The community of Pokémon GO helps a player after his four-year-old child used the Master Ball to catch a Pokémon for which presumably no other player would sacrifice the most powerful ball in the game.
What does the player report? The player and Reddit user spaghetti230 reports on Reddit that his 4-year-old child used one of the most powerful and rarest items in the game. It used the Master Ball to catch a Pokémon, but not for a legendary Pokémon, a particularly rare Shiny, or one of the Pokémon for which the ball would particularly be worth it. No, the child used the Master Ball for a simple Felino.
In the attached screenshot of the player, you can see that the Felino is neither a Shiny nor has any special size or weight. It is simply a completely normal specimen of the Water and Ground Pokémon with the cute smile on its face, which now resides in the best ball in the game.
The player now asks what he should do with the Felino and says that any help or kind words or even personal experiences from the past are welcome. And for that, the community of Pokémon GO is more than ready.
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“This is now my most valuable Felino”
What suggestions does the community make? So far, the story of the player and his son has received about a thousand upvotes. The players of Pokémon GO have some ideas about what the player could do with the Felino to give it meaning. The player himself says that it is “his most valuable Felino” (via Reddit).
“Name it Woopsi [Uppsi]”, suggests Standard-Park (on Reddit), which is a reference to the English name of Felino “Wooper”. Thegoodvm, however, believes that a lesson should be taught to the child when he is older: “Use it for a lucky trade with your child’s most valuable Pokémon when he is 12 years old to show that actions have consequences” (via Reddit).
Also, CaterpillarThat6027 has an idea that is strongly supported by several other players: “Make it your buddy at max level, don’t evolve it further, and name it after your child :)” (via Reddit).
What similar experiences does the community report? Some other players have had quite similar experiences as the father and his child.
Truehoax writes in the comments on Reddit that the person didn’t even notice it happened until the ball was suddenly gone and their 3-year-old child then admitted that he had used “the purple one”.
Also, the Master Balls of Upstairs_Cover_885 (for a Miezunder) and IllustriousDay3241 (for a Bidiza) were used for rather unusual candidates.
TheTrueKatatafish summarizes: “That’s why you don’t give 4-year-olds smartphones. There may be other reasons, but I can’t think of any …” (via Reddit)
The father’s problem that his Master Ball was wasted on the wrong Pokémon by his child is the exact opposite of another father-child team. Another father reports that his child encountered an incredibly rare Pokémon that only a few would ever see in that condition. But the boy had no Master Ball to catch it, just “only” 50 normal Poké Balls: Child must watch as an extremely rare Shiny escapes him in Pokémon GO because he made an annoying mistake
