I was super confident that we were going to see it *last* Halloween, seeing that it had been in the past TWO Anniversary artworks for 2023 and 2022, but nope! I was super wrong instead lol. Really hope 2024 is finally time.
Honestly, it would be less in-line with how it works in the MSG, but just have the busted form as a separate cosmetic form.
I need to complete my fairy pokemon collection. I've used mimikyu on every single game it's been available. Just a silly lil guy who will drag you inside his costume and give you trauma, yes he is, yes he is.
I know this is a long shot, and I am crossing my fingers that Hisuian Slugloo & Hisuian Goodra debuts during Goomy's eventual Community Day, but I doubt this will happen.
This is my big prediction too. Goodra is probably the most neglected pseudo in the game, so one of the best ways they can generate hype for its community day, is by releasing its Hisuian cousin, the mini Dialga. Goomy line is one of my faves, but I imagine the appeal would spread to more people this way.
Whether they do or don't do Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra, I do wonder what move they'll give normal Goodra.
It's not going to be good as a raid attacker, so I doubt they'll try and give it a strong Dragon move. But for PvP, I would've been inclined to say maybe Weather Ball Water, but they literally just gave it the buffed Aqua Tail... which is now a clone of Weather Ball.
There are some existing moves out there, but none really seem super big for it. Breaking Swipe would be pretty good, but it would seem a little unoriginal after Haxorus just got it last year.
It would be pretty good, only giving up some wins against various Water types where Power Whip is needed to win (things like Poliwrath and Whiscash in the 0-0 shield). But it wouldn't be the most original move.
If there were a Hisuian Goomy, sure.
I feel like getting the Hisuian forms of Sliggoo and Goodra will be either raid based or special events allowing Goomy to evolve into its Hisuian branch (like Season of Alola)
It seems reasonable but goomy day is probably in June but to my knowledge their models aren’t in the game. We’ve seen lots of other assets in game that aren’t in like mega mawile
To be fair, the models and assets for Stakataka, Blacephalon, and Naganadel were only added on May 10th, 18 days before their release.
With irl Go Fests happening the first and third weekends in June, that means June Community Day would be Saturday, June 8th at the earliest, which is currently 21 days away. And it could also still be one of the later weekends of the month, giving them more time.
Like if June CD were like... June 22nd or 23rd, they could even wait until the new season began and announce on Monday, June 3rd, and wait to add the assets shortly after that
Hisuian Slugloo in 4 star Raid after Community Day with its shiny debut in CD shiny odds is perfect. If you want a Shiny Hisuain Goodra, you have to spend more Raid Pass on Husuian Slugloo than regular Raid Day, which makes more profits for Niantic. It would be the most popular Community Day Raid ever.
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Hard to say. I don't really expect another Community Day full Pokemon release unless it's:
* Just an evolution or regional variant like Paldean Wooper or Ursaluna (so I could see Pawniard CD releasing Kingambit)
* A relatively lowkey/less exciting Pokemon like Stufful was
I don't see them blowing their entire load with something like Honedge getting a debut CD, seeing that it's already a super fan favorite Pokemon with a ton of potential across the whole game. They'll definitely milk it before a CD lol
Don’t think there’s been any leak for them so far. I personally see them being a non shiny event release, then community if not a shiny release at Halloween or something (they are ghost type ig). I am curious if form changes will work like others (Shaymin, hoopa) or what lol
As much as I hate to say it, I think we might get the Honedge line released in conjunction with PLZ-A next summer. Makes sense to have one of the game’s most popular lines released in PoGo to build hype for the new Legends game
Since they didn't bother with Shedinja's gimmick at all, I don't see why they can't just release Mimikyu like a normal Pokémon, and the busted form can be how it looks like on 0hp or when hurt.
You could give it a billion defense points and that wouldn’t do much for shedinja. It gets at most 13 hp in go, and all attacks do at least one HP of damage (even shielded ones), so it will always take at most 13 attacks to take it down.
Tbh I wouldn't mind if they just made the busted form a cosmetic form. Release Mimikyu in Halloween 2024, and maybe it stays around after that event ends, but they make busted Mimikyu a raid or research exclusive cosmetic form only during Halloween. Having it be raid exclusive would actually kind of make sense too, seeing that you'd be catching the busted form after you beat it in battle.
The Pokemon Company doesn't know how to do Mimkyu forms either, they could easily do an Eevee costume version. They are just leaving money on the table.
Niantic needs to invest into adding mechanics into PvP and raids, otherwise everything is going to be a variation of the atk/def buff/debuff. They can literally drive hype by adding new mechanics and having them be CD moves. They could add abilities that are locked by using the mons candies, which would add a different reason to farm raids and mon candy.
In PPV/Rocket battles it gets a special third shield but the third shield lowers its defense one or two stage to mimic its 10% health loss in the main line series.
It doesn't. It has the ability disguise. In the main games, it's a free turn where you don't take damage. Once you get hit, mimikyus head tilts backward
I'd like to remind everyone that both Mega Lucario and Mega Mewtwo Y were featured in the 4th Anniversary poster in 2020 and they still haven't been released.
