List of Pokémon by availability (GO)

This is a list of Pokémon available in Pokémon GO.

List of Pokémon by date

Every generation of Pokémon is represented in Pokémon GO - the entirety of Generations I and II, the vast majority of Generations III to V, and a select few from Generations VI to VIII. From the first five generations, the evolution families of the following Pokémon are currently unobtainable and have yet to become available:

• Kecleon
• Phione
• Manaphy
• Shaymin
• Arceus
• Zorua
• Mienfoo
• Druddigon
• Larvesta
• Keldeo
• Meloetta

Date	Pokémon	Notes
Jul 6, 2016	All Generation I Pokémon except Ditto, Legendary Pokémon and Mew	Initial release.
Nov 23, 2016		Ditto became available, appearing disguised as Pidgey, Rattata, Zubat, or Magikarp. Ditto also became able to appear disguised as Hoothoot, Sentret, or Yanma starting February 16, 2017.
Dec 12, 2016		Generation II baby Pokémon became available, exclusively from Eggs.
Feb 16, 2017		Most remaining Generation II Pokémon became available, except Delibird and Smeargle. This included allowing Generation I Pokémon that have Generation II cross-generational evolutions to evolve into those Pokémon and Togetic now appearing in the wild.
Jul 22, 2017		Legendary Pokémon was first available through Raid Battles. Articuno was first available in Raid Battles from July 22 to 31.
Jul 31, 2017		Moltres was first available in Raid Battles from July 31 to August 7.
Aug 7, 2017		Zapdos was first available in Raid Battles from August 7 to 14.
Aug 14, 2017		The first Mewtwo Raid Battle occurred at the Pokémon GO Stadium event. Mewtwo was subsequently available in field tests of "Exclusive" or EX Raid Battles, and on November 21, 2017, the field test concluded and the mature EX Raid Battle system was announced. Mewtwo was made available through normal raids beginning September 20, 2018.
Aug 31, 2017		Raikou, Entei, and Suicune became available through Raid Battles in (respectively) the Americas, Europe and Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region from August 31 to September 30. On September 30, they then migrated to the preceding region. On October 31, they migrated a final time, until their availability ended on November 30.
Oct 20, 2017		The Generation III Ghost-type Pokémon became available, in conjunction with the Halloween 2017 event.
Nov 28, 2017		Ho-Oh became available through Raid Battles after the successful Global Catch Challenge, lasting until December 14.
Dec 8, 2017		50 Generation III Pokémon became available. Mawile and Absol were only available through Raid Battles.
Dec 15, 2017		Groudon became available through Raid Battles, lasting until January 15, 2018.
Dec 21, 2017		20 additional Generation III Pokémon became available. Delibird became available exclusively during the Holiday 2017 event.
Jan 12, 2018		Kyogre became available through Raid Battles, lasting until February 15, 2018.
Jan 23, 2018		23 additional Generation III Pokémon became available.
Feb 9, 2018		19 additional Generation III Pokémon became available.
Mar 27, 2018		Mew became available through the Special Research mode that was activated alongside Field Research on the same day.
Apr 2, 2018		Latias and Latios became available through Raid Battles. Latias was available in Europe, Asia, and Australia while Latios could be found in North America, South America, and Africa. They switched locations on May 8 and were available until June 5.
May 30, 2018		Alolan Exeggutor became available.
Jun 21, 2018		Alolan Rattata, Meowth, Grimer, Vulpix, and Sandshrew lines became available through special 7 km Eggs obtained via Gifts. Alolan Rattata and Raticate became catchable in the wild on June 23.
Jul 14, 2018		Alolan Diglett and Geodude were made available temporarily to catch in the wild and were exclusive to 7 km Eggs from July 19. Celebi became available through Special Research at Pokémon Go Fest 2018 and was added worldwide on August 20.
