‘Pokemon Go’ Generation 2 Biomes: Where the New Pokemon Spawn

Pokemon Go is available for iOS and Android devices. (Niantic)

Over 80 new Pokemon have been released in Pokemon Go.

The second generation of Pokemon made their debut in the game last week, and players have slowly been getting a better sense of where the new creatures spawn and how common or rare they are. As was the case with the first generation, Pokemon typically spawn at a higher frequency in specific biomes, areas of the real world that are associated with that type of Pokemon.

For some Pokemon, it’s fairly obvious what areas that type will be associated with. With water Pokemon, for instance, spawns will occur at a higher frequency near water, and with grass Pokemon, spawns will occur near grassy areas.

For others types, it’s a bit more unclear. With “normal” Pokemon, for instance, spawns can occur basically anywhere, but they seem to happen at a slightly higher frequency near residential areas. With the second generation, there is also an entirely new Pokemon type: dark Pokemon, a category that comprises Umbreon, Murkrow, Sneasel, Houndour, Houndoom, and Tyranitar. At this time, nobody is really sure what a “dark” biome is, although it appears that these Pokemon spawn more frequently at night.

The following chart breaks down the Pokemon type for each generation two species and identifies what areas in the real world that type of Pokemon can typically be found. In addition, if you’re hunting for a specific creature, you can also make use of The Silph Road’s nest atlas, a map identifying areas where the same species of Pokemon spawns at a very high frequency.