"[Discussion]My HO-OH Announcement Prediction (It won't be an Ex Raid)"

#PokemonGO: While Farfetch'd has made his triumphant arrival to every non-Asian region, I want to believe the hype train hasn't reached its final destination just yet.I truly believe Ho-Oh is about to be announced worldwide, as imminent as tomorrow or Monday, and he will NOT be the next Ex Raid.Here is what I believe will happen:Another Youtube video from the official Pokemon Go Youtube Channel will footnote all of our 'accomplishments' during the Global Catch Challenge and throw in a Ho-Oh announcement.The mysterious Ho-Oh Ex Raid that recently appeared in Japan is the Youtube team shooting footage for this announcement. It will NOT be an Ex Raid once released.Niantic will announce that Ho-Oh will start appearing alongside all three legendary beasts throughout the month of December, much like how Lugia was appearing with the birds.Mewtwo will remain as the Ex Raid Boss.Why this makes sense:In terms of Pokemon "Lore", this works out well. The Legendary Beasts have a deep connection with Ho-Oh, much like how the Legendary Birds have a connection with Lugia. This is evident by the movies and the Pokemon Generations short films.Ho-Oh still has a 3% catchrate and stats that indicate it will not be Mewtwo level in terms of battle power. It wouldn't make sense to have him be an Ex Raid and yet be comparable in stats to the other lesser Legendaries.Niantic wouldn't dare take away Mewtwo from Ex Raids now that the system is finally out of testing. It would mean it was a beta test exclusive of sorts, which the public would not be too keen to accept. Let's give Niantic some credit. I'm sure they recognize how poorly this would be received.This would give Niantic a HUGE boost in the public's eye. They have been on a roll lately with this amazing successful event, their recent stellar communication, and the very slightly nudged positivism with Ex Raids (I still think they have a long way to go, but nevertheless, the improvements are somewhat noticeable with this most recent wave).What are your thoughts? I'm curious to know. Cheers. via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2AAlmie