In Pokémon GO, many trainers are currently angry because they can no longer catch Pidgey. However, they are particularly important right now.
Actually, Pidgey is the Pokémon that is caught most frequently. Every trainer has probably caught no Pokémon from the first generation more than Pidgey. However, many players are currently complaining that Pidgey is found too rarely.
Why is that bad? In the field research in November, there is a quest involving Pidgey. For this quest, you must evolve two Pidgey to encounter a Caterpie.
Caterpie can be shiny. Therefore, players want to complete as many quests as possible. Without Pidgey, that’s impossible.
Pidgey has become rare
So far, players have not really paid attention to Pidgey. Pidgey is weak in terms of stats, appeared around every corner, and did not attract much attention.
Other Pokémon are stealing the show: Players report that the Pidgey spawns have decreased in recent months. More and more new Pokémon that Niantic introduced in Pokémon GO have pushed Pidgey off the screen. In the early days, Pidgey was found everywhere. Now Pokémon like Swablu, Weepinbell, or Wurmple are joining.
Pidgey now making a big appearance: After a long time, Pidgey is finally getting its big moment. It finally makes sense to evolve a Pidgey, regardless of the experience points, if you evolve just two Pidgey and have a special field research, you get the chance for a shiny Pokémon.
Many trainers want to take advantage of this opportunity.
But Pidgey hardly appears anymore. Players are having great difficulty finding one in the wild. And that annoys the trainers.
This is what the community says
Frustration is high in the community right now. Many players are sitting on thousands of Pidgey candies and have hardly been able to use them until now.
Dangalanga0 wrote on Reddit: “I never thought I would say this: But where are all the Pidgey right now? This one moment when they are finally needed, and I just can’t find them!”
User RangerSloan even goes further and replies: “In our groups, we are already reporting Pidgey spawns. I never thought that would happen!”
Reddit user Teban54 wrote: “I’ve caught more Caterpie in the wild than Pidgey. I always delete the quest when I don’t have two Pidgey to evolve.”
Twitter users are also desperately searching for Pidgey:
On our Facebook page for Pokémon GO, Mirko S. wrote the following: “I want to collect Pidgey for the Caterpie quest, and then none come. Caught just one since last night.”
Are you having difficulty finding Pidgey?
