Pokémon Go adds critters from Black and White’s Gen 5 roster

Pokémon from the franchise’s fifth generation will start showing up in Niantic‘s hit mobile game Pokémon Go today.

Gen 5 encompasses Pokémon Black and White (2010) and the direct sequels Pokémon Black 2 and Pokémon White 2 (2012), all games for the Nintendo DS. Yes, it can all be a bit confusing if you’re not familiar with the franchise, but all of the mainline Pokémon games belong to a “generation.” The first one encompasses Red, Blue, and Yellow, for example. Games in the same generation typically feature the same setting and a similar roster of Pokémon.