Pokémon Go Gen 3: The Ultimate Guide for 2022

Dozens and dozens of Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region in the Pokémon Ruby and Pokémon Sapphire video games are now appearing in Pokémon Go for the first time. Yes. Gen 3 is here.

The ghosts were first. Then the Fairy, Electric, Grass, Normal, Poison, Dark, and Fighting. Then it was Ice and Water's turn. Then Rock and desert dwellers. Now, it's time for the dragons. And this is what you need to know to catch 'em all!

July 31, 2018: Spinda — in eight varieties — now in Pokémon Go code

Spinda is the Gen 3 Pokémon with billions of patterns. Likely for that reason, it's yet to make an appearance in Pokémon Go. Until now. Spinda #8 has been released through field research, and the other seven are found in the code, so we should see them sooner or later.

(Though Gen 2's Smeargle has been in code but not in the game for weeks already, so who knows?)

Here are the eight forms, via @chrales and Reddit.

July 19,2018: Registeel is taking over Legendary Raids... Until August 16!

Keep your Moltres, Entei, and Machamp at the ready!

June 21, 2018: Pokémon Go Gen 3: Regice is here and Lunatone & Solrock swapped!

Regice is the first of the Legendary titans of Hoenn to enter Pokémon Go — and will be available to Raid until July 19!

Also:

April 2, 2018: The Eon Duo, Legendary Dragon-types Latios and Latias, are now appearing in Raids

Gen 3 is all about the Dragon-types, including the first Legendary Dragons, and Latios and Latias — the Eon Duo — are here.

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Which Gen 3 Pokémon are out now?

Gen 3 kicked off with Ghost-types for Halloween, starting October 20, 2017, at 12:00 P.M. PDT.

The next wave of 50, which include the Gen 3 starters, and many Normal-, Fairy-, and Fighting-types, launched on December 8, 2017, at 1:00 P.M. PDT.

On December 15, we saw the first Gen 3 Legendary, with Groudon Raids starting up.

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The third wave, which included 20 winter-ready Water- and Ice-type Pokémon, hit on December 21, 2017, at 1:00 P.M. PDT.

From Pokémon Go:

On January 12, 2018, the Legendary Kyogre appeared — a few days sooner than expected.

From Pokémon Go

As of January 23, we got the desert-themed Gen 3, primarily Rock- and Ground-types.

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On February 9, Rayquaza and the Dragon- and Flying-types appeared.

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Starting April 2, the Eon Duo and Legendary Dragon-types, Latios and Latias started appearing in Raids:

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As of June 21, Regice is the first of the Legendary titans of Hoenn to enter Pokémon Go, became the new Legendary Raid Boss:

What's the current list of Gen 3 available in Pokémon Go?

Taken together, we now have:

