A new video about Pokémon GO and Meltan has just been uploaded to YouTube. Additionally, new special research has been announced for winter.
New video: An additional video about Meltan has been uploaded to the official Pokémon YouTube channel. The story of Meltan is further discussed there.
Mysterious Wonder Box: The video discusses a Wonder Box. This box contains a Meltan, which multiplies once it is in the wild.
Thus, the two professors conclude in the video that this Wonder Box is related to the appearance of Meltan.
This is the second video about Meltan: A video about Meltan was uploaded a few days ago. There, Professors Oak and Willow talked about the new Pokémon.
New Special Research Project
On the Pokémon website, a detailed report about Meltan followed.
Pokémon GO sends trainers on a search: Players are soon expected to complete new special research to get closer to the mysterious Pokémon Meltan.
Still this winter: The announcement mentions that there will still be opportunities to complete the tasks and catch Meltan this winter.
Confusion in the Community
A description states that players can catch Meltan through the new special research in winter.
In Pokémon GO there will be a new special research project that sends you on the search for the mysterious Pokémon Meltan. This new special research, where you can work together with Professor Willow to complete various tasks and catch Meltan, begins this winter!
Only in connection with another game: Elsewhere it sounds like Meltan can only be caught in connection with the Wonder Box. This Wonder Box in Pokémon GO can only be obtained by trading Pokémon between Pokémon GO and the new game Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu/Eevee.
We now know that Meltan appears in Pokémon GO. To catch Meltan, a Wonder Box is required. This is obtained by transferring Pokémon from Pokémon GO to Pokémon: Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Pokémon: Let’s Go, Eevee!.
This is what the community believes: It is possible to obtain a Wonder Box through the special research. Additional Wonder Boxes will then only be unlocked by trading with Let’s GO Pikachu/Eevee. Another theory suggests that the new special research is only unlocked if connected with a Pokémon Let’s GO version.
There is still a lack of clarity in this process regarding Meltan.
Update 5:15 PM: Niantic has just published a report about Meltan on their website. It is mentioned that Meltan can be caught after completing the special research. A connection to the games Let’s Go, Pikachu! or Let’s Go, Eevee! was not mentioned.
What do you think of the new Pokémon? Are you excited for Meltan?
