Pokemon GO Should Get Its Own Regional Variants

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The Pokemon franchise has a lot of exciting content on the way, thanks to Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Every new generation of the franchise comes with dozens of new creatures for fans to collect and befriend, putting yet another twist on the eternal quest to complete the Pokedex. However, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet don't deserve all the credit for carrying the Pokemon franchise at the moment. Ongoing live-service products like Pokemon GO are crucial too. In recent history, Pokemon GO has allowed new insight into established mechanics like Mega Evolution, but it may have much more to offer the Pokemon franchise than that.

One of the biggest ongoing trends in the franchise is the introduction of regional Pokemon variants. Alola, Galar, and Hisui have all added special versions of known Pokemon in order to add a little diversity to the franchise world. These regional forms have largely been met positively, and with nearly a thousand distinct Pokemon in existence, there is still room for a lot more regional variants to crop up in any given Pokemon game. While Pokemon GO's lore and gameplay model would make it a little unorthodox, the hit mobile title could use a few regional Pokemon variants of its own.

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For many years, Pokemon GO has been a proud ambassador for regional Pokemon variants. Several Alolan versions of Pokemon arrived in Pokemon GO long before Pokemon from older generations, and Hisuian Voltorb and Electrode quickly arrived in the game in 2022 to celebrate Pokemon Legends: Arceus' release. Nevertheless, Pokemon GO lacks its own special Pokemon variants. As a general rule, Pokemon GO has been treated very much as a minor part of the Pokemon family focused on adapting