Let’s start by clarifying two terms, because if you disconnected from ‘Pokémon’ some time ago, all this is going to sound like Greek to you. The first is Genesect, a Paleozoic Pokémon that was born in ‘Black/White’ in 2010 and is number 649. The second is “I sink”, which in ‘Pokémon Go’ is a creature that has all its characteristics to the maximum. Let’s say there is only one type of Pokémon most coveted in the game: the “shunds”, which are deep and also shiny, with a very, very, tremendously low possibility of appearing. Understood? Well, look at the story we bring you.
Where is the Master Ball when you need it?
A Reddit user who calls himself darkliege666 suddenly found himself with a deep Genesect (do you see why explanations were necessary?). Catching a Genesect itself is already difficult, and it has been in the game since 2020, where it started as a five-star raid that required you to catch it in a group… And so it remains. It’s complicated, but on top of that Niantic hasn’t made it easy.
So, the player set out to catch him by throwing Pokéballs in his patented perfect style. But Genesect came out. Over and over again: 22 spins “excellent” in a row, 48 rolls in total, 24 golden raspberries (which multiply the chance of capture by 25)… And the creature ended up running away, leaving the Pokémon trainer sadder and with an alarming shortage of berries and Pokéballs. What a metaphor for life.
The most experienced players have not sympathized with their fellow coach: they have insisted that he should have thrown a berry on each throw, and not have alternated it with the Pinia Berries. The only good thing that can calm you down? The Genesect are not of much use in the competitive mode of ‘Pokémon Go’. Frustration, yes, but with a little relief. More or less.
