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R.I.P. Shinx Raids

Cause we didn't get enough Kabuto and Omanyte from the event right

Asked by WaterYouWading45 years 3 months ago
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Too true.

I dont get why they didnt add the kanto starters because of the CD event this weekend.

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You needed Kabuto and Omanyte for the very late stages of the tasks so I suppose it allows people who are less committed to still have a chance of completing all the stages (although I'd have thought they'd have also kept Marowak). Personally I'll miss Shinx raids, but I can understand why they've done it...

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Obviously they put as raid boss those that are needed to complete the quest, which is quite a nice move.

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That's a good point; if people haven't finished the Meltan quest (my daughter hasn't finished it... well, okay, I haven't finished it for her. She loved Pokémon Go and pretty much quit when she found out that she couldn't trade, so we created a new account for her where she CAN trade, and we're helping her get back to her old level for when she decides to start playing again), this will be quite helpful.

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I don't understand, she can trade with her old account now if she left the game in 2016 (or before trading was implemented, there's no need for a new account), and she will probably hace guaranteed luckys....or be honest and just say you are multi accounting :p

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I think trading is suspended for kids under 12, or something like that.

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My theory is Niantic got lazy (surprise surprise) and pulled a previously existing raid rotation containing the Kanto fossils instead of adding a new rotation that included them plus other niceties that should still be there. This rotation is literally the same as the Regice wave with the exception of the T5s.

If they truly were kept for people to finish up the Meltan research they should have also kept A-Marowak and Scyther since those are needed for research requirements after the 10 raid hump people struggled to clear. Magikarp and Wailmer could have easily been left out in favor of the Gen 4 raid exclusives. Instead we got a lazy cut/paste since Niantic can't be assed to see what the player base actually needs.

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If they are released in the wild i would say it's better than wasting raid passes on them (although with the last 2 uninspiring T5 bosses i admit i used too many passes looking for a shiny Shinx). If they really wamted to help complete the Meltan quest, Anorith should have been included as well, so your theory of laziness fits very well sadly. This is an very uninsping raid rotation indeed

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I still need a shiny Shinx so I wouldn't mind raiding them. Buizel I can take or leave, I have a couple and it being a 3k buddy makes getting candy much easier than when I was walking my Shinx. Only needing 50 candy to evolve is also nicer than 124 for Shinx.

I didn't think to mention it but yes, if this was geared toward a Meltan mop-up then Anorith/Lileep would have made more sense in the T1 slots. They could have at least picked a decent raid rotation to cut and paste.

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I have pretty much stopped playing as often due to Niantic's moves and lack of new challenges. All I am is a collector who cannot get the items I am missing and playing more doesn't make any difference. The only raids that interested me were meta relevant Mons or the new Gen 4. Take those away and I don't care if I even do my free raid pass everyday. I am pretty much a casual now.

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Me too, atm just waiting for sinnoh stones to complete all the gen 4 evolutions, but even those are no longer guaranteed. I'm six seals out of 7 but without knowing the research breakthrough of December i see little point in collecting one more tomorrow to claim my reward.
I'm having a blast with the switch game though that i borrowed from a friend, it looks nice and the references are very appreciated, plus the standars battle system of the pokemon games is way funnier than GO

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Yooo I'm on the same page bro. Haven't dont any quests nor raids in a few days again. The sinnoh stone somewhat motivated me for a couple of days, but without that incentive I am back to total lackluster effort.

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Well, it looks like they were just gone for a day. Not the end of the world at all.

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yeah apparently they messed up again.so it seems to be back as well as alolan marowak

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Taking away shinx from raids is moronic. You can add Omanyte/Kabuto in without taking Shiny away.

Just another Niantic foul up.

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Im quite happy with this, cause everybody raided T1 and had problem to find people for T5( i raiding mainly for RC, so T1 and T2 dont interest me much). But agree, that whole rotation now is garbage.

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