Jul 19, 2018		Alolan Raichu and Marowak became available through Raid Battles.
Aug 1, 2018		Spinda became available through Field Research.
Sep 13, 2018		Regirock became available in Raid Battles until September 30.
Sep 21, 2018		Normal Forme Deoxys became available in EX Raid Battles.
Oct 16, 2018		26 Generation IV Pokémon became available.
Oct 23, 2018		6 additional Generation IV Pokémon became available. Spiritomb could be obtained in a Special Research while Altered Forme Giratina was made available in Raid Battles until November 20.
Nov 1, 2018		Nincada is available exclusively through Field Research, and Shedinja through Research Breakthrough.
Nov 6, 2018		Budew became available in Eggs and Buizel in the wild.
Nov 14, 2018		11 additional Generation IV Pokémon became available, all of which are the evolved forms of earlier generation Pokémon, and require a Sinnoh Stone to evolve them. Meltan is also made available via the Mystery Box or through Special Research, and can evolve into Melmetal with 400.
Nov 20, 2018		Cresselia became available in Raid Battles until December 18.
Dec 18, 2018		14 additional Generation IV Pokémon became available. Chingling, Munchlax, and Mantyke became available in 7 km Eggs, Heatran became available in Raid Battles until January 15, 2019, and Attack Forme Deoxys was added to EX Raid Battles.
Jan 30, 2019		Palkia became available in Raid Battles until February 28.
Feb 1, 2019		14 additional Generation IV Pokémon became available. Ambipom, Lickilicky, Tangrowth, Yanmega, Gallade and Froslass are the evolved forms of earlier generation Pokémon, and require a Sinnoh Stone to be obtained.
Feb 13, 2019		Happiny became available through 7 km Eggs, in conjunction with Valentine's Day 2019.
Feb 15, 2019		Mamoswine became available as part of the Swinub Community Day by evolving Piloswine with a Sinnoh Stone.
Feb 23, 2019		The Clamperl line became available through Limited Research and later in the wild.
Feb 25, 2019		Smeargle became available through using the AR Camera.
Mar 1, 2019		Dialga became available in Raid Battles until March 28.
Mar 25, 2019		Defense Forme Deoxys became available in EX Raid Battles.
Apr 2, 2019		Origin Forme Giratina became available in Raid Battles until April 29.
Apr 29, 2019		Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf became available in the wild, and later in Raid Battles. Shellos and Gastrodon were also accidentally made available in the wild for about 30 minutes.
May 17, 2019		14 additional Generation IV Pokémon became available. Magnezone, Leafeon, Glaceon and Probopass were new evolutions of old Pokémon, available through new types of Lure Module. Additionally, Shellos and Gastrodon were formally and permanently added, with their forms becoming region-exclusive several hours after initial release.
Jun 13, 2019		Jirachi became available through Special Research at Pokémon GO Fest 2019 Chicago and later Dortmund and Yokohama.
Jun 28, 2019		Speed Forme Deoxys became available in EX Raid Battles.
Sep 16, 2019		46 Generation V Pokémon became available.
Sep 26, 2019		Mime Jr. became available to hatch from 5 km Eggs in Europe.
Oct 17, 2019		Darkrai became available in Raid Battles until November 1. Yamask became available exclusively during Halloween 2019.
Nov 2, 2019		Regigigas became available through a paid, limited-time Special Research event and later in EX Raid Battles on November 18.
Nov 4, 2019		Cobalion became available in Raid Battles until November 26.
Nov 16, 2019		Galarian Weezing became available in Raid Battles.
Nov 26, 2019		Terrakion became available in Raid Battles until December 17.
Dec 17, 2019		Virizion became available in Raid Battles until January 7, 2020.
