“We made a decision that we’d have to grit our teeth and get past.”
How Shadow Raids work
But first, details of Shadow Raids themselves.
To kick things off, this means the ultra-powerful Shadow Mewtwo.
(And yes, it will also be Shiny-possible.)
Tier 3 and Tier 1 raids will meanwhile feature other desirable Shadow Pokemon, such as Beldum.
Eurogamer understands the timing of these two things is unrelated.
And that’s kind of antithetical to what we envisioned this game to be.
And Shadow Raids is the tip of the iceberg there.
“We really value the partnership and the trust we’ve built with each other.
And they’re the experts of the brand, right?
So we always consult them with any decision, especially major decisions like that.
“As of right now those are things we would likely not move into Shadow Raids.
There are no current plans to do so.”
“I think that’s really incredible and special.