Where is Kecleon in Pokmon Go? We asked Niantic for an answer

Date:
Sat, 26 Feb 2022 12:30:57 +0000

Description:
Kecleon is the last Hoen Pokmon missing in Pokmon Go, so we asked Niantic
when we'll finally be able to catch it.

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For Pokmon Go players, the true villain of the game isnt Team Go Rocket and their shadow Pokmon, it's the ever-elusive Kecleon.

Thats because this chameleon-like critter is one of a handful of Pokmon still missing from the game. But what makes Kecleon special is that its the only unreleased creature left in the Hoen Pokdex.

Since Jirachis arrival in June 2019, Kecleon is the sole reason players have yet to complete this part of their collection and earn the Hoen platinum medal. From our own experience, this missing entry is the source of much annoyance.

So, when given the chance to talk to Niantic about its Pokmon Go event plans
, we took our chance to also find out once and for all when well be able to capture Kecleon.

Upon hearing the question Michael Sterankas (Pokmon Gos Director of Global Product Marketing) first response was to chuckle, Yeah, I knew that that [question] was gonna come up.

Explaining their absence so far he said, Kecleon has unique properties in the main series games, abilities that no other Pokmon shares so we want to make sure we do right by its original design when incorporating it into augmented reality.

Steranka is referencing Kecleons first appearance in Pokmon Ruby and Saphire
. It was incredibly unlikely youd find one in the games tall grass which is how most regular Pokmon are found. Instead, the best way to encounter a Kecleon was by accidentally running into invisible ones that developers hid
in the games overworld.

Sterankas comment brought to mind a similarly unique Pokmon, Ditto . In Go, rather than finding the distinctive purple blob out in the open, Ditto is pretending to be one of several very common Pokmon only revealing its true identity after you capture it.

When we asked if Niantic had plans to do something similar, Steranka
responded Yeah, you probably wont just encounter Kecleon in the wild, we want to make this encounter meaningful.

Im really looking forward to the day were able to release Kecleon.

You and us both, Steranka.

Unfortunately, we werent able to get an exact date for Kecleons release in Pokmon Go, but Steranka made it clear that Niantic knows fans have eagerly awaiting its addition and that we wont be disappointed when it finally
arrives in the game. Looking for more? You can check out our full Pokmon Go interview with Niantic



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