A NEW Pokémon has been revealed for Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet, and already fans have found it in Pokémon Go.
It is the first Paldean Pokémon that has appeared in the mobile game, and is possibly the first players will be able to catch.
Gimmighoul’s Chest Forme
Its Roaming Forme.
The new Pokémon is a completely new design for the Paldea region, and is not connected to any previously revealed Pokémon.
Its name is Gimmighoul, and it’s a ghost-type Pokémon with the ability Rattled.
This means when Gimmighoul is attacked by a super-effective move — dark-, bug-, or ghost-type — its speed will rise by one stage.
What is most interesting about Gimmighoul is that it is one of the few non-legendary Pokémon with two formes.
Previous Pokémon include Morpeko, Burmy, Rotom, and Deerling.
Its main forme — Chest Forme — looks like a chest that you would find in a fantasy RPG.
In these games, living chests usually act as mimics which attack you when you attempt to open them.
Its second forme is Roaming Forme. This is when the ghost inside the chest goes out in order to gather coins.
The Roaming Forme of Gimmighoul has already been appearing on the map in Pokémon Go. However, players aren’t able to catch it yet.
When players click on Gimmighoul on the map in order to catch it, it simply disappears.
There is hope for Pokémon Go players though, that Gimmighoul will soon be able to be caught in-game.
It is believed that there will be a special upcoming research task, where Gimmighoul will be able to be caught at the end.
Players were initially confused as to why they could not click on Gimmighoul, but it is now clear it’s a marketing plan ahead of the next Gen releases.
Despite being revealed at the weekend, the new Pokémon has received a lot of attention.
This is thanks to people being able to interact with it in Pokémon Go.
Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be released exclusively for Nintendo Switch on November 18.
Written by Georgina Young on behalf of GLHF.
