A reported Pokémon GO raid bug may force players through a second faint screen after they rejoin a battle. The issue, described as a “phantom rejoin,” was shared by u/CookieblobRs alongside clips showing the behavior.
Newish Raid Bug (Phantom Rejoins)
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The report claims that rejoining a raid can send the player into another faint sequence instead of returning them cleanly to the fight. Based on the clips collected so far, the behavior is tentatively estimated to happen in 30% to 40% of cases.
That estimate has not been independently confirmed, and the available report does not establish what causes the bug or whether it affects every raid encounter. For now, players who run into the problem may want to note when it happens and how many times the raid was rejoined.
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Pokémon Go
Developed by Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.
- Genre: Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Platforms: Android, iOS
- Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Modes: Single player, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release: 2016-07-06
- Publisher: Niantic Labs
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Age Rating:
- IGDB Rating: 66.4/100
