The next field research in January is faulty in Pokémon GO. As various players have found out, there seems to be no Shiny Sniebel.
It is reported: On reddit players are currently looking for faulty quests that cannot yield a Shiny. Apparently, they have found something again.
The task “Defeat a Team GO Rocket Grunt” seems to have no Shiny according to initial reports.
Faulty quests are nothing new
This has happened before: Niantic had already removed the quest “Hatch 7 Eggs” from the field research a few days ago. They stated themselves that due to a bug, there could be no Shiny.
The report from Niantic came only after various players exchanged information on reddit and found out that no one has gotten the Shiny Alola Vulpix from the quest.
Are more quests affected? From the current field researches, it should only be the quests around Alola Vulpix and Sniebel. At least there are no reports of further faulty tasks yet.
However, there are indications that the task “Use 10 Nanab Berries when catching Pokémon”, which was present in the last field researches, could not yield a Shiny Scyther. At least hundreds of players claim that they were not successful with the quest.
Are the missing Shinys confirmed? There is still no official confirmation from Niantic. However, one can be quite sure that the quests are faulty. After all, Scyther and Sniebel also have a higher Shiny chance than other Pokémon. Therefore, a sighting of them in the field researches would not be unlikely.
Niantic is likely to comment on this topic in the next few hours. Possibly, the Sniebel quest will also be removed from the field research.
Can you confirm? If you have received a Shiny Sniebel or Shiny Scyther from the above-mentioned field researches, please write it here in the comments or share it in our Facebook group for Pokémon GO.
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