Summary
APokemon GOplayer encountered Galarian Articuno, but couldn’t catch the Pokemon because they were a few Raids away from getting the Master Ball.Pokemon GOhas a variety of rare Pokemon to catch, including Kanto’s Legendary Birds.
Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres have appeared inPokemon GOfor years, and players can also catch their Galarian variants. To do this, trainers must use the Daily Adventure Incense,a type ofPokemon GOincensethat increases the spawn of wild Pokemon for 15 minutes. But while finding a Galarian Legendary Bird is very rare, onePokemon GOplayer was lucky enough to see one of these Pokemon. What the player didn’t count on, however, was that this encounter would happen at an unfortunate time.

Reddit user Lebowski_420 found a Galarian Articuno but couldn’t catch the Pokemon because they were still eight Raids away from getting the Master Ball. In the post, the player shows the first image of the Pokemon with CP 2169, and in the next one, its Daily Adventure Incense history. Despite catching some Pokemon like Mareep and Dedenne, Galarian Articuno flew away. In the comments, the player said they even used two Ultra Balls and two Golden Razz Berry to capture Galarian Articuno, but to no avail.Pokemon GOintroduced the Master Ball this year, and currently, the best use for it is to catch Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres.
In the comments, players lamented the sad end to the encounter with Galarian Articuno, and some said they were just as unlucky as the OP. One player shared that they went through the same thing twice before completing the Master Ball Special Research. Another Redditor had worse luck, revealing that they found one of Galar’s Legendary Birds just one Raid away from getting the Master Ball. A third player said they had encountered Galarian Zapdos two days in a row, but still didn’t have the Master Ball. Although finding the regional variant of the Kanto Legendaries is no easy task,somePokemon GOtrainers have been lucky enoughto see and catch more than one of them.
While players continue to try their luck at getting Galarian Articuno, Zapdos, and Mostres,Pokemon GOcontinues to add new content. This month thePokemon GOcommunity saw the debut of Mega Garchomp in Raids.Pokemon GOFashion Weekis also returning this month, giving players the chance to capture Pokemon wearing event-themed accessories.
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