Pokémon Go Fest’s surprise new Pokémon is Celebi

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Pokémon Go Fest's surprise new Pokémon is Celebi This is how to get your new favorite legendary boyPokémon Go Fest 2018's surprise new Pokémon is Celebi, the latest and last second-generation mythical monster to arrive in the game. Unlike last year's event, when a variety of network issues led Niantic to gift everyone the legendary Pokémon Lugia, attendees actually have to work to capture Celebi. Celebi is made available by completing a series of research challenges, issued in-game as part of a larger quest. Progress on the Pokémon Go Fest research challenge. If you can catch seven Unown, you're killing it.

Pokémon Go leak shows off new Pokémon, including one we've all been waiting for

Pokémon Go leak shows off new Pokémon, including one we've all been waiting for Pokémon Go data miners have discovered several legendaries, as well as one elusive Johto PokémonSeveral elusive Pokémon have been found within Pokémon Go's code, with all of them shown off last night as part of a livestream reveal. These sprites include the obvious, like legendaries that Niantic has promised are on the way, as well as some especially well-hidden ones. Certain third-generation monsters, like Nincada and its two evolutions, have been left out of the wild since the Hoenn region's Pokémon began to appear in the game last year. In the case of Nincada, it's possible that its highly specific evolutionary forms kept Niantic from implementing it alongside most other third-generation Pokémon. Other rare monsters include Jirachi, the tiny, adorable mythical Pokémon that premiered in generation three, and Deoxys, whose multiple forms allow it to straddle high defense and offense.

Surprise! Pokémon Go just launched new Pokémon Spinda

referring to Not so last night, when the game quietly dropped Spinda as a brand new task reward, for landing three curveball throws in a row. In the main Pokémon games, Spinda is notable for having randomised colour spots dotted across its body. In Pokémon Go, developer Niantic has simplified things - a lot - by creating eight specific designs it will release as separate forms. Every PokéStop with the task offers this same Spinda design - a little chap with a colour spots which look like a goatee. Nincada sheds off its skin when evolving - which then becomes its own separate Pokémon.