Say goodbye to any illegally caught Pokémon in your Pokédex.
Niantic is getting rid of Pokémon Go cheaters with a pretty effective crusade: Deleting their illegally-obtained Pocket Monsters.
The Japanese Pokémon Go Twitter account announced that it would soon be taking some sort of measure to keep the game “fun and fair,” and in this case it seems that means combating anyone who attempts to cheat.
These Pokemon can’t be used, making them useless. One Twitter user helpfully shared what this looks like:
A few Hours later, Niantic official Account NianticHelp shared a similar tweet!
In case you were wondering about the “Pokémon will appear slashed and behave as expected” part of the first tweet, here’s what we know about slashed Pokémon:
- Slashed Pokémon are one of the new anti-cheating measures deployed in June 2017, right after the release of Gym Rework.
- Slashed Pokémon can’t participate in Gym Battles
- Slashed Pokémon can’t be deployed as Gym Defenders
- The “Slash” is no longer removed upon evolution
- You get no Candy for transferring Slashed Pokémon
Pokemon Go players can also look forward to Pokemon Go Fest, set for mid-July.
The 6th Community is near, here’s a quick guide which you should not miss!
What do you think of Niantic removing illegitimate Pokémon from Pokémon GO?
Thats it for now!
Stay tuned for further updates!
