It’s always been sort of assumed that Pokémon GO was going to open itself up with Gen 2 Pokémon from the Gold/Silver era at some point, but recently, we received confirmation that it’s actually happening. A recent update has planted behind-the-scenes Pokedex data for a 100 new Gen 2 Pokémon, meaning that this is clearly something on Niantic’s mind, and it is actually happening at some point.
Many avid Pokémon GO players have already filled up their Pokedex, or if they haven’t, they’re getting dangerously close, with only a few more evolutions or wild finds to go. The infusion of 100 new Pokémon into the game, including evolutions for existing Pokémon, would be a refresh unlike any other before it. While Pokémon GO has been consistently adding new features like the Buddy System, this is essentially an expansion, practically a sequel, by introducing this many new Pokémon. If the Halloween Event was enough to get people playing again so that GO became the top-grossing app in the world once again, imagine what 100 Gold and Silver Gen 2 Pokémon will do.
But there are a few questions about the rollout of this that aren’t answered by the discovery of this data, which could point to an update weeks or even months from now.
First and foremost, it would be a little strange to introduce #152 through #251 when in Gen 1, we are still missing #132, #144, #145, #146, #150 and #151 from the game.
That’s Ditto, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo and Mew, for the uninitiated. Is it not weird to expand without giving players the chance to collect the full 151 now?
Ditto’s absence from the game has always likely been to his unique nature, as I’m guessing the game struggled with how to implement his “transform” mechanic when all the other Pokémon were more straightforward. Ditto data (say that five times fast) has been gleaned from this same update as the 100 Gen 2 Pokémon, but the others? That’s anyone’s guess.
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