A new Pokรฉmon Winds and Waves leak has revealed new evolutions for two different Pokรฉmon that debuted in Gen 3, aka debuted in Pokรฉmon Ruby, Pokรฉmon Sapphire, and Pokรฉmon Emerald. The third generation Pokรฉmon games introduced 135 different Pokรฉmon, including many fan favorites. This is only second to Gen 1 and Gen V. Winds and Waves have yet to reveal what Pokรฉmon from previous games will be returning, but according to a new leak, Nintendo Switch 2 users can anticipate seeing at least two Gen 3 Pokรฉmon return, and return with new evolutions at that.
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The new leak comes the way of Pokemon leaker Kurwa, who has revealed that these two new evolutions for the pair of Gen 3 Pokemon are specifically new regional evolutions, which means we likely won’t see them again until we return to the region again, assuming we return to the region in the future.
Nincada
One of the two Gen 3 Pokรฉmon supposedly getting a new regional evolution in Pokรฉmon Winds and Waves is Nincada. The defensive Bug-Ground type Pokรฉmon evolves into Ninjask in Gen 3, a Bug-Flying type. It can also evolve into Shedinja if specific conditions are met.
Ninjask, meanwhile, is a decent Pokรฉmon given its incredible speed and access to U-Turn. In the right party, it can be a decent support Pokรฉmon, but it’s certainly not top-tier in the competitive meta. To this end, there’s a good chance this new regional evolution won’t be in most parties in Pokรฉmon Winds and Waves, but for those who build a Bug team, it will likely be a cornerstone of the team.
Clamperl
The other Gen 3 Pokรฉmon supposedly getting a new regional evolution in Pokรฉmon Winds and Waves is Clamperl, a water type that evolves into either Water-type Huntail or Gorebyss, depending on trade conditions.
For an unevolved Pokรฉmon, Clamperl is actually very good if it’s holding Deep Sea Tooth, thanks to its Special Attack being doubled. Its evolutions aren’t great, though. Gorebyss is somewhat viable thanks to Shell Smash, but that is it. Huntail is pretty limited as a physical attacker Water type. There is almost no reason to have it when Gorebyss is the same, but better.
In mainline games only, the last time we saw Clamperl was in Pokรฉmon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, so it’s been a while. And this is the last time we also Nincada. Some fans will be excited to see the pair return, but neither is a fan favorite, so they aren’t additions that are going to have many over the moon. That said, it’s important to remember this is an unverified leak, so what is here should be taken with a grain of salt.
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