#Pokémon Go’s director sheds gentle on Coronary heart Trim Furfrou’s absence this Valentine’s Day – Destructoid

If, like me, you went to Pokémon Go Fest final 12 months and received a Shiny Furfrou and held on to it till Feb. 14 to alter its type into the Coronary heart Trim type, you awoke disillusioned that morning, because the builders didn’t give us the elusive trim.

Coronary heart Trim Furfrou can solely be acquired on Valentine’s Day, and whereas in earlier years, the builders haven’t missed a beat to offer trainers the possibility to get it, this 12 months was the exception, the place the Pokémon type was not obtainable in any respect, leaving me and different trainers fairly dismayed.

So once I received an opportunity to interview Pokémon Go’s Director, Michael Steranka, about why Scopely had missed the Pokémon type this 12 months, I wanted to know what occurred. Was it a mistake? Held again on goal? What was occurring?

Because it turned out. Steranka didn’t even know why the shape was lacking. At the very least from what we might inform relating to his reply.

“I most likely don’t have a lot I can say on that one with out chatting with our design staff to grasp the intent there,” Stewranka informed Destructoid. “We do attempt to guarantee that we’re not leaving issues predictable, you understand, within the sport, as a result of that will also be a bit bit boring. However yeah, undoubtedly heard and noticed the suggestions, and we’ll search for different alternatives to carry these varieties of exclusives again to the sport.”

I attempted to push Steranka for extra data, asking if there have been any plans for any type of make-up occasion or if the Scopely deal was a trigger for the missed alternative, however Steranka was fast to shoot all of these down, telling Destructoid “undoubtedly not,” however that “like something within the sport, it’s going to come again [eventually].”

Contemplating there are different Pokémon that Niantic appears to carry for particular occasions, or solely let a Shiny Pokémon seem at sure occasions, comparable to Shiny Smeargle through the Pageant of Colours. I additionally needed to press Steranka on the staff’s choices to gatekeep sure Pokémon round these occasions, particularly when these occasions don’t return and the Pokémon, like Coronary heart Trim Furfrou, seem misplaced to time.

“We by no means attempt to maintain issues for particular occasions solely, however there are some occasions the place you understand it is sensible to carry it out. And typically that does find yourself being that very same occasion,” Steranka mentioned. “However comparable with Shiny Smeargle, we by no means considered that as one thing that ought to solely be part of Pageant of Colours, however at any time when it has kind of thematic relevance.”

Closing out the query, I requested if it was now a case the place a Pokémon, or Type, or Shiny that hasn’t appeared shortly would solely come out, as Steranka talked about, when it is sensible to occur. And that the staff gained’t really feel pressured to make it occur based mostly on fan suggestions if it doesn’t make sense, with Steranka giving a powerful “sure” as his response.