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Today the news broke, although the rumors were already strong for a few hours: Mewtwo is in Pokémon GO. Yes, the legendary Pokémon that we saw in the manga movie. Or that we managed to capture after endless problems in the first Pokémon game on the Gameboy. It can also be had on mobile. In fact, there are already those who are enjoying it. Of course, for the moment only in Japan
And this legendary Pokémon has landed in the game through the event Pokémon GO StadiumA private, invitation-only event in Yokohama, Japan. Here, through special raids, the assisting players have been able to get hold of it. After the commotion about his appearance, Niantic has not been slow to show his plans to take Mewtwo far and wide to the rest of the planet So you can capture him in the coming weeks when it reaches the rest of the world.
Exclusive Raids
The information from Niantic has surprised us quite a bit due to the intricate nature of the capture process. Yes, Mewtwo will appear as a raid boss. The difference is that they are exclusive raids, located at specific times and places. And what is even more striking: raids that can only be accessed by invitation. Thus, this exclusivity will mean that not everyone can get hold of Mewtwo, which, on the other hand, has always been presented as an elitist Pokémon.
Niantic has clarified that the exclusive raids have the same format as the raids we all know. The difference is that the exclusives will appear periodically in different gyms around the world. In addition, they can only be accessed by invitation.
How to get an invitation
Here comes the point of this whole thing. Pokémon GO players who want to capture Mewtwo will need to have participated in a recent raid at the same gym in which she will appear. And not only that, they will have to have beaten the raid boss In this way, and if they are lucky enough that Mewtwo is going to appear in said gym, they will receive the long-awaited invitation.
So it seems Niantic is betting on players who compete in raids to be the first to get access to Mewtwo.They will only have to have defeated the boss of the raid to receive an invitation in which they are summoned to the encounter with Mewtwo All this giving ample time to prepare amply the encounter with this special Pokémon. Of course, Niantic does not give more details. It's just a powerful enemy to defeat.
Mewtwo and other legendary Pokémon
In this way Niantic not only introduces a new and expected Pokémon in Pokémon GO, but also a variant of the raids. It seems that these exclusive raids will be the formula to get the legendary Pokémon, since not only Mewtwo will appear in them Something that will challenge the players most interested in Pokémon rarer to participate more actively in normal raids. And, in this way, get invitations for exclusive raids.
Niantic has not made it clear, but it is to be expected that Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Lugia will be the other Pokémon protagonists of the exclusive raids. And what about the legendary dogs? At the moment it is a mystery.
You have to know that, in addition, Niantic will give one more week to get hold of the legendary flying Pokémon. Between August 14 and 31, these legendary airborne Pokémon will continue to be the stars of the different Pokémon GO raids. They will eventually continue to appear around the globe to give more opportunities to those left behind.
