Why was I knocked out of a Pokemon Go gym that remained the same colour?
Today I saw a gym that had been taken over by Team Mystic, which is my team. It only had 2 Pokemon in it. I placed my highest Pokemon on the gym, and about half an hour later I was looking at my phone and noticed it was being attacked. I figured it was going to be taken over by one of the other teams.
It turned grey and stayed that way for about 5 minutes which was odd. It then went right back to Blue with 3 Pokemon on it, except I wasn't the third Pokemon - I got kicked out!
Why did I get kicked out?
Best Answer
You got kicked out because the Gym was defeated - all the Pokemon on the gym were knocked out, one by one. Some of your Team Mystic teammates then "sniped" the gym - claiming it for Team Mystic by placing Pokemon on to defend it before whoever defeated it could claim the gym for themselves.
The gym going grey was the game showing all the old Pokemon leaving the gym. If you check usernames, you'll probably see that none of the trainers are the same ones you joined when you defended the gym, and all the Pokemon placed there changed too.
Update: The game has put measures in place to prevent sniping. When a gym is defeated, only the victor (one of the players who got the "You defeated the gym" screen) can put pokemon into the gym for about 5 minutes. If they put a pokemon in, the grace period is ended immediately to allow others to join in supporting/defending the gym.
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Why was my Pokémon knocked out of the gym?
When you defeat a rival Pok\xe9mon, it loses Motivation and CP. When its Motivation and CP get reduced to zero, and you defeat it, it gets kicked out of the Gym. If you kick all the Pok\xe9mon out of a Gym, you can take over the Gym for your team.Can a Pokémon stay in a gym forever?
Typically, a Pokemon will remain in a gym anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks, depending on how strong it is and how popular the location is \u2013 but one very impressive trainer has managed to last an incredible 1332 days in a gym. Niantic A Pokemon Go trainer held a gym for over three and a half years.Do Pokémon Gyms change colors?
If you take over a gym, it will turn into one of the three color teams you can choose from with Yellow (Instinct), Mystic (Blue), and Valor (Red), which is what you need to watch out for.What happens if your Pokémon stays in a gym for 24 hours?
If you have more than one Pok\xe9mon return from Gyms in a single day, the maximum bonus for the day is still limited to 50 Pok\xe9Coins. If a Pok\xe9mon returns after multiple days in a Gym, the maximum bonus for the day is still limited to 50 Pok\xe9Coins.How to GET FREE POKECOINS in POKEMON GO (GYMING EXPLAINED+BONUS METHOD)
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Anyone can take over a Gym after the team that was controlling it has been kicked out.
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