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Pokémon Go |OT 3| "No Officer, I'm a Passenger"
- Thread starter spyroflame0487
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SparksterMeta0
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Actually managed to find a GO Plus today at a non-Gamestop. Going to give it a shot soon since I'm going back out.
Where at if not Gamestop? Thanks!
Trogdor1123
Member
no, i mean low level ones like caterpies and weedles
took me over 100 balls to get a dragonite but its better than not getting it
THE DEVICE IS AWESOME
THe buzzing the green light, the pokeball esque vibrate near catch... so good
dreamlongdead
Member
If this post is directed at me, then you probably misinterpreted something. The fact that I even mention moves and stats suggests that I do care somewhat about the PVP aspects of this game, but whatever.
I'm pretty blessed to have Poliwrath with Bubble and Hydro Pump, but I would like some Pokemon that are less common, you know.
Fright Zone
Member
Only 360km to walk to get my Charizard :\
Naughty_Doge
Member
I can't believe this but just today THREE Dragonites have spawned in the same area. I just captured one with ?? CP and it fell with the first normal ball I threw to it. It was a 1800CP Dragonite with Dragon Claw.
This makes up for my Gyarados getting Twister.
This makes up for my Gyarados getting Twister.
ThePackman
Member
Returned both mine and my wife's go plus today. Juse wasn't helpful for us. Hatched about 8 eggs though and got the last few candy I needed for starmie, wartortle, Venusaur and seadra, so it was a good day
You cant, they took out that option last year
deanote666
Member
I'm up to 13 Charmander candy now, thanks to the buddy system...
Naughty_Doge
Member
Lmao a fourth Dragonite appeared. This one escaped, though. No biggie, only 860CP.
I wonder how long the battery in the pokemon go plus will last... hmmm
*searches through batteries and ultimately decides to buy "CR2032 Sony Lithium 3V Battery 50 Pcs"*
it's weird how the default prime seller will only get it to me by friday, changed sellers and for $17 I will have 50 batteries for my go plus on tuesday.
ideally it will last at least until then.
I am guessing it will last 30-50 hours of use.
ideally it would be longer, but I will start with 50 batteries for now as I don't want to run out.
*searches through batteries and ultimately decides to buy "CR2032 Sony Lithium 3V Battery 50 Pcs"*
it's weird how the default prime seller will only get it to me by friday, changed sellers and for $17 I will have 50 batteries for my go plus on tuesday.
ideally it will last at least until then.
I am guessing it will last 30-50 hours of use.
ideally it would be longer, but I will start with 50 batteries for now as I don't want to run out.
That's pretty cool.
jts
...hate me...
This is killing me.
Now I want one but not only they are not available, I feel like the speed limit will be patched by the time I get one.
With my daily commute I would hatch an insane amount of eggs and get lots of buddy candy
I can't find anyone else saying this, and it doesn't match my personal experience with driving home either. (I got a tiny bit of distance on the way there and home, but I also drive a route that is 20mph with a number of stop signs. I didn't get anywhere near my actual distance)
, i did catch pokemon and get a stop without to much issue though)
in fact I am reading that people who tested it are finding around a 10KM/h limit to get any sort of accurate distance and going any faster than that might get you some distance, but a very tiny amount.
I mean maybe a certain subset of configurations gets around it as a bug, but I don't see anyone really talking about it tracking distance while driving for your eggs.
on the flip side a number of people are talking that it is more accurate for tracking distance with in normal limits than the app.
edit: digging around some more I found one person saying they might have gotten distance while going 25-35mph
and another that said that they get a little distance while driving slow but nothing game changing.
I'm in a city (probably not by US standards) and I can see why you would feel a bit fed up when all my stats are lower than yours, except for the seen caught sitting at 121/123 and going up to 122/124 if I evolved my Kabuto.
So that is a good reason to buy the plus.
I tried to do this with a dirt cheap smartwatch I bought for funsies (no Android Wear) but it doesn't work. Does Pokémon GO+ actually push a notification on iOS? On Android it's just a banner on the lock screen, not a notification as far as I can tell.
I can't see myself buying the PoGo Plus right now.
It's a weird thing because when I enjoy a free game I usually buy some stuff to support the developers, but I often do this late because buying any premium currency always "taints" the game and I instantly lose interest.
But this Plus thing... something about it rubs me the wrong way. It seems like one of its main selling points (tracking of distance with a locked phone) is ABSOLUTELY bullshit, tons of apps already do this without extraneous gadgets. So what exactly is the split of incompetence and greed going on here? 50/50? 20/80? I'd simply love to know.
It's a weird thing because when I enjoy a free game I usually buy some stuff to support the developers, but I often do this late because buying any premium currency always "taints" the game and I instantly lose interest.
