Latest Pokemon News: Players rage over Shadow Raid leaks, NFT hints in equal parts

In the midst of all the criticism directed at Pokémon Go pay-to-play content, the community is torn over leaks that suggest pay-to-play tickets could be coming to Shadow Raids soon.

In other news, Glimmora has risen through the ranks Pokemon Scarlet and Violet VGC to the point where its dominance was one of the biggest surprises at the Vancouver Regionals.

Meanwhile, The Pokémon It seems that the company is looking at the possibility of creating NFTs under the brand, and as expected, long-term fans of the franchise are not thrilled.

Shadow Raids may be coming in soon Pokémon Gobut they won’t be free

PokéMiners have been on the ball discovering new tracks Pokémon Go content over the years, and they claim they’ve found evidence that a new type of raid called Shadow Raids, which, as the name suggests, revolves around Shadow Pokémon, could be coming soon.

Unsurprisingly, however, they believe these will be ticketed events, meaning players will have to pay a fee to participate in them, which is a shame as they will allow players to catch Shadow Pokémon more often and earn extra XP for their efforts in the process. .

Because of that, and the fact that pay-to-play content has become more frequent in recent years, the community is torn. The raids and all their benefits sound appeals to someonewhile others fear it may require specific ticketswhich makes them an expensive investment.

Glimmora is meta now, apparently

VGC fans expected to see Paradox Pokémon like Flutter Mane, Iron Hands, Iron Bundle, and Great Tusk, as well as regulars like Dragonite, Arcanine, and Paladin, dominate the meta at Vancouver Regionals.

For the most part, they were on the ball. However, there was one unexpected Pokemon that ended up being more impactful than all of them – Glimmora, who featured in two top teams despite being relatively unused before the tournament.

On paper it ticks all the right boxes. Its ability, Toxic Debris, which sets up Toxic Spikes when hit by a physical move, looked incredibly effective in the current meta. That’s because it causes the enemy Pokémon traded into the battle to be poisoned immediately. Glimmora also has a lot of special attacks, allowing it to do a ton of damage with the right moves.

Given how effective it looked at Vancouver Regionals, there’s a good chance we’ll see it pop up again at Charlotte Regionals and potentially after, depending on how the meta changes.

Pokémon NFTs? No thanks, say the fans

The Pokémon The company posted a job ad that suggested they are looking for employees to help them create non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in the near future, and fans have reservations about it.

NFTs are controversial for several reasons, including how easy it can be to circumvent copyright, the fact that their value relies on an unregulated and speculative market, and they have been used in pyramid-like ways.