Dec 24, 2019		The families of Cubchoo and Cryogonal became available in the wild.
Jan 10, 2020		34 additional Generation V Pokémon became available.
Jan 24, 2020		The Darumaka family became available in 7 km Eggs during the Lunar New Year 2020 event and became available in the wild and in 10 km Eggs afterwards.
Jan 29, 2020		Scraggy became available as a GO Battle League reward.
Feb 1, 2020		Woobat became available through Research Breakthroughs until March 1 and in the wild after the Buddy Up event.
Feb 2, 2020		Minccino became available in 5 km Eggs and through Limited Research.
Feb 4, 2020		Incarnate Forme Tornadus became available in Raid Battles until February 25.
Feb 14, 2020		Audino and Alomomola became available in the wild.
Mar 2, 2020		Incarnate Forme Thundurus became available in Raid Battles until March 31.
Mar 13, 2020		Rufflet became available as a GO Battle League reward.
Mar 20, 2020		Genesect became available through a paid, limited-time Special Research event. It was later added to general Special Research and was available in Raid Battles from August 14 to 21.
Mar 27, 2020		Gothita and Solosis became available in the wild.
Mar 31, 2020		Incarnate Forme Landorus became available in Raid Battles until April 28 and as a GO Battle League reward.
Apr 1, 2020		Stunfisk became available in the wild and as a Field Research reward.
May 26, 2020		Reshiram became available in Raid Battles until June 16.
Jun 3, 2020		Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, and Darumaka became available in 7 km Eggs, and Galarian Stunfisk became available in Raid Battles, in the wild and in Special Research.
Jun 16, 2020		Zekrom became available in Raid Battles until July 7.
Jun 17, 2020		Galarian Farfetch'd became available in the wild worldwide.
Jul 3, 2020		Ducklett became available in the wild, in 5 km Eggs, and in Timed Research.
Jul 7, 2020		Kyurem became available in Raid Battles until July 31.
Jul 17, 2020		Petilil became available in the wild, in 5 km Eggs, and in Timed Research.
Jul 25, 2020		Wash Rotom became available to paid Pokémon GO Fest 2020 players in GO Snapshot.
Jul 26, 2020		Victini became available through paid Special Research for Pokémon GO Fest 2020.
Aug 7, 2020		Elgyem became available in the wild, in 7 km Eggs, and in Raid Battles.
Aug 14, 2020		Sewaddle, Cottonee, Emolga became available in the wild and in 7 km Eggs. Bouffalant is a regional and became available in the wild and in 5 km Eggs.
Oct 9, 2020		Autumn Form Deerling was added to the wild.
Oct 12, 2020		Sandile, Pawniard, and Vullaby were added to new 12 km Eggs.
Oct 23, 2020		Galarian Ponyta was added to Raid Battles and 7 km Eggs and Galarian Farfetch'd was made able to evolve into Sirfetch'd.
Oct 24, 2020		Galarian Yamask was made available in Special Research.
Nov 30, 2020		Espurr was made available in raids.
Dec 1, 2020		Summer and Winter Form Deerling were made available in the wild with the introduction of Seasons.
Dec 2, 2020		19 Generation VI Pokémon became available - Klefki as a regional exclusive in France.
Dec 19, 2020		Galarian Mr. Mime was made available through paid Special Research.
Dec 22, 2020		Vanillite was made available in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and Field Research.
Jan 11, 2021		Male Frillish became available as a GO Battle League reward.
Feb 14, 2021		Munna became available in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and raids.
Mar 1, 2021		Spring Form Deerling and female Frillish were added to the wild.
Mar 16, 2021		Tynamo became available in the wild, 5 km Eggs, and raids and Therian Forme Thundurus became available in raids until March 30.
Mar 30, 2021		Therian Forme Tornadus will become available in Raid Battles until April 13.
Apr 13, 2021		Therian Forme Landorus will become available in Raid Battles until April 27.

