A glitch with legendary Pokémon ensures that trainers will never forget the sight of Lugia and Articuno from Pokémon GO.
The mobile game “Pokémon GO” recently received an update that brings the legendary Pokémon Articuno and Lugia into the game. These are special monsters that many trainers want to have in their Pokémon collection.
However, a visual glitch is causing some trainers to see a disturbing image of these legendary Pokémon. Images that unfortunately won’t be forgotten quickly.
Lugia, the elastic giraffe-flying Pokémon
So far, you can find the legendary monsters named Lugia and Articuno in Pokémon GO. Articuno will only be in the game for a few more days, after which it will be replaced by Zapdos and Moltres, which will also only temporarily stay in Pokémon GO.
A current glitch now ensures that the images of Lugia and Articuno will not be forgotten anytime soon. Trainers with weak nerves may want to look away from the screenshots for their own safety.
As Polygon reports, a Japanese Pokémon trainer named sumika920 took screenshots of a very special Lugia specimen. After a raid battle, the trainer had the chance to catch the special monster. Instead of seeing a majestic, sublime Pokémon, this horror creature appeared before the player:
A flexible neck and no bones? What happened to Lugia here? It looks like Ditto had a bad day when it wanted to transform into Lugia.
Twitter turns into a Lugia Photoshop contest
On Twitter, sumika920’s screenshots gained a lot of traction – over 32,000 retweets spread the distorted Lugia. This also attracts “artists” who have fun with the images:
Glitch also with Articuno!
Lugia is not the only legendary Pokémon affected by this error. The ice bird “Articuno” was found with tangled legs by player Omkar_bhatkande in the wild.
The problem with these glitches is not just the nightmares in the future. As Omkar Bhatkande describes, he couldn’t even catch the Articuno because of this glitch. This poses a significant problem since Articuno is only available for a few more days as a raid boss.
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