1. Treecko: Grass — 923
2. Grovyle: Grass — 1508
3. Sceptile: Grass — 2584
4. Torchic: Fire — 959
5. Combusken: Fire / Fighting — 1472
6. Blaziken: Fire / Fighting — 2631
7. Mudkip: Water — 981
8. Marshtomp: Water / Ground — 1617
9. Swampert: Water / Ground — 2815
10. Poochyena: Dark — 564
11. Mightyena: Dark — 1783
12. Zigzagoon: Normal — 423
13. Linoone: Normal — 1533
14. Wurmple: Bug — 502
15. Silcoon: Bug — 517
16. Beautifly: Bug / Flying — 1573
17. Cascoon: Bug — 517
18. Dustox: Bug / Poison — 1121
19. Lotad: Water / Grass — 526
20. Lombre: Water / Grass — 1102
21. Ludicolo: Water / Grass — 2229
22. Seedot: Grass — 526
23. Nuzleaf: Grass / Dark — 1117
24. Shiftry: Grass / Dark — 2186
25. Ralts: Psychic — 436
26. Kirlia: Psychic — 843
27. Gardevoir: Psychic — 2964
28. Shroomish: Grass — 722
29. Breloom: Grass / Fighting — 2407
30. Slakoth: Normal — 942
31. Vigoroth: Normal — 1896
32. Slaking: Normal — 4548
33. Makuhita: Fighting — 745
34. Hariyama: Fighting — 2765
35. Azurill: Normal / Water — 316
36. Skitty: Normal — 659
37. Delcatty: Normal — 1385
38. Sableye: Dark / Ghost — 1305
39. Mawile: Steel — 1484
40. Meditite: Fighting / Psychic — 555
41. Medicham: Fighting / Psychic — 1275
42. Electrike: Electric — 810
43. Manectric: Electric — 2131
44. Plusle: Electric — 1681
45. Minun: Electric — 1585
46. Roselia: Grass / Poison — 1718
47. Gulpin: Poison — 788
48. Swalot: Poison — 1872
49. Carvanha: Water / Dark — 874
50. Sharpedo: Water / Dark — 1986
51. Wailmer: Water — 1424
52. Wailord: Water — 2258
53. Spoink: Psychic — 1285
54. Grumpig: Psychic — 2310
55. Zangoose: Normal — 2214
56. Seviper: Poison — 1928
57. Barboach: Water / Ground — 716
58. Whiscash: Water / Ground — 1991
59. Corphish: Water — 1107
60. Crawdaunt: Water / Dark — 2317
61. Feebas: Water — 220
62. Milotic: Water — 2967
63. Shuppet: Ghost — 872
64. Banette: Ghost — 2073
65. Duskull: Ghost — 523
66. Dusclops: Ghost — 1335
67. Absol: Dark — 2280
68. Wynaut: Psychic — 503
69. Snorunt: Ice — 772
70. Glalie: Ice — 1945
71. Spheal: Ice / Water — 876
72. Sealeo: Ice / Water — 1607
73. Walrein: Ice / Water — 2606
74. Relicanth: Rock / Water — 2557
75. Luvdisc: Water — 735
76. Spinda: Normal -- 1088
77. Kyogre: Water — 4874
78. Groudon: Ground — 4074
79. Whismur: Normal — 603
80. Loudred: Normal — 1233
81. Exploud: Normal — 2267
82. Nosepass: Rock — 831
83. Aron: Steel / Rock — 1232
84. Lairon: Steel / Rock — 2004
85. Aggron: Steel / Rock — 3004
86. Numel: Fire / Ground — 957
87. Camerupt: Fire / Ground — 2016
88. Torkoal: Fire — 2036
89. Trapinch: Ground — 1092
90. Vibrava: Ground / Dragon — 1065
91. Flygon: Ground / Dragon — 2458
92. Cacnea: Grass — 1080
93. Cacturne: Grass / Dark — 2092
94. Lunatone: Rock / Psychic — 2245
95. Solrock: Rock / Psychic — 2245
96. Baltoy: Ground / Psychic — 676
97. Claydol: Ground / Psychic — 1782
98. Lileep: Rock / Grass — 1181
99. Cradily: Rock / Grass — 2081
100. Anorith: Rock / Bug — 1310
101. Armaldo: Rock / Bug — 2675
102. Castform: Normal — 1486
103. Swablu: Normal / Flying — 722
104. Altaria: Dragon / Flying — 1868
105. Taillow: Normal / Flying — 642
106. Swellow: Normal / Flying — 1747
107. Wingull: Water / Flying — 642
108. Pelipper: Water / Flying — 1969
109. Surskit: Bug / Water — 695
110. Masquerain: Bug / Flying — 2135
111. Chimecho: Psychic — 2095
112. Tropius: Grass / Flying — 1846
113. Bagon: Dragon — 1053
114. Shelgon: Dragon — 1958
115. Salamence: Dragon / Flying — 3532
116. Beldum: Steel / Psychic — 843
117. Metang: Steel / Psychic — 1570
118. Metagross: Steel / Psychic — 3644
119. Rayquaza: Dragon / Flying — 4354
120. Latias: Dragon / Psychic — 3377
121. Latios: Dragon / Psychic — 3644
122. Regice: Ice — 3087
123. Unown ? Psychic -- 1022

Which Pokémon from Gen 3 aren't yet in Pokémon Go?

A few!

1. Nincada: Bug / Ground — 674
2. Ninjask: Bug / Flying — 1790
3. Shedinja: Bug / Ghost — 421
4. Kecleon: Normal — 1924
5. Huntail: Water — 2140
6. Gorebyss: Water — 2281
7. Regirock: Rock — 3087
8. Jirachi: Steel / Psychic — 3090
9. Deoxys: Psychic — 2749
10. Unown !: Psychic -- 1022

Who are the Pokémon Go Gen 3 starters?

Just like Gen 1 had Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander, and Gen 2 had Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile, Gen 3 has a set of Grass-, Fire-, and Water-type starters all its own. Gen 2 didn't make any special use of its starters, aside from making them characteristically hard to catch and keeping them out of Pokémon Eggs for extended periods of time. It's likely Gen 3 won't either. Still, if the starters hold a special place in your heart, here's a reminder of who they are in Gen 3:

• Treecko: Grass — 923
• Grovyle: Grass — 1508
• Sceptile: Grass — 2584

• Torchic: Fire — 959
• Combusken: Fire / Fighting — 1472
• Blaziken: Fire / Fighting — 2631

• Mudkip: Water — 981
• Marshtomp: Water / Ground — 1617
• Swampert: Water / Ground — 2815

Any common Gen 3 Pokémon good for XP grinding?

