After Years of Wait, Mewtwo is Finally Returning to Pokémon Go

After years of hold and instrumentality expectation, Pokémon Go players volition yet beryllium capable to seizure Mewtwo erstwhile much — successful conscionable a fewer months.

The fan-favorite Legendary Pokémon was past disposable to conflict successful Pokémon Go each the mode backmost successful July 2022, though its Shadow signifier was disposable much precocious — implicit a play successful March 2024. Still, fans person been clamouring for different accidental to adhd the carnal to their Pokédex ever since — and present it's astir time.

Further details for this summer's Go Fest celebrations person present been announced astatine a property lawsuit held successful Tokyo, which volition big 1 of 3 in-person meetups, up of the game's accustomed planetary Go Fest celebration. Artwork shown astatine the lawsuit confirms that Mewtwo volition instrumentality — and hints astatine the debut of a Mythical Pokémon species, too.

Pokémon Go Fest 2026 artwork.

Artwork for the Tokyo lawsuit shows the accustomed array of Kanto species, arsenic good arsenic fashionable croc Sandile. Of astir note, though, is the Mewtwo floating wrong the representation — confirming its long-awaited return.

"I can't accidental thing specific, but look guardant to the Pokémon featured successful the cardinal visual," a spokesperson told Japanese Pokémon outlet rocketnews24go, via instrumentality translation. "Especially Mewtwo — I deliberation it'll beryllium heart-pounding excitement for radical who’ve been participating successful GO Fest since the aboriginal days."

Will this yet beryllium the infinitesimal Mewtwo's Mega Evolutions go available, aft years of wait? Mega Mewtwo X and Y stay the lone missing evolutions from the franchise's archetypal batch of Mega Pokémon. Meanwhile, the crippled volition soon beryllium moving connected to the merchandise of Megas from Pokémon Legends: Z-A, with the accomplishment of Mega Malamar and Mega Victreebell aboriginal this month.

While Mewtwo is lone shown present for Pokémon Go Fest's Tokyo event, artwork specified arsenic this usually shows taxon besides disposable (to a greater oregon lesser extent) astatine the pursuing planetary Go Fest — and it seems inconceivable that the carnal would lone beryllium made disposable successful a section version, erstwhile determination has been specified hype for its instrumentality generally.

The aforesaid is existent of this year's Go Fest logo, which arsenic ever features a subtle hint astatine the latest upcoming Mythical carnal to go available. Looking astatine the mini bluish lightning bolts connected the 2026 design, Mythical Pokémon Zeraora seems a harmless bet. The carnal precocious gained a caller Mega Evolution, which would besides marque for a fitting release.

This twelvemonth is, of course, the 30th day of Pokémon and the 10th day of Pokémon Go — a brace of milestones that fans expect to beryllium celebrated afloat this summer. Word connected what other is coming to the Pokémon franchise this twelvemonth volition travel soon connected Pokémon Day — February 27 — which is erstwhile it's expected that the series' 10th procreation of games and creatures volition beryllium unveiled.

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