Let's Go Make Some Fusions

It is known that some Pokémon have forms that are essentially them combined with another Pokémon (for one reason or another). This is known under the term and concept of "Fusion" and at present covers a few species of Pokémon, notably some that are twosomes accompanied by a third. And it is this concept that is now also present in Pokémon Go along with the first batch of the Pokémon for which the concept applies. 

The Pokémon that lead the pack are Necrozma, and by extension and association Solgaleo and Lunala as the two Pokémon the former can fuse with. Necrozma can fuse with Solgaleo to result in Dusk Mane Necrozma, or with Lunala to result in Dawn Wings Necrozma. It can be easily seen why I opted to use the term "redefinition", as these Fusion forms involving these Pokémon take them beyond the qualities that apply to them.

For Necrozma to be able to fuse, one needed to have collected Fusion Energy (Solar for Solgaleo, Lunar for Lunala) by raiding the Fusion forms above two days ago during the Global edition of Pokémon Go Fest - or else, from the paid Special Research set obtained after the free set. Other requirements are sufficient Candy for both Pokémon species involved in a Fusion, which for Solgaleo and Lunala means Cosmog Candy.  

To make the Fusion happen, for a selected Necrozma, the "Fuse" button is tapped for a desired form. The resources above are consumed, and the Necrozma takes on the form. The Fusion form is persistent, although one may choose to break the Fusion if desired - with the caveat that the spent resources are not regained, and more resources need to be consumed in order to re-create the Fusion, even with the same Pokémon.

As for specific details, the Fusion form has the IVs of the selected Necrozma - a given, since the main Pokémon involved in the Fusion is that species. This leads to the best practice of creating a Fusion of the best Necrozma available with a Solgaleo or Lunala one isn't too fond of (likely one with the worst IVs) and keeping it that way; the Fusion form is persistent after all and there shouldn't have to be any reason to break it.

In the case that one does have to consider to break the Fusion - perhaps after considering to apply the best practice above - it is important to recognize that unless one has amassed a significant amount of Fusion Energy from the raids, it may not be possible to make another at present. Thus, it may be preferable to keep the Fusion until it becomes possible to collect more of the required Fusion Energy for the forms.

Fans will recognize that there is another group of three species that are technically Fusion capable, and they're already present in Pokémon Go... but their earlier circumstance wasn't warranted (and even deserves a separate discussion). However, it is strongly likely that the occasion of the next Pokémon Go Tour in about half a year may just warrant the Fusion to occur, and that's a tantalizing prospect for later.

A concept like Fusion decidedly presents its own challenges for implementation, but once implemented as in the case of the three Pokémon above, the challenge is then passed on to individual Trainers to make the best of it. In this first official implementation, the challenge then involves the bleak of night and the glare of day, and how they blend together for an amazing time to pave times of Fusions ahead.

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