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Pokémon Go |OT| As in "Go Outside"
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thecouncil
Banned
How long do you have to own a gym before you get any benefits? Aren't I supposed to get coins or something?
I just took over the two local ones, but the competition is tough.
I just took over the two local ones, but the competition is tough.
Not random, no, they are actual things in the physical world, but they aren't common in resisdential areas.
Have any shopping plazas or malls, parks, business offices, art, restaurants, etc nearby? The idea is to go explore your environment and see what there is.
edit: Yeah, lots of churches/other functional buildings with decorated exteriors seem to be gyms.
Magic
So is the Buddhist Centre up the road from my house, hah.
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Deleted member 10571
Unconfirmed Member
So what's the point of sending out one of my Pokemon to help in another guy's gym?
If you have an ingress account (or open one for this) you can look at the ingress map ( https://www.ingress.com/intel ) and the pokestations and gyms are where the ingress portals are.
Multiple points!
1. Training at gym in the first place (whether or not it has a slot for one of your Pokemon yet) gives you XP and raises the Prestige of the gym
2. If the Gym goes up in Prestige level that unlocks another slot for you to put in a Pokemon
3. A challenger must defeat all Pokemon inhabiting an enemy gym, so leaving your Poke there is helping to fortify it
4. Having a Pokemon defending a Gym grants you a daily bonus of the cash shop coins (Shield icon on the shop page). You don't have to be the gym leader, the bonus is the same.
I mean, I'd say to some extent, that's the whole point?
Oh boy. Gym battles seem super broken to me. I had to kill the app both times after finishing match (losing basically in my case due to bad deck) as it hangs at the final HP level struggling to talk to server. Everything else works just fine for me but Gym seems broken at the moment.
I begin to question who subbitted those religious place to Ingress XD
It's a known bug sadly.
How to send out a pokemon to help a gym??
Off-Kilter
Banned
This.
This is what videogames are all about.
Also you guys don't know how satisfying it is to have TWO pokestops that you can access from your bedroom
Diablohead
Member
I tried to make a pokemon trainer club account, got the validation email but now the website says I do not exist on their database...
CountAntonius
Member
Waiting for some company to leave so I can go to my local strip mall and hit up 6 pokestops and three gyms. This game actually has gotten me out every single day. Time to take my level 6 trainer to the next level though.
holy shit.. a guy has a 450 pidgeoto as the second friggin pokemon at a gym up the street... I mean... did he just raise the shit out of a pdgeot to get that?
and now that PTC is working, I already spent $15 on Incense yesterday on my Google account.... fml. and my google account is level 6. hopefully the let you merge the accounts in the future.
and now that PTC is working, I already spent $15 on Incense yesterday on my Google account.... fml. and my google account is level 6. hopefully the let you merge the accounts in the future.
Perfect Cha0s
Member
I don't mean exclusively. Why not both?
spyroflame0487
Member
Yeah this is honestly one of the more disappointing aspects so far. The whole mode is buggy and often doesn't work right, not to mention having to hope the servers stay up while you fight.
After it gets the kinks worked out, I think it'll be fun but right now it's difficult to really go after any gyms.
It increases the "prestige" of the gym which in turn can help defend against enemies trying to take it over. I'm not sure (someone can maybe verify here) but if you also have a mon at the gym, you should be able to get your PokeCoins even though you don't "own" the gym.
On the "Shop" page, in the top right you'll see a shield. You can get coins once every 24 hours, as long as you're holding a gym. You get 10 per gym and I believe it maxes at 10.
Saw a Seaking nearby, so I went for a quick search. It got away, but a Seel spawned in, so I got a new dex entry anyways! I also got a Jigglypuff from a 2K egg. And to top it all off, I got enough Eevee candy for an evolution. I got Vaporeon from it, just need Flareon now!
Since I was in the area, I stopped at a golf range gym, where a 260CP Drowzee from Team Mystic stood. An easy win, foiled by the dreaded 1HP glitch. I'll try again in the evening.
Since I was in the area, I stopped at a golf range gym, where a 260CP Drowzee from Team Mystic stood. An easy win, foiled by the dreaded 1HP glitch. I'll try again in the evening.
exactly.. seems trivial to add an Apple Watch app for this.
If it has an open slot, there will be a button when you look at the gym, I think in the opposite corner of the one that you press to fight. If it doesn't, you will have to fight there (training or sparring) until you raise the Prestige of the Gym to the next level and unlock a slot. I think there's a 5 minute cooldown.
