Exciting news has emerged from the depths of the internet where code-readers have discovered that Niantic—the makers of Pokémon GO—may be planning to add Galarian Pokémon, a new loading screen, and a ton of other cool things to the game.

Thanks to a group calling themselves “PokeMiners,” we have an inside look into digital code that Niantic has been writing for the upcoming 0.181.0 update. The data mine reveals what developers might be planning to add in the coming weeks. However, since we are looking at code that can change in an instant, it is important to remember that all of the leaks reported here (and elsewhere) are subject to change.

According to Pokemongohub, miners have discovered everything from potential Galarian versions of Slowpoke, Mr. Mime, Rapidash, Ponyta, and Corsola, among others. In addition, new badges for GO Fest, a map display change, and the move “V-create” for Victini have all been seen in the code.

The new forms of Pokémon—based on the exposed code—could be:

A challenge hub for Go Fest was created, complete with a banner showing current events and details.

PONYTA_GALARIAN

RAPIDASH_GALARIAN

MR_MIME_GALARIAN

CORSOLA_GALARIAN

YAMASK_GALARIAN

SLOWPOKE_GALARIAN

SLOWBRO_GALARIAN

Alongside of that, we have details for new group challenges and settings for the challenge hub.

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EVENT_ICON_URL

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There is a lot to uncover in these big data leaks — leaks that we should always remember might just be tests and ideas that never come to fruition. If we step away from specifics for a moment, however, and look at the concepts that Niantic are playing with, we can see that they are continually moving toward ensuring that trainers are challenged and that there is always something new to discover. The introduction of Team Rocket nearly four years after the initial release of the game (assuming it’s anything like the anime) is showing us that Niantic plans to incorporate not only nostalgia, but also to the discovery of—and race to capture—new and unique Pokémon.

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TimedGroupChallengeCityCellView

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Regardless of whether or not we will see all of these changes in-game, Niantic is raising the bar, so you should get out there and start training now before you get left behind.

Source: Pokemongohub