Giovanni in Pokémon GO has a lot to offer right now, but is hiding from trainers: A change is currently annoying some players.
What’s going on with Giovanni? The Rocket Boss is scarce, especially now that he has a really good attacker for you with Crypto-Reshiram.
The problem the community is currently facing lies in a change that has been in place since the current flying taxi event in the Rocket version. It states: Giovanni now only appears at PokéStops.
This statement was announced in the event announcement (on pokemongo.com), but the change is still causing problems. While in the past, one could be lucky and have Giovanni delivered right to their doorstep by hot air balloon, now the rascal can only be spotted at stops using the Super Rocket Radar.
However, this is challenging.
Two problems complicate players’ search for Giovanni
The first problem: If you look around in the community, for example in the subreddits TheSilphRoad
and pokemongo
, you will find many voices discussing Giovanni. Problem number 1: Some do not live in cities that are full of PokéStops, but rather in rural areas that have few stops. They were almost reliant on the balloon and now have to watch how to find the Rocket Boss.
I drove through three villages and a town yesterday to find him, but I didn’t find him. This is really annoying for players from rural areas
, describes user Cuznatch (on Reddit).
At the same time, however, there is also problem number 2: Namely, that even players with many stops nearby apparently have problems encountering Giovanni.
I was in three different, non-overlapping areas with many PokéStops today, and Giovanni was not visible in any of them. I feel like they have drastically lowered the probability or that something in the game is not functioning properly
, says user I-am-a-cardboard-box (on Reddit).I have had the Super Rocket Radar running all day and have not seen a single PokéStop where he is. Is it really that rare to find Giovanni? I feel like it wasn’t this hard before
, says user boomloomy (on Reddit).
Can anything be done about this? Currently, it doesn’t look like it. For now, the only option is to activate the Super Rocket Radar and see if the boss appears – and then preferably defeat him right away. In doubt, fighting against other Rocket leaders is also worth it. You can find the best counters against Giovanni here.
Such and similar voices can be read quite a few. However, there has been no statement from Niantic regarding this yet. So it remains to be seen whether the Giovanni rate is intended this way or if it will be adjusted. Should you encounter the Rocket Boss, you will also face a tough battle. You can find the best counters against Giovanni here.
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