Mega Evolutions

See also: Mega Evolution#Pokémon GO

The ability to Mega Evolve certain species of Pokémon was added on August 27, 2020 and is available by collecting that Pokémon's Mega Energy. Out of the 48 Mega Evolutions, the following are currently available:

Date	Mega Evolution	Notes
Aug 27, 2020		Initial release.
Sep 18, 2020		Mega Pidgeot was released after the Mega Battle Challenge.
Sep 29, 2020		Mega Houndoom was also released after the Mega Battle Challenge.
Oct 24, 2020		Mega Gengar was released for the Halloween event.
Dec 1, 2020		Mega Abomasnow was released.
Jan 18, 2021		Mega Ampharos was released.
Feb 9, 2021		Mega Gyarados was released for the Lunar New Year event.
Mar 16, 2021		Mega Manectric was released for the Charge Up event.
April 4, 2021	Lopunny	Mega Lopunny was released for the Spring into Spring event.

Region-exclusive Pokémon

Certain sets of Pokémon appear to be exclusive to certain regions in the world. Those Pokémon may hatch from 5 km Eggs picked in their respective regions since September 2019. Some of these Pokémon have been made available in other regions during special events. The territories described below are generally limited to broad descriptions, sacrificing precise accuracy. Many community-sourced maps can be found that show these boundaries in much greater detail, such as this.

The following list has been divided based on the type of regional exclusivity.

Region	Pokémon	Notes
Set 1
East Asia		Between November 25, 2017, and November 27, 2017, Farfetch'd appeared all over the world
Australia and Papua New Guinea
Europe
United States, southern Canada, and parts of northern Mexico*
Mexico, Central and South America*
West, Central, and South Asia
Africa and Middle East
Certain islands east of Australia*
Alaska, Canada, and Asian Russia*
Set 2
Europe and Asia-Pacific		Volbeat appeared all over the world from April 21, 2020 to April 27, 2020, and again from February 14, 2021 to February 18, 2021 Solrock switched with switched on June 21, 2018, and reverted back on March 19, 2019, then switched again on June 19, 2020. Zangoose switched with Seviper on January 5, 2018 Heatmor switched with Durant on December 1, 2020
Americas, Africa, and Middle East		Illumise appeared all over the world from April 21, 2020, to April 27, 2020, and again from February 14, 2021, to February 18, 2021 Lunatone switched with Solrock on June 21, 2018, and reverted back on March 19, 2019, then switched again on June 19, 2020. Seviper switched with Zangoose on January 5, 2018 Durant switched with Heatmor on December 1, 2020
Set 3
Western Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Set 4
Asia-Pacific
Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Americas and Greenland
Special Regions
Tropics*
Southern Hemisphere
Southeastern United States and the northern Bahamas
Southern United States, Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, and South America
Egypt, Greece, and Israel
Northeastern United States
France

Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

Most Legendary Pokémon have only been released for strictly limited periods in Raid Battles. Several have had repeat appearances in later raids or as Research Breakthrough encounters. Mewtwo and Deoxys originally appeared in special EX Raids. EX Passes grant players the ability to participate in an EX Raid and are distributed on a semi-random basis to players who have recently completed a Raid at the Gym where the EX Raid would take place.

Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf have been available in the wild, in their respective regions, as a very rare spawn since April 30, 2019.

The Mythical Pokémon Mew, Celebi, and Jirachi have been made available as rewards for completing their respective Special Research tasks. Meltan, which can be evolved into Melmetal, can be spawned using the Mystery Box.

The following lists all Legendary and Mythical Pokémon that have been made available in Raid Battles.

