Niantic’s augmented reality mobile gamePokemon GOwill soon be celebrating its sixth birthday.Pokemon GOand its community are still going strong, with the number of active users around 71 million worldwide as of 2021. Currently, the game has added around 730 Pokemon out of a possible 898, including a number of Legendary and Mythical Pokemon from across the generations up toPokemon SwordandShield.
In summer 2017,Pokemon GOrolled out its Raid Battle system that featured Legendary Pokemon in celebration of the game’s first anniversary. Since then, the game has slowly introduced more opportunities tocatch Legendary and Mythical Pokemon through Raid Battles, and later on with the introduction of Special Research. However, despite the soft rollout of Generation 8 Pokemon like Zacian and Zamazenta, there are still a good few Legendary and Mythical Pokemon missing from the game as of June 2022.
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Gen 4: Pokemon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum
FromPokemon Diamond, Pearl,andPlatinum, there are three Mythical missing from the game. The game surprisingly did not run a special event to celebrate the launch ofPokemon Legends: Arceus,despite the title monster being one of the creatures not yet available inPokemon GO. In early June 2022, the Mythical Pokemon Shaymin became available throughSpecial Research for Pokemon GO Fest 2022in its Land Forme, while its Sky Forme will be available starting July.
Gen 6: Pokemon X and Y
It has been nearly two years since the creatures fromPokemon X and Ywere introduced to the massively popular mobile AR game, including some of their Legendaries being featured as Raid Bosses. The introduction ofGeneration 6 Pokemon changedPokemon GO’s metathanks to additions like Mega Evolution. However, there are still three Legendary and Mythical Pokemon missing that Niantic has yet to announce.
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Gen 7: Pokemon Sun and Moon
Just a few months ago,Pokemon GObegan to truly start rolling out Pokemon from Generation 7, though at this point there are still around 76 Pokemon missing from the roster. The roll-out of Generation 7 Pokemon included many Alolan forms of classic Pokemon such as Raichu, Marowak, and Vulpix.
As of June 2022, less than a handful of Legendary Pokemon fromPokemon SunandMoonhave been introduced, though players have notably been given the opportunity to battle and catch theguardian deities of Alola, including Tapu Fini. Despite this, there are still eight Legendary and Mythical Pokemon fromPokemon SunandMoonthat are missing fromPokemon GO.
Gen 8: Pokemon Sword and Shield
During the summer of 2021,Pokemon GOlaunched a special event calledPokemon GOUltra Unlock 2021tat kicked off the roll-out of Galarian Pokemon from Generation 8’sPokemon SwordandShield. Following that came the ability for players to catch various Galarian forms for Pokemon such as Mr. Mime and Farfetch’d. Both launched alongside their respective new evolutions.
There are a still a total of 76 Galarian Pokemon missing, withSwordandShieldmascots Zacian and Zamazentabeing introduced as Raid Bosses in August 2021. Eight Legendary and Mythical Pokemon fromPokemon SwordandShieldare still missing fromPokemon GO.
