Pokémon GO: Players have been waiting for the release of a Pokémon for years, is it finally time?
The story of Kecleon’s release in Pokémon GO goes back years. Now, with the announcement of the Hoenn tour in 2023, it should finally be time. But Niantic is very unclear.
What about Kecleon? The Pokémon is special, especially in Pokémon GO. Since the release of the mobile game in 2016, there has been no trace of Kecleon. But that’s not because it’s visually reminiscent of a chameleon: It simply hasn’t been released yet and remains the last monster in the Hoenn region that isn’t in the game yet. It’s quite possible that his stealth abilities will get in the way of his release.
But now the big Hoenn tour has been announced. In February you will meet Gen 3 Pokémon. But what about Kecleon?
Unclear announcement of Niantic’s Hoenn Pokémon
What the developers say: A few days ago, Niantic announced the Hoenn tour. In February 2023, the event runs locally in Las Vegas and the following weekend as a worldwide event. on Twitter the team wrote:
The Hoenn region Pokémon will conquer Sunset Park when the #PokemonGOTour coming to Las Vegas in February 2023! Spend an unforgettable day with trainers from all over the world! And who knows which Pokémon await you 😉
On the Tour website it says “Complete your Hoenn Pokédex!”. So the clear goal is to fill the Pokédex with all the Pokémon in this region.
This is where it gets unclear: Niantic writes here in the German announcement (via pokemongolive.com): “Head to Las Vegas to catch all the Pokémon you know from Pokémon Ruby Edition and Pokémon Sapphire Edition—or join the global event next weekend!”
In the original announcement in English, however, a clear distinction is made and a boundary is drawn. Niantic writes “have a chance to catch most Pokemon from the Hoenn Region of Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire”. So this is just about “most of the Pokemon” from the Hoenn region and not about “all the Pokemon” from the Hoenn region.
It could be a translation error in the German announcement. However, they also write “Complete your Hoenn Pokédex” in English. It’s also about completion.
Here’s how coaches react: On Twitter, coaches are confused about the announcement. Joe Merrick, the operator of the Serebii.net website, writes “You’re not going to give us Kecleon, are you?”
In the comments, trainers point out that the previous Johto tour explicitly spoke of “All Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region” in the English announcement.
what are the theories There’s a chance that Niantic was just vague on the announcement and Kecleon will be released for the 2023 Hoenn tour. Because the announcement graphic with Proto-Groudon and Proto-Kyogre also had an error that the team only corrected after publication.
But there is also the chance that one deliberately speaks of “most” Pokémon of the Hoenn region and there was an error in the German translation.
In an interview, Niantic explained that the release of Kecleon in Pokémon GO should be something very special.
Reference-mein-mmo.de