Pokémon Go Update: Shiny Aron, Trapinch, Numel And More Added To Game

23 new Pokemon from the Hoenn Region are coming to Pokemon Go
23 new Pokemon from the Hoenn Region are coming to Pokemon Go NIANTIC

Niantic is slowly rolling out Pokémon from Hoenn region, and the new update puts 23 Gen 3 Pokémon into Pokémon Go . The latest update went live today, and here’s all the information you need to know about the new Pokémon added to Pokémon Go.

WHISMUR, LOUDRED AND EXPLOUD

The Whismur line are a trio of Normal-type Pokémon that use sound waves to attack. You can catch Whismur in the wild and evolve it into its middle evolution with only 12 Whismur Candy.

To evolve Loudred to Exploud will take 100 Whismur Candy.

ARON, LAIRON AND AGGRON

One of the strongest lines in the Hoenn Region, Aron and its Shiny form can be caught in the wild. Aron will evolve into Lairon after 25 Aron Candy and the powerful Aggron after 100 Aron Candy.

NUMEL AND CAMERUPT

Numel can be caught in the wild and evolves into Camerupt with 50 Numel candy.

SOLROCK AND LUNATONE

These two Pokémon are the oddballs in the latest Pokémon Go update. They both can be caught in the wild, but will only appear at certain times of day. Lunatone can be caught at night and Solrock during the day. According to this article on the official Pokémon website, ”[Solrock and Lunatone] can be found throughout the world, but never in the same region at the same time.”

CACNEA AND CACTURNE

Cacnea can be caught in the wild and evolve into the Grass and Dark-type Cacturne after using 50 Cacnea Candy.

TRAPINCH, VIBRAVA AND FLYGON

Trapinch and the rest of its evolution line are among the most beloved Pokémon in the entire franchise, not just the Hoenn Region. The small Ground-type Pokémon can evolve into Vibrava after using 25 Trapinch candy and into Flygon after 100 candy.

NOSEPASS AND TORKOAL

Nosepass can be caught in the wild. but doesn’t have any evolve form.You may want to stock up on this Rock-type Pokémon for Gen 4. Redditors report Torkoal spawning in India, but Niantic hasn’t offered official confirmation confirmation. We will update as soon as we learn more.

BALTOY AND CLAYDOL

The Ground and Psychic-type Baltoy can be caught in the wild and evolve into the more powerful Claydol after 50 Baltoy Candy.

LILEEP, CRADILY, ANORITH AND ARMALDO

The Fossil Pokémon of the Hoenn Region, Lileep and Anorith can be caught in the wild. Both need 50 of their respective candies to evolve Lileep into Cradily and Anorith into Armaldo.

Which Pokémon have you caught in the latest Pokémon Go update? Let us know in the comments section below.

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