Pokémon Legends Z-A players are shocked after discovering how difficult it is to unlock the Shiny Charm in PLZA. The game’s Mable’s Research feature has a final step that many Pokémon fans are calling an unreasonable grind fest.

Pokémon Legends Z-A’s Shiny Charm Requirement Is Breaking Players

In most Pokémon games, players are rewarded with a Shiny Charm for completing the region’s Pokédex. The coveted item lowers the Shiny Pokémon spawn rate odds to 1/1365, which makes them appear more frequently. In Pokémon Legends Z-A, however, you have to complete Professor Mable’s Research by reaching level 50 instead. Sounds simple, right? Well, PLZA players are discovering that it’s actually really brutal.

This is because Pokémon Legends Z-A requires you to compete and win 1,000 Pokémon battles.

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