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Pokemon Go “Black Market” Is Finally Leading To Player Suspensions

For the past nine months, something has been bubbling under the surface of Pokemon Go. Widespread reports surfaced that a group of people, rumored to be Niantic employees, was injecting old Research Tasks into the game, allowing players to obtain rare, Research-exclusive Pokemon over and over again. This gave those pla...

For the past nine months, something has been bubbling under the surface of Pokemon Go. Widespread reports surfaced that a group of people, rumored to be Niantic employees, was injecting old Research Tasks into the game, allowing players to obtain rare, Research-exclusive Pokemon over and over again. This gave those players the chance to catch Pokemon with perfect IVs and shinies, all in the ball of their choosing.

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