Pokemon Go Data Shows Decrease in Release of New Pokemon in 2021, Players got Only 48 New Pokemon

Dejan Kacurov December 14, 2021Last Updated: December 14, 2021

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This year is about to end, and it is time to see what Niantic has offered us in terms of new releases, bonuses, items, and everything else. While it might seem that 2021 has been a great year for Pokemon Go, the numbers say the opposite.

There have been many events, cool bonuses, and not a lot of new Pokemon introduced in Pokemon Go in 2021. We’ve decided to focus on how many new Pokemon they’ve released this year and to be honest, it’s not that exciting. PokemonGoFandom keeps a list of all Pokemon released in Pokemon Go over the years, (since 2016), and according to their analysis, this year Niantic and Pokemon Go released 48 new Pokemon in the game.

Every time there is a debut of a new Pokemon, then you know that there is an event going on in the mobile game Pokemon Go, or a celebration of something happening in real life. And the thing is, Niantic does not release two, three or more Pokemon, they just release one. The only exception is the Pokemon Go Holiday event, where we will see two new Pokemon coming into the game. And they become very rare, in terms of wild spawns.

Assuming that this is their intensity, the next generation, Generation 9, will be released around late 2022, or maybe even late 2023. If they keep up like this, they will be releasing around 70 Pokemon per year or 10 to 12 Pokemon per season. The good thing is that the number of Pokemon that will exist in the game will increase up to approximately 1,000.

As a reference, in 2016 they have released 154 new Pokemon, 170 in 2017, 119 in 2018, in 2019 they released 100 new Pokemon, while in 2020, 113 new Pokemon. The disappointment comes this year, where Niantic released only 48 new Pokemon.

List of all new Pokemon released in Pokemon Go in 2021

January 5, 2021

Burn Drive Genesect, Shiny Snivy

January 11, 2021

Male Frillish

January 12, 2021

Shiny Buizel

January 19, 2021

Mega Ampharos

January 26, 2021

Shiny Miltank

February 9, 2021

Mega Gyarados and Shiny Mega Gyarados

February 14, 2021

Munna, Shiny Spinda #9, and Shiny Alomomola

February 29, 2021

Shiny Spearow, Shiny Paras, Shiny Hitmonlee, Shiny Ditto, Shiny Snorlax, Shiny Mew

March 1, 2021

Deerling, Shiny Landorus, Female Frillish

March 6, 2021

Shiny Tornadus, Shiny Fletchling

March 9, 2021

Shiny Nosepass

March 11, 2021

Shiny Thundurus

March 16, 2021

Mega Manectric, Shiny Mega Manectric, Tynamo, Eelektrik

March 24, 2021

Shiny Rainy Castform

March 30, 2021

Shiny Therian Tornadus

April 4, 2021

Mega Lopunny, Shiny Mega Lopunny, Shiny Bunnelby

April 13, 2021

Therian Landorus, Skrelp, Clauncher

April 20, 2021

Binacle, Shiny Trubbish

April 29, 2021

Shiny Smeargle

May 4, 2021

Spritzee, Swirlix, Goomy, Xernease

May 11, 2021

Pancham, Shiny Galarian Ponyta, Shiny Galarian Rapidash

May 15, 2021

Mega Alteria, Shiny Mega Alteria

May 18, 2021

Yveltal

May 25, 2021

Sylveon, Shiny Galarian Zigzagoon, Shiny Galarian Linoone, Shiny Sylveon, Shiny Obstagoon

May 31, 2021

Mienfoo

June 8, 2021

Galarian Slowpoke, Galarian Slowbrom Mega Slowbro, Shiny Mega Slowbro

June 17, 2021

Shiny Regigigas

June 25, 2021

Shiny Bidoof

July 3, 2021

Shiny Tepig

July 6, 2021

Shiny Darumaka

July 17, 2021

Meloetta, Shiny Unown, Shiny Whismur, Shiny Loudred, Shiny Chimecho, Shiny Audino, Shiny Tympole, Shiny Throh, Shiny Sawk

July 23, 2021

Shiny Cranidos, Shiny Shieldon, Shiny Dialga

August 6, 2021

Shiny Heracross, Shiny Palkia

August 20, 2021

Skwovet, Wooloo, Falinks, Zacian, Shiny Galarian Meowth, Shiny Galarian Farfetch’d, Shiny Galarian Weezing, Shiny Galarian Stunfisk, Shiny Perrserker, Shiny Sirfetch’d

August 26, 2021