Pokemon go is nothing like the old games.
The old games had pokemon in consistent locations, and once you saw it, your pokedex recorded the locations it was available at.
EVERYONE knew where to get mewtwo, and the legendary birds
You knew when and where to find pokemon, wasnt a question of IF a pokemon would show up, but WHEN.
In Go its both if and when.
You went to caves for zubats and rock pokemon, you did a special mission for fossil pokemon, power plant for voltorb, etc
And you could also breed and trade as well.
The old games had pokemon in consistent locations, and once you saw it, your pokedex recorded the locations it was available at.
EVERYONE knew where to get mewtwo, and the legendary birds
You knew when and where to find pokemon, wasnt a question of IF a pokemon would show up, but WHEN.
In Go its both if and when.
You went to caves for zubats and rock pokemon, you did a special mission for fossil pokemon, power plant for voltorb, etc
And you could also breed and trade as well.