Although Gen 3 is still in the process of rolling out, the Pokemon GO community is always ready to look ahead and start planning for the next stage of the metagame. Gen 4 is likely close to a full year away, but it's never too early to start planning for which pokemon will be the most important for Battle Raids and holding Gyms when they do arrive.
With that in mind, some of Pokemon GO's min-maxers have already started crunching the numbers on how each member of Gen 4 will stack up against the first three generations when the time comes. We've broken down that data and compiled a list of the most important Gen 4 creatures for each of the different types.
Use this list when you start prioritizing your Gen 4 wishlist...
Bug-Type
Yanmega
Dark-Type
Darkrai
Weavile
Dragon-Type
Giratina
Dialga
Garchomp
Palkia
Electric-Type
Magnezone
Electrivire
Fairy-Type
Togekiss
Fighting-Type
Gallade
Infernape
Lucario
Fire-Type
Heatran
Magmortar
Flying-Type
Togekiss
Yanmega
Ghost-Type
Giratina
Mismagius
Grass-Type
Tangrowth
Shaymin
Leafeon
Torterra
Roserade