{"id":109409,"date":"2018-09-25T19:17:08","date_gmt":"2018-09-25T19:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=109409"},"modified":"2025-07-01T22:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T05:59:56","slug":"pokemon-gos-newest-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/pokemon-gos-newest-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go&#8217;s newest reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you\u2019ve been playing Pok\u00e9mon Go over the weekend, you may have noticed this little guy:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109410 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan.jpg\" alt=\"Meltan\" width=\"648\" height=\"795\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan.jpg 648w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan-245x300.jpg 245w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This unique little creature had <strong>never been seen before<\/strong> in the Pok\u00e9mon world, and fans everywhere were theorizing what it might be. Unfortunately, we\u00a0weren\u2019t able to find out much right away, since catching the new Pok\u00e9mon would cause it to transform into a Ditto.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Pok\u00e9mon Go\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-logo-l,f_auto,dpr_auto\/p\/e6290d2a-96d0-11e6-869d-00163ec9f5fa\/1284888783\/pokemon-go-logo.png\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-go.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Free Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--70\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"70\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"7\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\">7<\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/pokemon-go.en.softonic.com\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rumors circled quickly that this was a new undiscovered Pok\u00e9mon, while many theorized it was a Missingno-like glitch that got put into the game by accident. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-109411 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/sft\/articles\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan-horde.jpg\" alt=\"Hex Nut\" width=\"481\" height=\"903\" srcset=\"https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan-horde.jpg 481w, https:\/\/articles-img.sftcdn.net\/auto-mapping-folder\/sites\/3\/2018\/09\/meltan-horde-160x300.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">After a few days, however, the Pok\u00e9mon Company finally revealed it as their new mythical Pok\u00e9mon: Meltan!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nvLDA70ZvbU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This mythical Pok\u00e9mon is classified as the Hex Nut Pok\u00e9mon and is revealed to be a Steel-type. Other than a Pok\u00e9dex-like explanation of its liquid metal body producing electricity, not much is known about the Pok\u00e9mon or how to obtain it, though it\u2019s likely to be from field research like previous mythical Pok\u00e9mon in Go. However, it is likely we\u2019ll see it in Pok\u00e9mon\u2019s upcoming Switch title: Let\u2019s Go! 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