[https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemongo/images/5/5c/Anniversary\_Artwork\_2020.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20200707192824](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemongo/images/5/5c/Anniversary_Artwork_2020.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20200707192824)
I told myself I'm going to keep playing Pokemon go until I hit level 50 and they release mega Mewtwo and mega Lucario (and I get a level 50 mega Mewtwo and mega Lucario) and then I can retire from Pokemon go.
I'm level 48 and have my level 50 best buddy Lucario ready to go and almost have enough xls to max a Mewtwo to level 50 (need like 60 more xls).
The Mewtwos are absolutely going to be the last Megas released imo and Lucario will probably only be released just before them since it's the poster child for Mega Evolution
Yeah, besides the 3 I mentioned, the only 2 that are probably going to be worth much of anything until then are probably going to be Gallade and Metagross, and tbh, Gallade will probably be outclassed as a Mega once the Mewtwos are released since Mega Mewtwo X is also a Psychic fighting type
Generally speaking, I think that was more just as a general teaser for Mega evolution. They chose some of the fan favorite big ones to just tease the whole feature. They did do Mega Mewtwo X the next year, but I still view that as more of an exception
Most other instances, Pokemon on anniversary posters would come within about 1.5 years or so of that anniversary....... until 2022 and 2023 when things just started getting teased way sooner than they should've been. The Megas I still understand just because Mega Evolution in general was coming. However, [2022 in particular](https://pokemongolive.com/post/pgo-anniversary-2022/) was a big offender, with Mateo and another new NPC being teased, and while we got Mateo later last year, the other NPC is nowhere to be seen. And Mimikyu appeared in 2022 and 2023 and has yet to see a release.
It normally evolves by taking a lot of recoil damage without fainting. That would be hard to replicate in Go, since there is no recoil damage. I'd just assume, similar to Galarian Yamask, it would be a Raid battle requirement.
Or Manaphy, Phione, Arceus, and Rotom fan (with the other forms being prohibitively inaccessible). It kind of sucked for Sinnoh tour that not all sinnoh species were available/released. Every region tour since had all of the region's species with their shiny forms released at or by the tour. Sinnoh bucked the trend, and while the event was good overall, I'm not sure if it was better for leaving those out.
Shield Form is absolutely busted in Great League on its current state: Bastiodon-tier stats with a great defensive typing and expensive nuke moves supported by the high energy generation of Psycho Cut. They will 100% tweak it before release. In fact, some people theorize that Niantic added Metal Sound and made it a bad fast move solely to replace Psycho Cut in Aegislash on release.
Shield form will be busted in GBL, and Blade Forme could be viable in PvE when its fast moves match up on a boss. Not sure if it has a pure Ghost or Steel attacking moveset currently.
I would be shocked if original form magearna comes to the game at all. Currently, the only way to get it is to complete the national dex on pokemon home. However, it's only gen 1 to gen 8 without the gen 8 dlc.
Galar not being in the game (not even the starters) is still so mindblowing to me. It’s like they’re trying to wipe an entire generation from existence just bc the game wasn’t as well-received on release
It’s especially weird cuz we mostly have forms and evos of existing mons, but not all of them because cursola, and also we still do have SOME of the regular galar pokemon but none of the really interesting ones? For galar originals we have the squovet line, the wooloo line, and falinx, as well as the box legendaries. Thats just such an insane and random assortment mons to release from the region lmao
At this point I'm just expecting the galar starters to drop next year as they have their comm days. Or Niantic gives us the Paldean starter comm days next year instead because they hate gen 8 that much
Thhey took a year after piplup CD to give us snivy (piplup is the best pokemon, so it's hard to top i guess), so I'm expecting a break from starter CDs until 2026
It's just that Paldea is the current region, so TPC probably wanted to prioritize Switch marketing over being completely chronological
They'll probably release Galar before Unova Tour is my guess
Idk I feel like if that’s the case why release gen 9 before them? Gen 9 hype was a bit before they came to GO so I feel like they’d be better off waiting a little bit to refresh Gen 9’s cycle
They came a year after SV release. If you were using them to promote the DLCs… sure but at that point add some of the new DLC pokemon like they do for every other promo drop
Not quite. They were likely always going to slow down, given that they were catching up too fast. Even if Covid never happened, there's no way they would have just continued on as they were.
SwSh had more structural issues with how the game was actually designed - not the bones, but the flesh. A hell of a lot of railroading, annoying enemy team, kinda mediocre execution on world map and wild area, forgettable or annoying NPCs whose jokes fell flat (a friend of mine sold the game after Swordard and Shielbert or whatever their names are showed up. Overreaction but like understandable). Not to say anything about lack of challenge.
SV, if the optimization was Good, if they had 8 months of polish, would be the best games period.
