Pokemon Go’s Masterwork Research sets guarantee players a Mythical shiny Pokemon.But after schlepping through a full year of quests, some players find themselves disappointed with the results.
Mastework Research sets are a paid feature in Pokemon Go giving players a guaranteed chance to earn Mythical shinies. Considering it’s impossible to catch MythicalPokemonin the wild, these powerful ‘mons are only available through Special Research quests.
With a shiny Mythical in the bag after playing through the research path, plenty of players see the Masterwork Research sets as worth the real-world cash. At least, in theory.
After grinding hard for a year, one playershared their frustrating results on Reddit.
“Worked on the research for a year, only to be greeted by these stats.” The comment captioned a picture of a 2-star, shiny Jirachi, their final reward from the Wish Granted set.
Players were quick to commiserate, sharing stories about their own lackluster Mythicals. Some even said they felt the paid sets should guarantee at least a 3-star Pokemon for completing them.
“It’s so disappointing spending money, and then all that time, to get something like that,”said one fan.
Butsome playersencouraged OP to see a silver lining in the otherwise disappointing result: “Send it to Pokémon home and now you have yourself a level 20 Jirachi to use really early on in the switch games.”
Related:
The suggestion isn’t a terrible one. Players can give their disappointing Mythical ‘mons from Go a lease of new life in the older games via thePokemon Homefeature, freeing up space for Mythicals with better stats and IVs.
Eliana was formerly a staff writer on the Australian Dexerto team. A freelance journalist for a decade, she earned her master’s in international journalism from the University of Western Australia. She has written for a range of outlets and most recently served as a founding member of the editorial team for esports news and leaks website, BLIX.GG. A lover of JRPGs and strategy MOBAs, when she’s not writing you’ll most likely find her playing Dota 2 or FFXIV.
