In Pokémon GO the Halloween event is in full swing, but some players are disturbed by certain spawns. There are simply too few spirits from Generation 5 appearing.
Here is the current situation: The Halloween event brings numerous spirits back to Pokémon GO. Among them, Makabaja, a new Pokémon from Generation 5, is now appearing in the wild.
For some players, the spawns of Makabaja, but also of some other Pokémon, are simply too low. But are they right about this?
Too few spirits from Generation 5 – Is that true?
Why is this a problem? Especially the spawns of Makabaja are poor for many players. After all, it is a completely new Pokémon and fits perfectly with the Halloween event. It’s not understood why it is still rarer than other ghost-type Pokémon.
Moreover, it can also be Shiny, and hunting for the Shiny is difficult when it is simply so rare.
The only other ghost-type Pokémon from Generation 5 that appears in the event is Lichtel (Golbit is only found in the quest and not in the wild in greater numbers). Here too, the spawns are not really good. Some trainers, however, have understanding here, because the evolution Skelabra is a good Pokémon and thus differs significantly from Makabaja.
We summarize some opinions from players here:
- MarsNeedsFreedomToo: “For a newly released event Pokémon, the spawn rate seems low, about as rare as Lichtel during the event. Will the Shiny rate for Makabaja at least be increased to justify the low spawn rate?”
- kyloles: “Niantic says: It’s a new Pokémon, so it must be rare.”
- the_kevlar_kid: “I went hunting for 3 hours straight yesterday and […] I caught a Lichtel and 0 Makabaja. I’ve been waiting all year for the Halloween event and I’m already disappointed this year. They gave all the right bonuses, but somehow the fun has been taken out of this week.”
There is also criticism here: Which Pokémon are also missed are the costumed starters. Except for Pikachu, you can only find these Pokémon in raids. However, the 1-star raids of them are quite rare, so you have to look closely for such raids.
Is this criticism justified? You have to take a look at the Halloween event 2018. There, Pokémon like Driftlon or Skunkapuh were introduced. Especially Driftlon was much more common than Makabaja is now. Those who played a lot had good chances for a Shiny.
Of course, it must also be seen that the other ghosts are significantly more frequent. So there are no bad spawns going on. Only the Pokémon from Generation 5 are a bit fewer.
What do you think? Do you find the Halloween spawns good or are there too few Gen-5 ghosts for you?