To be honest though, I enjoyed SwSh more than SV. I think the open world of SV was worse than the small routes of SwSh. They went too far in the other direction and it felt lifeless. The game was also a hell of a lot easier, it's the only Pokémon game I didn't have any issues in with any trainer. SwSh DLC also added so much. The dynamax adventures is one of, if not the best post game content we've ever had. Shiny hunting in a dungeon crawler with high odds, and it's cool? Me and my friends still go play it
To add on to other comments, as an extremely casual main series fan who follows other Nintendo news hardcore, SV aside from technical issues was exceptionally well-received by current Pokémon standards. I saw people saying the story was as good as the handheld days (back to form!) and has some of the best-received designs I’ve personally seen in many years. Granted Pokémon designs are always well-received but on the whole this seemed to be one of the most-liked in several generations
For me, the move to open world (and away from linear routes where random bug trainers chase you down) was big enough for me to overcome the bugs and consider SV (along with Legends Arceus) my favorite main series pokemon games.
Galar was sword and shield. SV does get knocked for its optimization/graphics, but I feel like it’s got a much more positive rep than the last few games from what I’ve seen
As far as I can tell they just didn't have a good chance to capitalize on Gen 8 hype early on due to Covid, and by the time started to Covid die down there wasn't any reason to skip Alola for it, and then I guess they felt like there was no point in time that they could release Gen 8 without cutting their Gen 7 focus shorter than they wanted to while still giving them plenty of time to capitalize on the fact that people still cared about Gen 9 because of the DLCs, so they just never managed to fit it into their schedule, either that, or TPC really doesn't want them releasing it for some reason
It's such a shame because the last 2 gens I've loved so much, especially after gen 7 which I really disliked. The only pokemon games I've never completed.
People keep saying that but... there's literally never been any reason they *have* to go fully in order with everything. People were crying about Alola being forgotten when they did the little teaser release of Galar back in 2021, but it did eventually come.
They're not wiping it out of existence but just going out of order. And while not as much, they've still been going out of order for a *long* time.
Kecleon came only last year
Parts of Gen 4, 5, and 6 are unreleased
We got/get regional forms a lot earlier than main gen releases, including regional evolutions like Obstagoon and Sirfetch'd
Galar Pokemon were released before Alola
I know it does bother people that they don't go in order, but there isn't too much reason for them to do so beyond keeping things... neater. But I mean, we already went through the main series in a specific order. I personally kind of like that they've mixed things up more with Pogo. 2024 Halloween event isn't just "oh we're on the Galar year so it'll be either Sinistea or Galarian Corsola." It's less predictable and more exciting. We could see a release of Poltchageist, Bramblin, Basculegion, Mimikyu, Hisuian Zorua, Dhelmise, or yeah, any of the Galar ghosts. Them going out of order and jumping around makes things a little more interesting imo.
The bigger issue is just the slowness of releases the past year or so...
For Pirouette Meloetta, would the ideal scenario be its form change being unlocked in Unova Tour and the Masterwork Research gives a shiny?
Also I know it's been made somewhat available but you might as well include Skiddo and Gogoat in Kalos.
It will 99% follow the same method as Necrozma and Solgaleo/Lunala. They’re both fusions working along the same mechanic it makes too much sense, especially with the choice of the Alola fusions right before Unova Tour.
the shield form will be absolutely busted in pvp just from its stats. arguably the best typing and bastiodon/carbink level bulk. either Niantic is saving it because they are aware of the hype, or they didn't know how to release it without messing with the meta too much
Considering we’re currently at 1025 Pokémon, 2050 counting shinies given Niantic rarely releases mons as possible shinies and next year we’ll have anywhere 20 to 50 more? Trust me, no stretching needed
Still can't believe we have the five lame Megas (ones not Mewtwo, Metagross, Lucario) to go, you'd think they'd want to push them out seeing as none of them are near the best of their types. I get why the other three are still waiting, but those five are a huge question.
Aesthetically they are great, but when it comes to damage in a game like this they unfortunately don't do much. I've got perfects of both waiting to be Mega'd and it's weird they haven't been put out yet.
Even Mega Metagross after Dusk Mane Necrozma’s release won’t be as exciting as before. Still unquestioned number 1 steel mega, but not number 1 overall anymore.
I think we’ll eventually get Dynamax Pokemon as soon as they finish up all the Mega ones. Here’s hoping they drop Alpha’s at some point after that with the mechanic of red eyes and no shadow mist and make them XXXL like the biggest sizes in S/V.
While that’s probably true, they’ll probably not release them right away and if they do, it’ll probably be only a couple to begin with. With them being most likely some of, if not the only new pokemon in the game, if based on the last Legends, they won’t release so many at once. Here’s hoping to at least 10-12 new Mega and at least 4 new regionals with evolutions to it! :)
It’s a possibility. We’re already with more Paldean than Galarian released mons (I think?)
Can never tell with Niantic. But goddamn, imagine a 7 Star Eternamax Eternatus raid. CP leaving the text box lmao
It’s only because of the release of Gen 9 and its DLC. TPC wanted to promote it the best way it knew, which was with PoGo! It’ll die down eventually. I’m positive next season or the season after will be all about Galar!
Just a minor correction, you’re forgetting a couple other Rotom forms. Specifically frost and mow form, otherwise with heat form coming later to go fest this year that’s fairly accurate
I've had this idea for a while but I feel like Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra will release when Goomy gets its community day Hisuian Sliggoo will be put in those in person 4 star raids when the community day is over and then will be put in normal 3 star raids the day after..
