One thing I ' m not clear about at all is Gen 2 . On one hand , releasing it early might be exciting for casuals . On the other hand , people who do not play that much do not have a full Pokedex yet and adding new Pokemon to the mix might make it even harder . Also keep in mind that 150 Pokemon is a lot for somebody not invested in the game to keep in mind and adding 100 more to the mix might just overwhelm them . But it could also make for a more diverse catching and fighting experience . So yeah , I ' m not sure at all which way Niantic is going with Gen 2 . To be honest , I don ' t think Niantic even wants us to complete the dex . Because complete dex means that the game will get boring and stagnant . Especially with the current gym system , it ' s easier to keep players interested when they have a solid goal of Gotta catch them all . The core idea behind the game is to complete the dex , but if we all did that too soon , this game would die very quickly . This could be the reason why we don ' t have trading yet , because with trading it would be too easy for players to complete the dex , and if they complete the dex , they have higher chances of quitting the game . When gen 2 comes in , they have more Pokmon to work with and they can spread the spawn areas even further . This means players have to work even harder to complete the dex . At some point it will be too hard for players to ' solo ' through , and that is when they can implement trading to balance things out .