Pokemon Go players are complaining about a Legendary ‘mon that keeps wandering into their pictures and photobombing them, even though they haven’t caught it yet.
Pokemon Go has recurring visual glitchesthat cause character models to display incorrectly. It’s surprisingly common for Pokemon to merge, usually because they overlap while standing in the same spot.
The most curious glitches involvePokemon that players haven’t acquired. No one is sure why this happens, as Pokemon Go only loads specific ‘mons that are set to appear in an area, along with any Buddy the player has.
A new glitch has beenreported by users onlinewhich is causing Zamazenta, the Legendary ‘mon of Pokemon Shield, to appear in their games randomly. Like similar glitches, this is causing Zamazenta to spawn in the same space as other Pokemon,creating bizarre fusions.
The cause of the glitch is currently unknown. The fact that such an obscure Legendary is appearing makes it even more baffling. It would be one thing if a common overworld ‘mon (like Eevee) were spawning in photos, but the fact that it’s a box Legendary from an old event is puzzling.
Luckily, unlike the Pokemon games of old, it’s relatively simple to patch Pokemon Go, so Zamazenta’s photoboming should only be a short-term occurrence.
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Those who missed out on the chance to acquire a Zamazenta when it was first added a few years back can at least use this glitch to pretend that they caught one, so long as they can edit out whatever poor Pokemon it merged with in the photo.
Scott Baird is a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in Pokemon, Baldur’s Gate, Dungeons & Dragons, Final Fantasy, and Magic The Gathering, and Nintendo games. He also has bylines at Cracked, Dorkly, Topless Robot, Screen Rant, The Gamer, and TopTenz.
