What’s a Gen 7 Buff?

A Gen 7 Buff (like a Gen 6 Buff) is a stat buff change to Pokemon from Gens 1-5. It could also mean new moves that a Pokemon can now learn in Gen 7 (such as Mantine now being able to learn Roost and Flygon now being able to learn Dragon Dance), but that doesn’t translate into Pokemon GO.

Here are the links that show the Gen 6 and Gen 7 stat changes:

http://www.serebii.net/xy/updatedstats.shtml

http://www.serebii.net/sunmoon/updatedstats.shtml

Are Gen 7 Buffed Stats Applied To Pokemon GO Yet?

Unfortunately, no. Niantic’s still using Gen 6 stats so far. Anyways, here’s if Gen 7 Stats Were Applied To Gen 1 (No Alolan Forms) and Gen 2 for Pokemon GO:

	Pokemon	Gen	Attack	Defense	Stamina	Old CP	New CP (Gen 7)
	Arbok	1	185	158	120	1,737	1,908
	Dugtrio	1	205	147	70	1,333	1,612
	Farfetch’d	1	167	118	104	1,092	1,430
	Dodrio	1	223	148	120	2,138	2,205
	Electrode	1	176	182	120	1,900	1,945
	Exeggutor	1	233	161	190	2,916	2,945
	Noctowl	2	161	179	200	2,040	2,245
	Ariados	2	161	130	140	1,636	1,700
	Qwilfish	2	184	166	130	1,910	2,013
	Magcargo	2	155	209	120	1,543	1,857
	Corsola	2	118	175	130	1,214	1,378
	Mantine	2	148	260	170	2,032	2,310

How’ You Find The Supposedly New CP For Pokemon GO?

I used this formula to find the Gen 7 buffed stats of Pokemon. (discovered by /u/CustomOndo)

Wouldn’t They Apply Them Only When Gen 7 Actually Comes Out?

Now this is the kind of confusion that I’ve heard from some people. Anyways, if Niantic had already applied Gen 6 stat buffs to Pokemon GO (even though only Pokemon from Gens 1 and 2 are out), then why wouldn’t they apply Gen 7 stat buffs? But maybe it’s to come with the gym rework. Who knows?

So yeah. Hope this helps you to understand about what a Gen 7 stat buff is and how it’d affect Pokemon GO. (can’t do a good outro, as always. :P)