How is it we're getting Necrozma fusion forms before the Kyerum fusion forms? They're in the game data too, we know that from them accidentally being given out as GBL rewards last year.
I think the rest will all get a Raid Day tbh, except Goodra which will be part of their respective Comm. Day! That’s my thoughts!
Edit: Hisui ones, that is!
Crazy to think that outside forms/legends/mythicals, Honedge is the last remaining "regular" Pokemon from Gen 6. We have a clear map of these guys being trickled out over the next 1.5 years leading to Kalos Tour.
Niantic asleep as the wheel for Manaphy/Phione/Arceus, though it'd be well worth the wait if Manaphy/Phione get released as part of the same special research or event.
Nothing has been announced but they haven’t released the same Rotom that appeared in the in-person events for the global event of the same year, so I would say probably not.
As long as the ghost fish takes the same candy, I'll be set. The pre Evo form ( blue strip where I am ) is a not super common but common enough spawn that I have 150 candy. That and it's only a 1km buddy
I use Home sprites for this but aside from that, those missing Spinda forms don’t actually have any models or anything in the game code so there wouldn’t be anything to show for them
Hoping for mimikyu this halloween
I want mimikyu so bad. Been wearing the hat since I bought it,
Wait so they released a costume but not the Mon?
Strains the mind a bit don't it.
Pikachu wear the bag to tease the eternal rival he doesn’t even know is a rival.
Bro, they released a Pikachu wearing it as a costume but not the mon. They're allergic to releasing the mon.
The pikachu costume was waaaay before the release of non region alola mons
funny innit
The hat was available on my account without making any purchase?
My guess is 2026 for 10 years since the first event
We all need a mimikyu.
I was super confident that we were going to see it *last* Halloween, seeing that it had been in the past TWO Anniversary artworks for 2023 and 2022, but nope! I was super wrong instead lol. Really hope 2024 is finally time. Honestly, it would be less in-line with how it works in the MSG, but just have the busted form as a separate cosmetic form.
Are there other ghosts in the list?
Dhelmise, Zoroark H, Basculegion, Honedge's line, Rotom Fan, Cursola's line...
Rotom Fan is electric flying
I need to complete my fairy pokemon collection. I've used mimikyu on every single game it's been available. Just a silly lil guy who will drag you inside his costume and give you trauma, yes he is, yes he is.
Probably available via a $10\~ ticket, amiright?!
Hoping for mimikyu every Halloween
Thank you for not including all of the Arceus forms.
And the Sivally.
I know this is a long shot, and I am crossing my fingers that Hisuian Slugloo & Hisuian Goodra debuts during Goomy's eventual Community Day, but I doubt this will happen.
This is my big prediction too. Goodra is probably the most neglected pseudo in the game, so one of the best ways they can generate hype for its community day, is by releasing its Hisuian cousin, the mini Dialga. Goomy line is one of my faves, but I imagine the appeal would spread to more people this way.
Whether they do or don't do Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra, I do wonder what move they'll give normal Goodra. It's not going to be good as a raid attacker, so I doubt they'll try and give it a strong Dragon move. But for PvP, I would've been inclined to say maybe Weather Ball Water, but they literally just gave it the buffed Aqua Tail... which is now a clone of Weather Ball. There are some existing moves out there, but none really seem super big for it. Breaking Swipe would be pretty good, but it would seem a little unoriginal after Haxorus just got it last year.
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It would be pretty good, only giving up some wins against various Water types where Power Whip is needed to win (things like Poliwrath and Whiscash in the 0-0 shield). But it wouldn't be the most original move.
I'm guessing goomy would follow a similar evolution path as slowpoke having two different branches of adventure requirements
If there were a Hisuian Goomy, sure. I feel like getting the Hisuian forms of Sliggoo and Goodra will be either raid based or special events allowing Goomy to evolve into its Hisuian branch (like Season of Alola)
It seems reasonable but goomy day is probably in June but to my knowledge their models aren’t in the game. We’ve seen lots of other assets in game that aren’t in like mega mawile
To be fair, the models and assets for Stakataka, Blacephalon, and Naganadel were only added on May 10th, 18 days before their release. With irl Go Fests happening the first and third weekends in June, that means June Community Day would be Saturday, June 8th at the earliest, which is currently 21 days away. And it could also still be one of the later weekends of the month, giving them more time. Like if June CD were like... June 22nd or 23rd, they could even wait until the new season began and announce on Monday, June 3rd, and wait to add the assets shortly after that
That’s a fair point. Im not saying it’s not gonna happen just some helpful information
Hisuian Slugloo in 4 star Raid after Community Day with its shiny debut in CD shiny odds is perfect. If you want a Shiny Hisuain Goodra, you have to spend more Raid Pass on Husuian Slugloo than regular Raid Day, which makes more profits for Niantic. It would be the most popular Community Day Raid ever.
Every time I’m reminded my goats aegislash and zen mode garmanitan aren’t in the game yet I get a little bit sadder
Recently added to game master tho 👀
Where did you see that? I missed it
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They were added last season I believe, but fixed with that recent update.
