"The new max level for Pokémon, excluding exploits, is lvl 39.5, NOT 40"

#PokemonGO: I have seen this stated multiple times in comment threads, but I am posting this here for visibility. The old max level for Pokémon, excluding exploits, was 39. Each powerup is only 1/2 of a level, and with this update, there is only one powerup available to trainers before the powerup bar disappears, bringing the new max to 39.5, not 40. Therefore, it appears that Niantic increased the cap by only 1/2 of a level, increasing the max level to 39.5, still half of a level short of 40.Here, I have an example of my Pokémon- Take my 100%, level 39 Dragonite for example; he was at 2530 CP before powerup with the new update. I powered him up once, the power-up bar disappeared, and he only reached 2556 CP. Now compare this to my actual level 40 Dragonite with 96% IV's (15/15/13) that I leveled up to 40 using the triple tap technique back when it still worked. The legacy CP, level 40, Dragonite still sits at 3563 CP, slightly higher than the new "max" level perfect Dragonite, despite having lower IV's.Here is an imgur album with screenshots of the Dragonites.Tl;Dr- Niantic only kinda fixed the powerup issue as the new "max" level with this update is 39.5, still short of true max, level 40.Edit- said the old max was 38.5 in a sentence, not 39. Thank you u/cb305 for correcting that. via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2h4PaeR