After being announced in the August 2023 Pokémon Presents showcase, Niantic has now revealed that Scarlet and Violet's Gen IX 'mon will be making their way to Pokémon GO as of 5th September.
The newest Pokémon will start appearing in the mobile game in two waves. First up, the 'Paldean Adventure' event will run from 5th-10th September and will see the following start to appear in the wild:
- Sprigatito
- Floragato
- Meowscarada
- Fuecoco
- Crocalor
- Skeledirge
- Quaxly
- Quaxwell
- Quaquaval
- Lechonk
- Oinkologne (male)
- Oinkologne (female)
After this, more familiar faces will start appearing in Pokémon GO during the 'Ultra Unlock: Paldea' event from 10th-15th September, with the following 'mon making their mobile debut:
- Nymble
- Lokix
- Pawmi
- Pawmo
- Pawmot
- Bombirdier
- Frigibax
- Arctibax
- Baxcalibur
As is normally the case with Pokémon GO, both of the above events will come with their own unique Raids, Special Research and Event Bonuses. Across the two weeks, the Paldean starters and Lechonk (because why not?) will hatch from 7km Eggs and there will even be a chance to grab yourself some fresh Teal Mask-inspired Trainer Items from 13th September.
For the full list of rewards and bonuses during both 'A Paldean Adventure' and 'Ultra Unlock: Paldea', be sure to check out the official Pokémon GO website.
Which Paldean Pokémon will you be hunting for first? Let us know in the comments.
[source pokemongolive.com]
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Really just leapt over Galar there huh. They added what, the mascots, Wooooo, some of the new evolutions and regionals, Wooooo, Falinks....and the two new titans? I think that's it.
you're really gonna skip over Galar like that huh
RIP gen 8 ig 😂
But excited to see these new Pokemon in go nonetheless
@Haruki_NLI Yeah, Galar starters done dirty. But honestly Pokemon Go & Niantic's been in a bad spot as of late. This past year, the game has hemorrhaged a ton of players that returned during the lockdown era. Coupled this with the backward changes Niantic has made over raiding and price structures, revenue has been in the pits. Niantic's probably trying to make up some ground by capture the modern generation in the game.
I'm still frustrated with my incomplete Gen 4 Dex (please release the missing Rotom forms, Manaphy, Phione, and Arceus soon!)
@Haruki_NLI
They never even released the Galar starter Pokémon, no Grooky, Scorbunny, or Sobble.
They gave us a few things like Greedent, Wooloo, Falinks, Zacian, Zamazenta, and a some Galarian evolutions or regional variants.
Oh right, and also Zarude as part of an event, and Regidrago and Regieleki.
So I'm not crazy and they completely skipped Galar? Why? I want Scorbunny to walk around with. 😭
Forget Galar, think they're still missing some from Kalos and Alola. I wish they'd stop jumping around and just things in order
Need Galar first.
But also... no Tinkatink?? Don't care.
Can we talk about how lazy that trailer is? They just took walk animations for the Pokémon and superimposed them over low-quality images of real-life settings. I know Pokémon is getting lazy with their games but it's funny to see them be lazy with their advertisements too.
(before you correct me, yes I'm aware the trailer is moreso from Niantic than TPCI)
@FoxyDude
Honestly, yeah it's a weirdly lazy trailer. They've put a TON of effort and budget into super-imposing Pokémon into the real world in trailers before, this trailer was totally phoned in.
Funnily enough though, it's more representive of how the AR features actually look and work in the game itself. The AR features that the vast majority of players ignore and disable when prompted.
Edit: It gets worse, the official site appears to use AI generated artwork for the background art.
https://pokemongolive.com/seasons/adventures-abound?hl=en
Guys, Niantic and the Pokemon compant are just baiting time with this release. Obviously they are only allowed to release a handful of gen viii and gen ix pokemon because of the compatibility of pokemon go with HOME. If you want a full living pokedex you have to buy the games on Switch. Next year they will slowly start filling up the gen viii and gen ix pokedex with staggered releases after the successor to switch has launched. Probably gen viii starters will be released during community days.
@axecon you can expect the missing pokemon of gen iv next season, starting in December leading up to the Pokemon GO Tour: Sinnoh in February.
As someone who didn't play for a few years and has returned...I have mixed feelings?
Yay for more Pokémon but I have old research tasks! I don't need the odds of a slugma appearing to be even lower!
@Friendly If only it were that simple. Some sources on Pokemon Go Hub theorize based on patch code notes and asset data that Niantic is planning to ditch Sinnoh day for a different type of paid event on their annual February Pokemon Day celebration. Plus Niantic already missed a golden opportunity to do an Arceus release alongside the Legends Arceus launch in early 2022.
You skip Galar and you give us these duds?
Urgh.
@Axecon
It wouldn't be the first time they've bucked their own trends.
Starter Pokémon used to have a community day every two months going in order, but this abruptly stopped with Oshawott's community day in September 2021.
2022 saw no starter Pokémon community day (excluding the Bulbasaur repeat event).
We got the Kalos starters this year in January, May, and August which itself doesn't follow any pattern, Froakie's community day would've been predicted for September not August.
If they really decide to forgo a Sinnoh Tour event in February 2024, it's probably because they want to prolong the game and the launch of Arceus for as long as possible, considering what a big deal that Pokémon is. They've also yet to debut some other Hisuian Pokémon, and most notably the likes of Enamorus, Origian Palkia, and Origin Dialga.
Do they even have all the Gen 7 Pokemon yet?
@shoeses
Far from it.
The only generatiors that are complete in Pokémon Go are the first, second, third, and fifth generations. They only completed the launch of the third and fifth generations THIS YEAR when they finally launched Kecleon and Larvesta.
Not fighting words but do people still play this, or did it diminish to a small group of the ones that still linger?
We're never getting Yamper, are we?
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