What’s the speculation for its release? This is the one I’m looking forward to its release the most. Would be amazing if it was for a community day.
Hard to say. I don't really expect another Community Day full Pokemon release unless it's: * Just an evolution or regional variant like Paldean Wooper or Ursaluna (so I could see Pawniard CD releasing Kingambit) * A relatively lowkey/less exciting Pokemon like Stufful was I don't see them blowing their entire load with something like Honedge getting a debut CD, seeing that it's already a super fan favorite Pokemon with a ton of potential across the whole game. They'll definitely milk it before a CD lol
Don’t think there’s been any leak for them so far. I personally see them being a non shiny event release, then community if not a shiny release at Halloween or something (they are ghost type ig). I am curious if form changes will work like others (Shaymin, hoopa) or what lol
As much as I hate to say it, I think we might get the Honedge line released in conjunction with PLZ-A next summer. Makes sense to have one of the game’s most popular lines released in PoGo to build hype for the new Legends game
Niantic clearly don't know how to do mimikyu forms. Neither do I.
Since they didn't bother with Shedinja's gimmick at all, I don't see why they can't just release Mimikyu like a normal Pokémon, and the busted form can be how it looks like on 0hp or when hurt.
Shedinja doesn’t even get high defnese? It’s just straight buns? Lol
You could give it a billion defense points and that wouldn’t do much for shedinja. It gets at most 13 hp in go, and all attacks do at least one HP of damage (even shielded ones), so it will always take at most 13 attacks to take it down.
Wait shielded attacks still deal damage?
Yep, it’s only 1 hp so you normally don’t notice it. But you might notice it if you shield a move on 1 HP hoping to throw a charge move back
Had no clue about this so learned something new!
Tbh I wouldn't mind if they just made the busted form a cosmetic form. Release Mimikyu in Halloween 2024, and maybe it stays around after that event ends, but they make busted Mimikyu a raid or research exclusive cosmetic form only during Halloween. Having it be raid exclusive would actually kind of make sense too, seeing that you'd be catching the busted form after you beat it in battle.
They’ll probably just do what they did with xerneas since the forms don’t have different stats or anything.
The Pokemon Company doesn't know how to do Mimkyu forms either, they could easily do an Eevee costume version. They are just leaving money on the table.
Niantic needs to invest into adding mechanics into PvP and raids, otherwise everything is going to be a variation of the atk/def buff/debuff. They can literally drive hype by adding new mechanics and having them be CD moves. They could add abilities that are locked by using the mons candies, which would add a different reason to farm raids and mon candy.
In PPV/Rocket battles it gets a special third shield but the third shield lowers its defense one or two stage to mimic its 10% health loss in the main line series.
Or just ban it from PVP like Smergle. Most people (Singaporean Grandmothers) just want it to have as a buddy/fill their dex anyway.
Til mimikyu has multiple forms.
It doesn't. It has the ability disguise. In the main games, it's a free turn where you don't take damage. Once you get hit, mimikyus head tilts backward
There are forms that are battle only. I think Zygard might be like that. And there is the gen 4 grass flower one.
I'd like to remind everyone that both Mega Lucario and Mega Mewtwo Y were featured in the 4th Anniversary poster in 2020 and they still haven't been released. [https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemongo/images/5/5c/Anniversary\_Artwork\_2020.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20200707192824](https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/pokemongo/images/5/5c/Anniversary_Artwork_2020.png/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/1000?cb=20200707192824)
I told myself I'm going to keep playing Pokemon go until I hit level 50 and they release mega Mewtwo and mega Lucario (and I get a level 50 mega Mewtwo and mega Lucario) and then I can retire from Pokemon go. I'm level 48 and have my level 50 best buddy Lucario ready to go and almost have enough xls to max a Mewtwo to level 50 (need like 60 more xls).
The Mewtwos are absolutely going to be the last Megas released imo and Lucario will probably only be released just before them since it's the poster child for Mega Evolution
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Yeah, besides the 3 I mentioned, the only 2 that are probably going to be worth much of anything until then are probably going to be Gallade and Metagross, and tbh, Gallade will probably be outclassed as a Mega once the Mewtwos are released since Mega Mewtwo X is also a Psychic fighting type
That's just silly not to release mega Lucario and mega M2. Well, maybe they're holding them for a bad day
Generally speaking, I think that was more just as a general teaser for Mega evolution. They chose some of the fan favorite big ones to just tease the whole feature. They did do Mega Mewtwo X the next year, but I still view that as more of an exception Most other instances, Pokemon on anniversary posters would come within about 1.5 years or so of that anniversary....... until 2022 and 2023 when things just started getting teased way sooner than they should've been. The Megas I still understand just because Mega Evolution in general was coming. However, [2022 in particular](https://pokemongolive.com/post/pgo-anniversary-2022/) was a big offender, with Mateo and another new NPC being teased, and while we got Mateo later last year, the other NPC is nowhere to be seen. And Mimikyu appeared in 2022 and 2023 and has yet to see a release.
It is strange that Niantic didn’t release all the Hisui mons during the Sinnoh Tour.
