The EX Raid system has cost him a lot of nerves, but now this Pokémon GO YouTuber is being trolled by the system again.
In Pokémon GO, trainers can catch new Pokémon in the wild or hatch them from eggs. A particularly rare Pokémon, Mewtwo, is only available as a reward for successfully completing an EX Raid. However, only players with an invitation can participate in these EX Raids. This annoys many players.
Pokémon GO YouTuber “Reversal” took a break from the game due to the opaque distribution system. He is now back playing and even received an EX Raid invitation. But bad luck continues to follow him.
No Time for EX Raid
In the community, Reversal is a well-known member. Many know the YouTuber from his grinding streams, where he collects particularly many experience points. After being ignored by the game for a long time and not receiving an invitation for the Mewtwo raid, he took a break from Pokémon GO.
Many trainers are on his side and complain about the EX Raid feature. The developers explain how the system works too vaguely, even though everyone wants a Mewtwo. These complaints even go so far that some want the system removed from the game altogether.
The frequently criticized EX Raid system has undergone changes in recent days, finally giving many trainers their first or second invitation to these battles.
Now Reversal has also received his EX Raid invitation and is recording his reaction on video. He saw a notification on his phone and wondered if it was indeed an EX Raid.
This time, fate seems to be kind to him, as it is indeed an invitation to battle Mewtwo. However, instead of joy, confusion quickly spreads across the streamer’s face, as you can see in the video.
Initially, he couldn’t even remember having fought at the corresponding gym at all (To qualify for an EX Raid, you must have battled at the corresponding gym before).
After Reversal realized that he has fought at this gym exactly once, he explains why he still can’t be happy.
“The problem is that I will be in the United States during the EX Raid.” – So he will not be able to accept his new invitation to a raid in the Netherlands.
One of the typical problems with EX Raids is that players have to arrange around the date of this battle and reschedule appointments if they want to participate. If you can’t make it to the raid date, you have to hope for a new invitation. And this invitation system is still so opaque that you never really know when you will be invited again.
A bug caused strange EX Raid invitations in Pokémon GO in recent days, the developers responded.
