Pokémon Go Anyone?

[BGBC]

That's crazy. I have one drowzee. Level 22 was not worth the hype. I got some ultra balls but nothing else useful. Idk why Niantic thinks I need all these revives and potions.

Because they want you to buy poke balls

 

[Homercidal]

Might be teaming up with a girl from work. She and her husband both pokemon. If we can fit it in, my oldest and I might make a date to see what we can find. Busy weekend, though.

 

[Homercidal]

Damn!

The name game worked for me once per Evee. It's failed the past two times.

Worked for me the 2 times I've tried it.

 

[vince805]

Fyi, levels only matter at each +5 on 0 and 5 levels

5, 10, 15, 20...

Why do you say that?

I think every level matters. Each time you level up you can level up your pokemon higher and also catch higher level wild pokemon. Also when you get eggs they hatch at the level you were at when you got it (maxing out at level 20).

 

[TwistedGray]

Why do you say that?

I think every level matters. Each time you level up you can level up your pokemon higher and also catch higher level wild pokemon. Also when you get eggs they hatch at the level you were at when you got it (maxing out at level 20).

What I mean is that at those levels you get rewards worth noting. The interim levels reward you with balls, raspberries, potions, etc, but those levels you unlock things, get eggs, incense, lures, etc.

 

[brewshki]

What I mean is that at those levels you get rewards worth noting. The interim levels reward you with balls, raspberries, potions, etc, but those levels you unlock things, get eggs, incense, lures, etc.

Hadn't noticed the every 5 levels thing. Thanks for pointing it out. Still a bummer haha. I will never buy poke balls haha

 

[vince805]

What I mean is that at those levels you get rewards worth noting. The interim levels reward you with balls, raspberries, potions, etc, but those levels you unlock things, get eggs, incense, lures, etc.

Oh, ok. Got it. Sorry I misunderstand what you were going for. You are correct.

 

[TwistedGray]

Oh, ok. Got it. Sorry I misunderstand what you were going for. You are correct.

No worries, the graphic is nice but only takes you to Level 20. You get MAX POTIONS at Level 25 and MAX REVIVE at Level 30.

More specifically...

Level 25
25 Ultra Balls, 20 Max Potions, 15 Revives, 15 Razz Berries, 1 Incense, 1 Lucky Egg, 1 Egg Incubator, 1 Lure Module

Level 30
30 Ultra Balls, 20 Max Potions, 20 Max Revives, 20 Razz Berries, 3 Incense, 3 Lucky Eggs, 3 Egg Incubators, 3 Lure Modules

 

[Aristotelian]

That's crazy. I have one drowzee. Level 22 was not worth the hype. I got some ultra balls but nothing else useful. Idk why Niantic thinks I need all these revives and potions.

I'll take your revives. I have a gym outside my house and have gone through all my revives fighting with the kids in the neighborhood trying to keep the gym Blue.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

That's crazy. I have one drowzee. Level 22 was not worth the hype. I got some ultra balls but nothing else useful. Idk why Niantic thinks I need all these revives and potions.

I'm guessing if you regularly battle at gyms, you need lots of revives and potions.

 

[buzd]

Damn!



The name game worked for me once per Evee. It's failed the past two times.

If you rename one and evolve it, I think you have to un-name it before you can evolve a different evee using that trick.

 

[Newsman]

I've read internet posts about all the information they collect from your phone while using the game. I don't know if it is true but it is scary.

Supposedly they fixed that, but I created a brand new Google account for the game.

 

[TwistedGray]

Supposedly they fixed that, but I created a brand new Google account for the game.

Exactly, I use my Google Account that I otherwise do not use for anything.

 

[BadLiver]

I had it the first couple days it came out but it kept on lagging so I just deleted it. I'm glad I did...otherwise I know I would've become super addicted.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

I'm beginning to wonder when they're going to start releasing more features... I'm beginning to think that the game itself is woefully underdeveloped...

Here's why. The game, to me, has three aspects:

1) Catching/evolving/hatching pokemon (gotta collect 'em all).
2) Powering up pokemon for battles.
3) Battling pokemon (and holding gyms).

But it seems to me that none of these have yet had much "social" interaction. There's really almost no way to interact with other players through the game.

And battling and holding gyms seems to be a relatively weak and slow way to improve your pokemon. The XP gained from winning gym battles is nothing compared to pidgey stacking with a lucky egg. And around me, holding a gym after you beat it looks nearly impossible. Most of the gyms I see trade teams multiple times a day.

So right now I'm dutifully trying to build up my pokemon so that at some point my son can make a decent run at battling a gym. Which is hard to do when the best thing he's got are CP of 1618, 1178, and 1035, and you see a gym with a 1800 Vaporeon, 2300 Snorlax and 2800 Dragonite sitting there. So it's just a grind through the endless ratatas and pidgeys to get enough stardust and candy to power up my good pokemon and level up. But why? Just to go through a billion revive and potion to capture a gym and then have it taken away an hour later? What's the point?

At some point they're sure to start rolling out some of the more social features that MUST be in planning. But will they get around to it before I get bored? I'm almost there. Will they do so before my son gets bored? He's only 9, but eventually he'll start getting tired of catching them for no real purpose, I assume.

