Pokemon GO Leak Suggests Hisuian Forms Are Coming Soon
At this point, the mobile blockbuster Pokemon GO has incorporated most of the franchise's 898 total Pokemon as of writing. However, it appears that Pokemon GO is now planning to implement a number of Pokemon variants that haven't even been officially released yet. With the launch of Pokemon Legends: Arceus only a few days away, one Pokemon GO dataminer has dug up evidence of Hisuian forms coming to Pokemon GO shortly.
It took Niantic five years to introduce the form change mechanic into Pokemon GO, but other variant forms like shiny Pokemon have been there from the very start. The game has already begun adding the Alolan and Galarian variants of existing Pokemon, so it makes sense that Hisuian forms would follow. This isn't the first time Pokemon GOdataminers have uncovered evidence of form changes in advance, but it may be one of the most telling.
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A group of Pokemon GO dataminers calling themselves PokeMiners recently announced that they uncovered evidence of upcoming Hisuian forms in Pokemon GO update 0.227.1. The list begins with the news that a file labeled "VOLTORB_HISUIAN" has been discovered within the game, suggesting that the Hisuian Voltorb may already be partially implemented. However, this is only the beginning of the mountain of evidence that implies Hisuian forms are on the way.
A number of other files with names like "HisuianFormForHisuianPokemon," "AlolanGalarianHisuianPokedexDisplayButtonPanel," and "hisuianHeader" have also been uncovered. The implication seems to be that Hisuian forms will join Alolan forms and Galarian forms in getting their own section in the PokeDex. Players will then be able to toggle between different forms to
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