Pokemon Go players frustrated by “stupidly rare” Shadow Gible Team Rocket event drop
Pokemon Go players are having trouble encountering Shadow Gible during the Team Rocket Takeover event.
The newTeam Rocket Takeoverwill run fromJune 21, 2023, at 12 AM local timetoJune 25, 2023, at 11:59 PM local time.This Pokemon Go event features another Team Rocket Special Research quest that leads to a battlewith Giovanniand his Shadow Regirock partner.
Additionally, the Team Rocket Takeover added Shiny Pancham and more Shadow Pokemon. The following Pokemon will appear for the first time in Shadow form:Alolan Geodude, Ledyba, Hitmontop, Glameow, and Gible.
However, catching a Shadow Gible has not been an easy task for some players who’ve taken to social media to vent their frustrations.
A Reddit user claimed theyfailed over 250 checksfor Shadow Gible on The Silph Roadsubreddit. Nevertheless, the OP still praised the Team Rocket Takeover event.
“Found a grand total of two dragon grunts thus far,” one user wrote. “Perhaps I haven’t been as active as I usually am over the last few days, but still. Dragon grunts have always been highly desired, and therefore, of course, rarest.”
“Have walked way over 50k steps. Checked hundreds of grunt stops. Not a single dragon grunt,” another player claimed.
One Pokemon Go user offered some statistics regarding the Shadow Gible probability. “This website has data on current Rocket lineups,” they said. “Turns out the Dragon one shows up at a rate of roughly 1 every 133 grunts.”
Amid the Shadow Gible struggle, Pokemon Go players are reminded of the practically impossible feat ofhatching Larvesta. Based on their findings, there was aless than one percentchance of hatching the Pokemon from Eggs.
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Are you a lucky enough player to own both a Larvesta and a Shadow Gible?
