Pokemon GO players express frustration over recurring Gen I spawns

Pokemon GO is home to over 500 different Pocket Monsters from various generations. However, some players have been noticing a drastic increase in creatures from the Kanto region, and they have expressed their frustration with the matter on the Silph Road subreddit. These critters have been around since the mobile title’s launch, and many feel they are now too common.

User Wise-Suspect-368 posted a screenshot to the Silph Road subreddit, showing that most spawns in their area are from Kanto. Other players echoed this sentiment, agreeing that creatures from the region are overly prevalent in the game.

This issue is particularly disappointing given that Pokemon GO is currently in its Max Out season, which focuses on the Galar region.

While some Galar Pokemon, like Scorbunny and Skwovet, have spawned near the original poster, there are many other eighth-generation creatures that could appear in place of most of the other Kanto critters.

User Enough-Secretary-996 pointed out an interesting detail, stating that when Kanto spawns are overabundant, it is always a small group of Pokemon, never a wide spread of the species that populate the region.

Spawns like Mankey, Lickitung, and Eevee can practically be seen year-round, while others like Shellder, Oddish, and Pikachu have only gotten rarer.

User IamLordofdragonss also brought up an interesting detail from Pokemon GO's history. When the game was newer, wild Pokemon spawns would be linked to certain events and conditions in the overworld.

For example, Water-type critters would spawn near lakes and beachs, Grass-type Pocket Monsters would spawn in national parks, and so on. This helped keep encounters fresh by giving players the option to seek out a different spawn table of wild creatures depending on where they were in the world.

Many players also discuss the region-exclusive spawns Niantic has kept since the game's launch (Image via Reddit)

Many players on the thread also discussed the wild Pokemon that Niantic has restricted to specific regions worldwide. Farfetch’d, Kangaskhan, Mr. Mime, and Tauros are the original region-exclusive creatures, all debuting in Kanto.

Users believe that Niantic should remove region exclusivity if the developer continues to flood encounter tables with Kanto Pocket Monsters.

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How to encounter more kinds of wild Pokemon in Pokemon GO

Weather plays a key role in determining what creatures spawn in a given area (Image via The Pokemon Company)

If players find the current spawns in their area to be stale, a big contributor to this phenomenon could be the weather conditions. The climate of the area a trainer lives in can have consistent weather conditions, resulting in fewer opportunities for fresh spawns.

To spice up encounters, players can try playing Pokemon GO in different locations. Going on vacation or even a trip to the grocery store can lead to drastically different encounters depending on the starting point. Additionally, keeping an eye on the weather forecast can help, as the game attempts to mimic the trainer’s real-world weather conditions.

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