Niantic responds to lack of shiny Pokémon odds for Pokémon Go Fest 2022, believing too many would degrade overall experience

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Pokémon Go Fest events are a time for players to celebrate the mobile game, but not everyone enjoyed the 2022 virtual this past weekend. Many players reported they did not receive as many shiny Pokémon encounters as they had in previous years, accusing developer Niantic of lowering the overall odds. Niantic has responded to these comments but fails to address the exact rates players want to know.

The comments come from Pokémon Go game director Michael Steranka, who previously spoke with the Pokémon Go community several months ago regarding the backlash to changes to the Community Day.

“We understand that for some Trainers, the biggest way they judge the quality of a Pokémon Go event is how many shiny Pokémon they catch,” Steranka said. “We heard from trainers who shared how lucky they were this year in terms of shiny Pokémon caught, while others shared how their experience was the opposite. If shiny Pokémon are too prevalent, it degrades the game in the long term. But we’ve heard a lot of feedback about this area and we’re taking that into account for future events.”

Steranka’s statements do not directly address if the shiny odds were different for this year’s Pokémon Go Fest event compared to previous ones. However, the final sentiment from Niantic seems to hint that they continue to hear and want to address these problems within the community.

Although the past few months don’t seem to reflect this, as previously mentioned, a good amount of the Pokémon Go community was not thrilled about Niantic returning to pre-COVID-19 Community Day events, cutting the time to participate in half. In addition, more recently, Niantic seems to be slowly pulling away from beneficial items, such as the Remote Raid Pass item players can