Hoenn Pokémon Are Go!

For those committed to Pokémon Go, you have received a special treat. A good number of third-generation Pokémon from the Hoenn region have entered the game after their "preview appearances", so to speak, from the Halloween event earlier this year. This entrance also comes with an important feature addition that in a sense was also popularized by certain Pokémon from this region and generation. With this, the game has gone into a new, appreciable direction.

While I have yet to encounter the three starter Pokémon of this generation, I had encountered a few of the new Pokémon on a short trip out that I made while playing Go. The first one I met was one half of the dynamic Electric duo of this generation, and that was the blue-accented Minun. A little later on, I encountered the ever-elegant Roselia with its bicolor flowers. Needless to say, I captured them both, among others - and I had to, in order to prepare for better things ahead.

Meanwhile, that new important feature is dynamic weather, for which two of the three "box legends" of this generation are known for. Those two are Kyogre and Groudon, who in the main series are known for their weather-inducing abilities. And for raid players, they can get in on the fun for the latter, as Groudon are now showing up in raids. As for other effects, weather changes what Pokémon appear and where, and may have added bonuses for the Pokémon concerned. Now it really becomes worth it to go out and play Go in different weather conditions.

The world of Go just got a little larger thanks to the first major group of third-generation Pokémon, and even more real thanks to weather effects. They're fascinating changes that bring this world a little more closer to the one of the main series, and ones that have been expected to happen. Likewise, I am highly expectant of the rest of the third generation and the further directions that await this game, as well as how I can take advantage of these changes to my greatest benefit.