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[ClayKavalier]

I just walked around my neighborhood and it was pretty crazy, multiple groups of people walking around hunting down Pokemon and fighting for gyms.

I'd never done a gym battle and found one in a secluded area with a weak defender so I walked over and took over the gym. Within a minute a guy rides by on a bike, yells "I saw what you did!" and rides over to take it back. I walked over to talk to him and a few other guys on bikes showed up, they were riding around trying to secure all the local gyms for red team.


How do you pick which Pokemon you want to fight with? Every time I try to take a gym it feels like I'm presented with six random Pokemon in a random order. I've seen tips to lead with weaker Pokes so you don't waste as many Potions on the ones that count but can't figure out how to order them.

 

[Card Boy]

Highlights for today, managed to catch a Clefairy which i have never seen before and hatched a 229 CP Bulbasaur out of a 5km egg.

 

[23qwerty]

I'd never done a gym battle and found one in a secluded area with a weak defender so I walked over and took over the gym. Within a minute a guy rides by on a bike, yells "I saw what you did!" and rides over to take it back. I walked over to talk to him and a few other guys on bikes showed up, they were riding around trying to secure all the local gyms for red team.

 

[Samaritan]

So is evolving your starter supposed to be just a beleaguered, lengthy process? Because I've yet to see a single starter in the wild. The closest I've gotten is seeing their silhouette on the list of nearby Pokémon, but that's it. It just seems like evolving your starter will take years at the rate it's going for me.

 

[Koppai]

How do you get more incenses? Sideloaded. Can't spend money.

I dont think you can buy anything until you are a certain level. I am sideloaded as well but it works anyways.

 

[ReaperXL7]

Blue team domination here in South Florida...least in my area

 

[McBryBry]

So is evolving your starter supposed to be just a beleaguered, lengthy process? Because I've yet to see a single starter in the wild. The closest I've gotten is seeing their silhouette on the list of nearby Pokémon, but that's it. It just seems like evolving your starter will take years at the rate it's going for me.

I started with Charmander. Never seen another. Bulbasaur and Squirtle are at 3 a piece now though lol.

 

[Galactic Fork]

Sounds like my kids tonight on our walk, when someone on a bike was clearly playing Pokemon go. Was that you?

Nah, I had literally just stepped outside my apartment, he was walking with them in the complex. I wish the GPS wasn't so buggy for me.

 

[Wilsongt]

Random Taurus and Geodude in my bedroom

 

[everyday math]

Random Taurus and Geodude in my bedroom

You're bedroom must be a mess now.

 

[Wilsongt]

You're bedroom must be a mess now.

Utterly destroyed.

 

[Icyflamez96]

They need to add something to do with the app while not at home. Right now all I do really is transfer pokemon.

 

[Wolf Akela]

New at this. Whats this CP rating? Just general strength? I can upgrade mons but seems like I should only do it for copies than have higher base CP?

How do I get more stardust?

 

[co1onel]

I hope they fix some of these glitches soon. Ran into three today that screwed me over. Apparently if you get the no GPS message during the poke ball throw animation the entire game freezes up.

 

[vypek]

Do I want to walk around in a dimly lit area at 1:17AM for what is definitely a Pigeot?

Nevermind: completely disappeared

 

[Durden77]

Just put on pants, got of bed, and walked down the street at 1 AM when I saw a Pikachu was nearby. Got that fucker, so worth it.

 

[everyday math]

New at this. Whats this CP rating? Just general strength? I can upgrade mons but seems like I should only do it for copies than have higher base CP?

How do I get more stardust?

Check out this Reddit thread.

 

[Mik2121]

I just walked around my neighborhood and it was pretty crazy, multiple groups of people walking around hunting down Pokemon and fighting for gyms.

I'd never done a gym battle and found one in a secluded area with a weak defender so I walked over and took over the gym. Within a minute a guy rides by on a bike, yells "I saw what you did!" and rides over to take it back. I walked over to talk to him and a few other guys on bikes showed up, they were riding around trying to secure all the local gyms for red team.


How do you pick which Pokemon you want to fight with? Every time I try to take a gym it feels like I'm presented with six random Pokemon in a random order. I've seen tips to lead with weaker Pokes so you don't waste as many Potions on the ones that count but can't figure out how to order them.

What's with all the people riding bikes now, hahaha! All these stories make those people sound like Pokemon NPCs

 

[Toxi]

New at this. Whats this CP rating? Just general strength? I can upgrade mons but seems like I should only do it for copies than have higher base CP?

How do I get more stardust?

CP is general strength yeah.

You get more stardust by catching Pokemon.

