Not every Pokemon GO Season has been built around an obvious theme, but the Season of Alola couldn't be more different. Right now, fans are seeing a wealth of monsters from Pokemon Sun and Moon's home region appear in the game for the first time, offering fans a rare opportunity to catch a high number of new Pokemon. The Season of Alola is a compelling addition to Pokemon GO, and not just because it adds so many basic and Legendary Pokemon to the game at once. It also opens the door for more season that are built around specific Pokemon regions.

After the Season of Alola is over, it wouldn't be surprising if Niantic ran more Seasons based on other recent Pokemon regions, especially if Pokemon GO is missing lots of Pokemon from those places. The Galar region is a particularly strong candidate for a Season, since it's fresh in the minds of Pokemon fans and still has a lot to contribute to Pokemon GO. Nevertheless, Pokemon GO fans shouldn't count on the Galar region to take the spotlight after the Season of Alola. On the contrary, Niantic will probably hold onto the Galar region's exclusive Pokemon for quite some time, rather than leaping into a spotlight on Pokemon Sword and Shield's monsters.

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Why a Season of Galar is Unlikely For Now

Pokemon Go Season of Alola
Pokemon Go's Season of Alola.

The current Pokemon GO season is strange because Niantic generally adds new Pokemon to the game at a very slow pace. At this point in the game's life, Pokemon GO features every Pokemon generation in whole or in part, meaning there are precious few monsters left to add. New additions are a key form of Pokemon GO update, so Niantic has to use its remaining Pokemon wisely. After spending so many new Pokemon additions on the Season of Alola, Niantic probably doesn't want to run another Season that's all about adding a wealth of new Pokemon yet. Instead, it has good reason to sit on the Galarian Pokedex so that it can get more use out of the region.

Upcoming Pokemon events also make it seem unlikely that the Galar region will get much attention in Pokemon GO during the second half of 2022. Later this year, Game Freak will kick off Pokemon's ninth generation with the release of Pokemon Scarlet and Violet. Pokemon GO will almost certainly help advertise the hotly anticipated Scarlet and Violet, given its recent track record of providing publicity for new Pokemon games. A Season of Galar would feel distracting during a time when Scarlet and Violet need publicity. Pokemon GO will likely spend the rest of 2022 looking to the future, instead of focusing on Generation 8.

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Galar Will Join Pokemon GO Eventually

Pokemon camp in Galar as Trainers make curry

It's possible that the Galar region will get its own Pokemon GO Season sometime in early 2023, after Scarlet and Violet have come out. The Season of Alola started shortly after the release of Pokemon Legends: Arceus, so it would make sense of Galar got attention a little while after Scarlet and Violet's debut. Overall, though, the timing of a hypothetical Season of Galar is hard to predict. It all depends on how carefully Niantic wants to distribute new Pokemon additions once it has a ninth generation to work with.

Galar certainly deserves its own Season. Pokemon GO already features a wealth of Galarian Pokemon forms, as well as Zacian and Zamazenta; these Pokemon feel a bit like outcasts without the other Pokemon from that region. Alolan Pokemon forms in Pokemon GO are finally catching up with their Alolan peers, years after Pokemon Sun and Moon released, so with most other regional Pokedexes mostly complete, hopefully Galar is next in line. It could take quite some time before Galar takes the stage, but eventually, the Generation 8 region will have its day in the sun.

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