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Gen 3 Pokémon Might Be Coming to Pokémon GO on Halloween

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It was recently confirmed that there will be a Halloween-themed in-game event in Pokémon GO, but details about what the event will entail were intentionally left vague. However, after the announcement of the event, a rumor began to circulate about the inclusion of Generation 3 Pokémon into the game as part of the event. These rumors have been largely unsubstantiated until now.

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According to Pokémon GO Hub, dataminers have looked into the game’s newest patch and found some interesting things. The most revealing of these is what appears to be a new loading screen. The game features a new loading screen every few months or so, and new loading screens tend to be based off of recent or upcoming holiday-based in-game events. Around Halloween last year, the loading screen was changed to one showing a Gengar hiding in the shadows near a trainer. In this recent datamining excavation, a new loading screen featuring Ghost-type Pokémon such as Gengar, Duskull, Dusclops, Shuppet, Banette and Sableye was found. Fans may notice that all of these Ghost-types, except Gengar, belong to the 3rd Generation of Pokémon, implying that these, and possibly more Generation 3 Pokémon, will be included in the game by Halloween.

Apparently, the cries for Generation 3 Pokémon can also now be found in the files, further implying that the new Pokémon will be joining the game soon. There will also reportedly be new Night Music coming to the game soon. As of now, there has been no word on what specific dates the Pokémon GO Halloween event will take place.


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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).