of this not too long ago very popular game, Niantic, the developer of the application, decided to introduce several updates specifically aimed at attracting new players to its community. The game developer refers to the updates as "beneficial for all players," however, it is more than visible that these updates mainly favor complete newbies.
The first change is catching rare Pokémon, where players should soon have a much higher chance of catching them.ancand for the catch. ŠancThe chance of catching a rare Pokémon increases every time a player catches a less rare Pokémon they already own. For example, if they have caught a Fire Pokémon multiple times, there is a high chance that another rare Fire Pokémon will appear somewhere soon.
The second change focuses on training in friendly Gyms, allowing players to enter up to 6 Pokémon for training at once, compared to the current limit of only one Pokémon. The game will also get a Pokemon CP boost based on the player's level. With this news, the developers want to make arenas easier for players with lower levels to be able to increase their team prestige in the Gym against already seasoned virtual monster trainers.
*Source: macrumors