Several Pokémon GO accounts were “accidentally” banned by Nantic during Gigantamax's release

as Pokémon GO Gigantamax has been rolling out its raids to its player base, with several users reporting their accounts were banned for no reason, prompting further backlash alongside criticism of the new raids. met with Pokémon GO Gigantamax raids on October 26 serve as an enhanced version of Dynamax raids on September 10, allowing up to 40 players to take on raids at once. Unfortunately, this feature proved controversial among the game's player base.

Aggravating the matter, a few GO players' accounts were banned for no reasonas detailed in this Reddit thread, many players received bans of 7 days, and some received longer bans of up to 30 days. It should be noted that the bans are mainly “using modified client software or unauthorized third-party software“, but banned players generally did not report any infringing activity GO's Terms of Service and many of the prohibitions have since been lifted.

Random Bans Are Proliferating in Pokémon Go

Niantic lifts bans on 'Incorrectly' suspended accounts

Fortunately, in response to the backlash from banned players, many of whom voiced their concerns on Reddit and X, A statement by @NianticHelp on X clarified that no bans were intended.“some accounts may have mistakenly received a suspension or ban message” and there are prohibitions”has been purged from the affected accounts“. Currently, in the previously mentioned Reddit thread, users Euro-pop and CoocooKitten have reported that their bans have been lifted, although in the latter case, the account is still subject to a 1-day warning for alleged use by a third user. – party service.

In response to a post on X, several users claimed their accounts were still banned – in some cases permanently – the official Niantic Support account responds that banned users should either submit a ban request or fill out the linked form to let Niantic determine which accounts should still be banned. Some banned players are also complaining about the lack of content, as their bans may coincide with scheduled gatherings for Gigantamax raids, with some demanding some form of compensation for the problem.

The launch of Gigantamax was met with heavy criticism

False Bans Lack of Gigantamax Raid

In general, The bans only added to the backlash Niantic was already receiving it's over Pokémon GO's controversially implemented Dynamax raids were in turn made worse by the addition of Gigantamax raids. In particular, one of the main complaints is that the difficulty of Gigantamax raids means that full-sized, 40-man parties are almost mandatory to win, which is unreasonably difficult for many players to organize – especially for players in sparsely populated areas. one may actually have to travel elsewhere to find a suitable size party.

While the bans appear to be a mistake by Niantic and are in the process of being reversed, the combination of unjustified bans and poorly received content has dampened the enthusiasm of many players for the game and caused some to quit the game altogether. while Pokemon GO has managed to maintain its popularity among the player base, additional bugs like this may continue to drive away the game for a long time to come.

Source: Maleficient_Sound_919/Reddit , @NianticHelp/X , euro-pop/Reddit , CoocooKitten/Reddit