Kecleon Could Work in Pokemon GO by Imitating Smeargle

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Pokemon GO once had a very small Pokedex, only offering the Pokemon franchise's first 151 monsters. Now, players can find the vast majority of Pokemon in Pokemon GO thanks to constant updates from Niantic that have brought monsters from every region into the game. There's still quite a few Pokemon left to add, and Niantic is releasing them little by little, but as a rule, most of Pokemon's earliest regions now have a complete Pokedex in Pokemon GO. Oddly enough, though, the Hoenn region's Pokedex still isn't complete. That's because Pokemon GO still hasn't added Kecleon after over five years of operation.

Kecleon's extended absence is strange, but there's likely a good reason for it. In the core Pokemon games, Kecleon's signature Ability is Color Change, which allows it to change its type from Normal to the type of whatever move last affected it. This makes Kelceon stand out in the base games, but raises issues in Pokemon GO, which doesn't have Abilities. Luckily, there's another gimmick Pokemon in Pokemon GO that could serve as a great blueprint for Kecleon: Smeargle. By imitating Smeargle's unique way of copying moves in Pokemon GO, Kecleon could finally enter the mobile game without sacrificing its core mechanic.

Pokemon GO Should Run More Global Challenges

Smeargle has been in Pokemon GO for years, but it's generally not found simply roaming around in the wild. Instead, when players take a snapshot of a Pokemon, there's a chance that a Smeargle will spawn nearby. Unlike most Pokemon, though, this Smeargle won't have a random set of moves. Instead, the newly spawned Smeargle will copy the Fast and Charged Attacks of the Pokemon that the player photographed, referencing Smeargle's signature move Sketch. Sketch wouldn't be