Pokemon Go players left frustrated after Jeju Island event mix up
A mix-up during thePokemon GoJeju Island event in South Korea helped some catch event- exclusives outside the location.However, Niantic won’t let players keep some of them.
In addition toAdventure Weekand thePoliwag Community Day, Niantic is currently holding a special event in South Korea.
The event has given select trainers the opportunity to catch rare Pokemon, but a glitch gave some players outside the country to get in on the action.
Niantic fixed the glitch, but the developer decided to go a step further and modify the Pokemon caught outside of the event. That decision has players up in arms.
Niantic’s Jeju Island event caused frustration among Pokemon Go players
Niantic is in the midst of a special event onJeju Island, South Korea, in collaboration with Pokemon Air Adventures. The event, being held from July 28-30, has given trainers the chance to explore the island and catch event-exclusive Pokemon.
However, a bug during the event gave players in New Zealand a chance to catch three special Pokemon: a Pikachu with a blue shirt, a Flying Pikachu with orange balloons, and a Farfetch’d. The latter species is aregional exclusivein Eastern Asia.
In response to the bug, Niantic confirmed that players that caught either of the two Pikachus will be replaced with different versions.
The Flying Pikachu with orange balloons will be changed to one that has multicolored balloons, while the blue shirt Pikachu will bereplacedwith one that doesn’t have a costume.
No adjustments to the Farfetch’d caught due to the bug will be made, per Niantic.
• Pikachu wearing a blue shirt (Citrus) will be replaced with Pikachu that aren’t wearing costumes.We will not adjust any Farfetch’d that Trainers may have caught due to this mistake.We apologize for the confusion and the error. Thank you for your understanding.
The news frustrated players, many of whom blamed Niantic and believed they should not be punished for its mistake.
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One trainerstated, “For so long [New Zealand] trainers have been at the butt end of your failed events and now when they benefit in a small way, you take it away.”
the quality control is screwed up and now you are punishing trainers?For so long NZ trainers have been at the butt end of your failed events and now when they benefit in a small way, you take it away.FFS@NianticLabs/@johnhanke, you guys are so out of touch#HearUsNiantic
This mishap comes just weeks after Nianticreducedthe wild spawns radius after an update that briefly increased it. The company took heat for the rollback of the short-lived feature, as itreceivedstrong reviews while in place.
