{"id":129812,"date":"2022-11-16T15:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/#article-141198"},"modified":"2022-11-16T15:54:00","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T15:54:00","slug":"pokemon-go-fans-are-not-happy-with-niantics-apology-for-bungled-zorua-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2022\/11\/16\/pokemon-go-fans-are-not-happy-with-niantics-apology-for-bungled-zorua-event\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon GO Fans Are Not Happy With Niantic’s Apology For Bungled Zorua Event"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Back in October 2022, a Pok\u00e9mon GO<\/a> event called the Shuppet Spotlight Hour took place, with a “special” surprise for people who participated. Niantic ended up cancelling this special surprise at the last minute<\/a>, but not before those in the GMT +13 time zone in Australia and New Zealand saw it, which meant that the surprise was spoiled.<\/p>\n

The surprise was supposed<\/em> to be an encounter with the Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> Zorua, but a bug meant that Zorua would take its moveset, CP, and height from your Buddy Pok\u00e9mon, allowing some trainers to catch a very beefy Zorua indeed. In response, Niantic removed the ability to actually use or trade the Pok\u00e9mon, and cancelled the surprise for everyone else, although the Shuppet Spotlight Hour event still went on as otherwise planned.<\/p>\n

On 15 November 2022, Niantic issued an apology to Pok\u00e9mon GO players in the form of a free item bundle, which contained the following:<\/p>\n