Surprisingly, Niantic has ignored Shadow Absol in Pokémon GO since 2020, leading many players to question its existence in the game. This prolonged absence has disappointed fans who are already dissatisfied with recent Pokémon spawns. Additionally, Niantic has overlooked Mega Absol in raids, and other rare Pokémon like Delibird and Carvanha have also been missing from the lineup.
As players express their frustrations, the game’s approach to Shadow Pokémon rotations and event spawns comes under scrutiny.
Highlights
- Surprisingly, Niantic has ignored Shadow Absol in Pokemon GO since 2020, leading some players to doubt its existence.
- Fans are disappointed with the game”s recent Pokemon spawns, especially the neglect of Shadow Absol for over 4 years.
- Niantic also overlooked Mega Absol in raids, too, with other rare Pokemon like Delibird and Carvanha missing from the lineup as well.
Pokemon GO players are surprised that Niantic has ignored the Shadow Absol for so long, as the Pokemon hasn”t been available in the game since the start of 2020. The fact that it”s been so long since the Pokemon could be caught in Pokemon GO and it is not tradeable has led many players to believe that it doesn”t exist in the game altogether.
While there is no dearth of events in Pokemon GO, fans have been quite disappointed with the Pokemon featured in the game in recent times. For instance, the Pokemon GO spawns prioritizing Kanto Pokemon has been an ongoing concern for players. Amid that, players are unhappy that a Shadow Pokemon has been neglected by Niantic for over 4 years.
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In a new post on the Pokemon GO subreddit, user EllieGeiszler highlights a Pokemon that has slipped under Niantic”s radar all this while. The Pokemon in question is Absol, which is a Dark-type Pokemon hailing from the Hoenn region in Generation 3. Absol was added to Pokemon GO all the way back in 2017 along with its shiny variant. However, fans have been talking about Shadow Absol in particular, which was released toward the end of 2019 and was never seen in the game again.
Shadow Absol made its debut on December 24, 2019, and was rotated in February 2020. While the pool of Shadow Pokemon is usually rotated every once every season with the release of the Team GO Rocket Takeover events, Niantic has surprisingly ignored Absol all this while. It should be noted that back in the day, Giovanni and his team”s lineup in Pokemon GO used to switch more often, but lately, it has been once every three months or so. This has somewhat contributed to Shadow Absol”s absence from the lineup, but the fact that many other Pokemon have featured multiple times can”t be ignored either.Close
Strangely enough, it”s not only Shadow Absol that has been ignored by Niantic, as the Mega variant seems to have suffered as well. As one user highlights, Mega Absol was also added back to the Pokemon GO raid pool after a long time, and what made things worse is that it was removed three days earlier than advertised. Despite the player”s complaints, Niantic didn”t acknowledge the issue.
Absol Isn”t The Only Shadow Pokemon Ignored By Niantic
In fact, this is not the only Pokemon that has been strangely missing from the lineup. Others highlighted that several other Pokemon, such as Delibird and Carvanha, have been missing for roughly the same amount of time. In fact, one user highlights that Shadow Delibird was available for a much smaller time frame, which makes it even rarer than Shadow Absol. Many were surprised at the fact that Niantic doesn”t rotate Shadow Delibird every year during the Holidays in Pokemon GO, considering it is the perfect Pokemon to capture the essence of the festive season.
Pokémon GO
After a test run via an April Fools” joke on Google Maps, Pokemon GO was released to the public in the summer of 2016. The AR mobile app saw unparalleled success and continues to be one of the largest mobile games in the world, pulling in billions for developer Niantic.
Franchise
Pokemon
Platform(s)
iOS
, Android
Released
July 6, 2016
Developer(s)
Niantic
, The Pokemon Company
Publisher(s)
Niantic
