Summary
APokemon GOplayer has purified more than 200 pocket monsters, only to discover that sometimes this isn’t the best decision.Pokemon GOis constantly renewing the gameplay experience by adding content such as new mechanics to keep the community engaged. One of these is Shadow Pokemon, bringing to Niantic’s game a gimmick seen in other media from the franchise likePokemon Colosseum.
Shadow Pokemon have undergone a process to remove their emotions, turning them into fighting machines. InPokemon GO, these shadow variants began to be seen with the addition of Team GO Rocket in 2019, in which trainers battle with them for the chance to catch them. Last year,Pokemon GOintroduced Shadow Raids, giving trainers an additional way to get these special versions beyond encounters with Team GO Rocket. Catching a Shadow Pokemon is always an important acquisition, but onePokemon GOplayer discovered something about them too late.
Reddit user Radijsmatthijs purified 227 Pokemon only to discover that players aren’t always supposed to or expected to do this. Frustrated, they share an image showing some of the purified Pokemon including Gyarados, Mamoswine, Alakazam, and two copies of thepowerful Shadow Mewtwo. As well as having found Pokemon with perfect IVs, the player has caught the attention of the other trainers for having found such a high number of Shadow Pokemon. In response, they explained that they live in a city with many players, and spend around $13 USD a month on raid passes.
The Dilemma of Purifying Shadow Pokemon in Pokemon GO
In the comments, one Redditor called the mechanic “counterintuitive,” arguing that the player rescues the Shadow Pokemon from Team GO Rocket only to discover that it is better as a Shadow than a normal version.Purifying Shadow Pokemon or notis a recurring dilemma forPokemon GOplayers, as each case offers pros and cons. The decision usually depends on how thePokemon GOplayer intends to use the critter, because while Shadow Pokemon are hard-hitters, Purified versions cost less Candy and Stardust to power up, learn a new Charged Move, or level up.
Pokemon GOhas more than 60 Shadow Pokemon that are obtained either by capturing, or by evolving. The first Shadow Pokemon added to the game were the Kanto starters, and the complete list includes pocket monsters from other generations, such as Ampharos, Drifloon, and Chandelure. This year Niantic has added a significant number of shadow versions, with August marking thedebut of Shadow Cresselia inPokemon GO, along with Timburr, Tirtouga, and Archen.
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