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Thanks guys. I've actually never played the game but I appreciate the info, I'm really glad it's been such a sensation.
I'm up to 1771.
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
What the hell is going on with these gym network errors?
Doomshroom
Member
statistically curveballs are way better if you can hit them consistently i would say practice unless its a way higher cp one you really want.
I mean obviously I'd need to practice more but realistically Moltres is the only one I have issues throwing a curveball at. So if a straight throw gives me an actual percentage to catch it vs 0% from not even hitting it, I'm going to stick to straight throws.
A "git gud" argument only works if Moltres didn't cost a raid pass to practice on lol.
Benzychenz
Member
Curveballs are easy. I hit every single throw against Moltres with Golden Razz + Curve + Great.
Bedameister
Member
Yeah, I don't think I could throw straight anymore. But yeah Moltres is kind of hard to hit, but it's not that impossible.
I managed it once on an articuno.
Bedameister
Member
The secret is that you can only catch a legendary with either your second or your second to last ball #truthfact
Caught a few on the first ball as well.
Icyflamez96
Member
Trainer Tips... 2 pokeballs, 2 Moltres captures
he is god
Y'all niggas need to be following his tips. Clearly they're no joke.
he is god
Y'all niggas need to be following his tips. Clearly they're no joke.
Bedameister
Member
You know what feels good? Trying to take down a gym and when you're almost done a raid boss shows up. God why did they remove the countdown, if they don't bring it back after Zapdos week is over I'll go nuts.
Why the ":\"?
MrChocolate
Member
They already brought it back.
EDIT: No, it isn't back. They egg just appeared briefly
There is an interesting discussion going on at /r/theSilphRoad about a possible bug with catching raid bosses on the last ball. Mainly, that it's impossible.
Here is the thread, where someone posted a video of a Magikarp raid. He/She threw away all the balls except for the last one, which didn't catch the pokemon even with a great throw and a golden razz berry. This shouldn't happen as according to this calculator in this particular case it should result in 100% catch rate.
Here is the thread, where someone posted a video of a Magikarp raid. He/She threw away all the balls except for the last one, which didn't catch the pokemon even with a great throw and a golden razz berry. This shouldn't happen as according to this calculator in this particular case it should result in 100% catch rate.
Critical catch? Yeah, I've heard about people catching legendaries on their last ball. The problem is no one has produced any proof yet. No video.
JonathanEx
Member
The replacement 'rare Pokemon event' for the shopping centre thing in Europe is pretty good, details here: http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/europesightings
(Now to pop to Reddit to see the reaction of everyone who was Y U FUCK UP AND NOT TELL US EVERYTHING EXACTLY FIVE WEEKS IN ADVANCE about this)
(Now to pop to Reddit to see the reaction of everyone who was Y U FUCK UP AND NOT TELL US EVERYTHING EXACTLY FIVE WEEKS IN ADVANCE about this)
MrChocolate
Member
Only Unown and Kanghaskan? Gee. The only one (available) that I haven't seen is Farfecht'd.
I hope they will rotate the unique pokemon between continents.
NA: Tauros => Heracross
SA: Heracross => Kanghaskan
Asia: Farfecht'd => Tauros
Europe: Mr. Mime => Farfecht'd
Australia: Kanghaskan => Mr. Mime
And Corsola might appear in eggs obtained closer to water biomes.
I dunno.
I hope they will rotate the unique pokemon between continents.
NA: Tauros => Heracross
SA: Heracross => Kanghaskan
Asia: Farfecht'd => Tauros
Europe: Mr. Mime => Farfecht'd
Australia: Kanghaskan => Mr. Mime
And Corsola might appear in eggs obtained closer to water biomes.
I dunno.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Oh god, 2 Lugia spawns, 1 moltres right near me. No one showed for Lugia
Fernando Fernandez
Member
They haven't ruled them out, just mentioned the ones on the event poster. Will be interesting to see the London scanner tomorrow.
ZiggyPalffyLA
Member
Nice, I'll be in Paris & Marseille from Aug 17 - 27 just by chance! So I'll be able to catch a Mr. Mime, Kangaskhan, and Corsola? Anything else?
LucidMomentum
Member
Man, can we US people get some of that?