 

[doop_]

I downloaded the apk, i am currently in France btw and I have the android n beta, when I start the app i get a grey screen after the TOC and Niantic logo show up ? Using the 2014 nexus 6

 

[adamy]

So maybe I'm missing something, but the reward system for gyms is fucking lame

The rewards don't take into account how long you maintained control of the gym. All that matters is that you have control of some gyms at the exact moment you plan on redeeming your pokecoin reward for the shop.

In big cities like LA it's a fucking accomplishment to maintain control of a gym for 20 hours or really any prolonged period of time. But the reward is identical if you were to mantain control for 5 seconds and then redeem.

Like I said, maybe I'm missing something?

 

[Off-Kilter]

NYC blue team people... yall slacking. Just saw two blue gyms taken over by red and yellow. Smh

 

[RaidenZR]

TPC still down. How much longerrrrrrrr?!

 

[Icyflamez96]

So maybe I'm missing something, but the reward system for gyms is fucking lame

The rewards don't take into account how long you maintained control of the gym. All that matters is that you have control of some gyms at the exact moment you plan on redeeming your pokecoin reward for the shop.

In big cities like LA it's a fucking accomplishment to maintain control of a gym for 20 hours or really any prolonged period of time. But the reward is identical if you were to mantain control for 5 seconds and then redeem.

Like I said, maybe I'm missing something?

Yeah it should scale on how contested it is or something.

 

[everyday math]

NYC blue team people... yall slacking. Just saw two blue gyms taken over by red and yellow. Smh

Team Valor 😎
Smell yah later!

There's two lures at the park next to my house, but it's almost 1am. This screams a horror movie.

 

[Dusktildawn48]

So apparently Pikachu is catchable as a starter Pokemon.

 

[Tidalwave]

NYC blue team people... yall slacking. Just saw two blue gyms taken over by red and yellow. Smh

Whats a blue team? Is that some kind of rare mythical pokemon?

 

[23qwerty]

I downloaded the apk, i am currently in France btw and I have the android n beta, when I start the app i get a grey screen after the TOC and Niantic logo show up ? Using the 2014 nexus 6

It doesn't work on nougat yet

 

[mStudios]

EVERYONE IS PLAYING POKEMON GO

E V E R Y O N E

JUST LET ME IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIN

 

[mrmickfran]

I just got a strip club for a Pokéstop

 

[adamy]

Charmanders are pretty rare right? Just got home from long walk and was about to relax but just noticed a charmander 3 footsteps away...

 

[veloxStrix]

1200 CP Flareon. Hoo-ahh.

 

[Toxi]

Charmanders are pretty rare right? Just got home from long walk and was about to relax but just noticed a charmander 3 footsteps away...

CATCH IT NOW

 

[kamakazi5]

1200 CP Flareon. Hoo-ahh.

Egg or encounter? What level are you?

 

[Durden77]

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

 

[Conceptor]

So do the little grass/leaf explosions mean nothing at all? Saw one close by so I went to check it out but got nothing ;_;

 

[everyday math]

Are you playing Pokemon go?

 

[23qwerty]

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

this game is awesome

 

[Hawkian]

Well yes it is almost 2 am, but on the other hand did you consider that I got two more magikarps.

 

[vypek]

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

Thats cool. I love that businesses are doing this

 

[Se_7_eN]

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

Until tomorrow morning... Then everything will just be shitty (If you owned the gym all night).

 

[everyday math]

Well yes it is almost 2 am, but on the other hand did you consider that I got two more magikarps.

Hawk plz

 

[Hawkian]

Also my 5k egg became a 200 ponyta. Good stuff, no clue where I'd have gotten one.

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

Outstanding

 

[whyamihere]

Literally walked by 6 people on my way back from the gym playing, and it's about a 1/2 mile walk (albeit in a decently busy area). Jesus christ. This game is everywhere.

 

[Iceman829]

I was about to go to sleep until I noticed someone defeated my gym at the park. Walking my Vaporeon back to the park to stop that gym.

Spoiler

It's 2 am... I'm an idiot.

 

[AnythingBut]

Can't logon in the UK, we blocked till release or is there a new apk version kicking about now?

 

[SLV]

It is early morning Saturday here, and the game died already, last two days I could play without issue till 7-8 in th evening, welp, and it seams that 10 gyms is the hard limit for which you get coins and spacedust?

 

[whyamihere]

My local bar gives 2 dollar shots to anyone who's on the team that owns the gym right next to them.

Everything's just better now.

holy shit

 

[vypek]

Can you create a pokespot somehow?

 

[adamy]

CATCH IT NOW

Can't find it and now it disappeared

Went back to where it previously had three's footprints and still nothing

Think I'm out of range or he gone?