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Pokémon GO Game Adds Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh

posted on by Jennifer Sherman
Johto Legendary available in Raid Battles until December 12

Niantic announced on Monday that it has added the Legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh to its Pokémon GO smartphone game. Ho-Oh will be available in Raid Battles at Gyms until December 12.

The last Legendary Pokémon that Nianctic added to the game were Raikou, Entei, and Suicune on August 31. The Pokémon moved to different regions around the world every month after launching, and they will be available in the game until Thursday.

The game held a Global Catch Challenge from November 19-26, and players around the world caught more than 3 billion Pokémon to unlock various bonuses. The region-exclusive Pokémon Farfetch'd was available worldwide and Kangaskhan was available in East Asia for 48 hours. The "Pokémon GO Safari Zone" event was also held in Tottori, Japan on November 26. The event offered rare Pokémon such as Unown and Mr. Mime, which is normally only available in Europe. A similar "Pokémon Festa" event was held in Seoul, South Korea from November 4-12.

Niantic announced on November 21 that the invitation-only EX Raid Battle system has moved out of testing, and the developers outlined the finalized details of the feature. In the system, players receive invitations with advance notice to participate in EX Raid Battles. Mewtwo is currently the only Pokémon available in the system.

Niantic added new Ghost-type Pokémon, the game's first from the Hoenn region, to the smartphone game in October.

The Pokémon GO app launched in select countries including the United States in July 2016, and has since launched in more than 50 countries.


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