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Rachel Samples

‘Lesson learned’: Pokémon GO fans call foul after Disguised Form Mimikyu hoodie hits shop post-event

The window to claim rewards for Pokémon GO’s most recent event, A Shockingly Good Time, has officially closed. Now, however, a new update to the Style Store is short-circuiting the player base—for all the wrong reasons.

Outside of spawning a wave of Electric-type Pokémon, the event pulled in players for two reasons: Mimikyu made its debut, and two themed hoodies were added to the mobile game as wearable cosmetics. One of those items—the Busted Form top, a Mimikyu hoodie worn with the hood down—was available for direct purchase in the shop. The other, the Disguised Mimikyu Top (hood up, and arguably the better look), was locked behind the final tier of the event’s $5 deluxe pass.

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