With the addition of evolution items allowing one Pokémon to have multiple possible evolutions, this should help prevent any surprises.
It is interesting to note that items about a perceived conflict between science and religion were not significantly correlated with responses on the evolution items.
That leaves 12 — some of which will probably require those evolution items so Niantic isn't counting them as discoverable "in the wild", and 6 of which are presumably the Gen II "Legendary" Pokémon.
In addition to testing how well EvoGrader scores ACORNS instrument items, we also examine how well EvoGrader scores "ACORNS-like" items (i.e., not the 86 items designed for use in EvoGrader, but similar open-response evolution items).
Prior analyses of student responses to open-ended evolution items have demonstrated that students apply more core ideas about natural selection when asked about animals, but respond with the same number of naive ideas for plant and animal items.
Two items from the religiosity scale, belief in God and belief in an afterlife, accounted for the overwhelming majority of this relationship, which extended to all five of the evolution items.
(That's the treasure hunter who usually gives you evolution items like the Dubious Disc and Electirizer).
With energy, evolution and item cards thrown into the mix, the intricately strategic gameplay converts surprisingly well to the pick-up-and-play style of handheld gaming.
The questionnaire includes four subscales measuring broader constructs: interest/knowledge (four items, α = .589), perceived applicability (four items, α = .659), religious ideation (four items, α = .521), and access to evolution (six items, α = .763).763
