In Pokémon GO mysterious teasers have been shared that could hint at a new event or feature tomorrow. What could trainers expect?
Update from October 25: Niantic officially confirmed that you can find Zorua in Pokémon GO for the first time today. We have all the details for you here at MeinMMO.
What are these teasers? Pokémon GO shared two short teasers on Twitter. Both look like footage from a trainer who is outside in the dark. Then suddenly hordes of wild Pokémon appear.
In the first teaser, it was a swarm of wild eF-eM, the rare bat Pokémon. The swarm appears after the first eF-eM is fed a Knursp. The video also shows the numbers 10, 25, as well as 05:36 and 06:00 PM.
Trainers quickly suspected that this could be a hint at tomorrow’s Spotlight Hour, on October 25 at 6:00 PM. You can see the teaser here:
On Friday evening, another teaser was released, this time full of Karpador. Here too, the 10 and 25 were visible, as well as the time 06:55 PM – so 6:55 PM. You can see the teaser here:
This could hint at the end of the Spotlight Hour, which actually focuses on Shuppet. However, the event announcement mentioned that you should bring your buddy to experience something special at the beginning and end of the hour.
But what exactly could it be about? We looked at three theories from the Pokémon GO subreddit “TheSilphRoad”.
Theory 1: Secret Event with eF-eM and Karpador
What supports this? The theory suggests that it could simply be some “bonus spawn minutes” with eF-eM and Karpador. This is conceivable since these are the two monsters seen in the teaser. eF-eM could appear at the beginning, Karpador at the end.
Both monsters, but especially eF-eM, should be well-received spawns – after all, both monsters need 400 candies for evolution, and eF-eM has been very rare so far. Only the role of the buddy in this is rather unclear.
Theory 2: Pokémon Horde depends on Buddy Pokémon
What supports this? The second theory suggests that eF-eM and Karpador in the teaser could be placeholders, and players can influence which monsters suddenly appear in the form of a mass encounter: “In the Spotlight Hour next week, it says you should bring your buddy for a surprise. eF-eM & Karpador are pretty common buddy Pokémon… I wonder if your buddy attracts the same type?” suggests a user (via reddit).
You choose a buddy, feed a Knursp – and in the brief minutes at the beginning and end of the Spotlight Hour, the respective monster will appear.
Here, the inclusion of the Knursp would support this, as well as the fact that you are supposed to “bring your buddy” to the Spotlight Hour. However, this would be a pretty powerful feature, if complete freedom were given here – because you could quickly secure candies for rare monsters.
Theory 3: The shapeshifter “Zorua” plays a role
What supports this? In the subreddit “TheSilphRoad”, several users mention the monster “Zorua” – from their perspective, this monster could also be behind the hordes. One user suggests: “If you walk with your buddy during the Spotlight Hour, you will be swarmed by copies of it, but if you click on one, it will flee. However, hidden among them are Zorua that look like your buddy and do not flee” (via reddit).
This is a shapeshifter that can disguise itself as both a human and a Pokémon to confuse its enemies. It also has an evolution called “Zoroark”.
In the main games, Zorua has the ability “Illusion”, with which it imitates the appearance of the last fighting Pokémon. It is conceivable that Zorua copies your buddy – and then suddenly appears in the wild.
The fact that Zorua is even being discussed is likely also due to data mining. Because data miners found various clues about the shapeshifter and it was expected that the dark type monster could appear during the Halloween event.
So far, Zorua is still missing in Pokémon GO, just like in the announcements about the elements of the ongoing Halloween event. Could this be the way in which the monster ultimately lands in the game?
Presumably, the speculation won’t last much longer, as the Spotlight Hour is taking place on Tuesday evening, which is probably referenced in the teasers. We will keep you updated here if more hints come up!
It is not the first time that Pokémon GO uses special videos as teasers. The Ultra Beasts were introduced in a very creepy way, for example.
