Let's Go Meltan & Melmeltal PokéDex Numbers

Achromatic · Oct 26, 2018

So, according to the network traffic of Pokémon GO, Meltan is 808 and Melmetal is 809. This could mean either two things:

Meltan and Melmetal are Gen 7 Pokémon

These two start off the Gen 8 PokéDex

What do you guys think? Are these two are first glimpse at a new gen (like we've seen many times before) or are they just leftovers from the Gen 7 games?

BZRich64 · Oct 26, 2018

I kind of assumed at first that they were actually going to be a late part of Gen VII, but I'm growing more and more convinced that they're an early glimpse at Gen VIII. As for the Pokédex numbers, I would assume its either those aren't going to be the actual Pokédex number for them or that they're going to be like Victini in Gen 5. If the later, then it could possibly mean that one of them will be #0 in the regional 'dex while the other would be... -1? OR maybe they'd be listed as #A and #B in the regional 'dex? It's to early to tell.

Skullbash · Oct 26, 2018

I hope its gen 8 because gen 7 was my least favorite and I really like Meltan.

Roman · Oct 26, 2018

Maybe left overs from gen 7 that became gen 8. I'm pretty sure I've seen scraped Pokémon designs used in later gens so that may be the case of this one

Dawn · Oct 26, 2018

Since nothing was found in the coding for the last Gen VII titles, I'd assume they were Gen VIII Pokémon. It's not unheard of to have non-starter Pokémon at the start of a new dex...or at least, Victini set a precedent for it to happen.

Achromatic · Oct 27, 2018

BZRich64 said: ↑

I would assume its either those aren't going to be the actual Pokédex number for them
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They are. See, these numbers were taken from Pokémon GO which has no need to give them random placeholder numbers since even Gen 5 isn't added yet. If they did, they'd be in the 400s or something, not the 800s.

Riddles · Oct 27, 2018

I personally think it'll be at the beginning before the starters, like Victini. I don't think we'll know for sure until Gen 8, though.

Sethal · Oct 28, 2018

I'd prefer it, that Meltan would be a gen VIII Pokémon. I think, the 7th generations has got enough mythical/legendary Pokémon.

Achromatic · Oct 30, 2018

Sethal said: ↑

I'd prefer it, that Meltan would be a gen VIII Pokémon. I think, the 7th generations has got enough mythical/legendary Pokémon.
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Yeah, and I'd like to think we're past Gen 7 now.