As the launch of the World of Warcraft Midnight expansion approaches, various details are revealed. Some have already had the opportunity to play the alpha version and notice that there is no way to fight new "pets."
Game director of World of Warcraft Ion Hazzikostas confirmed that pets will be available in Midnight without the combat aspect.
Catching pets now looks different: you don't need to fight them, but just throw a cage.
The description of the achievement for WoW Midnight uses the wording not "battle pet", but "wild pet".
This change in pet mechanics is relevant for territories from World of Warcraft Midnight. Everything will remain the same in the old locations; the pet battle system has not yet been cut out of the game.
It so happened that such changes occur against the backdrop of Nintendo's разбирательства with Palworld — lawyers have questions about some elements and mechanics that resemble those presented in the Pokemon franchise.