Gen 1 gave us three common, 12-candy evolutions to grind for XP: Pidgey, Caterpie, and Weedle. Gen 2... gave us none. With Gen 3, we have two so far:

1. Wurmple: Bug — 502
2. Whismur: Normal — 603

There are no 25 candy evolutions in Gen 3 so far, so nothing equivalent to Rattata or Sentrat.

How do you evolve Feebas into Milotic? Does it need Friendship?

Milotic is a Water-type Pokémon, sometimes called the Gyarados of Gen three. It evolves from Feebas, which is reminiscent of Magikarp. Unlike Gyarados and Magikarp candy, though, It doesn't take 400 Feebas candy to evolve Milotic. It only takes 100. But, it also takes Friendship.

Friendship is a mechanic we saw in Pokémon Go Gen 2 where, in order to evolve an Eevee into Espeon or Umbreon, you had to make it your Buddy Pokémon and walk it for 10 KM.

Feebas is similar. But in order to evolve it into Miltoic, you need to walk it 20 KM.

Important: You can't just walk any Feebas for 20 KM in order to evolve one into Milotic. You need to walk the specific Feebas you want to evolve for 20 KM. That means, if you want a good (high iV) Milotic, you first need to find a good (high IV) Feebas. If you find a better Feebas you'd rather evolve, you'll have to start over.

1. Tap on your Avatar.
2. Tap on your Buddy.
3. Tap on the Switch button, bottom right.
4. Tap on Yes to confirm you want to switch buddies.
5. Choose the Feebas you want to walk.
6. Walk with your Feebas Buddy for 20 KM.
7. Collect 100 Feebas candy as you go (if you haven't already).
8. Tap on your Feebas Buddy.
9. Tap Evolve.

Once you're done, you'll have your Milotic. If you didn't get Waterfall and Surf as the Fast and Charge moves, you'll want to TM them at your soonest opportunity. If you want the best moveset, that is.

How do you evolve Wailord and Altaria?

Wailord is one of the biggest Pokémon in the game — a literal blue whale Water-type. Altaria is another Dragon / Flying-type in a generation that includes some of the biggest and baddest in the game. Neither of them are as potent as Gyarados, but they still require 400 candy to evolve.

But, hey, at least they don't need Friendship.

1. Wailmer: Water — 1424
2. Wailord: Water — 2258
3. Swablu: Normal / Flying — 722
4. Altaria: Dragon / Flying — 1868

Is Wailord as ridiculously oversized in Gyms as Steelix?

More. Even funnier is Wailord as a buddy. Behind you, you can only see its eye. In front of you, you can't see anything else. Including you.

How do you evolve Wurmple into Dustox and Beautifly? Is it really random?

Wurmple has a split second-stage evolution: It can evolve into either Cascoon or Silcoon. Split evolutions are something we've seen since Gen 1, also with Eevee. Evolve an Eevee and you could get Flareon, Jolteon, or Vaporeon. Or the Gen 2 Tyrogue who can evolve into Hitmontop, Hitmonlee or Hitmonchan Picture that, but with only two second-stage possibilities — and with each of those possibilities having a third stage evolution.

Important: Unlike Eevee in Gen 1, there's no trainer name trick you can use to guarantee control of at least one of each evolution. Unlike Eevee in Gen 2, there's also no Friendship mechanic and day vs. night trick to guarantee control over all evolutions. With Wurmple, second stage evolutions seem to be totally and completely random.

1. Choose the Wurmple you want to evolve.
2. Tap Evolve.
3. Repeat as often as is necessary to get both Cascoon and Silcoon.
4. Evolve Cascoon into Dustox and Silcoon into Beautifly whenever you have the candy and the opportunity.

Which of the current Gen 3 Pokémon can you hatch from Pokémon Eggs?

Several. And, as expected, they run the gamut of distances and rarity tiers. Only one of them is exclusive to Eggs so far:: Baby Azurill.

