Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, Entei, Suicune, and Raikou might be further away from us than expected. The base catch rates of these legendary Pokémon have now been removed from the Pokémon GO code.
Legendary Pokémon have been the center of attention in Pokémon GO over the past weeks. It started with Lugia and Articuno, which were added to the game during the app’s first anniversary. Articuno has now been replaced by Moltres, which will appear in the game as a raid boss for the next few days.
Fans are already looking forward to more legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo and Ho-Oh, but their base catch rates have now been removed from the code. Will they be released in Pokémon GO much later as a result?
Ho-Oh was actually expected in August in Japan
When something is changed in Pokémon GO, it can sometimes be noticed beforehand through changes in the game’s GAME_MASTER file. For this reason, this file is regularly checked by data miners for new or edited entries.
According to PokémonGOHub, there is now new information. Recent changes to this GM file affect five legendary Pokémon: Mewtwo, Ho-Oh, Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Specifically, the values of the base catch rates of these monsters have been removed. This raises suspicions that these Pokémon will not be catchable in the game in the near future.
However, the BCR values (Base Capture Rate) of Lugia, Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos were also only added shortly before their release. So there is no reason to lose all hope here.
Data miners were not surprised that the BCR values of Mewtwo and the legendary beasts were removed. It was unusual that the values for Ho-Oh were removed since it was actually expected at the Pokémon GO Stadium event on August 14 in Japan. However, that had only been a rumor without official information.
As already mentioned, the values could be updated again in the GAME_MASTER file in the short term.
We are curious when there will be news about Ho-Oh and if something changes shortly before the event in Japan. If anything happens, you’ll read about it here at Mein-MMO.de.
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