By Mitch – Trainer Canadoman (@pogomitch)
Known Facts:
- Tauros is considered the “North American” regional Pokémon. However, in reality, it spawns only in southern parts of Canada and most of the continental US.
- Pachirisu is already confirmed to be the “Northern regional” and is spawning in places such as Northern Canada, Alaska, and northern regions of Russia.
There is a line where Tauros spawns stop and Pachirisu spawns begin, but where is that line of latitude? As part of the analysis, I will be looking at screenshots of catches of Tauros and Pachirisu from primarily Canada. I will examine the geo-tag on the screenshot (location of where the Pokémon was caught) and put that location into Google.
If there are no screenshots available, I will be looking at posts from The Silph Road Reddit Page regarding the release of Generation 4 regionals (link here) or discussions with local members on Discord. I will get the coordinates of that place, and compare the coordinates with other spawns to see if I can find the line of latitude.
| Pokemon | Location | Source |
|---|---|---|
Tauros
|
Winnipeg, MB, Canada 49.8951° N, 97.1384° W | https://prnt.sc/l6y3s2 on r/TheSilphRoad (CupIsHalfEmpty2) |
|
Tauros
|
Calgary, AB, Canada 51.0486° N, 114.0708° W | https://prnt.sc/l6y0nj (from Mitch – Canadoman) |
|
Tauros
|
Bowden, AB, Canada 51.9331° N, 114.0322° W | https://prnt.sc/l6y6pw (from @Juan Cena of Pokémon Go YYC Discord) |
Pachirisu
|
Saskatoon, AB, Canada 52.1332° N, 106.6700° W | https://goo.gl/PHNNPU on r/TheSilphRoad (Samerz360) |
|
Pachirisu
|
Red Deer, AB, Canada 52.2681° N, 113.8112° W | https://goo.gl/7dEAmm (from @StaticBull of Red Deer & Area Discord) |
|
Pachirisu
|
Edmonton, AB, Canada 53.5444° N, 113.4909° W | https://goo.gl/PrFK6i Tweet by @ChazBrowder |
|
Pachirisu
|
Yekaterinburg, Russia 56.8389° N, 60.6057° E | https://goo.gl/Q23Hmc Tweet by @XanFanRotMG |
|
Pachirisu
|
Anchorage, AL, USA 61.2181° N, 149.9003° W | https://goo.gl/Q23Hmc Tweet by @XanFanRotMG |
Conclusions
- Canada is now home to two regionals: Tauros and Pachirisu.
- Pachirisu spawns begin generally after a latitude of 52° N, which is also where Tauros spawns end.
- The longitude does not seem to matter, as it is evident that Pachirisu is spawning in the west (Can/US) and the east (Russia).