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But those encounters aren\u2019t what is drawing eyes.\u00a0 Zarude, a Mythical Grass\/Dark-type that debuted as part of a movie tie-in event in October 2021, is a powerful Pok\u00e9mon that has not been available for over two years. Now, instead of appearing as a Special Research reward that is available for all players, it's locked behind a $7.99 research ticket that serves the same purpose\u2014speaking to a continued change in Niantic\u2019s approach to events over the years.\u00a0 Sure, that $7.99 price tag includes Special Research with plenty of rewards like a Zarude encounter along with increased Incense encounters for featured event Pok\u00e9mon. But some fans feel charging for a previously free Pok\u00e9mon that hasn\u2019t been available in years is not a good look. It also doesn\u2019t help that this is more expensive than recent Masterwork Research, which costs $5, includes better rewards, and guaranteed encounters with Mythical Shiny Pok\u00e9mon like Shaymin. \u201c$5 For shiny Mew, $5 for shiny Shaymin, $8 for a non-shiny Zarude. Those ticket prices make no sense,\u201d Reddit user Byotan said. While the price isn\u2019t anything new since Keldeo\u2019s own Mythical debut in December 2022 was also locked to a $7.99 ticket, it has still killed the hype for Verdant Wonders for plenty of players. \u201cI was super excited when I heard Zarude was coming back but this is straight up insulting. Boring event, overpriced ticket and I would probably get stuck with bad IVs. 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But those encounters aren\u2019t what is drawing eyes.\u00a0 Zarude, a Mythical Grass\/Dark-type that debuted as part of a movie tie-in event in October 2021, is a powerful Pok\u00e9mon that has not been available for over two years. Now, instead of appearing as a Special Research reward that is available for all players, it's locked behind a $7.99 research ticket that serves the same purpose\u2014speaking to a continued change in Niantic\u2019s approach to events over the years.\u00a0 Sure, that $7.99 price tag includes Special Research with plenty of rewards like a Zarude encounter along with increased Incense encounters for featured event Pok\u00e9mon. But some fans feel charging for a previously free Pok\u00e9mon that hasn\u2019t been available in years is not a good look. 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Niantic has fully revealed the upcoming Verdant Wonders event, which will see the return of Zarude to Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em> for the first time since it debuted back in October 2021. But players are already fed up with this Mythical content because it includes yet another paid ticket.\u00a0<\/p>

The Verdant Wonders event will run from March 21 to 25 and features several Pok\u00e9mon<\/a> themed around jungle biomes, such as Panpour, Pansage, Pansear, Cutiefly, and Zorua. This will also debut a special Cottonee wearing a flower crown and Shiny Flab\u00e9b\u00e9\u2014with all of its different flower colored-variants. But those encounters aren\u2019t what is drawing eyes.\u00a0<\/p>