Alolan Forms are coming to Pokémon Go, before Gen 4

gilian white May 21, 2018

Alolan Forms of Kanto-region Pokémon are coming to Pokémon Go "in the coming weeks", according to developer Niantic.

There's not a lot of other info on the new forms - in fact, there's basically no official word other than the fact that they're coming - and if you're involved in Pokémon Go or the mainline Pokémon games, the announcement's probably a bit of a surprise.

That's because the Alolan Forms - tropical versions of some original Pokémon from Gen 1 - appear exclusively in Gen 7's Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon region of Alola. Pokémon Go has, so far, only made it's way to the third Generation of Pokémon - so in other words these are way ahead of schedule.