

Niantic has killed the ability for Pokémon GO to be played inside warm buses or from the passenger seat of cars, and the prospect of walking around in the blistering cold (I live in Chicago) is a surefire way to ensure this new update would land with a thud. In many parts of the world, North America, Europe, Asia, it’s about to be the dead of winter. The other aspect of this is timing, namely, the idea that this update might come out soon.

#GEN 2 POKÉMON GAMES FULL#
Is it not weird to expand without giving players the chance to collect the full 151 now?

That’s Ditto, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Mewtwo and Mew, for the uninitiated. If the Halloween Event was enough to get people playing again so that GO became the top-grossing app in the world once again, imagine what 100 Gold and Silver Gen 2 Pokémon will do.īut there are a few questions about the rollout of this that aren’t answered by the discovery of this data, which could point to an update weeks or even months from now.įirst and foremost, it would be a little strange to introduce #152 through #251 when in Gen 1, we are still missing #132, #144, #145, #146, #150 and #151 from the game. While Pokémon GO has been consistently adding new features like the Buddy System, this is essentially an expansion, practically a sequel, by introducing this many new Pokémon. The infusion of 100 new Pokémon into the game, including evolutions for existing Pokémon, would be a refresh unlike any other before it. If Gen 2 hits the 3DS virtual console and contains similar Pokemon Bank support, it'll be the first time ever that all 700+ Pokemon could be caught in their original game and traded up all the way into the most current Pokemon release.Many avid Pokémon GO players have already filled up their Pokedex, or if they haven’t, they’re getting dangerously close, with only a few more evolutions or wild finds to go. Of special interest is the Virtual Console version of the original Gen 1 games, which allow trading into Sun & Moon via the 3DS Pokemon Bank app. Below is a chart that breaks down which Pokemon can be traded, by what method, and whether the trade is one-way or not. It isn't always a simple or user-friendly process, but it is doable This means that you'll be able to potentially battle with Pokemon you caught 13 years ago in Sun and Moon this fall. But, impressively, from Gen 3 all the way to the upcoming Sun and Moon, it's possible to trade Pokemon up from game to game. Unfortunately, due to a restructure in how Pokemon stats work and a platform switch there is a hard stop between Gen 2 (Gold and Silver) and Gen 3 (Ruby and Sapphire) - no trading is possible. Using a Game Boy Link Cable, Gen 1 Pokemon could be imported into Gen 2. That's kind of the whole point.īut moving Pokemon between generations, from game to game? That's a different matter entirely.

Trading Pokemon with friends has been a staple of the franchise from the beginning.
