Pokemon GO fans who still have yet to fill out most of their Hoenn region Pokedex are in luck, as Niantic has announced a brand new event celebrating the Gen 3 setting. From January 15 at 1:00pm PST until January 29 at 1:00pm PST, Pokemon GO players will have a chance to participate in the Hoenn region event, which will be marked by a number of special features.

First and foremost, third generation Pokemon, aka Pokemon originally discovered in the Hoenn region, will appear more frequently in the wild. Players will also be able to catch more Gen 3 Pokemon from Field Research tasks, including the water-type Pokemon Feebas. 7km eggs, the ones players can receive as gifts from other Pokemon GO trainers around the world, will have an increased chance of hatching Gen 3 Pokemon during the event's duration as well.

Meanwhile, players will also have a chance to catch some Gen 3 legendary Pokemon that haven't been in Pokemon GO for awhile in the form of Kyogre and Groudon. There hasn't been any word yet on if Rayquaza will be joining the Gen 3 legendary lineup for the event or not, but fans should find out on January 15.

Niantic is really going all out with this latest Pokemon GO event, and isn't satisfied with just making Gen 3 Pokemon more likely to appear in the wild as it would usually do for one of these events. On the contrary, some bonus features have also been thrown into the mix. For example, if Pokemon GO players evolve a Shroomish into a Breloom while the event is live, it will learn the exclusive move Grass Knot.

Furthermore, this special event will also add shiny variants for Zigzagoon and Taillow, plus it will add some new avatar items to the Style Shop. During the event, Pokemon GO players can use their hard-earned coins to purchase cosmetic items inspired by Team Aqua and Team Magma, who were the antagonists in Pokemon Ruby and Sapphire.

In the future, it will be interesting to see if Niantic continues doing more fully-featured special events like this Hoenn region one.

Pokemon GO is out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.