Hopefully the servers hold up for a few hours. About to head out on my bike and do some errands and snag some lunch... and hunt some Pokemon, and probably go way out of my way to refill my Pokeballs and hopefully level up and reinforce my local Gyms with some of my acquisitions from last night. It's a brave new world.
Pokémon Go |OT| As in "Go Outside"
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Icyflamez96
Member
definitely not true
Unfortunaly, no because it was only available fo pre-order.
So you can't buy it anymore atm through retailers.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Running won't break the speed barrier. I think you can only start to break it if you bike quickly. Slow biking still counts. Driving definitely doesn't. Running counts.
Sure if you run at 20mph (that speed seems to be the cutoff)
I've only seen it from catching pokemon
There is some kind of cut-off, but I can state for sure that staying between 7-8 mph does count (was on my bike and watching my sensor).
I think driving has been counting for me. The roads are 25 mph though, with a fair bit of traffic and stop lights. Only tried once, but drove to a nearby store and got almost 2 km
I might see if I can experiment with the speed limit for driving to count with my fiancé today
JonathanNemo
Member
I'm curious about the too fast claims. I've certainly had times when my steps didn't seem to count, but I think that was in the middle of poor connectivity.
My bus definitely does not go slower than a runner's pace very often, as bad as 280 may be. And I'm racking up the km by riding on that.
As for why you need the app open at all times, I blame mobile operating systems, and I will just leave it at that!
It counted me running
SDCowboy
Member
I'm not sure I'm understanding this thing. First, it showed two Pokemon that were either in the neighbors house or down the street, yet I was able to still click on and capture them in my house.
Now, It says there is a Pokemon near by, but they aren't showing up on the map. Maybe I'm too old to get this app. lol
Now, It says there is a Pokemon near by, but they aren't showing up on the map. Maybe I'm too old to get this app. lol
Xamtheking
Member
Is there a Discord server set up anywhere for GO-Gaffers? (Name is a WIP)
Christ, they really need to get the gym glitches sorted out. I keep trying to take this one easy Raticate gym, but every single time the game stops me from actually killing it. If they can at least let you win once the timer is up, that'd be nice, but I'm stuck on that screen until I exit the app.
thecouncil
Banned
You can organize by favorites.
It seems odd as hell they can't tie incentives into My Nintendo and Miitomo with coins, weekly rewards, and whatnot. It's also odd that this game isn't listed under Nintendo or The Pokemon Company on the respective Google or Apple App Stores. What a missed opportunity to create a common brand identity under the Nintendo logo.
plentyofmilhouse
Member
Server seems to have come back to life for me, managed to nab a Pidgey, Drowsee and Paras without leaving my house. Can't wait to go outside later!
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The nearest gym to me is a church further along the road - someone on Blue Team set a Ghastly up there, ha.
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Someone just wiped the Ghastly out and replaced it with a Red Team Raticate.
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The nearest gym to me is a church further along the road - someone on Blue Team set a Ghastly up there, ha.
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Someone just wiped the Ghastly out and replaced it with a Red Team Raticate.
DecoReturns
Member
Someone in my neighborhood is taking over all the gyms with a Snorlax
DeployThatPizza
Member
Level up by catching Pokemon, powering them up, or evolving them.
Xamtheking
Member
Level up by catching Pokemon
You can run into Pokemon in the world by moving
Using Incense boosts find rate
You gain 500 bonus xp the first time you catch a new pokemon
otherwise you get 100xp everytime you catch a pokemon before slight modifiers for how good your throw was
You can replenish Pokeballs and other goodies by visiting Pokestops, which regenerate every 5-10 minutes or so.
SDCowboy
Member
Where are gyms?
Also, do I just leave the app running in pocket and it will let me know if one is near by? Or do I have to walk around with my phone out like an idiot? lol
Darkstorne
Member
Please god no. I've avoided buying a smartwatch so far. I'd much rather be suckered into a $20 Pokewrist thing than be tempted into spending hundreds on a smartwatch =/
Catching is the obvious method, but if you go to the shop screen you'll see a shield icon at the top right. You can activate it once every 24 hours. For every Pokemon you have defending a gym, up to 10, you'll get 500 Stardust and 10 Pokecoins to spend in the store. That's a max of 5000 free Stardust and 100 free coins every day, which is freaking awesome for active players.
Yes
Silphonica
Banned
app has to be open too
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Three ways:
Catch Pokemon (100 Stardust)
Hatch Eggs
Own Gyms and cash in your rewards for doing so, up to 500 Stardust per gym for a max of 5000 every 21 hours
I think it beeps in different colors depending either if there's a Pokemon near by, a Gym, etc. That way you don't have to have the app opened all the time.
Ohhhh I didn't knew this! (Wich kinda sucks because I kinda wanted to get one now, hah)
SDCowboy
Member
Right, but does the screen need to be on?
CountAntonius
Member
Just sideloaded this into my Nexus 7 so I can get access to my Google rewards funds. I like that i can sign into my account on both devices.
Gym are reprsented like this
Last option unfortunaly, the only to avoid that was to buy this accessory (I hope they will re-open one day order)
And yes your screen need to be on but you don't need to activate the AR.
Catching new Pokemon especially. Visiting pokestops gives you a little bit as well, plus any successful gym interaction (friendly or enemy) gives you XP as well. You get the most for succeeding with Pokemon of a close-but-lower CP than using a super high CP mon and obliterating everything.
Evolving gives you a lot of XP and uses the same resource as powering up. CP also only comes into play for Gym battles. So unless you're trying to level up a mon specifically to help you attack a Gym at the moment (or just know that you want to keep the unevolved form for whatever reason), saving up for evolution seems to be the better choice.
Hatching eggs is also super valuable XP and other resources.
Like, out in the world. What's near you?
I Just turned lvl 6 and so far i have tried 2 gym battles but the people there have really strong pokemon compared to me... Like my strongest is a fearow of 217cp and the guys at the gym have like a 180cp a 370cp and a 500cp pokemon... How am i supposed to compete?
Any tips would be appreciated.
Any tips would be appreciated.
CountAntonius
Member
Yes. There's a Battery Saver option in the settings that will make it so the screen turns almost off while your phone is upside down.
Android users who want to keep their OS screen timeout feature, but want to have it stay on for PoGo, check out this app: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.synetics.stay.alive&hl=en
SDCowboy
Member
Well I'm in the middle of a neighborhood, and I don't see see a gym. Are they just randomly placed?
Check churches, they're usualy gyms. (no joke)
LocknessMobster
Member
We have one of these Pokeman hotspots at our smoking area at work. I was wondering why all kinds of people non employees included were driving through our parking lot lately. Shits a madhouse.
D
Deleted member 10571
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People really believe the Go plus accessory won't be available at Nintendo/in stores after launch? Ha.
I've heard the cutoff is 10, 15, and 20 MPH but honestly don't think anyone knows for sure yet what exactly it is.