The Pokemon Company is cracking down on players who are abusing an exploit recently found in Pokemon Shield and Sword competitive play.
The exploit allows players to turn off their Switch at just the right time after losing a match, resulting in them not losing any competitive points or lowering their rank. This is made worse by the fact that the winner in these matches would not receive any points for their victory.
【えぐい】切断しても負けにならない方法
勝負に負けた！が出たあとしゅいんってなるとこで電源ボタンを押して切断したら反映されない。
5回ためして5回ともさがりませんでした。【ランクマッチ崩壊】 pic.twitter.com/rNzGdYld02— 攻め意識 (@Ka_Cr_He) March 30, 2020
According to a translation by Kotaku, the Pokemon Company officially acknowledged the cheating in a post on its website.
Source: GameSpot
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