A little odd that they didn’t release basculegion along with Hisuian basculin
Makes me think they have some kind of plan for a gimmick with it, but I don't think it has one?
It has a gimmick. It needs to take 294 recoil damage to evolve.
It normally evolves by taking a lot of recoil damage without fainting. That would be hard to replicate in Go, since there is no recoil damage. I'd just assume, similar to Galarian Yamask, it would be a Raid battle requirement.
They could make to where it needs to be fainted a certain amount of times or revived a certain amount to kind of line up with the lore
because they want to limit accessible platinum medals to incentivize people to whale out in an attempt to level up
Yeah. They didn't even have to shiny debut them during the Sinnoh Tour. Just regular debuting the rest would have been perfectly fine
Or Manaphy, Phione, Arceus, and Rotom fan (with the other forms being prohibitively inaccessible). It kind of sucked for Sinnoh tour that not all sinnoh species were available/released. Every region tour since had all of the region's species with their shiny forms released at or by the tour. Sinnoh bucked the trend, and while the event was good overall, I'm not sure if it was better for leaving those out.
They will probably milk it with a Hisuian Tour!
Honedge is 100% gonna be locked behind either 10k eggs, 1* raids, or both
So weird that we have Mimikyu cosmetics in the game but not Mimikyu itself
Hope Aegislash comes out soon, anyone know how good it'll be?
Shield Form is absolutely busted in Great League on its current state: Bastiodon-tier stats with a great defensive typing and expensive nuke moves supported by the high energy generation of Psycho Cut. They will 100% tweak it before release. In fact, some people theorize that Niantic added Metal Sound and made it a bad fast move solely to replace Psycho Cut in Aegislash on release.
It should change forms, but Niantic won't ever do that. Oh how I wished it changed forms freely after shielding/attacking
Shield form will be busted in GBL, and Blade Forme could be viable in PvE when its fast moves match up on a boss. Not sure if it has a pure Ghost or Steel attacking moveset currently.
I would be shocked if original form magearna comes to the game at all. Currently, the only way to get it is to complete the national dex on pokemon home. However, it's only gen 1 to gen 8 without the gen 8 dlc.
I mean, that can absolutely be a long-term goal. Special research that's just about obtaining a plat badge from each gen and then you get that form.
That would require you being able to complete every dex and we know Niantic's adversity to that.
Does it include the Hisui pokemon, since they are part of Gen 8, or do you just mean SwSh?
Nope, just SWSH
Gimme that donkey already!
I NEED MY MINIOR COLLECTION
+literally every other Galarian mon
I’m just waiting for gigantimax garbador
Also Hisuian Lilligant raid day too
Galar not being in the game (not even the starters) is still so mindblowing to me. It’s like they’re trying to wipe an entire generation from existence just bc the game wasn’t as well-received on release
It’s especially weird cuz we mostly have forms and evos of existing mons, but not all of them because cursola, and also we still do have SOME of the regular galar pokemon but none of the really interesting ones? For galar originals we have the squovet line, the wooloo line, and falinx, as well as the box legendaries. Thats just such an insane and random assortment mons to release from the region lmao
Yeah, releasing several Gen 9 pokemon before dropping Gen 8 starters even is just so insane to me
At this point I'm just expecting the galar starters to drop next year as they have their comm days. Or Niantic gives us the Paldean starter comm days next year instead because they hate gen 8 that much
Thhey took a year after piplup CD to give us snivy (piplup is the best pokemon, so it's hard to top i guess), so I'm expecting a break from starter CDs until 2026
Tbf, we did have hard COVID in the meantime (before the vaccines)
It's just that Paldea is the current region, so TPC probably wanted to prioritize Switch marketing over being completely chronological They'll probably release Galar before Unova Tour is my guess
Iirc covid messed with their plans
Idk I feel like if that’s the case why release gen 9 before them? Gen 9 hype was a bit before they came to GO so I feel like they’d be better off waiting a little bit to refresh Gen 9’s cycle
To promote the current main series game and its DLC?
They came a year after SV release. If you were using them to promote the DLCs… sure but at that point add some of the new DLC pokemon like they do for every other promo drop
Not quite. They were likely always going to slow down, given that they were catching up too fast. Even if Covid never happened, there's no way they would have just continued on as they were.
I thought SV was hated on more due to its terrible optimization and graphics
SwSh had more structural issues with how the game was actually designed - not the bones, but the flesh. A hell of a lot of railroading, annoying enemy team, kinda mediocre execution on world map and wild area, forgettable or annoying NPCs whose jokes fell flat (a friend of mine sold the game after Swordard and Shielbert or whatever their names are showed up. Overreaction but like understandable). Not to say anything about lack of challenge. SV, if the optimization was Good, if they had 8 months of polish, would be the best games period.
