After an updated infographic gained traction among the Pokemon Go community, fans expressed confusion with one glaring omission surrounding the mobile game’s Pokedex.
Thegraphicitself came from the SilphRoadsubreddit, where one trainer informed fans of all the missing Pokemon from Gens 4 through 7.
In total, Pokemon Go is still missing four Sinnoh Pokemon, five Unovan Pokemon, 16 Kalos Pokemon, 14 Alolan Pokemon, and eight Hisuian forms.
However, the graphic also noted that essentially all of Galar was not included, ashardly any Gen 8 Pokemonhave made it to the mobile game. This is despite Pokemon Sword & Shield having been out for four and a half years at this point.
Some fans in the comments acknowledged how strange the exclusion of Galar has been. “Galar not being in the game (not even the starters) is still so mindblowing to me,” said one trainer. “It’s like they’re trying to wipe an entire Generation from existence just bc the game wasn’t as well-received on release.”
The exact reason for the exclusion is unclear. Still, the fact that thePaldean starters were added to the gamebefore the Gen 8 starters makes the matter even more confusing.
Others guessed that Niantic would swing back to Gen 8 after the Scarlet & Violet hype died down a bit.
“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,” guessed one trainer.
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It’s unclear when exactly fans can expect moreGen 8 monsters in Pokemon Go, though fans have certainly noticed their absence.
Philip Trahan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, RPGs, JRPGs, and Nintendo franchises. He also has bylines at NintendoEverything and GameRant.
