Niantic Switches Up Pokemon Spawns In Latest Pokemon Go Update

Niantic continues to tweak their mobile smash hit Pokemon GO behind the scenes on a regular basis and adventurous users aren’t far behind them, discovering and cataloguing even the most minute changes to the game.

Users over on The Silph road have discovered that Pokemon Nests, that is locations where catchable Pokemon spawn, have been swapped around. Based upon a pattern discovered by users on the sub-reddit it appears that some monsters have been swapped with ones with a lower Pokedex number while other nests appear to spawn up to two new monsters now.

Here is the entire list that The Silph road has compiled about known Pokemon Nest spawn changes. My area (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is full of Drowzees and also a lot of Jynx. According to these changes I can look forward to seeing a lot more Seels and the Scythers.

#1 Bulbasaur –> #1 Bulbasaur…

#4 Charmander –> #1 Bulbasaur

#7 Squirtle –> #4 Charmander

#21 Spearow –>

#23 Ekans –> #21 Spearow

#25 Pikachu –> #23 Ekans

#27 Sandshrew –> #25 Pikachu

#29 Nidoran♀ –> #27 Sandshrew / #25 Pikachu

#32 Nidoran♂ –> #29 Nidoran♀

#35 Clefairy –> #32 Nidoran♂

#37 Vulpix –> #35 Clefairy / #32 Nidoran♂

#39 Jigglypuff –> #37 Vulpix / #35 Clefairy

#43 Oddish –> #39 Jigglypuff

#46 Paras –> #43 Oddish? / #39 Jigglypuff?

/ #48 Venonat –> #43 Oddish?

#50 Diglett –> #46 Paras

#52 Meowth –> #48 Venonat

#54 Psyduck –> #50 Diglett

#56 Mankey –> #52 Meowth / #50 Diglett

#58 Growlithe –> #54 Psyduck / #52 Meowth

#60 Poliwag –> #56 Mankey / #54 Psyduck

#63 Abra –> #58 Growlithe / #56 Mankey

#66 Machop –> #58 Growlithe

#69 Bellsprout –> #60 Poliwag

#72 Tentacool –> #63 Abra

#74 Geodude –> #66 Machop

#77 Ponyta –> #69 Bellsprout

#79 Slowpoke –> #72 Tentacool

#81 Magnemite –> #74 Geodude

#83 Farfetch’d –>

#84 Doduo –> #77 Ponyta

#86 Seel –> #79 Slowpoke / #77 Ponyta

#90 Shellder –> #81 Magnemite / #79 Slowpoke

Nothing? –> #83 Farfetch’d

–> #83 Farfetch’d #92 Gastly –> #84 Doduo / #81 Magnemite

#95 Onix –> #86 Seel / #84 Doduo

#96 Drowzee –> #86 Seel

#98 Krabby –> #90 Shellder

#100 Voltorb –> #92 Gastly

#102 Exeggcute –> #95 Onix / #92 Gastly

#104 Cubone –> #96 Drowzee

#106 Hitmonlee –> #98 Krabby / #96 Drowzee

#107 Hitmonchan –> #100 Voltorb / #98 Krabby

#108 Lickitung –> #102 Exeggcute / #100 Voltorb

#111 Rhyhorn –> #104 Cubone / #102 Exeggcute

#114 Tangela –> #111 Rhyhorn / #104 Cubone

#115 Kangaskhan –> #111 Rhyhorn

#116 Horsea –> #114 Tangela? / #111 Rhyhorn

/ #111 Rhyhorn Nothing? –> #115 Kangaskhan

–> #115 Kangaskhan #118 Goldeen –> #116 Horsea

#120 Staryu –> #118 Goldeen

#122 Mr. Mime –> #118 Goldeen

#123 Scyther –> #120 Staryu

#124 Jynx –> #123 Scyther / #120 Staryu

#125 Electabuzz –> #124 Jynx / #123 Scyther

#126 Magmar –> #125 Electabuzz / #124 Jynx

#127 Pinsir –> #126 Magmar / #125 Electabuzz

#128 Tauros –> #127 Pinsir / #126 Magmar

#129 Magikarp –> #127 Pinsir

Nothing? –> #128 Tauros

–> #128 Tauros #133 Eevee –> #129 Magikarp

#147 Dratini –> #133 Eevee

Nothing? –> #147 Dratini (RIP)

Why did Niantic chose to change up nests? It certainly allows Pokemon Trainers to catch up as many monsters as possible.