Pokemon GO Wild area returns: All You Need to know

Pokémon GO Has announced its next major event that will commence in September 2025. The new event, which has been titled 'Tales of Transformation', shall begin next week, on September 2nd, 2025. This is going to be one of the long Pokémon GO events that will conclude on December 2nd, 2025. Pokémon GO announced the arrival of many new Pokémon that will receive mega evolutions and Gigantamax forms in this event. Along with it, the developers also announced the official dates of community days and more.

However, the Pokémon GO community was more thrilled about the returning features and modes in the game. One of the most talked-about returning features is the GO Wild area. If the latest leaks happen to be true, the returning GO Wild area may also spawn a new Pokémon for the trainers to catch.

Pokémon GO Wild Area returns

One of the trusted leakers in the Pokémon GO community took to their socials to announce the arrival of a new Pokémon in the returning GO Wild Area. The leaker, @LeekDuck, posted the information about the new Pokémon that is set to appear in the GO Wild Area on his official X (formerly Twitter). Pokémon Go Wild Area is an unexplored territory that houses some of the best species of Pokémon.

@LeekDuck disclosed the information on August 27th, 2025 at 1:58 AM UTC. The tweet revealed a new in-person event that will take place in Nagasaki, Japan. The rumoured dates for the event are between November 7th and 9th. The Global version will receive the same event between November 15th and 16th. The leaks suggest that the event will also debut a new Pokémon called Impidimp.

Community Reactions to Pokémon GO Wild Area returns

The community reacted positively to the leaks of the arrival of the new Pokémon. One user, @ItsFleeceKing, said

Another user, @RetroGuyNeil84, suggested his assumptions about the newly leaked Pokémon

Another user,@SpacePokemon097, explained how the new Pokémon may appear

One user, @ScotLandiaYT, suggested that the new Pokémon may be part of a Halloween theme

Some users, like @Tkachuckle, were already assured about the success of the new event

While others, like @AdrianF20571694, were a bit critical of it