Europe is in line for someregion exclusivePokemonspawning forPokemon GOin certain cities this weekend. Niantic has decided to reward European players in 46 different cities across more than 15 different countries. Starting this weekend and going through August 21, players in these specific cities will be able to catch the previously rarePokemonKangaskhan and Unown.
Kangaskhan is typically region-exclusive to Australia, so this may be the one chance for dedicated EuropeanPokemon GOtrainers to catch the otherwise rarePokemon. Unown is extremely rare in general, but was added intoPokemon GOin the Generation 2 update. Prior to this change, thePokemonwere unlikely to spawn except in very rare circumstances, likeduring special Niantic events.
Even though Unown will be more readily available these next few weeks, trainers still have a tough task ahead. There are26 different Unown forms to captureand a special Medal that shows how many in total a trainer has caught. The initial Medal unlocks at 3 captured Unowns, turns silver at 10, and then goes gold for all 26. Unown only fills one slot in the Pokedex, luckily, but there are 26 alphabet letters within the Pokedex listing that unlock as each form is caught. It’ll help trainers with what Unowns are left to catch but only makes the task more daunting.
Here are the 46 different cities where the twoPokemonwill be available forPokemon GOplayers to catch, separated by country/region:
In addition to the specialPokemon GOspawns, local Unibail-Rodamco shopping centers throughout Europe will have a special event on the weekends of August 12 and August 19. Pokestops near these shopping centers will haveLure Modules activatedon these weekends. It’s not quite as exciting as exclusive Pokemon spawns, but it’s better than nothing. Maybe trainers will be able to combine the two events to catch tons of Pokemon.
Pokemon GOis available now on iOS and Android devices.
