Pokémon Go |OT| As in "Go Outside"
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Waluigilicious
Member
I can't state enough how stupid it is that the game doesn't explain what picking a team is all about.
Once you've played for a few days and caught a lot of pokemon you soon realise that pretty much the whole point of the game is taking over gyms for your colour and earning poke coins.
We are a big group of friends that can go to walks together and catch pokemon together and take over gyms togeth-
Wait a minute! We all picked different teams because the game did not make it clear what it was for! We had no time to discuss it! So now playing the game together is weird as when we get to a gym we cannot team up against it. They really need to give us a chance to change our teams. Luckily somehow my brother and I picked the same team at least.
Once you've played for a few days and caught a lot of pokemon you soon realise that pretty much the whole point of the game is taking over gyms for your colour and earning poke coins.
We are a big group of friends that can go to walks together and catch pokemon together and take over gyms togeth-
Wait a minute! We all picked different teams because the game did not make it clear what it was for! We had no time to discuss it! So now playing the game together is weird as when we get to a gym we cannot team up against it. They really need to give us a chance to change our teams. Luckily somehow my brother and I picked the same team at least.
Dirtyshubb
Member
Does anyone know if the game works on an Xperia Z?
I have it working on my Z3 but my wife is using my old Xperia Z (due to her phone being stolen) and she just tried to download the game but apparently it says it isnt compatible (she is at work so i cant check myself).
I have it working on my Z3 but my wife is using my old Xperia Z (due to her phone being stolen) and she just tried to download the game but apparently it says it isnt compatible (she is at work so i cant check myself).
The Red Wizard
Member
Thank you for the reply!
I got the apk for my mum wich has a Z phone, game opened up nicely for her
the_milkybar_kid
Member
Downloaded it yesterday in the UK. Haven't really played a Pokemon game since Gold, but I'm back in with this... Caught some Pidgey's and Weedle's just sat in the house. When do you start battling Pokemon or other people? I'm at level 3 but am just throwing balls at rodents, there's not much to it at the moment.
Robin64
Member
When you hit level 5 you can start getting into gym battles.
Moff
Member
I'd say chances are very high that you can change teams and your avatar in the future for pokecoins. might take a while, though.
neurosisxeno
Member
As well as join one of the 3 teams; Mystic, Extinct, or Rubber Chicken.
Dirtyshubb
Member
Thanks for the response, hopefully i should be able to get it working for her later on then.
The Atticus
Member
Is the offline maps thing a genuine tip?
What tip?
Cow Mengde
Banned
How do I do that? I'm in China. Maybe I can get around this by downloading some other city's maps and use that instead.
The Atticus
Member
Downloading offline maps of your city supposedly gives better battery life and lower data consumption.
Poke stops, catching pokemon, evolving them, hatching eggs, gym fights
Pretty much everything gives you exp
the_milkybar_kid
Member
Thanks very much. Be interesting to see how many other people in the area are playing.
It definitely at least decreases load times. I haven't played long enough since I did it to compare battery time but I could definitely notice a difference when loading the game initially.
Not sure how it works on Android but definitely fake on iOS. It uses Google Maps API. Sure. A lot of apps do. But all of them have to download map data individually because one app can't access data from another app.
Hmm, can't do half of this because I'm not lvl 5 it seems. At least I know I can't do anything with PokeStops, eggs and gyms.
AmethystEnd
Member
Eh? You only need level 5 for gyms. You can do everything else.
Majukun
Member
search for a city,confirm,then touch the lower part of the screen with the name of the location and you will see the "download" option together with other 2
Speedy Blue Dude
Banned
Made some more progress tonight.
These were my new captures/evolution tonight:
Hitmochan
Electrabuzz
Clafairy
Dugtrio
Arcaniane
Golem (x3)
Machop
Haunter
Persian
These were my new captures/evolution tonight:
Hitmochan
Electrabuzz
Clafairy
Dugtrio
Arcaniane
Golem (x3)
Machop
Haunter
Persian
Waluigilicious
Member
So that 1hp glitch... is it possible that it has anything to do with the pokemon coming back at 1hp when it's killed? Probably not but just a thought. Why does it come back on 1hp anyway? I'd rather it came back dead as I have more revives than potions.
SinCityAssassin
Member
Where do you even download the maps?
Incense just nabbed me a CP200 Eevee and a 150 Drowzee (as well as a couple of Caterpies and Fearows, and the usual Weedles/Rattatas/Pidgeys).
I'm lucky that my work overlaps with 2/3 regular spawns, so I think that helps when you use the incense? I was getting swarmed anyhow.
I'm lucky that my work overlaps with 2/3 regular spawns, so I think that helps when you use the incense? I was getting swarmed anyhow.
Living Proof
Member
I thought it was just gyms that were restricted by level?
Definitely went to pokestops well before level 5
Welp, I am downloading a map of the whole region then. Let's see if it's works
neurosisxeno
Member
There's a meter above your pokemon that corresponds to how high you can boost their CP. As far as I've read Pokemon you catch have a range based on RNG and your level to determine the range their CP extends. So something like Eevee can have a CP as low as 10, or as high as say 300 (I caught a 247 earlier), where as Weedle can only go from 10 to 100. That's not even factoring in that we don't know how evolutions actually affect stats. It seems to be all over the place, but there is a running idea that the higher the CP is of a Pokemon when you evolve it, the higher potential CP it has in its next form. As in, you're more likely to get a Vaporeon that can crack 1000cp if the Eevee it evolves from is at 300 than if it's at 60.
There's also the issue of cost-effectiveness. It costs 200-1000 Stardust to boost a Pokemon, and when you boost something like a Flareon or Hypno, it costs 800 and a Candy, and gives you 15-30 CP per boost. Compare that to Weedle, who costs 200 and a Candy and averages 1-5 CP.
AmethystEnd
Member
WELP, holy fucking shit. Just caught this in my room as I work:
Fucker took like 6 "Great!" throws.
Fucker took like 6 "Great!" throws.
Dude, level that bad boy up, many candies there.
Yup, pokestops will sometimes drop them.
Yup, pokestops will sometimes drop them.
Moff
Member
Gravy Boat
Member
The bar below my office is a PokeStop. Easy Pokeballs for days.
Shauneepeak
Member
Yep, drops down to like $40 on a family plan.
What could possibly go wron*crash*
Gotta try and download regional map and see if it saves some battery consumption cause it's a bit crazy.
dang, I remember they used to have a $30 plan with unlimited texting and data, and like 200 minutes of talking or something.
Again, not true on iOS. I don't know if Google Maps API share a common cache between apps on Android, if someone knows, they can easily prove or disprove this.
But since it explicitly also mentions iOS, best not to spread lies like that?
D
Deleted member 231381
Unconfirmed Member
I'm pretty much the same way. I'm pretty sure I'm the only Yellow in a thirty mile radius. There's two other Red trainers I've noticed at gyms, and while I've never communicated with them, we seem to have a truce of of sorts while we focus on those Mystic bastards spamming their Vaporeons all over the place, there's at least seven-eight of them.
I'd be curious to know what global membership of each team is.