The smoke day with Carvahna did not go well for some trainers in Pokémon GO.
What happened? On Sunday, May 17, 2020, the smoke day with Carvahna took place in Pokémon GO. By using the smoke item, more Carvahna were supposed to be attracted during the event period. Niantic promoted the event by stating that with luck, trainers could encounter shiny versions of this species. Usually, the developers activate an increased chance for shinies for these events so that all trainers can find them.
However, finding the shinies did not go according to plan in some places. Frustrated trainers report their experiences.
Trainers say: That was a waste of time
What was the problem? Due to the time difference, players from New Zealand or Australia get to participate in events before other trainers, as they start before the German event time. Therefore, they are often “guinea pigs” – what didn’t work for them must be improved for the events in other regions that start a few hours later.
It was similar during the smoke day on Sunday. A glitch probably caused initially very few shiny Carvahna to appear. The shiny chances were initially not increased as expected.
Trainer Ausja, on reddit reports: “The shiny rate of Carvahna seems to have been fixed. After a brief network outage, more shiny reports are coming in.”
However, it took several hours for this fix to happen. The event lasted a total of 6 hours. Due to the presumably “broken” shiny rate, trainers were at a disadvantage. Ausjam writes on reddit:
- “Those playing from New Zealand played for 5 hours and 20 minutes of the 6 hours without enhanced shiny rate”
- “Those from Australia etc. played for 3 hours and 20 minutes of the 6 hours without enhanced shiny rate”
This is what the players say
This is the mood: On social networks, trainers express their frustration about the event. On reddit, they write:
- “What a waste of time. It took 5 hours and 57 minutes for one shiny. […]”
- “Kiwi here. I played all day and only got one shiny Carvahna (2 minutes before the end of the event). I’m glad I got one, but it’s still annoying that it was only fixed now.”
- “I got nothing and had smoke on for 6 hours”
- “Kiwi players, complain to in-game support. If we put enough pressure on them, they might give us an hour of compensation or something.”
On Twitter, players are also asking for compensation and reporting low shiny catches in the affected regions:
How did the smoke day with Carvahna go for you? Were you able to catch some of the sought-after shinies, or did you also have bad luck?
In the current Hoenn event, you now receive a Pokémon that has been missing for a long time. While it’s not a shiny Carvahna, it will also enhance your collection.
