Pokémon Go finally adds Kecleon on Chespin Community Day

The wait was five years, took two months and ended with little fanfare. Pokémon Go developer Niantic has finally brought Kecleon to the mobile gotta-catch-’em-all game. Kecleon can be snatched up PokémonClick Here after the conclusion of Saturday’s Chespin Community Day, which runs from 2-5 p.m. local time.

A number of players from Australia and New Zealand, countries where Chespin Community Day is held, claimed that they were able to spot Kecleon following the end of the event. Kecleon is a rare find in Australia. Pokémon Go, appearing only at some PokéStops.

Kecleon’s arrival is huge news Pokémon Go completionists, who have not been able to complete their Hoenn Pokédex to date. Kecleon is an uncommon holdout. Pokémon Go standards. Pokémon from the Hoenn region — introduced in Pokémon RubyAnd Sapphire — were originally added to the mobile game starting in October 2017. Since then, 134 Pokémon from Hoenn have been rolled out in Pokémon Click Here, with players waiting 1,908 days for the 135th to complete their regional Pokédex. No longer will players see that giant, glaring “352” in their Pokédex.

Pokémon Go players have pestered Niantic about Kecleon, aka the Color Swap Pokémon, for years. The developer has typically responded to questions about Kecleon’s absence by saying it was waiting for the right time and the right implementation to bring the Normal-type Pokémon to Go. Just last year, live game director Michael Steranka told USA Today, “In the main series games Kecleon has a very unique ability. There are certain Pokémon that we want to make sure we want to do right. Before we introduce Kecleon to the world, we want to make sure that the way we introduce it is special.”

So, how did Niantic make Kecleon’s debut in Pokémon Go… special?

How to catch Kecleon in Pokémon Go

After Chespin Community Day wraps, players will find Kecleon at PokéStops, seemingly randomly. Players will have to tap on a PokéStop to see if Kecleon is there; the Pokémon will be barely visible, but its signature jagged red marking is unmistakable. When players attempt to spin a PokéStop disc with a Kecleon on it, they’ll receive the message, “There’s an invisible obstacle in your way. It’s preventing you from collecting items…” Kecleon will then “hop off” the PokéStop disc and appear on the game’s world map. Kecleon will then appear on the game’s world map and can be captured just like other Pokemon. Pokémon Go encounter.

We now know that Kecleon can be caught, so the obvious question remains: Why did it take so long? That’s something Niantic has yet to comment on, but Kecleon’s long-awaited appearance in Pokémon GoArrives at a strange moment. Kecleon skipped the Hoenn Throwback Challenge in 2020 and the Hoenn Celebration event in 2021, and some players were expecting the Pokémon to show up at Pokémon Go Tour Hoenn NextLas Vegas, Nevada. However, ticket holders and those who attend the event could be able to access Shiny Kecleon (another coveted catch), which has yet to be confirmed. Pokémon Go.

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