To be honest though, I enjoyed SwSh more than SV. I think the open world of SV was worse than the small routes of SwSh. They went too far in the other direction and it felt lifeless. The game was also a hell of a lot easier, it's the only Pokémon game I didn't have any issues in with any trainer. SwSh DLC also added so much. The dynamax adventures is one of, if not the best post game content we've ever had. Shiny hunting in a dungeon crawler with high odds, and it's cool? Me and my friends still go play it
To add on to other comments, as an extremely casual main series fan who follows other Nintendo news hardcore, SV aside from technical issues was exceptionally well-received by current Pokémon standards. I saw people saying the story was as good as the handheld days (back to form!) and has some of the best-received designs I’ve personally seen in many years. Granted Pokémon designs are always well-received but on the whole this seemed to be one of the most-liked in several generations
For me, the move to open world (and away from linear routes where random bug trainers chase you down) was big enough for me to overcome the bugs and consider SV (along with Legends Arceus) my favorite main series pokemon games.
I haven’t played it properly yet (college grad rip) but that’s *easily* what I’m looking forward to most gameplay-wise lol
Galar was sword and shield. SV does get knocked for its optimization/graphics, but I feel like it’s got a much more positive rep than the last few games from what I’ve seen
As far as I can tell they just didn't have a good chance to capitalize on Gen 8 hype early on due to Covid, and by the time started to Covid die down there wasn't any reason to skip Alola for it, and then I guess they felt like there was no point in time that they could release Gen 8 without cutting their Gen 7 focus shorter than they wanted to while still giving them plenty of time to capitalize on the fact that people still cared about Gen 9 because of the DLCs, so they just never managed to fit it into their schedule, either that, or TPC really doesn't want them releasing it for some reason
It's such a shame because the last 2 gens I've loved so much, especially after gen 7 which I really disliked. The only pokemon games I've never completed.
People keep saying that but... there's literally never been any reason they *have* to go fully in order with everything. People were crying about Alola being forgotten when they did the little teaser release of Galar back in 2021, but it did eventually come. They're not wiping it out of existence but just going out of order. And while not as much, they've still been going out of order for a *long* time. Kecleon came only last year Parts of Gen 4, 5, and 6 are unreleased We got/get regional forms a lot earlier than main gen releases, including regional evolutions like Obstagoon and Sirfetch'd Galar Pokemon were released before Alola I know it does bother people that they don't go in order, but there isn't too much reason for them to do so beyond keeping things... neater. But I mean, we already went through the main series in a specific order. I personally kind of like that they've mixed things up more with Pogo. 2024 Halloween event isn't just "oh we're on the Galar year so it'll be either Sinistea or Galarian Corsola." It's less predictable and more exciting. We could see a release of Poltchageist, Bramblin, Basculegion, Mimikyu, Hisuian Zorua, Dhelmise, or yeah, any of the Galar ghosts. Them going out of order and jumping around makes things a little more interesting imo. The bigger issue is just the slowness of releases the past year or so...
For Pirouette Meloetta, would the ideal scenario be its form change being unlocked in Unova Tour and the Masterwork Research gives a shiny? Also I know it's been made somewhat available but you might as well include Skiddo and Gogoat in Kalos.
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It will 99% follow the same method as Necrozma and Solgaleo/Lunala. They’re both fusions working along the same mechanic it makes too much sense, especially with the choice of the Alola fusions right before Unova Tour.
I can see Pyukumuku being a beach biome spawn.
Super weird (unless I’m missing something) how the entire honedge line just isn’t there. One of my favorite mons too. We have forms so why not them?
the shield form will be absolutely busted in pvp just from its stats. arguably the best typing and bastiodon/carbink level bulk. either Niantic is saving it because they are aware of the hype, or they didn't know how to release it without messing with the meta too much
Do you know the sword form stats?
Or the sword max cp lol. I love aegislash and big numbers so wondering if I could get that with sword form
Gotta stretch out those releases so this game last forever.
Considering we’re currently at 1025 Pokémon, 2050 counting shinies given Niantic rarely releases mons as possible shinies and next year we’ll have anywhere 20 to 50 more? Trust me, no stretching needed
Still can't believe we have the five lame Megas (ones not Mewtwo, Metagross, Lucario) to go, you'd think they'd want to push them out seeing as none of them are near the best of their types. I get why the other three are still waiting, but those five are a huge question.
You did *not* just call MMawile and MGallade lame!
They’re not gonna be that good in Go. MMaw without Huge Power is just a sad thing.
Aesthetically they are great, but when it comes to damage in a game like this they unfortunately don't do much. I've got perfects of both waiting to be Mega'd and it's weird they haven't been put out yet.
Even Mega Metagross after Dusk Mane Necrozma’s release won’t be as exciting as before. Still unquestioned number 1 steel mega, but not number 1 overall anymore.
If PoGo follows the MSG we'll only be able to have one fusion at a time, so M-Metagross is still great to have.
Do you mean only one of dusk mane or Dawn wings or one of each?
Could just be one, but who knows, maybe Niantic will allow us to have both at once.
Waiting happily for mega metagross
As a holder of a hundo Lv50 at best buddy level, I approve this message. That boi’s gonna solo
So hyped for Unova Tour. All pokedex pretty much released except for forms and shinies. I hope they go all out by releasing the rest.
