Pokemon GO Turtwig Glitch Affects Game Map

A Pokemon GO Turtwig glitch appears to be preventing players from seeing Turtwig on the game's map even if those players have added the turtle Pokémon to their Pokédexes.

Anyone else having this glitch with turtwig? On the nearby it says I never seen him before ? ? this is my 40 account too #Pokemongo @nantic @PokemonGoApp pic.twitter.com/coULnM7G82
— Solgaleo (@_Solgaleo_) September 6, 2019

Pokemon Go Turtwig Glitch Affects Game Map

The glitch first began appearing around the introduction of a wave of new Shadow Pokémon under the sway of Team Rocket. Players have reported the incident on Twitter and Reddit, where a post documenting the phenomenon has received more than 2,000 upvotes.

The glitch also appears to be causing app crashes.

"I found and tapped a Turtwig nearby and it went to a pure white screen," wrote Reddit user u/MyrrhDarkwing. "After having to restart my game, I caught the Turtwig. It’s a perfectly normal not very good Turtwig. Idk man."

A similar bug affecting the Pokémon Ralts has reportedly been sighted in the past and since been solved.

Pokémon Go developer Niantic has yet to comment on the Turtwig bug.

Photo courtesy of Niantic/The Pokémon Company