In Pokémon GO is currently experiencing the big Rocket takeover, which provides you with a new cool feature for a short time. However, the trainers would prefer not to give this up. We at MeinMMO will show you what function it is.
What is the Rocket takeover? In Pokémon GO, the big Rocket takeover started over the weekend. The members of Team GO Rocket are causing chaos in the game and can be found more frequently. Besides a few bonuses, Niantic has also introduced a new feature for a short time that allows you to encounter the Rocket bosses faster.
Collecting mysterious parts despite Rocket Radar
What is the function about? With the start of the Rocket takeover, the new special research “Out of the Shadows” and various event field researches have been unlocked, through which you can secure mysterious parts. You usually only obtain these by battling Rocket Grunts and only when you do not have a Rocket Radar in your item bag.
For the new quests, Niantic has now made a short-term exception. Therefore, if you already own a Rocket Radar, you can still secure the mysterious parts – but only if they come from one of the quests. Grunts still only drop the parts if you do not have a complete Radar.
Why are the parts important? You need 6 of these mysterious parts to assemble a new Rocket Radar and thus track down the Rocket bosses. We will show you how you can find the bosses with it in the following video:
Trainers demand the new feature permanently
The new feature is a real relief for the game, at least according to the reddit user caveman_tan. Even with a complete Radar, he can collect new parts and thus encounter one of the bosses faster, which is why he wishes this feature to be permanently available in the game.
He writes (via reddit.com): “The ability to collect mysterious parts when you already have a Rocket Radar in your inventory is an important quality of life improvement, and I wish it would remain beyond this event.”
For him, it would also be a good addition if the additional parts could not only be obtained by completing the quests, but also be dropped after battling a Grunt, regardless of whether one owns a Radar. However, he could also imagine a general introduction of mysterious parts in the monthly field researches.
What do other trainers say? Caveman_tan is by no means alone in this opinion. Numerous other trainers would also welcome the new feature permanently but also advocate for the Grunt variant. However, some suspect that Niantic will not implement it, as the Radars can also be bought in the in-game shop for 200 coins each. They write in the comments (via reddit.com):
- Justdoinanabide: “I would really love to see that. Especially as someone who targets Rocket bosses without buying Radars. I’ve probably done well over 40 Grunts just for the catches while waiting for Sierra’s Tanhel. I’m all for it.”
- NYCScribbler: “I would attack so many more Rockets if I could save parts and build multiple Radars. As it is, I usually ignore them if I have a Radar on hand.”
- POGOFan808: “Definitely. It’s ridiculous that you can buy 50 Rocket Radars to stack them, but for me as a free-to-play player, it seems too excessive to collect mysterious parts when you already have a Rocket Radar. […] The only reason they do not want to activate this feature is that they want you to buy Rocket Radars.”
- alucardoceanic: “The only reason I want this is that it feels terrible to hold a Radar for hours to find the right boss. Rocket Radars are (like most items) available in the shop, and I can imagine that there are likely still some players who buy them to get their shiny Crypto hundred Pokemon or to get as close as possible to perfect for the GO Battle League.”
Whether Niantic will permanently bring the new feature into the game in the future remains to be seen. However, if there are any updates, you will find out about it on MeinMMO.
What do you think about caveman_tan’s idea that one should be able to secure the mysterious parts permanently in addition to the Rocket Radar? Would you then fight more often against the members of Team Rocket? Or do you avoid the Grunts anyway because you buy the Radars? Let us know here on MeinMMO in the comments.
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