The wait for Generation 3 Pokemon and PvP Battles may finally be over soon.

In an interview conducted by Taiwanese outlet Business Weekly with Niantic CEO John Hanke, Hanke revealed that the company’s “next secret weapon” is the launch of the “next Pokemon generation”.

While he didn’t elaborate when, it could be really soon as code for Generation 3 Pokemon have been inside the game as early as a couple of months ago.

John Hanke also confirmed that Niantic is working on a “new battle mode” for Pokemon GO that would take at least several more months to complete. He hopes to be able to release this new battle mode by 2018.