Summary
- Completing challenges in Pokemon GO can sometimes result in receiving rewards of 0 Stardust, frustrating players.
- Some challenges may unintentionally give no rewards due to glitches or oversights, such as the Party Challenge in question.
- Fans have mixed reactions to these situations, with some finding humor in the lack of rewards and others hoping for better outcomes.
A Pokemon GO fan that completed a challenge in the game was given a "reward" of 0 Stardust. The moment underlines one of the frustrations with Pokemon GO and has led to both sympathy and amusement from the community.
Pokemon GO players can get rewards for completing a lot of different activities, including catching specific Pokemon, joining in battles, or participating in special research tasks. However, not everything in the game always works as intended, either due to an oversight or a glitch in Pokemon GO.
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In this case, Pokemon GO fan and Reddit user Dylanzoh decided to tempt fate by testing a specific challenge that claimed it would only give a reward of 0 Stardust. The player shared a screenshot of the Party Challenge screen in Pokemon GO, which gave them the option of catching 25 Pokemon, catching 50 Pokemon in Ultra Balls, or making 25 Nice Throws. The first and last challenges promise six Pinap Berries, but the middle one ended up being as lackluster as it sounded. A second screenshot reveals that after completing this task and effectively wasting 25 Ultra Balls (with the other 25 coming from their party member), a screen appeared awarding nothing, or specifically, zero Stardust.
Pokemon GO Players Respond to So-Called "Reward"
Fans in the comments are mostly amused or annoyed at the situation. Some users joked about not spending all the reward Stardust at once, while others said it would have been more accurate to list the reward as simply "-50 Ultra Balls." However, a few did offer a plausible explanation for what happened here. They state that this particular Party Challenge is intended to give the participants an Eeveelution shirt for their Pokemon GO avatar, and that it was likely the player already owned the shirt, thus the game defaulted to giving them nothing.
This challenge may still be accessible to the player simply because it's a Pokemon GO Party Challenge. This way, they can help others party members who don't have the shirt yet to get it. Still, as some fans pointed out, it would be nice if Niantic gave the player something for their efforts after already getting the shirt, even if it were a small reward. However, other fans say that in some cases, players may get this 0 Stardust message even if they didn't previously have the shirt. If players find themselves in this situation, they should check their inventory, as it may have been delivered anyway despite the bugged message.
In general, players seem frustrated with bugs in Pokemon GO. In any case, if players see a proposed reward of nothing in the app, it's probably for the best to assume that it's not worth their time.
WHERE TO PLAY
Pokémon GO is an immersive open-world multiplayer RPG that enables you to live your own RPG adventure in augmented reality. Find and evolve all Pokémon and battle with other players in AR online in this multiplayer adventure RPG.
COMPLETE YOUR POKÉDEX AND INCREASE YOUR TRAINER LEVEL!
Catch your favourite Pokémon as you explore the open world in augmented reality, trade them with other Trainers, or get the chance to catch a Pokémon after winning a Raid. You can also collect Pokémon by hatching eggs through walking! Evolve your Pokémon in your Pokédex, gain levels to catch more powerful Pokémon and earn adventure rewards during a Raid in multiplayer or online PvP battle.
EXPERIENCE THE ADVENTURE IN MULTIPLAYER AND PvP!
Start your own adventure and challenge other Trainers online in PvP during epic Gym battles or in the GO Battle League. You can also enjoy multiplayer by facing off with other players in PvP battles to win rewards, or team up with other Trainers for a chance to catch Pokémon after a Raid Battle.
CREATE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!
Customise your avatar, join one of the three teams and pick your Buddy Pokémon from your Pokédex to journey by your side in this AR adventure RPG.
SWITCH BETWEEN THE REAL WORLD AND THE VIRTUAL WORLD WITH THE AR+ MODE!
Bring the RPG to the real world and search for Pokémon in locations around you. With the AR+ mode, Pokémon appear right in front of you — Catch it with your PokéBall and add it to your Pokédex.
Catch your favourite Pokémon in AR as you explore the world and battle online with other Trainers in PvP and Raid battles.
