Is Niantic rotating the regional Pokémon in Pokémon GO? There is a new Pokémon in Europe for the past few hours.
Surprisingly, last night there was a change in the spawn points of monsters that were previously considered regional Pokémon. This means that these monsters were supposed to appear only in certain countries. However, two of them have now swapped places.
Sengo sighted in Europe, Vipitis in the USA
Reports from trainers all around the world have been increasing in the last few hours: Many players from the USA are reporting on Reddit that they suddenly find Vipitis in the wild.
And in our Pokémon GO group on Facebook, trainers are showing that they can now catch Sengo.
So far, it was assumed that
- Vipitis can only be caught in Europe, Asia, and Australia together with Minun
- Sengo and Plusle can only be caught in North America, South America, and Africa
Since the night of January 5, it seems that Vipitis and Sengo have swapped their catching areas.
However, you will still find Minun and Plusle in their original locations. There has been no swap of monsters here.
Regional rotation or a bug?
Trainers are currently unsure about what Niantic is up to. Was this change planned or did it occur accidentally due to a bug?
Currently, many reports are coming in on Reddit. Trainers are trying to clarify the situation and are reporting their catches. It seems that currently, in Hong Kong, both Pokémon, Vipitis and Sengo, can be caught.
It is possible that this change is also time-limited and the monsters will switch back to their positions in a few days. So catch your Sengo quickly before it possibly returns to its original location.
As soon as we have official information from Niantic, we will report here on Mein-MMO.de.
Regional Pokémon in Pokémon GO – You won’t find these in Germany
