In Pokémon GO, it is always a highlight when a new Pokémon suddenly appears in the vicinity. Then the collector’s instinct kicks in – it’s just a shame when you can’t leave.
In Pokémon GO, you can do all sorts of things. Fight against Rockets, catch legendary monsters in raids, walk your buddy, hatch eggs, and so on… and I think all of that has its charm, no question.
But my favorite aspect of the game has always been the simple act of walking around and seeing if there are any undiscovered monsters lurking somewhere.
When a small shadow at the bottom right of the Near
tab reveals that something is hiding somewhere that I don’t know yet – I get fired up.
Over the years, however, this has become increasingly rare. Pokémon GO is now almost seven years old, and I’ve been playing since 2018. I’ve seen and caught a lot during that time. Moreover, large new waves of monsters are rare. Fresh Pokémon tend to appear sporadically in events, or they aren’t even released as wild spawns, but appear elsewhere in the game.
This means: The Undiscovered
shadow appears less and less frequently for me. So I was even more pleased when, shortly after the start of the season Hidden Gems
, something appeared that I didn’t know again.
Only: Until today, I had no opportunity to catch it. And slowly, I almost feel tricked by the game.
A mysterious eel swims in front of my nose – But never when it suits me
This is my problem: A few weeks ago, I noticed that an eel-shaped monster appeared near my apartment. At first, I was really excited because I thought it was the Perlu evolution Saganabiss, and thus the last monster I was missing in the Hoenn Dex.
But since that one doesn’t spawn in the wild, it can’t be. However, I have figured out that it is likely the Zapplardin evolution Zapplalek. Not quite as unusual, but still rare enough that I don’t have it yet, let alone enough candies.
But the nasty thing about it: For some reason, the eel only appears near me around 09:00 or 10:00 in the morning. The rest of the day, it cheekily shines through its absence.
Unfortunately, that’s a time when I usually can’t just go for a Pokémon GO walk. After all, work needs to be done – and I fear the eel knows that. My hope that it would eventually appear at better times is being ignored by it.
Instead, the monster regularly grins at me from just enough distance in the morning that it does not spawn on the map. Eventually, it disappears again, and the opportunity is gone.
So all I can do is hope that it will someday miss the time and show up after work. Or I’ll have to go out during the day… Sorry boss!
The game with the shadow: Do you know this situation too? When an unknown, perhaps even rare monster suddenly appears nearby, and you want to drop everything to catch it? What was it for you? Tell us in the comments!
Otherwise, there will soon be a classic Pokémon event in Pokémon GO: The Community Day Classic with Schiggy.
