With gen 3 released in Pokémon GO, we have some new regionals that trainers should know about. While it is true that there are 56 gen 3 pokémon released so far, trainers can only obtain 54 of them in Winnipeg without travelling.
Generation 3 in Pokémon GO introduced four new regional pokémon. They include the following:
- Plusle
- Minun
- Zangoose
- Seviper
Plusle and Zangoose can only be seen in the Pacific Islands east of the International Date Line, North America, South America, most of Africa, and parts of extreme Southwest Asia. Minun and Seviper can only be seen in Europe, parts of extreme North Africa, most of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands west of the International Date Line.
The availability map of these 4 regionals is essentially shaped like a “yin-yang” symbol. A theory behind the yin-yang like separation between the two groups include their differences between Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. Plusle and Zangoose were only available in Pokémon Ruby. while Minun and Seviper were only available in Pokémon Sapphire. Another possible theory of the regionals is that for Plusle and Minun, they are the + and – pokémon, therefore they cannot be together. For Zangoose and Seviper, they are biological rivals (mongooses vs. snakes), therefore must be separated. The Pokémon episode “ZigZag Zangoose” provides an anime touch to this rival.
With earlier generation regional pokémons are starting to appear for limited times away from their traditional locations, the introduction of new regionals allows for international travel to not be devalued for Pokémon GO trainers.