There are exciting things on the horizon for us Pokémon GO players, with developer Niantic revealing some familiar faces are making their way to the mobile title soon. In a post on its official blog, it was revealed some classic Kanto monsters will be making their way to the ranks, albeit in their Alolan form. Here's the official post from Niantic:
Trainers,
Sunny days are ahead! Whether your forecast calls for rain or shine, we’re celebrating all around the world by introducing some special Pokémon from the tropical Alola region to Pokémon GO. Get ready for some of the Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region to appear in their Alolan forms! These unique variants were first seen in the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon video games, and they will make their way to Pokémon GO in the coming weeks. Keep an eye out for news related to this exciting change—and don’t forget to tell your friends! Stay safe, and happy exploring!
—The Pokémon GO team
No word yet on which Sun and Moon Pokémon we'll be seeing when the update goes live, but we can make an educated guess on those show in the silhouette above. We'd love to hear which ones you'd love to see, so be sure to share your thoughts below...
[source pokemongolive.com]
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So... we got Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee rumour.
And also Generation 8 confirmed.
The mystery is still baffled me.
I want a birthday hat Alolan Raichu. Hope I don’t need to catch a new Pikachu for this.
I think Alolan forms were one of the best new ideas introduced in Gen 7, and I'm looking forward to seeing them in Go!
A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one!
@OakOtter
I want shiny Alolan Raichu too, I can do this I have four shiny Pikachu.
Now the question is, should I evolve a Raichu now or should I wait...?
All because of confusing evolution conditions like regular Raichu is completely unattainable in Sun/Moon, and vague evolution requirements in Pokémon Go.
I bet it'll end up being something like "Alolan formes appear/evolve during the summer" and leave it at that.
Heck that already makes Deerling and Sawsbuck an unusual seasonal case when we get to that.
Here's hoping these aren't all regional exclusives in Hawaii. Still, looking forward to it.
Those silhouettes sure are mysterious.
@Dogorilla I agree about introduction of the concept. And while I have yet to play US/UM, I do wish they had introduced a few more in that game
I'm really not interested in this game anymore but it's good for those who are still interested. Gotta catch 'em all!
Did they ever eventually add trading or player to player battles to the game, if not, then what have they even being doing for the past year
@Jayronauron
Ha! That would be funny and disappointing at the same time, if they were exclusive to Hawaii. I remember when Animal Crossing City Folk was announced and that it would make use of the Wiiconnect features to make the weather resemble local weather. I live in Oklahoma so I remember thinking that my town would be a scorched wasteland during the Summer. Luckily it wasn't exactly true to real-life weather or I wouldn't have had much enjoyment in the game!
This is where the fun begins
I just started playing again last week--Community Day on Saturday was a ton of fun. If you miss playing the game, it's fun to play again!
I only last month got back into this game after about a year long absence, and this is cool. But I still would have rather had some gen 4 news.
@meltendo yes it was! I caught 7 shiny charmander in an hour and a half!
It would be interesting seeing an exeggutor in a gym or a buddy. Got to scale the height.
I'm not going to overthink how they handle evolving two of them.
Who plays pokemon GO anymore the gamed died in 2016
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