who is the “special pokémon” ?

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Hello! I am sure by now most of us have seen the trailer for the mainseries games Pokémon Let’s Go Pikachu & Eevee. I am also assuming that most us noticed that they teased a brand new Pokémon to be released with the new games. If you missed that bit, here’s a screenshot of the teaser.

How do we even know who the new Pokémon is? Will it be an unreleased Pokémon that was originally meant for Kanto but never made the cut? Or is it our first look at the Generation 8 games coming in 2019? These are questions I am going to be doing my best to answer in this blog.

before we begin...

So before we begin, I need to make sure some things are understood. That way you understand the whole situation:

• This is a brand new, never before seen Pokémon.

• The 2019 Pokémon Switch games are confirmed to be brand new games, AKA Generation 8.

• Imagination is important.

Now that we have that out of the way, let’s begin the real talk!

is it a new eeveelution?

Many people have given me reason to believe the new Pokémon could be an Eeveelution. Of course, with every new Pokémon game people get excited for a possible new Eeveelution, but there is some solid evidence for this to be true.

If you haven’t noticed recently, there is a new Pokémon movie coming out that focuses a lot on Lugia & the winds. Also, the movie focuses heavily on a character and her Eevee. of the Pokémon community have been playing around with the idea that this movie could lead to a possible flying type Eeveelution being revealed. A flying type Eevee is not something we have see yet, which is where the suspicion comes from.

Do I think this is possible? Yes. But do I think that the Special Pokémon will be an Eeveelution? No. I think they will wait till Generation 8 officially releases to reveal any new Eeveelution.

gen 1, or gen 8?

I honestly believe that the new Special Pokémon could be an unreleased Gen 1 Pokémon that didn’t make the cut for the original 151 Pokémon. But, I also have reason to believe the new Pokémon could be our first look at Generation 8. I mean, it kind of makes sense. I know they’ve done something similar before, so I know they could do it again.

It could go either way, but with the theme of the Let’s Go games, I definitely could see more reason for the new Pokémon to be an unreleased Generation 1 Pokémon. I even have some small evidence to back up my claims, like the recently talked about Gorochu!

gorochu, is that you?

Revealed in an interview earlier this year, Gorochu is the 4th evolution in the Pichu-Pikachu-Raichu line of evolutions. This Pokémon was scrapped in order to keep the game balanced. But with the more refined and better system in the new Pokémon games, I feel Gorochu could finally see the light of day.

I mean, come on, it just makes sense! Gorochu is a Kanto Pokémon, and they would certainly bring hype for the new games based in Kanto. It would be perfect timing to release Gorochu now. Plus it would be good marketing for the Let’s Go games. What better way to see a game based on Pikachu & Eevee than to release a new evolution to one of them?

conclusion

The new Special Pokémon teased at the end of the Let’s Go reveal trailer could either be a brand new Gen 8 Pokémon, or it could be an unreleased Gen 1 Pokémon. There’s perfect reasoning for it to go either way, but with the theme around the Let’s Go games being strictly Kanto Pokémon, I can see a Gen 1 Pokémon taking the spotlight better. And yes, I do believe that Gen 1 Pokémon could be Gorochu.

Of course, the new Special Pokémon could be anything. My mind says it’ll be an Eeveelution or Gorochu, but more than likely Gorochu.

What do you think? Let me know!

Thanks for reading this relatively small blog. There isn’t too much to talk about, but I hope you liked it none-the-less!

Again, thank you for reading!

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