In Pokémon GO, there is a bug regarding a shiny. Alolan Vulpix seems to be affected. We will show you the background.
Update 01.10: Niantic’s support has announced that they have completely removed the quest “Hatch 7 Eggs” from the game. It remains to be seen if it will return once the bug with the shiny is fixed.
This is what players report: On reddit, some players were asking if anyone had obtained a shiny Alolan Vulpix from the quests “Hatch 7 Eggs” since the new field research became available.
The responses were disheartening. No one was able to confirm a shiny, leading to suspicion that something was wrong. The players were right.
Niantic speaks on the disappearance
This is what the developers say: On Twitter, Niantic’s support acknowledged that there is indeed a bug.
Currently, no shiny Alolan Vulpix can be obtained from the quest. It is still unclear when this error will be fixed.
Is shiny Alolan Vulpix still available? Niantic clarifies that the shiny version of Alolan Vulpix can still be obtained from 7 km eggs. Only the quest is affected by the bug.
This is particularly frustrating: The task involving Alolan Vulpix requires players to hatch a total of 7 eggs. Many players invest a lot of time into this quest, only to have a chance at obtaining a shiny.
It is particularly frustrating when one puts in the effort to hatch 7 eggs and spends a lot of time on the task, only to not receive a shiny as a reward at the end.
The bug is not uncommon: Niantic has dealt with a similar bug multiple times. Once again, a shiny is disappearing even though it should be available.
One of the most popular cases was the disappearance of shiny Magnemite and Drifloon. Both Pokémon were sought after by thousands of players on reddit. Only after the issue became public did Niantic react to the bug.
Shinies of Quapsel, Nidoran male, or Schwalbini were also missing for several days. The Pokémon Paras simply did not appear in Pokémon GO for days.
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