Pokémon		Raid dates	Research dates
Articuno		Jul. 22 - 31, 2017 Jul. 7, 2018* Sep. 13 - 20, 2018 Sep. 18 - 25, 2020 Feb. 20 - Mar. 1, 2021	Jun. 2018 Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019 Nov. - Dec. 2019
Zapdos		Aug. 7 - Sep. 1, 2017 Jul. 21, 2018 Sep. 13 - 20, 2018 Sep. 25 - Oct. 2, 2020 Feb. 20 - Mar. 1, 2021	May 2018 Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019 Nov. - Dec. 2019
Moltres		Jul. 31, 2017 - Aug. 7, 2017 Sep. 8, 2018 Sep. 13 - 20, 2018 Oct. 2 - 9, 2020 Feb. 20 - Mar. 1, 2021	Apr. 2018 Dec. 2018 - Feb. 2019 Nov. - Dec. 2019
Mewtwo		Sep. 20 - Oct. 23, 2018 Sep. 16 - 23, 2019 Feb. 20 - Mar. 1, 2021	—
Armored Mewtwo		Jul. 10 - 31, 2019 Feb. 25 - Mar. 2, 2020	—
Raikou		Sep. 1, 2017 - Nov. 30, 2018* Jun. 29, 2019 Sep. 2 - 9, 2019 Jan. 31 - Feb. 4, 2021	Aug. 2018 Dec. 2018 - Apr. 2019
Entei		Sep. 1, 2017 - Nov. 30, 2018* Jul. 14, 2019 Sep. 2 - 9, 2019 Jan. 26 - 31, 2021	Sep. 2018 Dec. 2018 - Apr. 2019
Suicune		Sep. 1, 2017 - Nov. 30, 2018* Aug. 17, 2019 Sep. 2 - 9, 2019 Feb. 4 - 9, 2021	Oct. 2018 Dec. 2018 - Apr. 2019
Lugia		Jul. 22 - 24, 2017 Mar. 16 - Apr. 2, 2018 Jul. 14 - 15, 2018 Dec. 14 - 17, 2018 Dec. 20 - 23, 2019 Nov. 5 - 16, 2020	Jan. - Jun. 2019
Ho-Oh		Nov. 27 - Dec. 14, 2017 May 19 - Jun. 7, 2018 Aug. 24 - 27, 2018 Dec. 14 - 17, 2018 Dec. 20 - 23, 2019 Jul. 3 - 6, 2020 Jan. 1 - 5, 2021	Jan. - Jun. 2019
Regirock		Sep. 13 - 30, 2018 Nov. 1 - 4, 2019 Dec. 12 - 13, 2020	Mar. - Apr. 2019
Regice		Jul. 19 - Aug. 16, 2018 Nov. 1 - 4, 2019 Dec. 28, 2019 Dec. 26 - 27, 2020	Mar. - Apr. 2019
Registeel		Jun. 21 - Jul. 19, 2018 Nov. 1 - 4, 2019 Mar. 10 - 12, 2020 Dec. 19 - 20, 2020	Mar. - Apr. 2019
Latias		Apr. 2 - Jun. 7, 2018 Feb. 22 - Mar. 1, 2019 Jan. 24 - 27, 2020 Jun. 12 - 15, 2020 Feb. 9 - 20, 2021	May - Aug. 2019
Latios		Apr. 2 - Jun. 7, 2018 Apr. 15 - 22, 2019 Jan. 24 - 27, 2020 Jun. 12 - 15, 2020 Feb. 9 - 20, 2021	May - Aug. 2019
Kyogre		Jan. 12 - Feb. 9, 2018 Feb. 23, 2018 - Mar. 5, 2018 Jun. 7 - 22, 2018 Jan. 15 - 29, 2019 Jun. 18 - 27, 2019 Jan. 19 - 26, 2021	Jul. - Aug. 2019 Nov. - Dec. 2019
Groudon		Dec. 15, 2017 - Jan. 16, 2018 Feb. 23 - Mar. 5, 2018 Jan. 15 - 29, 2019 Apr. 29 - May 2, 2019 Jun. 27 - Jul. 10, 2019 Jan. 19 - 26, 2021	Jul. - Aug. 2019 Nov. - Dec. 2019
