A Pokémon GO player has discovered an adorable glitch that gives Wailmer and other Pokémon tiny fedora hats. The augmented reality mobile game is no stranger to glitches, whether they be amusing visual bugs or ones that can hinder the user's gameplay and experiences while out catching and battling pocket monsters.
Ever since the release of Pokémon GO in 2016, the mobile game has remained extremely popular. While the general goal of capturing and gathering Pokémon is the same as other titles in the Pokémon franchise, GO features augmented reality and allows Trainers to traverse and explore the real world in the hunt for pocket monsters. Despite the esteem of the mobile game, it has had its fair share of glitches such as turning gyms into PokéStops or causing Pokémon to vanish, much to Trainers' dismay. Such issues are usually quickly addressed by developer Niantic, allowing fans to enjoy the game as intended.
Recently, a Pokémon GO Trainer came across a charming glitch giving wild Pokémon a little hat (via Dexerto). In a Reddit post, LinaStarPrincess uploaded an image showcasing the bug, which sees their avatar clip through the whale-looking water-type Pokémon Wailmer, causing the avatar's fedora to appear on top of Wailmer's head. To add to the hilarity, the character's human legs also seemed to belong to the Pokémon. The popularity of the Reddit post has some fans even calling for Niantic to add the fedora-wearing Wailmer as an official costumed Pokémon similar to the Paris Fashion Week costumed Pokémon available to capture in 2020.
Although not all of the Pokémon from each generation and game are available in Pokémon GO, Niantic adds more of them over time. With the newest addition to the franchise, Pokémon Legends: Arceus, came a wave of Hisuian variants of Pokémon, which have different character designs than their counterparts. These variants were quickly added to Pokémon GO and have Trainers searching hard to capture them especially due to the popularity of the latest Pokémon game. However, even this has what seems to be a glitch, as players of GO have discovered a bug that seemingly gives the Hisuian Pokémon Electrode a NSFW feature.
Pokémon GO has followed the trend of other Pokémon games by maintaining relevancy. With the current Heritage Season in GO closing on the last day of February, the community is expecting an exciting new season although the theme is currently unknown. It will be interesting to see what Pokémon GO has in store, whether it's an official fedora-clad Wailmer or a new glitch that is equally entertaining.
Source: LinaStarPrincess/Reddit (via Dexerto)
