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lol. People are already driving in this thread.

I downloaded the app in my car. Caught my Squirtle in my car and found over 10 of those Poke things while driving.
I came across an lol Zubat and passed on catching it, when I got back home there was a Zubat flying over my son's head so I had to catch it. This thing had me waste over 15 Pokéballs. >_<

 

[StarSketch]

Yo are the game's servers getting hammered now?

I know PTC is down but I can't get on the game at all anymore using my google account.

 

[balladofwindfishes]

Oh come on, I used an incense and then the game crashed and now I can't get back in

 

[The Sum of Zero]

Pikachu Sorcery

WHAT THE

 

[Jasoneyu]

Now I feel ripped off!

I felt that too but I remembered I picked my main man char on pokemon red and I am sure as hell gonna pick him as a starter again here.

 

[udivision]

Anyone know what this guy is? Trying to think but it's silhouette doesn't remind me of any gen 1 pokemon.

Goldeen.

 

[Kindekuma]

Anyone know what this guy is? Trying to think but it's silhouette doesn't remind me of any gen 1 pokemon.

Goldeen?

 

[Ivan 3414]

Within 10 minutes time, Pokemon GO has become available in my country on my Nexus 6

 

[Hawkian]

Servers seem decentish for me at the moment. My canal spit out a few more magikarp. Feel so lucky to be next to a good source of them. It I catch a few every day I'm on the way to my Gyarados without even going out of my way.

Tracking down pokes using the nearby screen is honestly just fun in and of itself, IMO. I'm gonna use it to dictate my route around my complex walking my dog. There's a dratini around here somewhere 3 footprints away though, I wannit...

 

[Busaiku]

So this drains like 1-2% a minute for me on my Note 5 with auto.
Anyone have any tips on keeping it up longer? My phone's gonna die during a walk around town, long before I can get home.

 

[Already Torn]

Within 10 minutes time, Pokemon GO has become available in my country on my Nexus 6

So that's why the servers are down. It's your fault!

 

[McBryBry]

Google account is working on girlfriends iPhone, not my LG though. SIGH.

 

[Cerity]

It is too, just checked my seaking entry. That's a pretty shocker silhouette lol.

 

[Cynn]

Aren't there, like, Pokemon stamps and points and stuff you only get with a Pokemon Trainer Club account? I mean, everyone is this goddamned thread was like "sign up with a Pokemon Trainer Club account it's better," I assumed they weren't all talking out of their ass.

I'd love to see where this is listed officially. I made a google account because it's all that worked on the 6th and a PKMN trainer account yesterday after hearing about exclusives or whatever.

 

[Arrrammis]

So this drains like 1-2% a minute for me on my Note 5 with auto.
Anyone have any tips on keeping it up longer? My phone's gonna die during a walk around town, long before I can get home.

turn on battery saver and have your phone upside-down where you're just walking around/not doing any actions actively. Your phone will still buzz when a pokemon appears. Also, It's probably good to invest in a portable charger- they are awesome for when you are going through a day and don't know when you'll be able to reach an outlet.

 

[DeuceGamer]

So this drains like 1-2% a minute for me on my Note 5 with auto.
Anyone have any tips on keeping it up longer? My phone's gonna die during a walk around town, long before I can get home.

Hopefully the Pokemon Go devices are shipped pretty soon.

 

[FleetingFlowAir]

So this drains like 1-2% a minute for me on my Note 5 with auto.
Anyone have any tips on keeping it up longer? My phone's gonna die during a walk around town, long before I can get home.

First thing to do is go to Settings (it's in the corner when you tap the Pokeball for menus) and select Battery Saver. Keep in mind that each time this game forcefully logs you out for whatever reason, the settings reset to default.

 

[Already Torn]

I'd love to see where this is listed officially. I made a google account because it's all that worked on the 6th and a PKMN trainer account yesterday after hearing about exclusives or whatever.

I think it's speculation.

 

[Ivan 3414]

So that's why the servers are down. It's your fault!

Is that why I can't sign up for an account? =(

Seriously, I keep getting a 502 error when I go to the pokemon trainer club signup

 

[Already Torn]

Is that why I can't sign up for an account? =(

Seriously, I keep getting a 502 error when I go to the pokemon trainer club signup

Yeah, they've been on and off for the past six or seven hours. It's apprently the most played app game ever or something and it's Day 1.

 

[thedan001]

You got 100+ pokemon in a day? Or were you in the beta?

I had the day off so I took the car and my iPhone charger and drove around catching Pokemon and refilling up pokeballs at stops until 4am. Ended up with 120 something Pokemon

Disclaimer: I took routes via suburbs so I could stop and park whenever the phone beeped

#noregrets

Edit: yes I live in a city

 

[Asgaro]

So this drains like 1-2% a minute for me on my Note 5 with auto.
Anyone have any tips on keeping it up longer? My phone's gonna die during a walk around town, long before I can get home.

Power bank sales are gonna see an upwards trend worldwide lol.

 

[Banjo]

So, uh, was anyone else here given Pikachu as an option for your starter Pokémon in addition to Bulbasaur, Charmander, or Squirtle? 'Cause I was, and so I chose Pikachu as my starter, but everyone else is telling me that Pikachu wasn't an option for them... I guess I just got lucky or something? I don't understand! I'm not sure if there's just a random chance of the gaming giving you a Pikachu as a starter, or if it was triggered some other way? I was riding in a car when I was picking my starters, and initially there were only 3 Pokémon around me, but because we were traveling in the car I couldn't stop and select a starter right away, so the three Pokémon kept spawning around me as we drove. Once we stopped I was able to see Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, but a Pikachu was also there, too. Maybe it happens if you ignore the other three and keep traveling until a Pikachu appears? I dunno, but if anyone else has experienced this as well I'd like to know!

