Published Oct 29, 2026, 2:30 PM EDT

Patricia is the former editor-in-chief of Kotaku , where she spent a decade writing and editing. Prior to that, she served as the Culture Editor at Polygon , and as a reporter at The Verge . Hernandez specializes in Pokémon TCG, Nintendo, and offbeat internet culture stories.

This elusive monster was last available in a Pokémon Center Japanese distribution event back in 2016

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The most elusive Pokémon probably aren't the ones you think. The list of unavailable Pokémon is full of monsters that sound ordinary but, for one reason or another, aren't obtainable. That's why fans are so excited about the new Pokémon Legends: Z-A challenge.

The Pokémon Company has announced that the RPG is holding an event where players must evolve as many of the bug-type Spewpa as possible.…