Pokémon Winds and Waves Starter Creatures May Debut First in Pokémon Go, Fans Believe

According to a thread on top Pokémon Go fan reddit TheSilphRoad, datamining has sniffed out the first suggestion of the new starter creatures joining the game in the future, alongside content for other upcoming events.

Of course, these creatures were always destined to arrive in Pokémon Go at some point — the hit smartphone game now hosts the vast majority of species, and previous new generation launches have seen their creatures turn up in Pokémon Go around the same time, to promote their arrival. But this would be very early for data on the three species to be added — especially if Pokémon Winds and Waves don’t launch until late 2027.

The mere suggestion that the three could debut in Pokémon Go much sooner would be a huge deal for the game, and for the Pokémon franchise. The evergreen Pokémon Go still welcomes millions of players daily and is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this summer — so it would be the perfect stage on which to fully debut the new creatures. Still, new starter Pokémon have never previously become obtainable before their associated mainline games’ launch.

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