But this Plus thing... something about it rubs me the wrong way. It seems like one of its main selling points (tracking of distance with a locked phone) is ABSOLUTELY bullshit, tons of apps already do this without extraneous gadgets. So what exactly is the split of incompetence and greed going on here? 50/50? 20/80? I'd simply love to know.
Obscuritas
Member
Wait to hatch Venonat, Goldeen, Meowth, Ekans over and over again. But despite this, I never lose hope
*throws the phone to the wall after yet another Krabby*
Never check your logs. I already had Dratini and Squirtle run away. Gutted.
In more positive news, my 1500cp Rhydon can easily beat a 2300cp Arcanine and the Arcanine had Bulldoze. Also he can beat 1800ish Snorlax with Body Slam. Hyper Beam you probably have to dodge. It's fucking stupid there's no real Snorlax counter. It's weak to Fighting and then you give it Zen Headbutt. And it has Lick to add insult to Gengars around the world. Dumb dumb dumb.
In more positive news, my 1500cp Rhydon can easily beat a 2300cp Arcanine and the Arcanine had Bulldoze. Also he can beat 1800ish Snorlax with Body Slam. Hyper Beam you probably have to dodge. It's fucking stupid there's no real Snorlax counter. It's weak to Fighting and then you give it Zen Headbutt. And it has Lick to add insult to Gengars around the world. Dumb dumb dumb.
I had a squirtle and bulbasour run away while driving last night. I mean, I was never going to be able to try to manually catch them, nor actually even see them. Lol
Yesterday was like a bulbasour day for me. Hatched 2 of them, caught one and an Ivysaur. Now have like 55 candies. My Venosaur will be full for a nice while!
Yesterday was like a bulbasour day for me. Hatched 2 of them, caught one and an Ivysaur. Now have like 55 candies. My Venosaur will be full for a nice while!
WhiteRabbitEXE
Member
Just took down a level 10 gym more or less solo. My girlfriend helped me get it to 8 or 9, but she ran out of potions so I did it all the rest of the way. Put in my starter, a CP 14 Bulbasaur, because fuck Valor.
There was a total cheater in it too (and all the other gyms in my girlfriend's neighborhood). She has a Mr. Mime, Kangaskhan, and Farfetch'd (we've seen each in various gyms), so pretty much definitely a GPS spoofer. Plus, we're like 100% sure we saw her in action. We were trying to take gyms and she was hitting them all right away after we finished with them, and yet we didn't see anyone around. And she'd need to be in a car (like we were) to catch up with us that fast, and at the places we were a car within the gym radius would be immediately noticeable.
There was a total cheater in it too (and all the other gyms in my girlfriend's neighborhood). She has a Mr. Mime, Kangaskhan, and Farfetch'd (we've seen each in various gyms), so pretty much definitely a GPS spoofer. Plus, we're like 100% sure we saw her in action. We were trying to take gyms and she was hitting them all right away after we finished with them, and yet we didn't see anyone around. And she'd need to be in a car (like we were) to catch up with us that fast, and at the places we were a car within the gym radius would be immediately noticeable.
Geminosity
Member
wait what
golduck isn't water/psychic?
Haha, yeah. That surprised me too. I don't know how I never noticed until now XD
It's probably one that's been traded in. It locks onto your phone the first time you use it until you unlock it.
My colleague wanted to see if I was bullshitting him when I told him I'm hatching eggs during work hours so I found the following on their website:
So, yeah, you had to press it two times for five seconds to manually unlock it.
Grats, now you can throw it in the same corner with rest of the useless pokemons and keep looking for more dragonite/vaporeon/lapras/snorlax.
At this point I'm basically collecting "good moveset" and "good IV" Pokemon as trophies - there isn't really much of an endgame now that I'm close to finishing the Pokedex.
jts
...hate me...
In iOS there is no banners as a distinct thing from notifications. It's all notifications.
So lucky!!!
Not sure if Hyper Beam is a good defending move though. It's so easy to dodge!
Can't complain though. Thing has 200 HP!
Zen Headbutt/Hyper Beam is generally considered to be the best defensive moveset (although yeah, it does depend on the opponent's skill level when it comes to dodging).
I wasn't aware that the Go Plus released yesterday until yesterday was almost done. Ugh! I'd have really loved to get one, but can't imagine an opportunity will arise for one for another few weeks at least.
Are there any threads or sites worth refreshing with active users posting updates on inventory? Thanks!
Are there any threads or sites worth refreshing with active users posting updates on inventory? Thanks!
Icyflamez96
Member
wait what
golduck isn't water/psychic?
what the fuck
My first Dragonite!
I have yet so see a single one of those. A single one. And Snorlax. On which bridge is that lazy jerk sleeping again?
You really want to waste great & ultra balls on common fodder like Pidgey, caterpie, etc? Seems like a waste to me.
Hamster Plugin
Member
56 evolutions with a lucky egg, got from level 21 to 22. The grind is feeling real.
SirBukkake
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I'm on my way to San Francisco... this is the goddamn promise land
