Today, Niantic revealed more information about Pokémon Go’s Dual Destiny season with a new trailer, leaving us wondering what’s next for the location-based mobile game. While Pokémon Go’s most recent season, Max Out, focused on bringing a new mechanic to the game from the Switch era, the Dual Destiny trailer is full of returning content from the past.
As the Pokémon Go Max Out season is drawing to a close, Niantic has shown us the first glimpse of what the next three months of this free mobile game will look like with the Dual Destiny trailer. The season’s simplistic black-and-white logo had us wondering if it’s time for the return of some powerful gen 5 Pokémon, or if this is The Pokémon Company’s way of teasing a Unova remake. It has to happen someday, right?
The new trailer confirms that Dual Destiny will focus on the return of the legendary dragon Pokémon from Unova – Zekrom and Reshiram. According to the official website, we should be getting more information about Pokémon Go Tour: Unova in the next couple of days.
While all of this points to a gen five focus, you can’t just ignore the giant, ringed Pokémon in the Dual Destiny trailer. Pokémon Go’s Hoopa is a powerful but notoriously rare Pokémon that looks to finally be making its return. Some fans are speculating that Hoopa’s presence could also bring remote trading with it, a feature that many have wanted for years.
When is the Pokémon Go Dual Destiny season?
Pokémon Go’s Dual Destiny season runs from December 3, 2024, to March 4, 2025. Just like with previous Pokémon Go events, there’ll be plenty of themed content appearing during the three-month window.
All of this is just the tip of the iceberg, as the official blog post teases more gen 8 Pokémon joining the game like Polteageist and Sinistea, shadow debuts for the Regi Pokémon, Dynamax debuts for Lapras, Krabby, and Machop, and much more.
That’s everything we know so far about Pokémon Go’s Dual Destiny season. If you’re looking to catch some strong Pokémon for your battles, check out our guide to mighty Pokémon next. We’ve also got a list of Pokémon Go codes to nab you some extra Pokéballs and stardust.