

Here’s what the general life-cycle of a dot looks like. Related: Pokemon Go's New Zweilous Raids Are A Rare Step In The Right Direction Niantic specifically mentioned a unicorn horn as one example of a rare characteristic that players may want their Dots to acquire through breeding, either with other players’ Dots or with Dots found in the wild. Some features are more rare or unique than others, and finding those characteristics to breed into your Dots is a huge part of the game’s social and fitness angles.

You can kind of think of Dots like Chaos from the Sonic Adventure series, both in terms of their physical features and the way you pass those features down through breeding. Instead, each Dot has a certain number of physical characteristics that will reveal themselves as the creature matures. Unlike Pokemon, Peridot doesn’t feature a collection of bespoke, hand-made creatures to collect. I’m almost disgusted by how precious these things are, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see a massive merchandising push once the game goes live, considering how much variety there is to the kinds of Dots you can create. Their giant Beanie Baby eyes and amorphous squish mallow bodies give even the most adorable Pokemon a run for their money. The Peridots, called Dots, are outrageously cute.