Be warned though that your own Pokemon will take damage from this training and need to be healed. It's a great idea to attack them with pokemon close in CP to the ones at the gym, that you aren't really planning to keep and can just transfer to Professor Willow afterward when they're all beat up.
PSFan
Member
Or a Samsung watch app or an Android watch app.
Battling there increases its prestige, which can allow you to contribute a pokemon to it when you raise the level. Just having a pokemon there doesn't itself increase the Prestige.
Yep, anyone who has a pokemon at that gym gets the bonus.
Nintendo could make some new "friends" *_*
It's pretty simple but dynamic battle system underneath there with dodge, fast, and special. May be we will see some amazing play along the road. Right now people are just tapping.
th4tguy
Gold Member
Walked around the neighborhood for about 45 min. First 15 I didn't encounter anything. Decided to use the incense and ended up catching about 12 Pokemon in about 30 min. Hit level 4 before coming back inside. Real pain that you have to leave the app open to be notified that a Pokemon is close. A simple push notification would be great. App feels rushed.
Driving to graveyard, pokecenter and hospital after my sons nap.
Driving to graveyard, pokecenter and hospital after my sons nap.
JimJamJones
Member
Some dude ran a red light and almost killed me because he was playing Pokemon Go while driving.
On the plus side, I I just found a Dratini!
On the plus side, I I just found a Dratini!
I need a little speaker with a button I can press with a canned audio file, to play this when I encounter someone I suspect is playing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyTySrlbInU
While push notifications would be lovely, seems like the app is engineered to make the Go Plus device as compelling as possible, so I don't really expect them to happen.
Thank you. I have another question though..
Do i need to defeat all the other trainers at a friendly gym to ''train'' and raise the prestige level or just one? I'm pretty sure i can defeat the first pokemon and my nearby friendly gym but the other 2 are out of my reach cause they are too strong.
Edit: this question is kinda relevant for enemy gyms aswell... , do i get exp for simply defeating a single opponent or do i need to defeat all of them for any kind of reward?
King Radical
Member
Holy shit you guys my coworker just told me theres a PokeStop at a Strip Club in Memphis, TN.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
Since this game is basically one giant Safari Zone it would be cool if they added areas that are an inverse of the Safari Zone where you battle Pokemon against wild ones to train and level up.
The first update this game needs is the ability to remain open and running when the screen is locked.
Just vibrate and make a noise when Pokemon or Pokestops are nearby.
The first update this game needs is the ability to remain open and running when the screen is locked.
Just vibrate and make a noise when Pokemon or Pokestops are nearby.
Charlie0108
Member
Did the trick and downloaded in here in the UK. The church right behind my house is a Pokespot and there are two gyms on the map while I'm at home!
I think it's 1 pokemon per teamate only.
They did made an accessory for that purpose so I doubt the app will get updated about this.
Not anymore available.
Astral Dog
Member
i heard a little kid found a body playing this.
sorry
Yup. Do your best! Even if you can't defeat them, I think you will get some XP.
So yesterday im sitting in a parking lot an across the street was a pokestop. I see three cars in a row swerve and pull over causing a huge dust storm. I definitely feel like they all stopped for the pokestop lmao.
Went for a walk to get a coffee this morning. A quick 15 min walk turned into an hour and a half of me walking around catching pokemon and goin to pokestops lol. If anything, this game is getting me outside.
Went for a walk to get a coffee this morning. A quick 15 min walk turned into an hour and a half of me walking around catching pokemon and goin to pokestops lol. If anything, this game is getting me outside.
Dusktildawn48
Member
does everyones guy kinda jump around on the map sometimes? or my gps on my phone just shitty?
One of my local Gyms is this angel statuette on top of a Cheesecake Factory.Holy shit you guys my coworker just told me theres a PokeStop at a Strip Club in Memphis, TN.
Its actual Gym name is "The Cheesecake Angel."
Which sounds like it should be a strip club. But isn't.
thecouncil
Banned
Sounds good. Kinda low but I guess that's what makes people pay real money.
At least I get to collect 10 as soon as I take it instead of first waiting 24 hours. Cause that would NEVER happen.
Not kid but a teenager girl, it was posted yesterday on Reddit.
Demoncarnotaur
Member
They did made an accessory for that purpose so I doubt the app will get updated about this.
Not anymore available.
I honestly don't think they expected this level of success.
Now the trick is going to be sustaining a good, active user base. Pushing updates that help with performance + adding new content relatively quickly is key. Maybe adding things like 'swarms' of Pokemon, etc.. Of course, adding trades is great also. Plus daily login freebies would probably be good.
Heh, how long til they update it with Shiny Pokemon, or Gen 2+.