Pokémon GO: 10 Dinge, die Ihr über die 2. Generation wissen solltet

In Pokémon GO, there is now a huge selection of different monsters. We will show you what you should know about the new Pokémon.

For a few weeks now, you can catch the new monsters of the 2nd generation in Pokémon GO. This means that over 80 new Pokémon have been added to the original selection, which can now be caught from eggs and in the wild. In this overview, we want to introduce you to the most important information about the 2nd generation Pokémon. This includes regional Pokémon that cannot be caught in Germany and special monsters that can only evolve in specific ways.

1. Time-dependent Evolutions

Not every Pokémon has just one evolution that it reaches by adding candies. Even in the first generation, we could observe this phenomenon with Eevee, which has three different possibilities for evolution. Whether Eevee evolves into Flareon, Vaporeon, or Jolteon can be determined by nicknames you give.

This evolution behavior is also present in the 2nd generation with Eevee. Now, Eevee can also evolve into the new Pokémon Espeon and Umbreon. You can determine the evolution with a nickname to obtain your desired monster once. The names Sakura and Tamao determine Eevee’s evolution. After that, however, you will need to use another trick to control the evolution.

This trick depends on the time of day and requires that Eevee is your buddy Pokémon. Eevee and Umbreon can be evolved without nicknames – here’s how to do it.

2. Is this Pokémon the Ditto of the 2nd generation?

Ditto is the transforming Pokémon from the first generation. However, it was only activated long after the release of the game and can only be caught in the wild indirectly. The special thing about Ditto is that it can take the form of other Pokémon. Therefore, it’s possible that a caught Pidgey reveals itself as Ditto when added to your collection.

There is also such a mimic in the second generation of Pokémon. Color Change copies the attacks of its opponents with the ability “Mimic”. It then permanently copies the last attack that its opponent performed. The community currently suspects that Color Change will be activated in Pokémon GO in a similar way to Ditto. Professor Willow might make a discovery with clues about Color Change.

Color Change is hiding – Will it come to the game via an event?

3. Togetic – a particularly hard-to-catch specimen

Not all Pokémon are commonly found in the wild and are easy to catch. Togetic is the evolution of the little Togepi and is considered a Pokémon that is extremely hard to catch. In the weeks following the release, trainers complained about having trouble catching this monster. Encounters in the wild were frustrating because the Pokémon simply wouldn’t stay in the ball.

In the meantime, the developers have increased the catch chance of Togetic. However, it remains difficult to catch.

4. Regional Pokémon – In Germany, you won’t find all the monsters

The ultimate goal in Pokémon GO is to catch all the Pokémon that are in the game. However, this is not easy when it comes to certain monsters. It becomes problematic with regional monsters that you cannot catch in Germany.

The second generation also offers new regional monsters again. These are Corasonn and Skaraborn. You can find these exotics in tropical areas and in Latin America. In these countries, you will find the regionally exclusive Pokémon.

5. Unown – The letter Pokémon has a challenging medal

A special medal is awarded for a special Pokémon. You may know Unown from other parts of the Pokémon series. This species appears in different forms as letters from A to Z or as question and exclamation marks. Since the release of the over 80 new monsters, Unown can also be caught in the game. However, it is very rare and has difficult requirements for the medal.

For the Unown medal, you need to plan a lot of time, as it requires you to catch the Pokémon in 26 different forms. It does not count multiple times if you catch Unown in the T-form in the game twice.

This is what Unown looks like in Pokémon GO

6. Can you influence the evolution of Rabauz – Is that even possible?

A little fighter is the Pokémon Rabauz, which you can find in eggs in Pokémon GO. Like Eevee, Rabauz has multiple evolutions. But can you influence these with nicknames or other tricks?

So far, many tests have been conducted to assess their influence on the evolution of the little furball. However, there is currently no trick to guide its evolution to Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop.

However, you can already read before the evolution into what Rabauz would evolve if you developed it. The team leaders of your Pokémon GO teams will explain whether it will evolve into Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, or Hitmontop.

7. Legendary Pokémon of the 2nd generation

Legendary Pokémon hold a high status among trainers all over the world. The legendary Pokémon of the first generation include the birds Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. As of now, these monsters cannot be caught in the game, even though one trainer tried to prove otherwise.

The legendary Pokémon of the 2nd generation include the three dogs Raikou, Entei, and Suicune. Also new are the flying Pokémon Lugia and Ho-Oh, and the plant Pokémon Celebi.

Pokémon GO Legendär 2. Gen — Source: Pokewiki

Raikou: A legendary Electric Pokémon
Entei: A legendary Fire Pokémon
Suicune: A legendary Water Pokémon
Lugia and Ho-Oh: These legendary bird Pokémon have the types Psychic/Flying and Fire/Flying
Celebi: The Psychic/Grass Pokémon is similar in size to Mew and is referred to as the New Mew.

These legendary Pokémon are also not yet available in the game. Legendary Pokémon are expected to appear in Pokémon GO later this year.

8. Pokémon with special stones

Some monsters from the 2nd generation require more than just candies to evolve. You need special items like sundial, king stone, metal coat, dragon scale, or up-grade. Only when you add these items will the monsters evolve. For example, a Seemon turns into a Seedraking when you have 100 Seemal candies and a Dragon Scale. A Porygon evolves into Porygon2 when you add 50 Porygon candies and an Up-Grade. You can see which Pokémon need these evolution items here.

However, these special items are extremely rare and should be used sparingly. A survey shows that the chance of getting such an evolution item is less than 1%. How rare are special items in Pokémon GO?

9. The appearance of the new Pokémon

When you are out and about visiting PokéStops, checking out gyms, or just wanting to hatch eggs, you will encounter the new Pokémon in the “wild.” If you haven’t seen them in the game yet, these monsters will be displayed as black shadows in the Pokémon tracker. Determining which Pokémon corresponds to these shadows can be challenging for trainers who are not familiar with the 2nd generation.

To better distinguish these monster shadows, this graphic is available. It lists the 2nd generation and is labeled with the corresponding names.

You can find the list of all Pokémon from the 2nd generation here.

10. Egg rarity – Which Pokémon hatch more frequently than others?

An important aspect of Pokémon GO is hatching eggs. You get them from PokéStops in 2 KM, 5 KM, and 10 KM variations. The kilometer count is the requirement for how much distance a trainer needs to cover before the egg hatches.

Many of you may have already noticed that some monsters hatch from eggs more often than others. This observation has now been confirmed by the experts at TheSilphRoad. The contents of the eggs depend on rarity levels that are not synonymous with the egg type. In clear terms: Currently, it’s easier to get a 10 KM egg with a Dratini than a 2 KM egg with a Machop.