Blow the dust off that Pokdex, trainers Unova region Pokmon are rolling out to Pokmon GO, expanding the roster of creatures available to fight, catch, and play with.As of 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm BST on September 16, players will be start to encounter the new Pokmon.
For those who played the Pokmon Black and White games on the Nintendo 3DS, or their Black 2 and White 2 sequels, the inclusion of Pokmon from the Unova region where those games are set should bring some much-appreciated color to your party.You can see the release trailer for the Unova Pokmon below, which shows off the three Black and White starters and evolutions, as well as a host of additional Unova-specific Pokmon such as Blitzle, Seismitoad, and Drilbur.
We're told that more Pokmon will be coming "over the weeks and months ahead" too.The new Pokmon come at a big time for Niantic, whose success with the mobile AR game has led to the Pokmon Masters title, also for mobile, as well as a Harry Potter spin-off game.While some may be surprised that the AR game is still going strong, big changes like this will be sure to draw in new players, while giving current Pokmon trainers something fresh to grapple with.