Again in October 2022, a Pokémon GO occasion referred to as the Shuppet Highlight Hour occurred, with a “particular” shock for individuals who participated. Niantic ended up cancelling this particular shock on the final minute, however not earlier than these within the GMT +13 time zone in Australia and New Zealand noticed it, which meant that the shock was spoiled.
The shock was supposed to be an encounter with the Pokémon Zorua, however a bug meant that Zorua would take its moveset, CP, and top out of your Buddy Pokémon, permitting some trainers to catch a really beefy Zorua certainly. In response, Niantic eliminated the flexibility to truly use or commerce the Pokémon, and cancelled the shock for everybody else, though the Shuppet Highlight Hour occasion nonetheless went on as in any other case deliberate.
On 15 November 2022, Niantic issued an apology to Pokémon GO gamers within the type of a free merchandise bundle, which contained the next:
- Star Piece x1
- Poké Ball x20
- Lure Module x1
The Zoruas that exist in gamers’ inventories have already got had their stats corrected, too, which implies that Zorua can now be used within the Battle League, traded, or transferred to Pokémon HOME.
Many gamers had been unimpressed by Niantic’s gesture. TrippySubie on Reddit described the providing as “a bit of tree bark, a salt packet from McDonalds, and a bottle cap,” and Dengarsw on the identical thread stated that they had been hoping for one thing extra helpful, “like Incense [or] a Fortunate Egg.” FunTooter put it extra merely: “That is essentially the most ineffective crap.”
Not all followers are disillusioned, although. In any case, most gamers did not even get an opportunity to catch Zorua within the first place. Many individuals are stating {that a} free field of things is best than no apology in any respect, and others are fairly glad to have a star piece without spending a dime.
Have you ever been affected by the Zorua debacle? Are you unbothered by all of it, and simply pleased to get free stuff? Inform us within the feedback under!
