Summary
Niantic is currently catching a lot of heat fromPokemon GOfans for preventing remote players from participating in the ongoing Shadow Mewtwo raids. Complaints about this limitation have been surfacing online at a steady pace ever since the elusive creature returned toPokemon GOin late March.
Shadow Mewtwo originally debuted in Niantic’s hit mobile game in July 2020 as a Special Research reward. Aside from being a fan-favorite creature, it is also statistically one of themost powerful attackers in all ofPokemon GO. Those factors contributed to its Shadow variant quickly becoming one of the most sought-after creatures in the game. But the opportunities to catch it have been fairly scarce so far.
Pokemon GO Failed to Announce Shadow Mewtwo Raids Will be Limited to Local Players
Given that state of affairs, the player community welcomed Niantic’s mid-March announcement of thePokemon GOWorld of Wonders: Taken Over event, which promised to see Shadow Mewtwo return to the game as a five-star raid boss over the final five days of the month. But what the company failed to mention was that these battles won’t support Remote Raid Passes and will instead be exclusively available to local players. This only became apparent once World of Wonders: Taken Over kicked off on March 27, prompting a wave of criticism from the fandom that is still ongoing three days later.
While many fans joining in on the backlash didn’t mince any words when describing how they feel about this limitation, others opted to make memes illustrating their growing disillusionment with the game. One particularly creative complaint was authored by Reddit user Hydraulic_30, who posted an old screenshot of aPokemon GOMewtwo shundofrom 2021 and sarcastically proclaimed how happy they are not to live in a rural area so that they were finally able to get one of these rare specimens.
As is the case with most five-star raids, Shadow Mewtwo normally requires at least three high-level players to defeat. Although trainer levels themselves aren’t what’s really important, it is somewhat unlikely that low-level players will have access to the best Shadow Mewtwo counters, such as Mega Gengar and Mega or Shadow Tyranitar. Most rural players are hence unlikely to ever meet the requirements for completing these raids without venturing into highly populated areas or being allowed to partner with remote players.
The inability to use Remote Raid Passes for the Shadow Mewtwo raids isn’t the only thing that the fandom found questionable about World of Wonders: Taken Over. Some players have alsocriticized the latestPokemon GOevent for its lackluster rewards, especially relative to the difficulty of its raids and Field Research tasks.
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