Arceus, the god Pokémon, won’t turn up in Pokémon Go for this month’s upcoming Go Tour: Sinnoh.
Its apparent absence had been hotly debated by fans, though has now been confirmed to Eurogamer by developer Niantic. It means Go Tour: Sinnoh will be the first one of Pokémon Go’s popular annual Tour events not to let players complete their Pokédex for the corresponding region.
Two other Sinnoh species will also be absent: Mythical creatures Manaphy and Phione.
In a statement sent to Eurogamer, Pokémon Go developer Niantic said that these three Pokémon were “extra special” – and would get their own specific focus when they did arrive in the game.
“We wanted to give them some dedicated space when they eventually make their Pokémon GO debut,” a Niantic spokesperson said.
Arceus is arguably the most anticipated Pokémon yet to be made available in Pokémon Go. It is supremely powerful, known as the god of all Pokémon, and can change itself to become any Pokémon Type (Fire, Water, Grass, etc.) using a series of unique add-on “plates”. It also recently returned in a starring role for Pokémon’s main series games, via flashback RPG Pokémon Legends: Arceus on Nintendo Switch.