Only spawns near the Equator. That includes Southern Florida for some reason lol
I now have a 93% Moltres, quite happy with that. Caught it with another damn straight ball. heh.
Maybe I just randomly suck at throwing curve balls to these legendaries.. I did a Lugia earlier and it ran after I threw 3 under it (while stationary and on bottom) with curve ball. Even had 2 curve balls either got under or to the left for Moltres.
Then again, yesterday I caught an Dragonair with an excellent curve ball. Who knows!
Hawaii too apparently!
I'm going to Orlando this November, can't wait to catch it and Heracross.
Maybe I just randomly suck at throwing curve balls to these legendaries.. I did a Lugia earlier and it ran after I threw 3 under it (while stationary and on bottom) with curve ball. Even had 2 curve balls either got under or to the left for Moltres.
Then again, yesterday I caught an Dragonair with an excellent curve ball. Who knows!
Hawaii too apparently!
I'm going to Orlando this November, can't wait to catch it and Heracross.
Dark_3nergy
Member
Is Southern Naples Florida south enough to get it? I will be traveling down there in November
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Yes, more than far enough south. Most of Florida is within the Corsola region, actually. Heracross is a bit further south, but you'll still easily be within that range as well. I caught both in Orlando, which is a good bit north of Naples.
Just had my 2nd Lugia of the day run away. Think it's more my phone that is giving me issues with throwing curve balls high enough. When it gets hot form those raids, makes it different. Maybe I need to fully wipe down my phone. As my finger kinda drags on the screen, creating potential issues. Perhaps I should start using a different finger then the one I use to do battle with
Dark_3nergy
Member
Awesome! This will make my trip down much more interesting.
Ugh didn't know that.
So they're probably gonna make Snorunt or something exclusive to Canada or something...
Acerac
Banned
They wouldn't want anyone doing any raids after 8 PM.
At least I'm saving a lot of money I'd be blowing on raid passes otherwise.
What's better for throwing a curve ball high in the air (for the legendaries)?
Spin it super fast and drag my finger across very fast and hard?
Or spin it more slowly and smoothly and little slower across the screen to the edge?
I kinda notice that when I try to throw it super fast and hard it usually ends up not always making it to the end of the screen and throwing it little earlier.
Spin it super fast and drag my finger across very fast and hard?
Or spin it more slowly and smoothly and little slower across the screen to the edge?
I kinda notice that when I try to throw it super fast and hard it usually ends up not always making it to the end of the screen and throwing it little earlier.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
to throw high curve balls i always spin the ball in the bottom cornor then real fast move my finger to the opposite slightly above the middle side of the screen and release normally hits them right in the face
Bedameister
Member
Does the game close itself quite often lately for you guys? Mine does it at all the time -_-
The US already has it's own exclusive. It would be unfair if they'll got another one (and I also think it's unfair that Florida does)
What? It's a regional pokemon. Like Tauros and Mr Mime. Before Gen 2 hit, South American players had nothing.
I'd rather get rid of regional pokemon personally.
I'll have to keep practicing. I'm sure I'm just syching myself out. As I didn't even have this issue till my 3rd Moltres Raid on Tuesday (caught my 1st 2). Lugia and Articuno I nearly hit each time with no issue. Now I'm having issue with Lugia. Probably just in my mind.
Speaking of which, guess that makes me 6 / 12 on Moltres. Pretty good considering 4 of those I believe were just straight ball catches lol
Acerac
Banned
The special box in the shop is easily the best value for raid passes if you're gonna pick some up.
I don't hate the idea of regional exclusives, I'd just rather they were all worth using or none of them were. Having the odd mix as it is now just leaves many without heracross feeling jealous.
I kind of assumed South America also got Tauros for some reason.
Yep. Go for the 480 box. Because it comes with 6 passes. The 980 box and 1480 boxes aren't worth it because unless you really care about incense and lures (which really who cares about them that much), 3 of the 480 boxes give you 18 passes vs 1 of the 1480 box giving you 16 passes.
Robdraggoo
Member
Zapdos Monday right?
Are there any other events happening in the US?
Are there any other events happening in the US?
Holy shit.
I wish I knew when they'd take those down so I know when to buy a bunch lol. I have over 10K coins still but I bought like 50 passes.