In Pokémon GO, an event will start on May 2nd, bringing the new monster Ignivor into the game. However, it can only be obtained from eggs. The associated evolution, Ramoth, requires a whole bunch of candies, which is off-putting to some trainers.
What kind of event is this? The event “An Intuitive Hero” starts on May 2nd, 2023, at 10:00 AM local time and runs until May 8th, 2023. The focus is on hatching eggs, from which the new bug and fire Pokémon Ignivor will also come. It will be found in 2km, 5km, and 10km eggs.
Ignivor originates from the 5th generation of Pokémon and can evolve into Ramoth with the help of 400 candies. However, many players see this as a problem.
Trainers criticize 400 candies for evolution from eggs
What is being criticized? While there are other Pokémon that require 400 candies, they have always been catchable in the wild before. That is different with Ignivor now.
When hatching an egg, you will receive a different number of candies depending on the kilometers:
- 2km eggs typically yield 7 to 8 candies, but at most 15
- 5km eggs yield on average 15 to 16 candies, in the best case 21
- 10km eggs typically yield 23 to 24 candies, but a maximum of 32
- Additionally, there is one candy for transferring the Pokémon
On average, players would thus have to hatch about 20 eggs with a distance of 10 kilometers. However, not every egg necessarily contains an Ignivor, but there are plenty of other options. Just covering the walking distances will already be demanding.
Some trainers feel compelled to buy additional incubators in the shop to hatch multiple eggs in parallel and collect candies for Ignivor.
Under a Twitter post from Pokémon GO, upset trainers have gathered and are massively criticizing the design decision:
- The “Pokémon GO” creator HomeSliceHenry writes: “Hiding a 400 candy evolution behind eggs is one of the [worst] decisions of all time.”
- Another user says: “The community’s engagement is at an all-time low. You’re angering the community even more by asking people to raid when they can’t, and then hiding a new monster behind eggs that requires 400 candies for its evolution?”
Other users show the decline in Niantic’s revenue and attribute it to the fact that the developers are no longer listening to their community.
Indeed, some changes in the recent past have been criticized. These include adjustments and limitations to remote raids, shortened community days, or a reduction in the effectiveness of incense.
This also affects the gaming times of our readers. We wanted to know if you are now playing less Pokémon GO than before, and you responded quite clearly:
What do you think about the new Pokémon Ignivor? Are the candies really too much?