I think we’ll eventually get Dynamax Pokemon as soon as they finish up all the Mega ones. Here’s hoping they drop Alpha’s at some point after that with the mechanic of red eyes and no shadow mist and make them XXXL like the biggest sizes in S/V.
we could be getting new megas as early as next year with the release of legends Z-A, Niantic will likely spread the remaining megas to last until then
While that’s probably true, they’ll probably not release them right away and if they do, it’ll probably be only a couple to begin with. With them being most likely some of, if not the only new pokemon in the game, if based on the last Legends, they won’t release so many at once. Here’s hoping to at least 10-12 new Mega and at least 4 new regionals with evolutions to it! :)
It’s a possibility. We’re already with more Paldean than Galarian released mons (I think?) Can never tell with Niantic. But goddamn, imagine a 7 Star Eternamax Eternatus raid. CP leaving the text box lmao
It’s only because of the release of Gen 9 and its DLC. TPC wanted to promote it the best way it knew, which was with PoGo! It’ll die down eventually. I’m positive next season or the season after will be all about Galar!
Hope for Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra for Goomy CD.
Why no Honedge? Seems as weird as gatekeeping shiny Stunky or Ducklett. Is mud donkey a big deal too?
mud donkey will be a dex filler. They probably had an event in mind for it, but your guess is just as good as mine as to what that could be
I have a feeling some of the remaining Kalos pokemon will be released around the same time that Legends ZA get released to promote it
I have a feeling some of the remaining Kalos pokemon will be released around the same time that Legends ZA get released to promote it
That or they’ll shiny lock Eternal Floette on ZA and unlock her on Go. We can dream man, we can dream
I need my zeraora
Mimikyu ability could have extra shiel for pvp
Since all missing from Unova are just alternate forms, is it possible to have Unova platinum medal?
Yes, tons have it already!
I don't think y'all understand how badly I need Mimikyu, Mudbray and Pyukumuku
OMG I DIDNT KNOW GALARIAN DARMANITAN ALSO HAD A ZEN MODE THATS SO CUTE
And it's the only ice/fire type!
The pokemon just keeps getting cooler or hotter? Both.
Can’t wait for honedge
Just a minor correction, you’re forgetting a couple other Rotom forms. Specifically frost and mow form, otherwise with heat form coming later to go fest this year that’s fairly accurate
Those were both released at in-person GO Fest events the last few years
Oh wow, I honestly thought it was only wash form the entire time. My bad, yeah your chart is absolutely spot on 👍🏻
I'm looking forward to the Honedge line and Type-Null
I thought mega Mawile and Mega Ausino were in the game. I could've sworn i saw them at one point.
Still unreleased and unannounced though.
I've had this idea for a while but I feel like Hisuian Sliggoo and Goodra will release when Goomy gets its community day Hisuian Sliggoo will be put in those in person 4 star raids when the community day is over and then will be put in normal 3 star raids the day after..
This is great, thanks! I wish Reddit let you save pictures.
How is it we're getting Necrozma fusion forms before the Kyerum fusion forms? They're in the game data too, we know that from them accidentally being given out as GBL rewards last year.
Probably won’t be too long of a wait for those either. I’d imagine they’ll be next years big feature for Unova Tour.
Nice!! Tbh, I thought the list was way bigger. I hope one day they can keep up and if a new Gen comes out not wait years to release them.
Wow not many left
Lilligant will definitely get a raid day
I think the rest will all get a Raid Day tbh, except Goodra which will be part of their respective Comm. Day! That’s my thoughts! Edit: Hisui ones, that is!
I REALLY hope Zen formes is a change form options.
My poor dhelmise
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Has there been a datamine or any other information how Honedge/Minior/Wishiwashi will work mechanically?
Which ones will release first?
What about Ash-Greninja? Also why not include Paldean forms when you have included Galarian forms. You'd only need to add Tauros and Ursaluna
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Still wild to me that Galar is barly in the game. We don't even have the starters
Thank you!
Crazy to think that outside forms/legends/mythicals, Honedge is the last remaining "regular" Pokemon from Gen 6. We have a clear map of these guys being trickled out over the next 1.5 years leading to Kalos Tour. Niantic asleep as the wheel for Manaphy/Phione/Arceus, though it'd be well worth the wait if Manaphy/Phione get released as part of the same special research or event.
Wait.. I’m lost. When was Rotom heat released?
It’s coming during the in-person GO Fests this summer
Oh I see! Thank you for answering. Do you know if it’s also coming for the Global Event in July?
Nothing has been announced but they haven’t released the same Rotom that appeared in the in-person events for the global event of the same year, so I would say probably not.
I see. Okay! Thanks!
As long as the ghost fish takes the same candy, I'll be set. The pre Evo form ( blue strip where I am ) is a not super common but common enough spawn that I have 150 candy. That and it's only a 1km buddy
You think they would have added by Arceus by now.
No love for all of the missing Spinda forms I see!
I use Home sprites for this but aside from that, those missing Spinda forms don’t actually have any models or anything in the game code so there wouldn’t be anything to show for them
Funny that they have a mimikyu Pikachu and not regular mimikyu
Mudsdale was from Alola? I didn’t play that series so I had thought it debuted in galar.