The developers at Niantic are compensating you with an extra Premiere Ball in Pokémon GO. There is a bug with these balls that causes bosses to flee.
If you want to catch a boss after a raid in Pokémon GO, you’ll receive Premiere Balls. With these special balls, you have the chance to catch the raid bosses. However, there are significant issues with these balls. The community found this out.
Niantic explains: Yes, you are right. There is a problem, and we are aware of it. In the meantime, there is compensation for players in Pokémon GO.
Last Premiere Ball doesn’t catch Pokémon
In recent days, complaints about the Premiere Balls in Pokémon GO have increased. A rumor has emerged that the last Premiere Ball cannot catch a raid boss. Trainers set out to discover what is behind this claim.
A few days ago, we reported that there was even a kind of “bounty” posted on Reddit. It was about finding a trainer who can prove that the last Premiere Ball can catch a legendary Pokémon – without a critical catch. The critical catch appears to be the only way to catch a boss with the last of the special Pokéballs.
If the last Premiere Ball is not a critical catch, every raid boss Pokémon flees. This is a claim that trainers around the world are now investigating.
This survey was mocked on social media. Players did not believe in this bug and teased other trainers who apparently were “just sad about the poor catch chance”.
Confirmation from above – Extra Premiere Ball for you
The doubts of some trainers about whether this bug really exists should now be dispelled. Niantic support has now confirmed that the last ball is bugged. As compensation for this “broken PokéBall”, you will now receive an extra ball with every raid. This gives you the catch chance that the last one currently does not provide.
Until the problem is fixed, you will receive this additional Premiere Ball.