1. Poochyena: Dark — 564
2. Zigzagoon: Normal — 423
3. Wurmple: Bug — 502
4. Skitty: Normal — 659
5. Gulpin: Poison — 788
6. Spoink: Psychic — 1285
7. Wailmer: Water — 1424
8. Barboach: Water / Ground — 716
9. Spheal: Ice / Water — 876
10. Luvdisc: Water — 735
11. Whismur: Normal — 603
12. Aron: Steel / Rock — 1232
13. Swablu: Normal / Flying — 722

1. Treecko: Grass — 923
2. Torchic: Fire — 959
3. Mudkip: Water — 981
4. Lotad: Water / Grass — 526
5. Carvanha: Water / Dark — 874
6. Seedot: Grass — 526
7. Shroomish: Grass — 722
8. Makuhita: Fighting — 745
9. Corphish: Water — 1107
10. Azurill: Normal — 316
11. Wynaut: Psychic — 503
12. Numel: Fire / Ground — 957
13. Nosepass: Rock — 831
14. Baltoy: Ground / Psychic — 676
15. Cacnea: Grass — 1080

1. Ralts: Psychic — 436
2. Slakoth: Normal — 942
3. Feebas: Water — 220
4. Trapinch: Ground — 1092
5. Bagon: Dragon --1053

How about Raid Battles? Are any of the Gen 3 Pokémon Raid bosses?

A lot now. most seem to spawn and show up in Raids. But Mawile and Absol are Raid-only for now. And, of course, the Legendaries are exclusive to Raids.

1. Tier 2: Mawile: Steel — 1484
2. Tier 4: Absol: Dark — 2280
3. Tier 5: Groudon: Ground — 4074 [Over]
4. Tier 5: Kyogre: Water — 4074 [Over]
5. Tier 5: Rayquaza — 4354 [Over]
6. Tier 5:. Latias — 3377 [Over]
7. Tier 5: Latios — 3644 [Over]
8. Tier 5: Regice— 3087 [Over]

What are the regional exclusive Pokémon in Gen 3?

Image via The Sliph Road

There are a bunch. The first few are somewhat traditional:

1. Relicanth: Rock / Water — 2557 (New Zealand and surrounding islands)
2. Torkoal: Fire — 2036 (India)
3. Tropius: Grass / Flying — 1846 (Africa and the Mediterranean.)

The next few rotate between regions, but in pairs that never cross paths. So, if one is in the Americas, the other may be in Europe, or vice versa.

1. Zangoose: Normal — 2214
2. Seviper: Poison — 1928

Zangoose started in the Americas and Africa but switched to Europe, Asia, and Australia on January 4, 2018. Seviper, vice versa.

1. Volbeat: Bug — 1620
2. Illumise: Bug — 1620

Volbeat currently appears in the same region as Zangoose, Illumise the same as Seviper.

1. Lunatone: Rock / Psychic — 2245
2. Solrock: Rock / Psychic — 2245

Solrock started in the Americas and Africa but switched to Europe, Asia, and Australia on Summer, June 21, 2018. Lunatone, vice versa.

There are a couple of Pokémon that started out as hemispheric regionals as well, but quickly switched to be universal. All though the difference of these regionals is that they can cross paths.

1. Plusle: Electric — 1681 (Americas and Africa)
2. Minun: Electric — 1585 (Europe, Asia, and Australia)

Conventional wisdom is the Pokémon Company pointed out to Niantic that, in the mythos, the two were best friends who shouldn't be separated. Awwww.

Who are the Legendary Pokémon in Gen 3?

Legendary Pokémon are significantly boosted in Gen 3 with a whopping eight new arrivals — almost as many as in Gen 1 and Gen 2 combined. There are a couple of new Mythicals as well.

The Weather Trio represent the hydrosphere, the lithosphere, and the atmosphere, and were the icons of the original Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald games.

Currently, the Weather Trio are the only Gen 3 Legendary Pokémon available in Pokémon Go, but only in Tier 5 Raids and each only for a limited time:

1. Groudon: Ground — 4074 (ended January 15, 2018).
2. Kyogre: Water — 4074 (ended Februrary 14, 2018, returned in Shiny form until June 21).
3. Rayquaza: Dragon / Flying — 3645 (ended March 16, 2018).

Where Gen 1 had Legendary Birds and Gen 2 had Legendary Beasts, Gen 3 has Legendary Titans. Unlike previous generations, the Titans aren't based on the typical red/fire, yellow/electric, blue/water or ice formula. With Gen 3, we get some rock and some steel. Also, like Gen 1, the Legendary Titan's master doesn't show up until the next generation — in this case, Regigigas in Gen 4.

