'Pokemon Go' Will Add Missing "Gen 3" Pokemon in November

Pokemon Go has announced plans to add a long-missing "Gen 3" Pokemon to the game next month.

In a tweet feels out earlier today, Pokemon Go announced that Shedinja would be the Research Breakthrough reward for November. Shedinja is a Bug / Ghost-Type Pokemon and is one of several problematic "Gen 3" Pokemon still missing from the game.

Get ready, Trainers. Field Research tasks focusing on Bug-type Pokémon are coming this November! Collect enough stamps during November to earn a Research Breakthrough and get an opportunity to catch Shedinja! pic.twitter.com/aGkLULTxZU

– GO Pokemon (@PokemonGoApp) October 26, 2018

Shedinja is technically an empty husk of a Pokemon, created when Nincada discards its exoskeleton while evolving. Shedinja is considered a "special evolution" as it appears to be evolving to Nintendo and has an open slot in their six Pokemon team … and an extra Poke Ball.

What's more – Shedinja has a special ability Pokemon Go. Shedinja only has 1 HP, but can only be injured by attacks that would typically be super effective against it. So, unless it's a Fire, Flying, Rock, Ghost, or Dark-Type attack, Shedinja is invulnerable to harm.

Because of its strange evolving ability AND its strange ability (Pokemon in Pokemon Go do not have abilities), developers have stalled on introducing Shedinja and its pre-evolved form into the game. By making the game a Research Breakthrough reward, developers have at least found a way around its screwy evolution. Hypothetically, this means that Pokemon Go could also introduce Nincada and Ninjask in a future update.

With the introduction of Shedinja, Pokemon Go is only missing a few "Gen 3" Pokemon. In addition to Nincada and Ninjask, the game is also missing Clamperl and its evolutions Huntail and Gorebyss. The game is also missing Smeargle, a "Gen 2" Pokemon makes use of its moves Pokemon's moves.

In order to obtain Shedinja, players will need to complete Field Research tasks on seven different days. Field Research tasks are given by spinning Poke Stops, which also give out rewards like Pokemon encounters or items. November will have a bunch of bug-themed field research activities to keep with its big reward's theme.