Pokemon Go players will not be able to battle Falinks in raids due to a strange visual bug. Today is Pokemon Go’s Ultra Unlock - Part 3 event, which adds several new Pokemon from Pokemon Sword and Shield to the game. Originally, the event was set to add the Fighting-type Pokemon Falinks as a 3-Star Raid Boss, but Niantic unexpectedly announced that Falinks would no longer appear in raids. Instead, Machamp will appear in 3-Star raids until Thursday and will then be replaced by Gengar. To make up for Falinks’ removal from raids, the Pokemon will appear more often in the wild and can also still be encountered in Field Research.
Trainers, Falinks will be removed from three-star raids for the duration of this event due to a bug causing it to appear distorted. Falinks can still be encountered in Field Research, and will appear more frequently in the wild.
In its place, Machamp will be appearing in 3-star raids from Friday, 8/20, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Thursday, 8/26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time and Gengar will be appearing in 3-star raids from Thursday, 8/26, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. to Wednesday, 9/1, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. local time
The Falinks raid screen is a little bit scuffed pic.twitter.com/WurhVo3eZL
