Pokemon Go trainer saves “poor fish” locked in Gym for over a year

A Pokemon Go player saved a “poor fish” Pokemon that had been holding down a Gym location for well over a year, replacing it with one of their own.

Pokemon Gyms are a staple of Pokemon Go, where members of one of the three teams can place a Pokemon to defend it from opposing challengers.

Depending on the location, Gyms can be fiercely contested by opposing teams, or Pokemon can sit comfortably in a Gym for long periods with no contest.

However, one considerate Pokemon Go trainer decided to take pity on what they called a “poor fish” Pokemon, who had been valiantly guarding a Gym location for 411 days straight.

Pokemon Go trainer relieves stalwart Gym defender

A post on the Pokemon Go subreddit shared the story with other members of the community. They said, “Found this gym, poor fish had been in there for 411 days.”

The OP attached a screenshot that showed a tiny Finneon with 139 CP and no Gym motivation who had been defending the Gym for a total of 411 days, four hours, and six minutes.

The trainer assured fans that they “sent him home” and that the Gym would now “be home for Taurus for a while.”

Trainers were impressed that the OP managed to find a Gym that had been untouched for so long.

“D*mn, don’t know if I could see myself worthy to be the one to knock out someone of a Gym, who has been in for that long. But here’s to see if your Mon is there even longer,” said one trainer.

Another trainer shared a story about how their Pokemon ended up in a Gym for longer than they expected, leading to some extreme measures. “My Snorlax was in a Gym for 60 days and I got frustrated, made a second account and knocked myself out.”

Now that the OP’s Tauros has taken over, hopefully, that faithful Finneon can enjoy its days of retirement after its long bout of service.