Despite awful lore, some Pokémon Go fans want to keep their shadow monsters

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Look at that picture of Snorlax. Doesn’t it look cool as hell? Bad news, though: According to the official lore of Pokémon Go, our favorite large buddy is in pain while in this form.

Earlier this week, Pokémon Go added Team Rocket grunts who are taking over Pokestops around the world. Beating these grunts will allow players a chance to capture “Shadow Pokémon,” spooky-looking variants of the iconic critters. These monsters have dark auras, and have slightly weaker stats — until you purify them. Most people go on to purify their buddies, as doing so helps complete research tasks. Also, most folks don’t want lesser versions of their monsters.

Some, however, are into the whole Shadow Pokémon aesthetic.

“I wanna keep my shadow Pokémon,” o…

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