Pokemon Go fans are still in shock over the surprise appearance of a mysterious new Pokemon.
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Yesterday, players around the world met a mysterious Pokemon for the first time shortly after the end of Pokemon Go‘s monthly Community Day event. The tiny Pokemon, with a head shaped like a hexagonal nut and an amorphous body similar to Ditto’s, appeared without warning or explanation, leaving fans both confused and excited. When players attempted to catch this strange new Pokemon, it immediately transformed into a Ditto.
There’s a few popular theories as to what this new Pokemon is. Some believe it was a tease for Kecleon, one of the few “Gen 3” Pokemon that hasn’t been added to Pokemon Go. The Pokemon’s single eye looks similar to Kecleon’s, its image assets were labeled as Kecleon’s in Pokemon Go‘s server, and its cry sounds almost identical to Kecleon.
However, other fans believe the Pokemon is a brand new species and a tie-in to the upcoming Pokemon: Let’s Go games. After all, The Pokemon Company has promised one brand new Pokemon species in Pokemon: Let’s Go, and it can only be unlocked by sending a gift over from Pokemon Go.
Whatever the new Pokemon is, it definitely has fans talking. Check out how Pokemon fans reacted below:
A Mix Between Ditto and Banjo-Kazooie
Been seeing that new Pokรฉmon floating around, and it basically just looks like a grey Ditto with a health upgrade from Banjo-Kazooie for a head pic.twitter.com/KLzABbo68l
โ MrGuy (@MrGuyGaming) September 23, 2018
Meme-Worthy
Pretty much yesterday’s reaction to Pokemon Go’s Community Day.#PokemonGO #PokemonGOCommunityDay pic.twitter.com/ZFPSDmohA3
โ KingXanaduu (@KXanaduu) September 23, 2018
A Kecleon Prevolution?
Could the new pokemon be a Kecleon prevolution? Baby Kecleon… The tail color matches Kecleon’s stripe color @JoeMerrick
โ Spyxz (@pokemonspy) September 23, 2018
Not the Best Design
went out in the parking lot and caught me one of those new Pokรฉmon #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/30aVzmsQmt
โ โ MOTH MONARCH โ (@MothMonarch) September 23, 2018
Adorable Fan Art
I’m nuts over this new Pokemon! #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/frwu7Nugc2
โ โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Tommo’s Art Gallery โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ (@TommoTheArtist) September 23, 2018
Power off.#pokemon #pokemongo pic.twitter.com/1CCK92Ae6y
โ dani ? (@kiwiseeeds) September 23, 2018
Come Up With a Better Nickname
Checking the tags of my Community Day art and people have been calling the ??? Pokemon either Nutto or Nut Boy…..please no……………………….
โ Acid (@capt_buzzkil) September 23, 2018
Is This How Kecleon Gets Introduced?
WHAT IF THIS IS HOW THEY INTRODUCE KECLEON IN POKEMON GO! ?
โ SkinnySnubbull (@SkinnySnubbull) September 22, 2018
It doesnโt make much sense having a camouflage Pokรฉmon just cruising around the overworld. Maybe all weโll see on the map is itโs eye + tail and the ditto placeholder just holds the coding for the โoh?โ dialogue ? pic.twitter.com/IUrjrFkJHC
Conspiracy Theories Abound
โ rjk908 (@rjk908) September 22, 2018
Probably Intentional
I had a feeling this was intentional. Niantic doesn’t just have new unannounced Pokรฉmon on their servers/systems, especially when they haven’t even done the later gens yet. And why would TPC risk any leak via a 3rd party? Even if this is possibly the GO compatible LGP/E Pokรฉmon. https://t.co/MDsfNvgFzH
โ โจHaleyโจ (@Tanookied) September 22, 2018