 

[TwistedGray]

Maintain a gym, get tokens, buy eggs, level up...vicious cycle

 

[brewshki]

I'm guessing if you regularly battle at gyms, you need lots of revives and potions.

fair. i battle every few days or so but there is nothing that is really close to where i am. I fought a gym today and used like 15 total items to take it down. if there were more gyms in closer proximity, I would be more than happy to have these things.

 

[vince805]

Have you guys read about the buddy system?

http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-buddy-system-data-mined/

 

[TwistedGray]

Have you guys read about the buddy system?

http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-buddy-system-data-mined/

I saw that today which is pretty neat because I have not leveled up a single Pokemon so far...hoarding my stardust for when the apocalypse hits.

 

[brewshki]

I'm beginning to wonder when they're going to start releasing more features... I'm beginning to think that the game itself is woefully underdeveloped...

Here's why. The game, to me, has three aspects:

1) Catching/evolving/hatching pokemon (gotta collect 'em all).
2) Powering up pokemon for battles.
3) Battling pokemon (and holding gyms).

But it seems to me that none of these have yet had much "social" interaction. There's really almost no way to interact with other players through the game.

And battling and holding gyms seems to be a relatively weak and slow way to improve your pokemon. The XP gained from winning gym battles is nothing compared to pidgey stacking with a lucky egg. And around me, holding a gym after you beat it looks nearly impossible. Most of the gyms I see trade teams multiple times a day.

So right now I'm dutifully trying to build up my pokemon so that at some point my son can make a decent run at battling a gym. Which is hard to do when the best thing he's got are CP of 1618, 1178, and 1035, and you see a gym with a 1800 Vaporeon, 2300 Snorlax and 2800 Dragonite sitting there. So it's just a grind through the endless ratatas and pidgeys to get enough stardust and candy to power up my good pokemon and level up. But why? Just to go through a billion revive and potion to capture a gym and then have it taken away an hour later? What's the point?

At some point they're sure to start rolling out some of the more social features that MUST be in planning. But will they get around to it before I get bored? I'm almost there. Will they do so before my son gets bored? He's only 9, but eventually he'll start getting tired of catching them for no real purpose, I assume.

I am hoping for this too. I know that trading is in the works and they have said that there is a lot more in the pipeline and that the game only has 10% of its planned features. I really hope it rolls out before it fades away.

 

[betarhoalphadelta]

Have you guys read about the buddy system?

http://pokemongohub.net/pokemon-buddy-system-data-mined/

That might be cool, especially for those pokemon that are rare in a certain locale. You actually find one worth evolving but you know it'll take forever to catch enough more of them to get the candy... Good that they're adding another way to get candy.

Still doesn't affect any of my other criticisms... And wish they'd allow trading or even seeing other players through the UI. But it's something.

 

[TwistedGray]

Still doesn't affect any of my other criticisms... And wish they'd allow trading or even seeing other players through the UI. But it's something.

Seeing who else is playing will cause fights, stabbings, shootings and other bull****. Too much of a liability!

Trading will expose more cheating and people will operate several accounts to swap to a single account. Too annoying for us regular Joe's who aren't addicts.

My 2c

 

[Zuljin]

If you rename one and evolve it, I think you have to un-name it before you can evolve a different evee using that trick.

Good theory. Just tried it. No dice. Maybe it only works once per. Got a nice Flareon out of it, though.

 

[Homercidal]

Went with the wife to take some pictures along a park trail last night. Just as we get there, a girl from work says she and her sister are going to take down all the gyms in town and said I should go too so I can put my pokemons in there. That would have been so much more fun than the park trail (Granted, if we were WALKING and DOING STUFF the park woudl have been nice, but it was mostly standing around while my wife took pictures of dying flowers...)

After the picture taking I drove around and checked out all the gyms. They were all taken over by Valor. And the girls put Pokemons in there that were too big for me to battle!

Oh well, I caught a few uncommon ones and hatched an egg.

 

[Homercidal]

Good theory. Just tried it. No dice. Maybe it only works once per. Got a nice Flareon out of it, though.

I evolved an Eevee, then I found out about the rename thing and got a different one. Then I got more candy and evolved a third. Didn't re-rename any of them and I got the evolves I wanted no problem.

I hear it's about 80% or so chance.

 

[Newsman]

My wife found nirvana. Poke stops and gyms galore. We even caught Magikarp.

Blah! Magikarp are common here, at least in a couple places where I play... almost as common as Pidgeys and Evees. Need more Dratini and Charmander, etc.

 

[Zuljin]

I evolved an Eevee, then I found out about the rename thing and got a different one. Then I got more candy and evolved a third. Didn't re-rename any of them and I got the evolves I wanted no problem.

I hear it's about 80% or so chance.

Well, you suck

Blah! Magikarp are common here, at least in a couple places where I play... almost as common as Pidgeys and Evees. Need more Dratini and Charmander, etc.

The pond in that park is good for 1-3 Magikarp per trip. Other than that, none around us. Not even at our town pond.

Diglets are spawning by us now. Wonder if Niantic will ramp up venonats, ghastlies and the like in October.

 

[Zuljin]

And you also suck

 

[buzd]

We have venonats everywhere.

 

[vince805]

Hatched this guy from a 10k yesterday!