• Regirock: Rock — 3087 (currently in Raids until July 19)
• Regice: Ice — 3087
• Registeel: Steel — 2261

"Eon Duo" is a term applied to a pair of powerful psychic dragons — the female Latias and male Latios.

• Latias: Dragon / Psychic — 3377 (ended June 5, 2018)
• Latios: Dragon / Psychic — 3644 (ended June 5, 2018)

Jirachi is a Steel- and Psychic-type Pokémon. Since we haven't seen Gen 1's Mew or Gen 2's Celebi yet, Jirachi is likely still a long way off.

The Psychic-type Pokémon, Deoxys, has additional forms each of which focus on a different stat. (Speed isn't currently implemented in Pokémon Go, though Stamina is, so it'll be interesting to see how it's all implemented.)

• Normal Form
• Attack Form
• Defense Form
• Speed Form

The thing about Deoxys is that in Pokemon Fire Red/ Leaf Green, Deoxys was a mythical Pokémon, easy, right? Wrong. Deoxys was said to be a legenarday Pokemon in Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire, and was Classified as a Legendary in Pokemon Sun and Moon. So will he be a field research or a raid boss?

Who are the new Dragonite, Tyranitar, Blissey, and Snorlax of Pokémon Go Gen 3?

When Pokémon Go Gen 2 debuted, Tyranitar was seen as the new Dragonite and Blissey as the new Snorlax. Gen 3 likewise brings some new super-powered Pokémon to the gaming table.

Slacking should have had a CP over 5000 — FIVE THOUSAND — but Pokémon Go reduced (nerfed) it before it ever had a chance. Even so, it can still reach over 4500. And while Slaking doesn't have the stamina of Blissey or Snorlax, it ranks just below the latter. It's stuck with the powerless Yawn as a quick move, but Play Rough makes it a good defender — especially against the Fighter-types that would normally dynamic punch right through it.

• Slakoth: Normal — 942
• Vigoroth: Normal — 1896
• Slaking: Normal — 4548

Nothing is going to touch Tyranitar for generations to come, but Metagross and it's Psychic- and Steel-typing is going to significantly round things out.

• Beldum: Steel / Psychic — 843
• Metang: Steel / Psychic — 1570
• Metagross: Steel / Psychic — 3644

By contrast, Salamence will absolutely be the new Dragonite. Also a Dragon- and Flying-type, it does a little more damage but is a little less durable. We'll just have to see where the movesets land.

• Bagon: Dragon — 1053
• Shelgon: Dragon — 1958
• Salamence: Dragon / Flying — 3532

Any Pokémon like Unown in Generation 3?

There are a couple of Pokémon in Gen 3 that have multiple forms, though none to the extent of Unown. One of them in Mythical, the other... cloudy. Speaking of Unown, it gets some additional forms in Gen 3 as well.

Everyone's favorite alphabet-shaped, Psychic-type Pokémon gets into punctuation in Gen 3. They aren't in the game yet, but eventually we should see:

• Question Mark
• Exclamation Point

Normal-type? Fire-type? Water-type? Ice-type? With Castform, it's appearance and even its typing varies based on the weather.

• Normal
• Sunny
• Rainy
• Snowy

Are there any new evolutions for existing Pokémon in Gen 3?

Sadly, no. Gen 3 is pretty much its own thing. Gen 4, though will introduce several new evolutions for Gen 1 and Gen 2 Pokémon alike.

What about babies? Any new Pokémon babies in Gen 3?

Because, babies, right? You don't have to prepare for them because they'll be new pre-evolutions, not post-evolutions. But, in case you're curious, here are the new Gen 3 babies:

• Azurill (baby Marill)
• Wynaut (baby Wobuffet)

Do any Pokémon from Gen 3 have new evolutions or babies in Gen 4?

Several! These are the Pokémon from Gen 3 that you'll want to keep catching and hatching so you get as much candy as possible and as good a candidate (high IV) as possible, for future evolutions.

• Ralts and Kirlia to evolve into Galade (split)
• Nosepass to evolve into Probopass.
• Roselia to evolve into Roserade.
• Duskull and Duskclops to evolve into Dusknoir.
• Snorut to evolve into Froslass.

Gen 4 also adds a couple new babies for a couple Gen 3 Pokémon:

• Budew (baby Roselia)
• Chingling (baby Chimecho)

What do you want to see in Pokémon Go Gen 3?

How Pokémon Go deals with Rhydon — already a 3000+ CP 'mon — evolving into Rhyperior is going to be interesting, isn't it? If you have any idea, or any questions about Gen 3 or Gen 4 in general, drop 'em in the comments below!