Theres a New Unicorn Pokmon and Its The Cutest Thing Weve Ever Seen

The Pokémon Company recently revealed a new creature: Galarian Ponyta! Here's what we know, including how you can catch one of the unicorns on the Nintendo Switch.

Remember when there have been simplest 151 Pokémon whose names you had to be informed? Well, the ones days are formally over. There are currently greater than 800 Pokémon in the Pokéverse, and new ones are being added in every recreation. 

There’s one that is mainly simply a ring of keys. There’s one that’s a literal pile of garbage. There’s Mr. Mime (even if most folks wish to disregard about him). And now, there’s Galarian Ponyta — a magical unicorn Pokémon with a mane that looks like cotton candy.

Here’s what we learn about Galarian Ponyta:

Fans first noticed the magical unicorn in a contemporary 24-hour Pokémon Sword and Shield stream. Just moments prior to the broadcast got here to a shut, two Pokémon came into view. They had long, pastel-colored manes and a horn in the heart in their brow. Unicorns, clearly. As you may be expecting, the fandom was once despatched into a tizzy questioning about the identification of the new unicorn Pokémon.

This morning, the Pokémon Company published the id of the new, magical pocket monster. It’s the Galarian Ponyta! The unicorn-like Pokémon is a Psychic-type. It’s 2 ft, 7 inches tall and weighs in at 52.Nine kilos. (Interestingly enough, that makes it each shorter and lighter than the standard Ponyta, which is Three ft, 3 inches tall and weighs 66.1 kilos.)

What are Galarian Ponyta's skills?

So far, we know about two talents for Galarian Ponyta additionally has two skills: “Pastel Veil” — which protects against poison, and “Run Away” (which we’re assuming is pretty self-explanatory.) We also got a hint as to why Galarian Ponyta appears to be like so different from its non-Galarian counterpart. 

According to the official Pokémon website, Galarian Ponyta’s distinctive appearance is because of its exposure to the “overflowing lifestyles energy of the forest.”

And that’s no longer all. Apparently, Galarian Ponyta’s mane also sparkles! (You know, in case the pastel coloring and the fact that it’s a unicorn wasn’t fabulous enough.) The Pokémon can take in lifestyles energy of its surrounding environment and store it in its mane. Pretty cool birthday party trick, right?

How can you catch a Galarian Ponyta?

So, OK, we all need to add Galarian Ponyta to our Pokémon collection. Obviously. In some other tweet this morning, the Pokémon company additionally confirmed what many people already suspected: Galarian Ponyta might be exclusive to Pokémon Shield. 

That means that Pokémon lovers could have to make a choice from buying Pokémon Sword to catch Sirfetch’d — the wild duck Pokémon who wields a sword produced from a leek (sure, in reality) or going with Shield so as to add Galarian Ponyta to their roster. Or you'll all the time get each video games to in reality catch ‘em all. No judgment right here!

Regardless of whether or not you’re a Sword-er or a Shield-er, you'll relaxation confident that you’ll encounter numerous new Pokémon in the Galarian Forest. Many of the new creatures (including Galarian Ponyta) are merely Galarian versions of the Pokémon and love, however there are some brand-new buds as well. For instance, we can’t get enough of Morpeko, the lovely hamster that turns into a demon when it’s hungry. (Honestly, same.)

Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield are both set to return out for the Nintendo Switch on November 15. If you want your Sword and Shield fix sooner than then, despite the fact that, you can get a Sword-and-Shield-themed Nintendo Switch Lite on November 8!

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