Imagine if you win a raid in Pokémon GO and you can throw as many balls as you want, but the Pokémon just won’t stay in. That’s exactly what happened now.
Since November 23, trainers can fight the evolutions of Eevee in raids. Many players were able to defeat the raid bosses but couldn’t catch them. There was much discussion in the community.
We will show you what happened and why the raid bosses were not catchable.
Espeon and Umbreon were not catchable
What was the problem? When the raid bosses came into raids on the night of November 23 to 24, Niantic forgot to raise the catch rate of Espeon and Umbreon from 0%. So, these two Pokémon simply could not be caught, no matter how well you threw.
Why was the catch rate 0%? Espeon and Umbreon were catchable for the first time at this point. Until then, Eevee evolutions could only be developed using special tricks and could not be caught in raids or the wild. Therefore, the catch rate was 0% as they could never be caught.
Initial skepticism in the community: In the community on Reddit, this error was initially met with questioning. It is hard to determine if the catch rate is at 0% or if you were just unlucky while trying to catch.
Quick confirmation: However, it quickly became clear that the two Pokémon had a 0% catch rate. More and more trainers reported that Espeon or Umbreon fled from them.
Niantic fixed the bug: It didn’t take long for the catch rate to be raised from 0% to 12.5%. However, players who had difficulty with the Pokémon received no compensation.
0% catch rate returned: After Niantic fixed the bug, everything seemed fine. The Espeon and Umbreon raids, just like the other Eevee evolutions, disappeared at 10 PM German time.
The raids that ended after 10 PM were again not catchable. It seems that Niantic raised the catch rate of Espeon and Umbreon until 10 PM and then lowered it back to 0%. All Espeon and Umbreon raids that ended after 10 PM German time were therefore not catchable.
German players had no complaints: Since it was again after 10 PM when the catch rate was at 0%, German players had no issues with Espeon and Umbreon raids. The raids always end around 9 PM and can only hatch again the next morning.
For the next event: The saying “You learn from mistakes” can be taken to heart by Niantic for the next Espeon and Umbreon event. Maybe all players will then be able to catch their Espeon and Umbreon.
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