Pokemon GOmay be several generations of Pokemon behind the main franchise, but apparently that isn’t going to let the mobile game miss out of somePokemon SwordandPokemon Shieldcrossover fun. It may be some time before Scorbunny, Impidimp, and Wooloo show up inPokemon GO, but several Galarian Pokemon may soon be available.
A new datamine ofPokemon GO’s latest update shows that Niantic is bringing the Galarian forms of several Pokemon to the game. According to the datamine, three Galarian form Pokemon are indicated inPokemon GO’s files. The three Pokemon are Weezing, Zigzagoon, and Zigzagoone’s evolution Linoone. Other Galarian forms that might be appropriate forPokemon GO, likeGalarian Ponyta, are unfortunately absent.
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Though theGalarian formsare found withinPokemon GO’s files, that doesn’t mean that they’re available in the game. This data likely only indicates that Niantic has plans to introduce these Galarian forms to the game in a future event. Niantic has yet to make an official comment or announcement on the matter, however, so it may be some time yet before the Galarian forms become available. It would make sense for them to launch alongsidePokemon SwordandShieldon November 15, though.
The Galarian Forms are represented inPokemon GO’s files in the same way thatAlolan formsare. It’s unclear if this means they’ll be caught in a similar way, with most Alolan Pokemon being hatched from eggs. But it almost certainly means that Candy will be shared between a Galarian form Pokemon and its standard form, so as to enable evolution without an extreme amount of tedious Pokemon catching.
The datamine also added some other interesting content toPokemon GO. There’s a ton of new RocketHQ stuff, for example. This includes Invasion Grunts,Leaders, Executives, and even Giovanni. There may even be a new arena just for Rocket Battles coming. For those who are able to defeat the upcoming Rocket invasion by reaching and defeating Giovanni, there will be a badge. There’s also some bad news, in that Rocket stops will have a curfew and won’t be available at all times.
Further details about upcoming Rocket events, as well as Galarian Pokemon, are certain to arrive soon.
Pokemon GOis available now on iOS and Android devices.
