Niantic Help has taken to Twitter to clarify why in the present day’s shock Pokémon GO encounter with Zorua has been pulled from the sport.
The Shuppet Highlight Hour was to happen in the present day between 18:00-19:00 native time, with the official recreation website teasing of a shock: ‘Deliver your Buddy Pokémon to witness one thing particular originally and finish of this Highlight Hour!’ Whereas the Highlight Hour itself will nonetheless go forward, the ‘one thing particular’ has been eliminated.
These in Australia and New Zealand may have seen that the deliberate shock was an encounter with Zorua, who would seem on the map disguised as your Buddy Pokémon. Nonetheless, a bug on this encounter had the undesired impact of granting any Zouras the maintained CP, top and moveset of whichever ‘mon they had been disguised as.
Within the quick thread above, @NianticHelp explains that the Zorua encounters have been faraway from the sport whereas the staff works to repair the issue. Those that had been fortunate sufficient to catch a beefed-up Zorua throughout the interval will discover that their privileges with the brand new addition might be considerably diminished, with the Darkish-Sort Pokémon not being allowed within the Battle League, despatched to Pokémon HOME, or traded with different trainers.
There may be presently no timeframe on the repair, so when Zorua might be added again into the sport stays unclear. Till then, there have been sure trainers who had been fortunate sufficient to profit from the bug. @TravTheKiwi was evidently utilizing a big Buddy Pokémon as their caught Zorua ended up weighing the very best a part of 750kg with a top of 4.35m – now that is an enormous fella.
The particular shock occasion just isn’t set to reappear in different time zones till this bug is mounted. Shuppet’s Highlight Hour will proceed to happen this night, however do not go anticipating any Buddy bonuses for the second.
