Pokemon Go Player Baffled as Shiny Legendary Flees
A Pokemon Go player has shared their heartbreaking experience of attempting to catch a shiny legendary, only for it to flee partway through the encounter. It’s a tragic story that some fans believe should be a lesson to the player, while others have managed to dodge similar situations.
An encounter with a shiny Nihilego was cut short for one player because they were riding past its location in a car. This caused the Pokemon to flee, but some fans have shared stories to the contrary, leaving the player feeling confused and a little bit cheated out of their rare catch.
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Player Misses Out on Shiny Legendary in Pokemon Go Due to Speed CapTwitter user @JohnathanDelcid shared their recent encounter with a shiny Nihilego in Pokemon Go. Despite being in a moving vehicle, as a passenger, they could trigger a battle with the Pokemon and attempt to catch it. After a few attempts to capture it, the Pokemon fled, and they were devastated.
JohnathanDelcid asked other fans on Twitter why they missed out on capturing the shiny legendary, to which many responded that Pokemon Go’s speed cap caused it to flee. The speed cap is designed to discourage players from using Pokemon Go while driving, but JohnathanDelcid has made it clear they were a passenger and couldn’t ask the driver to pull over. Still, the system worked as intended, and really it’s lucky JohnathanDelcid was even able to trigger the encounter at all.
While it’s easy to discount this as a casualty of the speed cap, other Pokemon Go players have responded with their own shinies that have been caught while in a moving vehicle. One claims they caught a Kyurem in a car going 85 MPH. While this could be a bluff, there’s no
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