Rayquaza		Jan. 12 - Mar. 16, 2018 Mar. 15 - 18, 2019 Jul. 31 - Sep. 2, 2019 Jul. 31 - Aug. 7, 2020 Mar. 27 - 28, 2021	—
Deoxys (Normal Forme)		Sep. 9 - 16, 2019 Aug. 7 - 14, 2020	—
Deoxys (Attack Forme)		Sep. 9 - 16, 2019	—
Deoxys (Defense Forme)		Sep. 9 - 16, 2019	—
Deoxys (Speed Forme)		Sep. 9 - 16, 2019	—
Uxie*		May 2 - 27, 2019 Aug. 28, 2019 Nov. 24 - Dec. 1, 2020	—
Mesprit*		May 2 - 27, 2019 Aug. 28, 2019 Nov. 24 - Dec. 1, 2020	—
Azelf*		May 2 - 27, 2019 Aug. 28, 2019 Nov. 24 - Dec. 1, 2020	—
Dialga		Mar. 1 - 28, 2019	—
Palkia		Jan. 29 - Feb. 28, 2019	—
Heatran		Dec. 18, 2018 - Jan. 15, 2019 Jan. 7 - Feb. 4, 2020 Aug. 21 - Sep. 10, 2020 Jan. 12 - 19, 2021	—
Giratina (Altered Forme)		Oct. 23 - Nov. 20, 2018 Mar. 28 - Apr. 2, 2019 Sep. 23 - Oct. 17, 2019 Mar. 13 - 16, 2020 May 5 - 12, 2020	—
Giratina (Origin Forme)		Apr. 2 - 29, 2019 Oct. 9 - 23, 2020	—
Cresselia		Nov. 20 - Dec. 18, 2018 May 27 - Jun. 18, 2019 Mar. 10 - 12, 2020 Sep. 10 - 18, 2020	—
Darkrai		Oct. 17 - Nov. 1, 2019 Mar. 6 - 9, 2020 Apr. 28 - May 5, 2020 Oct. 23 - Nov. 3, 2020	—
Cobalion		Nov. 4 - 26, 2019 Mar. 17 - 31, 2020 Nov. 16 - 24, 2020	—
Terrakion		Nov. 26 - Dec. 17, 2019 May 19 - 26, 2020 Nov. 16 - 24, 2020	—
Virizion		Dec. 17, 2019 - Jan. 7, 2020 May 12 - 19, 2020 Nov. 16 - 24, 2020	—
Tornadus (Incarnate Forme)		Feb. 4 - 25, 2020 Mar. 6 - 11, 2021 Apr. 27, 2021 -	—
Tornadus (Therian Forme)		Mar. 30 - Apr. 13, 2021	—
Thundurus (Incarnate Forme)		Mar. 2 - 31, 2020 Mar. 11 - 16, 2021 Apr. 27, 2021 -	—
Thundurus (Therian Forme)		Mar. 16 - 30, 2021	—
Reshiram		May 26 - Jun. 16, 2020	—
Zekrom		Jun. 16 - Jul. 7, 2020	—
Landorus (Incarnate Forme)		Mar. 31 - Apr. 28, 2020 Mar. 1 - 6, 2021 Apr. 27, 2021 -	—
Landorus (Therian Forme)		Apr. 13 - 27, 2021	—
Kyurem		Jul. 7 - 31, 2020 Dec. 1, 2020 - Jan. 1, 2021	—
Genesect		Aug. 14 - 21, 2020 Jan. 5 - 12, 2021 (Burn Drive)	—
EX Raids
Mewtwo		Aug. 14, 2017 - Sep. 20, 2018 Sep. 25 - Nov. 12, 2019	—
Deoxys (Normal Forme)		Oct. 1, 2018 - Jan. 4, 2019	—
Deoxys (Attack Forme)		Dec. 18, 2018 - Mar. 24, 2019	—
Deoxys (Defense Forme)		Mar. 25 - Jun. 23, 2019	—
Deoxys (Speed Forme)		Jun. 28 - Sep. 25, 2019	—
Regigigas		Nov. 18, 2019 - Mar. 13, 2020	—

