Please support Game Informer. Print magazine subscriptions are less than $2 per issue
A New Legendary Arrives In Pokémon Go Today
Trainers, if you haven't added Articuno to your Pokémon ranks yet, get out there and play. At some point today, Articuno will no longer be seen. This legendary Pokémon that represents Team Mystic is being replaced by Moltres, the fire/flying bird for Team Valor. Moltres will only be available for one week, being replaced by Team Instinct's Zapdos on August 7.
What happens next is anyone's guess. A popular guess among Trainers is Lugia being swapped out with Ho-oh in mid-August. Some people also believe Niantic will continue rotating the three team-based birds for an indefinite time. We don't know if they will come back, however, so, if you want a full Pokédex, you had best get out and take on these Legendary beasts.
Our Take
Weekly events is exactly what Pokémon GO needs to keep the hardcore base playing. Limiting Legendaries to just a week is a risk, especially if Niantic has no plans of bringing them back any time soon. Time will tell what the plan is, but if the rotation of Legendaries eventually leads to Mew and Mewtwo arriving, I'm all for it.
I’d like to ask you to support Game Informer’s continued coverage of games with a subscription. For less than two dollars per issue, we mail you a full year of 10 print magazines, each with cover stories and preview features filled with exclusive details about the most exciting upcoming games. We profile and interview game creators. We look back on the rich history of gaming, and we celebrate what’s next.
Here on the website, we offer much of our content for free, including game reviews, daily news, videos, event coverage, and more – all with minimal ads.
We do so with a small editorial team, alongside contributing paid writers from around the world – over 65 individuals from 9 countries around the world, just in the last couple of years.
It’s not possible without support.
In a time when game makers and games coverage have faced hard struggles and layoffs, the future of this 30+ year magazine and community is at risk. Our new standalone magazine subscription is the number one way you can keep us alive – and we believe you’ll get a pretty fantastic gaming magazine in your mailbox every few weeks for your trouble.
Thank you.