Yeah, I got a Pikachu as a starter. I wanted a Charmander, but it was a little bit far, so I had to walk. And out of nowhere, there was a Pikachu

 

[Persona7]

My google username is blank because it froze on the username creation screen and I can't seem to delete it to start over. Good programming.

 

[Jintor]

Still not activated in Japan... what's even the point of having an Aussie account smh

 

[chrono01]

You can if you download the apk outside the store. At least on Android.

I'm on iOS.

Thanks, though. I'll try to remain patient.

 

[Darryl]

So is this for city folk with lots of landmarks? Can't find anything out here in the boons.

they really stretch the definition of landmarks. there's anything from graffiti to signs, to clubs or local groups. I live in a small town and there's stuff all over the place. if you don't live in an area with places to walk, you probably won't find anything tho. I visited a spring earlier and it alone had like a dozen landmarks and 2 gyms.

 

[Zip_it007]

Oh come on, I used an incense and then the game crashed and now I can't get back in

Same for me, it's the second time it's happened for me.

 

[Already Torn]

So is this for city folk with lots of landmarks? Can't find anything out here in the boons.

One of my "landmarks" is one of the wall art things in a Chipotle.

 

[golem]

They need to implement a queue

Next time don't make the server out of toothpicks

 

[Vanillalite]

The sign down the street from me for the Rotary Club is a Poke stop. Lol

 

[udivision]

Same for me, it's the second time it's happened for me.

Same here. This should really be a "Login Bonus" kind of game that gives away maybe one of those a day or every few days.

 

[Tyeforce]

WHAT

Now I feel ripped off!

WHAT THE

I was surprised to find out that it wasn't normally available for everyone! lol

I did read the same thing on reddit. seems to be luck

I hear Pikachu is a hidden starter. You have to walk around and find it before choosing Charmander, Squirtle, or Bulbasaur.

I was too, but I honestly had no idea it wasn't a normal option so I didn't pick it

Yeah, I got a Pikachu as a starter. I wanted a Charmander, but it was a little bit far, so I had to walk. And out of nowhere, there was a Pikachu

Interesting, good to know I'm not alone and that there seems to be a way to trigger this!

 

[Permanently A]

Oh come on, I used an incense and then the game crashed and now I can't get back in

You must be

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incensed

 

[johnny505]

The server problems wouldn't bug me as much if it didn't make me login again each time they happen. Maybe I'll give it a try again when they get the server issues under control.

 

[Revolutionary]

Just noticed there's a gym in the nearby cemetery. Unclaimed, thankfully. But for how long?

 

[DeuceGamer]

Same for me, it's the second time it's happened for me.

Yep, happened to me too. Now I got kicked out and upon logging in my items and Pokemon were gone. I closed it and can't get back in so I hope it's just a glitch and my items will be restored once I am able to get back in again.

 

[Crazyorloco]

And have any of you met a random stranger playing the game as you were playing it?

Im in new york, ive seen 3 or 4 people playing it next to me. Lol i love seeing people waving their phones in the air. I think "i know exactly what you're doing"

Just noticed there's a gym in the nearby cemetery. Unclaimed, thankfully. But for how long?

Until there's a funeral.

 

[Vital Tundra]

Hope they add trading once the other 600 Pokemon are added.

 

[TheWorst]

Just managed to get the game in Canada (with a US account), but I'm now getting a message that says "Failed to get game data from the server". Browsing this thread, that seems to be a constant problem. Would appreciate any tips on how to troubleshoot.

Should I not be using a Google account?

Edit: wait nvm, it seems you can ONLY use a Google account

 

[Already Torn]

Just managed to get the game in Canada (with a US account), but I'm now getting a message that says "Failed to get game data from the server". Browsing this thread, that seems to be a constant problem. Would appreciate any tips on how to troubleshoot.

Should I not be using a Google account?

Wait for the servers to come back up.

 

[Hawkian]

Kicked back out to "sign up with" for the first time. Sorvorz on Fiyah. Oh well, my pokestop loop will still be good exercise.

 

[TheWorst]

Wait for the servers to come back up.

Oh, so they're down right now for everyone? That sucks.

 

[Chucker]

On the way home, I drove to the outlets near my house.
There is a big Water Tower.

This made sense.

 

[wonderpug]

Oh, so they're down right now for everyone? That sucks.

You can check here:
http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/pokemon_go
-or-
http://cmmcd.com/PokemonGo/

 

[TheWorst]

You check here:
http://www.mmoserverstatus.com/pokemon_go
-or-
http://cmmcd.com/PokemonGo/

Thanks

 

[Oreoleo]

Just noticed there's a gym in the nearby cemetery. Unclaimed, thankfully. But for how long?

I grabbed two unclaimed gyms today, one at a park and the other at the cemetery down the road of it. Even with all the server outages today, both got taken from me in a matter of hours. And this is in a fairly low-key suburb. So to answer your question, probably not that long.

 

[CrazE]

So is there a difference if you use your google account rather than the Pokémon site account? I can't get on that Poke site for 2 days in a row. Doesn't work. Is there a difference on what you use?

 

[Already Torn]

I'm going to have nightmares that I'm walking into a Gyarados's mouth.

 

[Shadow Broker]

I had the day off so I took the car and my iPhone charger and drove around catching Pokemon and refilling up pokeballs at stops until 4am. Ended up with 120 something Pokemon

Disclaimer: I took routes via suburbs so I could stop and park whenever the phone beeped

#noregrets

Edit: yes I live in a city

#Respect


I'm still trying to log on and trying to create a account for my kid then I guess I'll follow in your foot steps.