Pokemon GO Leak Suggests Gen 7 Could Be Coming Soon
When Pokemon GO first launched, it did so with most of the Generation 1 Pokemon, minus Legendary Pokemon and some select others. Since then, Niantic has greatly expanded the number of Pokemon in Pokemon GO, introducing creatures from the Johto region all the way to the sixth generation of Pokemon games. Gen 6 Pokemon were added to Pokemon GO in December 2020, meaning it's been well over a year since the popular mobile game has had a significant influx of new creatures to catch. But now there's evidence to suggest that a slew of new Pokemon could be on the way sooner rather than later.
Data mining efforts by PokeMiners has determined that gen 7 Pokemon could be added to Pokemon GO at some point in the near future. According to the data miners, all Pokemon from Generation 7 have been «pushed,» so it's just a matter of when Niantic decides to introduce them at this point. This even includes the unique Ultra Beast Pokemon, so it will be interesting to see exactly how they're incorporated in Pokemon GO.
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While this will mark the first time that a majority of Generation 7 Pokemon will be added to Pokemon GO, it should be noted that this isn't the first time Pokemon from the Alola region have been added to the game. As some may recall, roughly four years ago or so, Niantic added the Alolan variants of Generation 1 Pokemon to the game.
Details on how exactly the Pokemon GO gen 7 rollout will work remains to be seen, but fans can make an educated guess based on how previous generations were handled. The most likely scenario is that Pokemon GO will add a limited number of Generation 7 Pokemon to the game to start out, with more introduced over time to refresh the pool of
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