Pokemon Go players have rallied against one of the game’s friendly reminders, with some calling for a method to turn off this ‘hated’ feature.
As a live service game, Pokemon Go hasplenty of expendable resources that trainers naturally burn through by simply playing the game.
One of the most invaluable resources at players’ disposal is Poke Balls. Needless to say, it can be extremely frustrating when a Pokemon can flee becausea trainer ran out of Balls.
However, some fans have argued that the ‘Last Ball’ notice is even more frustrating, with many players calling for an option to turn off this ‘hated’ feature.
Pokemon Go players want a way to turn off ‘Last Ball’ reminders
Aposton TheSilphRoadsubredditgained traction among the community after one trainer called out a specific feature.
The thread titled, “I hate this ‘friendly” reminder. Is there a way to turn it off?’ included a screenshot of an encounter with Buzzwole, where the player was about to expend their last Premier Ball. Just before, an animation played across the screen that warned them they were on their “Last Ball.”
The OP wasn’t the only trainer who found the reminder frustrating, as plenty of other players sounded off in the comments with similar thoughts.
“I am positive that friendly reminder causes me to miss that final throw even more often. I don’t need the extra pressure Niantic,” said one trainer.
Others took to the comments to explain why the message popped up in the first place. “It doesn’t appear if you don’t have a Master Ball in your bag. The entire point of that is to coax you into using your Master Ball,” the fan explained.
They also told the OP some unfortunate news: “But otherwise, no. There’s no option to turn it off.”
While plenty of trainers are likely unbothered by this little “Last Ball” reminder, it’s clear some that havesaved their Master Ballfor a rainy day are getting tired of seeing it. Hopefully, Niantic will add a simple toggle for this reminder in a future patch, but that remains to be seen.
Philip Trahan was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s US team, specializing in Pokemon, Apex Legends, Call of Duty, RPGs, JRPGs, and Nintendo franchises. He also has bylines at NintendoEverything and GameRant.