Special availability

Some species, outside of special events, neither appear in the wild nor evolve from Pokémon that do. Instead, these Pokémon can only be encountered through other methods. In addition to the following list, all baby Pokémon have always been exclusively obtained from hatching Eggs. Alolan Sandshrew, Vulpix, Meowth, and Grimer and Galarian Meowth, Zigzagoon, and Darumaka can normally only be obtained from hatching Eggs, but some have had expanded availability during special events.

Pokémon		Encounter method
Alolan Raichu		Level 3 raid
Alolan Marowak		Level 3 raid
Galarian Weezing		Level 3 raid
Smeargle		Spawned via GO Snapshot
Nincada		10 km Eggs Field Research (event)
Ninjask		Evolve Nincada Level 4 raid (event)
Shedinja		Research Breakthrough (November 2018) Throwback Challenge 2020: Hoenn
Mawile		Level 2 raid 10 km Egg Shadow Pokémon from Arlo
Spinda		Field Research Level 3 raid (Available during the Hoenn Collection Challenge between January 19, 2021 and January 24, 2021)
Absol		Level 4 raid 10 km Egg Shadow Pokémon from Sierra (formerly)
Shinx		Level 1 raid 10 km Egg Research Breakthrough (May 2020)
Luxio		Evolve Shinx
Luxray		Evolve Luxio
Cherubi		Spawned via Mossy Lure Module 5 km Egg
Spiritomb		A Spooky Message A Spooky Message 2019 A Spooky Message Unmasked
Lucario		Evolve Riolu (hatched 10 km Egg)
Timburr		Level 1 raid 10 km Egg
Gurdurr		Evolve Timburr
Conkeldurr		Evolve Gurdurr
Scraggy		GO Battle League reward
Scrafty		Evolve Scraggy (GO Battle League reward)
Frillish		GO Battle League reward
Jellicent		Evolve Frillish (GO Battle League reward)
Klink		Level 1 raid 10 km Egg
Klang		Evolve Klink
Klinklang		Evolve Klang
Rufflet		GO Battle League reward
Braviary		Evolve Rufflet (GO Battle League reward)

Event-induced availability

The player may choose from the three Kanto starter Pokémon at the beginning of the game: Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle. If the player walks away from the starter Pokémon four times, Pikachu will also appear as a possible starter Pokémon. These Pokémon may also be found in the wild later on.

While Eevee's evolution is normally random, it can be nicknamed to force it to evolve into a specific Pokémon: "Sparky" for Jolteon, "Rainer" for Vaporeon, "Pyro" for Flareon (the names of the Eevee brothers in the Pokémon anime), "Sakura" for Espeon, "Tamao" for Umbreon (two of the Kimono Girls in the anime), "Linnea" for Leafeon, and "Rea" for Glaceon (two of the Eevee users). Each nickname can only influence evolution once per player. Espeon and Umbreon can also be obtained via walking with Eevee as a buddy for at least 10 km, then evolving it during either day or night, respectively. The Mossy Lure Module and Glacial Lure Module can be used to influence evolution into Leafeon or Glaceon, respectively.

Certain real-world events will occasionally release Pokémon into the wild that are usually locked to a specific method, such as having region- or Raid-exclusive Pokémon appearing in the wild.

During certain conventions or other events, specific letters of Unown may be made available at a greatly increased rate in the vicinity of the event. The letters made available relate to the event, such as C, H, I, A, G, and O for Pokémon GO Fest in Chicago.

During some special events, featured Pokémon may be caught wearing a commemorative costume. For example, Pikachu and Pichu may be caught or hatched wearing a special hat, and Raichu will retain the hat upon evolution. During the Squirtle Community Day on July 8, 2018, Sunglasses Squirtle based on the Squirtle Squad from the anime was made available through Field Research; Wartortle and Blastoise will both retain the glasses on evolution. During the Valentine's Day 2019 event, a Spinda based on the heart-spotted one from Going for a Spinda can be obtained from Field Research. For Pokémon Day 2019, an Eevee with a hat was added alongside Pikachu; its evolutions retain the hat on evolution.

See also: List of Pokémon with form differences → Pokémon GO

Since September 2018, certain Pokémon have been made available in 7 km Eggs as part of an event, including regional- and Raid-exclusive Pokémon such as Tauros and Absol, respectively.

References

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