Ho-Oh has now flown away, Trainers. We have now been left without a Legendary Raid Boss for the first time since GO Fest. Niantic has not announced a new one yet, leaving us with only Mewtwo in EX Raids. We'll be sharing Redditor's malcomjudd's theory about new Raid Bosses, as we feel it's very realistic.
THEMED GROUPS: Niantic revealed to TechCrunch earlier this month that the remaining portion of Generation 3 will be released in type-themed groups. malcomjudd pointed out in his post that none of the released Pokémon are no, excluding the starters and Beautifly, Ice, Rock, Dragon, Ground, Fire, Water, and Flying-types released.
Those types are interesting, because they correspond to the types of the three main Legendary Pokémon from Generation 3. Groudon would be associated with Fire-types, Ground-types, and maybe Rock-types. Kyogre would be associated with Water-types, and maybe Ice-types. Finally, Rayquaza would be associated with Dragon-types and Flying-types.
So, if we say that Rock-types and Ice-types are outliers, the theory does make sense. Ice-types could be released in the upcoming days for the holiday event, along with Delibird. Rock-types could be released for another take on Adventure Week.
TIMELINE: So when will we see each Legendary? That's all up to Niantic, but here's our timeline.
- REGICE: Holidays / Winter
- REGISTEEL: Sometime after Regice (January / February)
- REGIROCK: During "Adventure Week 2"
- GROUDON: EX Raids during the Legendary Titans' rotation
- KYOGRE: EX Raids, introduced in a "Water Festival 2"
- RAYQUAZA: EX Raids sometime in spring
- LATIOS / LATIAS: Sometime around Rayquaza, shortly before Generation 4
Thanks for reading, Trainers! Tell us what you think about this theory on Twitter (@PNN_APTV). Read malcomjudd's original Reddit post by clicking here.
THEMED GROUPS: Niantic revealed to TechCrunch earlier this month that the remaining portion of Generation 3 will be released in type-themed groups. malcomjudd pointed out in his post that none of the released Pokémon are no, excluding the starters and Beautifly, Ice, Rock, Dragon, Ground, Fire, Water, and Flying-types released.
Those types are interesting, because they correspond to the types of the three main Legendary Pokémon from Generation 3. Groudon would be associated with Fire-types, Ground-types, and maybe Rock-types. Kyogre would be associated with Water-types, and maybe Ice-types. Finally, Rayquaza would be associated with Dragon-types and Flying-types.
So, if we say that Rock-types and Ice-types are outliers, the theory does make sense. Ice-types could be released in the upcoming days for the holiday event, along with Delibird. Rock-types could be released for another take on Adventure Week.
TIMELINE: So when will we see each Legendary? That's all up to Niantic, but here's our timeline.
- REGICE: Holidays / Winter
- REGISTEEL: Sometime after Regice (January / February)
- REGIROCK: During "Adventure Week 2"
- GROUDON: EX Raids during the Legendary Titans' rotation
- KYOGRE: EX Raids, introduced in a "Water Festival 2"
- RAYQUAZA: EX Raids sometime in spring
- LATIOS / LATIAS: Sometime around Rayquaza, shortly before Generation 4
Thanks for reading, Trainers! Tell us what you think about this theory on Twitter (@PNN_APTV). Read malcomjudd's original Reddit post by clicking here.