A serious bug appears to have made its way to Pokemon Go along with the 0.317.0 update, making it a nightmare for players to do something as simple as catching Pokemon.
The basic quest to catch ’em all is proving to be a nightmare for trainers, as update 0.317.0 has brought a shocking problem making it quite a task to get throws.
It’s such a concerning issue, that everyone is calling it a major bug. Players are struggling to land Excellent, Great, and Nice Throws, and many can’t even get their Poke Balls to make contact with the . This was posted on The Silph Road subreddit by user ‘SwagPatrol’ with the caption: “Pokeball collision point is BEHIND the Pokemon in 0.
317.0.” The OP highlighted that apart from the update making Excellent Throws impossibly difficult, the collision point has been changed to be farther back, behind the Pokemon.
They found this prominently with , featured heavily in the event, as the Poke Ball disappears behind its claws before it can touch the species. Fellow trainers shared their experiences, calling it “horrible” and “frustrating,” and one person said, “Thank you for posting this, I was wondering why I’ve been hitting like trash, can’t even seem to get basic great throws lately!” Others confirmed that previously Excellent Throws now landed under the catch circle, and they also had a hard time completing requiring them to make a certain number of throws. One user also tested it on a Grimer and saw that even normal thro.