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Alolan Forms of Kanto Pokémon Coming to Pokémon GO

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Published: May 21, 2018 10:39 am

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One of the new editions to the Generation VII Pokémon games, 2016’s Sun and Moon, was the addition of Alolan forms. A number of Kanto Pokémon from the first Generation got new forms based on the environment of Generation VII’s region, Alola. Despite the fact that Pokémon GO currently only contains Pokémon from the first three Generations, and isn’t expected to include Gen VII creatures any time soon, the Alolan versions of Gen I Pokémon will apparently be coming to the game soon.

In an announcement on the official Pokémon GO website, it is stated that some Kanto Pokémon will start appearing in their Alolan forms in the game. A specific start date isn’t specified, with the post simply stating that these Alolan forms will start appearing “in the coming weeks.” It is currently unknown if Alolan forms will become a permanent fixture in the game, or if they will only appear for a limited amount of time during some sort of event.

For reference, here is a list of all Kanto Pokémon that have Alolan forms, as well as the type changes that their new forms have:

  • Rattata (Kanto form: Normal, Alolan form: Dark/Normal)
  • Raticate (Kanto form: Normal, Alolan form: Dark/Normal)
  • Raichu (Kanto form: Electric, Alolan form: Electric/Psychic)
  • Sandshrew (Kanto form: Ground, Alolan form: Ice/Steel)
  • Sandslash (Kanto form: Ground, Alolan form: Ice/Steel)
  • Vulpix (Kanto form: Fire, Alolan form: Ice)
  • Ninetales (Kanto form: Fire, Alolan form: Ice/Fairy)
  • Diglett (Kanto form: Ground, Alolan form: Ground/Steel)
  • Dugtrio (Kanto form: Ground, Alolan form: Ground/Steel)
  • Meowth (Kanto form: Normal, Alolan form: Dark)
  • Persian (Kanto form: Normal, Alolan form: Dark)
  • Geodude (Kanto form: Rock/Ground, Alolan form: Rock/Electric)
  • Graveler (Kanto form: Rock/Ground, Alolan form: Rock/Electric)
  • Golem (Kanto form: Rock/Ground, Alolan form: Rock/Electric)
  • Grimer (Kanto form: Poison, Alolan form: Poison/Dark)
  • Muk (Kanto form: Poison, Alolan form: Poison/Dark)
  • Exeggutor (Kanto form: Grass/Psychic, Alolan form: Grass/Dragon)
  • Marowak (Kanto form: Ground, Alolan form: Ghost/Fire)
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Dylan Siegler
Dylan Siegler has a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Redlands. He has copy edited novels and short stories and is the editor of nearly all marketing materials for RoKo Marketing. In addition to his professional work, Dylan is also working on several of his own projects. Some of these projects include a novel that satirizes the very nature of novel writing as an art and a short film that parodies buddy cop movies. His short story “Day 3658,” a look into a future ten years into a zombie apocalypse, is being published in September of 2017 in Microcosm Publishing’s compilation Bikes in Space IV: Biketopia. His political satire "The Devil's Advocates" is currently available for free (the link to this story can be found on his Facebook page).
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