Pokemon Legends: Arceus Tie-In Event Featuring Hisuian Voltorb

It's time to go back in time to get... some of the most recently released Pokemon. Pokemon Go is crossing over with the brand new game Pokemon Legends: Arceus. This time around, we're set to have encounters with Hisuian Votorb, the Electric/Grass Type Pokemon originally from the new game.

For some, Hisuian Voltorb may seem to have a rather odd design. Voltorb is a mimic of the classic Pokeball, so what's the point in this odd design? Well, Pokemon lore states that Pokeballs were originally made from a fruit known as an "Apricorn", and in Pokemon Legends: Arceus, players use old-fashioned Apricorn balls that look strikingly like Hisuian Voltorb, which brings the design full-circle.

Lore aside, Hisuian Voltorb is set to begin spawning in large numbers alongside normal Voltorb soon. In fact, it appears that the event is already in full swing across the globe! But unlike most events, we currently have no idea exactly how long this mini-event will last. The only clue is that they are stated to continue into the upcoming Lunar New Years event.

From Janurary 30 to February 1, all Rocket grunts will feature none other than Shadow Voltorb in their lineup.

This is an interesting turn of events, but let's not forget that Pokemon Go is still dabbling in the concept of theming with their seasons. So how exactly does all of this tie into our greater over-arcing story...?

Apparently, the Rocket Takeover event was nothing more than a distraction to get Willow and the Team leaders away from the focus of the story; the big door. They succeeded in doing this, and managed to get the door open. How did they do this when we've spent literal months slowly picking locks? I assume dynamite. 

Anyway; Giovanni has assumed control of our mysterious macguffin and left a crumpled up piece of paper and a mysterious component in his wake. I assume that the piece of paper is actually Giovanni's Spark/Candella fanfic. Yes, one piece of paper is enough for these two.

Anyway, what was left in the newly revealed chamber was a Pokeball. No, wait, it's actually a long-thought-extinct variant of Voltorb that Willow, a scientist, then proceeds to release into the world at large despite the fact that these anomalies in the Pokemon world almost have to be one of two things:

1. Brought here through time and space by some mystical force (confirmed, but Willow doesn't know that)
2. A sub-species of Pokemon that has managed to somehow survive in one tiny ecological niche for countless years because they were cut off from whatever caused their mass-extinction literally everywhere else in the world.

Professor Willow, ladies and gentlemen!

In all fairness, this is the world where Jurassic Park basically happened and we got the good ending for it, so I'm sure it'll all be fine.