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[jshackles]

So the latest Pokemon GO update alters players avatars to make them more fat and dumpy. Women's avatars are less curvy. Asses have been flattened. Waists have disappeared into jelly. Skin tones changed.

Rather than adding these additional body types to the game (and keeping the old ones), players are now forced to look differently than they previously did. Most players are pissed, because this is a game that's sold cosmetic clothing for your avatar for years.

The Pokemon GO subreddit is full of examples

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/

Some before and after examples (these are the same avatars pre- and post-update)

 

[RagnarokIV]

Pokemon GO Woke Go Broke

 

[rodrigolfp]

Yep. Time to reboot humanity to try again.

 

[Imtjnotu]

 

[STARSBarry]

Pokemon Go playerbase?

 

[N30RYU]

 

[Imtjnotu]

Pokemon Go playerbase?

 

[THE DUCK]

Why does it matter if 8 people are unhappy?

 

[That Damn Kid]

I dropped this game a long time. Sad how many awful changes they've done to this game

 

[Boralf]

Neogaf members aren't happy with jshackles's latest clickbait thread​

 

[The Mad Draklor]

Uh... the people who made the change to begin with?

If it's that insignificant, then why go out of their way to spend time and resources to change the appearance?

 

[Rheon]

I love how they essentially removed any distinguishing male or female features and made everyone look like the same shapeless blob.

 

[Holammer]

Niantic must've know this was a trash fire, but they still put it out live. Can we expect this sort of "masculine androgyny" for upcoming mainline Pokemon games too?

 

[jshackles]

At least this update has produced some funny memes

 

[Closer]

People aren't happy that their avatar looks more like them? I don't think they're the type that hit the gym and stuff.

 

[nikos]

I don't really play the game but decided to see what the fuss was about and the customization options are actually good, especially considering the type of game this is.

If you don't like the default body types, there are sliders for weight, muscle, shoulders, chest and hips. Several options for other feautres as well. Even some of the clothing is decent.

This seems like your typical reddit/gamer complain-for-the-sake-of-complaining shitfest. They also seem to be using phones from 15 years ago.

 

[lughnasadh123]

Choices are always great and all but right now I have zero fucks how round or flat a Pokemon Go avatar's ass is.

 

[Draugoth]

 

[TransTrender]

Puritan Left strikes again!

 

[Fake]

Now you can look as ugly as you are in real life.

 

[Dacvak]

Why would I want to look like myself

 

[Loomy]

Oh my god not the asses!

 

[LordCBH]

I don't really play the game but decided to see what the fuss was about and the customization options are actually good, especially considering the type of game this is.

If you don't like the default body types, there are sliders for weight, muscle, shoulders, chest and hips. Several options for other feautres as well. Even some of the clothing is decent.

This seems like your typical reddit/gamer complain-for-the-sake-of-complaining shitfest. They also seem to be using phones from 15 years ago.

There is no combination in those sliders that will make your characters look like they used to look. This is a shit update designed to chase that sweet sweet Blackrock money.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Wow I can almost feel women’s self esteem skyrocketing across the globe. Having feminine avatars replaced with dumpy non-gendered blobs is really doing some social good.

 

[TheDreadBaron]

I get that it could be difficult to have the customizable avatars perfectly match the old models assuming proper slider settings, but there's no reason they can't also offer the old models as an option. It's just poor form taking away options that people are already comfortable and familiar with.

 

[Dazraell]

They got SweetBabyfied

 

[Kilau]

At least this update has produced some funny memes

Holy shit lol.

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

So the latest Pokemon GO update alters players avatars to make them more fat and dumpy. Women's avatars are less curvy. Asses have been flattened. Waists have disappeared into jelly. Skin tones changed.

Rather than adding these additional body types to the game (and keeping the old ones), players are now forced to look differently than they previously did. Most players are pissed, because this is a game that's sold cosmetic clothing for your avatar for years.

The Pokemon GO subreddit is full of examples

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/

Some before and after examples (these are the same avatars pre- and post-update)

Why are they removing boobs?
Boobs are life!
Idiots.

 

[Kataploom]

Did you not know? Women are not real, if you think you're a woman and have curves and "womanly look", you must probably have to be reeducated in order to accept that you don't exist, they're just making YOU a favor!

 

[Sleepwalker]

Niantic must've know this was a trash fire, but they still put it out live. Can we expect this sort of "masculine androgyny" for upcoming mainline Pokemon games too?

Kinda is there already.




The game looks like shit regardless, but there are a lot of manly and fat women npcs (im playing it rn) there's also some feminine ones, it's just a weird game. The ugly characters are mostly the overworld trainers.

 

[Draugoth]

 

[AzekZero]

If Niantic went with one body type to avoid gendered stuff they could've gone with the tried and true 'Body Type A' and 'Body Type B' paradigm.

Pretty sure they were penny pinching with this update.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Pokemon go is incredible, think about having Pokemon Go and it's tech in the 90s and early 2000s for example, still fun to play today until you have to pay for pokeballs.

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Who understands women, first they say that the physique doesn't matter, but now that they see themselves fat, they are crying.

 

[Stitch]

still fun to play today until you have to pay for pokeballs.

you can easily farm them at pokestops and gyms. I actually have way too many



thank god my character has a mask on so I don't need to see his new derpy face. but the game isn't that good anymore. was really good during covid were they made everything a bit easier, gave better rewards and stuff like that. now it's just "buy this, buy that", also "hey we just made your avatar look retarded".

 

[Robb]

Stunning and brave

 

[JimboJones]

The one on the right probably is more accurate.

 

[Kikorin]

Damn this is so funny. I played Pokémon GO for years and stopped some months ago, seems just in time to avoid this thing lol

I've it still installed tho, so I tried just because. First thing, I can't do it looks like me because I waste my life into gym and there's no option for a muscular body. You can toggle "muscles", but it just get fatter. Second thing, I'm bald, and I can't have a bald character.

I'm shacking right now! Niantic, remember that bald and muscular people exits!

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Most women can’t achieve that coveted “flabby arms/legs/gut + washerboard ass/chest” look no matter how hard they try. Really sad to see these unrealistic beauty standards being forced on women.

 

[Banjo64]

lmao second one looks like a gorilla

I could eat my dinner of that ass it’s so flat

 

[Banjo64]

People that don’t want to look at ogre-like video game characters.

 

[NeoIkaruGAF]

Human breasts bad.

 

[Revolutionary]

The players are protesting, in their own way:

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

2016: male & female body type

2020: type A & type B

2024: 1 body type with no secondary sex characteristics

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

The players are protesting, in their own way:

Hahahahaha the Pokemon Go subreddit is absolutely shitting all over this update, it gives me a little hope for humanity.

https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemongo/s/ILHx3Ms5aS

 

[nush]

People still play Pokemon Go?

 

[Imtjnotu]

People that don’t want to look at ogre-like video game characters.

 

[Sleepwalker]

lmao second one looks like a gorilla

I could eat my dinner of that ass it’s so flat

It's ok the mainline pokemon games have some curvy women for you

 

[Pop]

Hey were all body type 1s and 2s. they/thems now

No good looking people allowed

 

[SidViscous]

Is this a limited time Jim Sterling x Pokemon crossover or a permanent change?