# Selling Impossible Pokémon: Ban Reports Point to Long-Rumored Black Market for ‘Injecting’ Rare Pokémon Go Quests, Sparking Speculation of Insider Involvement

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/selling-impossible-pokemon-ban-reports-point-to-long-rumored-black-market-for-injecting-rare-pokemon-go-quests-sparking-speculation-of-insider-involvement/
- Published: 2026-08-11T12:05:48+00:00
- Original publisher: IGN
- Original article: https://www.ign.com/articles/selling-impossible-pokemon-ban-reports-point-to-long-rumored-black-market-for-injecting-rare-pokmon-go-quests-sparking-speculation-of-insider-involvement
- Topics: Gaming

## Summary

Pokémon Go players are reportedly being banned for obtaining rare creatures from questlines "in an unauthorized manner", seemingly confirming past whispers of a black market that allows fans to fraudulently acquire species via shady means.

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