Pokémon Go's Gen 5 will bring a grand total of 156 new Pokémon for you to hunt down and capture.

Gen 5 has the third largest addition of new creatures since the game's release in 2016, offering over 40 more Pokémon than Gen 4 and only narrowly defeating Gen 3's total of 130 new Pokémon.

Gen 5 Pokémon hail from the Pokémon franchise's fifth generation of games - Pokémon Black, White, Black 2 and White 2. Unlike previous generations, Gen 5 is made up of completely original Pokémon. This makes it the first generation since Gen 2 to not introduce new Baby Pokémon or evolutions for previous generations.

Which Gen 5 Pokémon are in the game so farWhat you need to know about Pokémon from Gen 5Pokémon Go Gen 5 Pokémon List

Which Gen 5 Pokémon are in Pokémon Go so far

As with Gen 3 and Gen 4 before it, Gen 5 is rolling out in stages. Here's what's currently available in the game so far.

May 2023 (2 total):

Here are the Gen 5 Pokémon which were released into Pokémon during May 2023:

December 2022 (1 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon released during December 2022:

October 2022 (2 total):

Here are the Gen 5 Pokémon released during October 2022:

December 2021 (1 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon released in December 2021:

June 2021 (2 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon released in June 2021:

March 2021 (3 total):

Here you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon released in March 2021:

February 2021 (2 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon released in February 2021:

January 2021 (2 total):

Here are the Gen 5 Pokémon which were released in January 2021:

December 2020 (3 total):

Below you can find the three Gen 5 Pokémon which were released during December 2020:

October 2020 (4 total):

Here are the Gen 5 Pokémon that were released in October 2020:

August 2020 (9 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon that were released in August 2020:

July 2020 (5 total):

Below you can find the Gen 5 Pokémon that were released in July 2020:

June 2020 (2 total):

The following Gen 5 Pokémon were released in June 2020:

April 2020 (1 total):

The following Gen 5 Pokémon were released so far in April 2020 include:

March 2020 (10 total):

The following Pokémon were released in March 2020:

February 2020 (5 total):

In February 2020, the following Pokémon were released into Pokémon Go:

Pokémon Go Battle League additions (2 total):

The arrival of the Pokémon Go Battle League offered the addition of Scraggy as a Tier 4 ranking reward:

Lunar New Year 2020 rollout (4 total):

The Lunar New Year 2020 event ran from January 24th 2020 to February 3rd 2020 and saw the release of four new Gen 5 Pokémon. These Pokémon were:

January 2020 rollout (34 total):

In January 2020, the following Pokémon were introduced into Pokémon Go:

December 2019 Holiday event rollout (3 total):

Ahead of the December 24th, 2019 Holiday event, the following additions are confirmed to be coming to the game:

November to December 2019 Raid rollout (3 total):

On November 4th, November 16th and December 16th 2019 respectively, three new legendaries were made available in five-star level raids:

October 2019 rollout (2 total):

On October 17th, 2019, Yamask and Cofagrigus were released to celebrate Halloween 2019:

September 2019 rollout (46 total)

The debut of Gen 5 on September 16th, 2019 was a large one - with a mixture of wild, Egg, Raid and regional exclusive creatures to find, as well as those that require an Unova Stone.

What you need to know about Pokémon from Gen 5

Heralding from the Unova Region, Gen 5 follows the traditions that were set by the previous generations. There are three starter Pokémon - Grass, Fire, Water type - that each have two evolutions, a wide array of Legendaries and a new normal type bird Pokémon.

The infamous Trubbish.

Here are some cool facts about Gen 5 that help it stand apart from the previous generations:

Gen 5 is composed completely of original Pokémon - there are no new baby Pokémon or evolutions from previous generations.Many of the Pokémon have special conditions tied to their evolutions. This includes reaching high friendship levels, trading specific Pokémon and a range of different evolution stones.There are nine Legendaries, and four Mythical Pokémon in Gen 5, making it the first generation to not introduce more Legendaries than the previous one.Victini, the Legendary Pokémon of victory, is the only Pokémon to appear before its region's starters in the Pokédex. In the Unova Pokédex Victini's number is 000, which also makes it the only Pokémon with this Pokédex number. The reason behind this placement could be that Victini is said to bring victory to the trainer who befriends it.The Swords of Justice Legendaries - Cobalion, Terrakion, Virizion and Keldeo - are based upon 'The Three Musketeers' by Alexandre Dumas.Gen 5 introduces the largest amount of new Pokémon compared to all the current generations - 156.Trubbish is from Gen 5.

The Season of Adventures Abound is here! The Halloween event has returned, bringing with it Greavard and Houndstone.Party Play - Pokémon Go's multiplayer feature - is here, along with the Welcome Party quest.You can also work on the Timed Investigation: Master Ball quest and compete in the Go Battle League.Be sure to compete in Shadow Raids, complete Routes, use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. This incense may also give you encounters with other rare Pokémon in Pokémon Go.

Pokémon Go Gen 5 Pokémon List

As with the previous four generations, most evolutions should require Candy, but as with the Sinnoh Stone for Gen 4, there is also a Gen 5 specific Unova Stone. Since you can now trade Pokémon in Pokémon Go, we wouldn't be surprised if that mechanic was used to evolve Pokémon too - just like in the main games. We'll know for sure when they release.

Here is the complete list of Gen 5 Pokémon: