Shiny Pokemon are some of the most evasive creatures in the series, so losing the chance to have one as part of your collection can be heartbreaking. Pokemon Sword and Shield player and Reddit user Cleffa-on-a-Laptop shared a video of a Max Raid battle in which they had the chance to catch a Shiny Metagross. In the video, the user can be seen deliberating between the Poke Ball options before choosing to use an Ultra Ball. Although it cannot be seen in the video, the user mentions in the thread that he actually had a Master Ball, but chose to save it. Unfortunately, that Ultra Ball wasn’t enough to catch the creature, leading to a lost Shiny!
The video from Cleffa-on-a-Laptop can be found embedded below.
I think my soul just died … (Bad for the horrible video quality.) From r / PokemonSwordAndShield
Introduced in Pokemon Gold and Silver, Shiny Pokemon have become very popular since then. There are fans who dedicate hundreds of hours to searching for some of the most evasive Shiny Pokemon, so the prospect of missing out on one of those opportunities is horrible to say the least. Moreover, Metagross is often used by competitive players, so the creature could have been an invaluable part of a team!
Unfortunately, it looks like it wasn’t meant to be for Cleffa-on-a-Laptop! Maybe their video will be a warning story (not to be confused with a Clefairy story) about the need to use Master Balls a little more wisely. Master Balls were introduced with Red and Green Pokemon, and most of the series recordings allow players to get only one throughout the game; they also have a catch rate of 100%. As such, some players tend to gather them, waiting for the perfect opportunity. If the Reddit user had just chosen to use that Master Ball in their inventory, they could have had a new team member, as opposed to regretting a missed chance. Pokemon fans, don’t let the same thing happen to you!
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