Pokémon Go!

[Jason Tandro]

I took a short walk today, only 1.2 km, but I caught a CP 210 Bellsprout. 3 days in a row and my calves are burning...

 

[JechtShotMK9]

Unfortunately, my town consists of rednecks who'll shoot you for "trespassing," so no big walks for me.

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Magikarp, why are you flopping around on the floor of my apartment? There's not a lake for a few miles.

 

[Kai Schulen]

You don't exactly have to be in the same exact location as the Pokemon to get the Pokemon though (or at the Pokemon Stop) though -- For instance, there's 3 Pokemon stops right across the street from my apartment, but I can easily grab items from there without having to leave my room. I've had Pokemon spawn in other people's apartment and I don't have to leave my room to catch them too.

So I don't really see why people would make the effort to go tell a stranger "hey there's a pokemon in your house, can I come in?" when the Pokemon radar doesn't require you to enter someone's house to catch it (If they do, and they get mugged, that's sadly their fault)


That being said, last night I kept going out because my radar kept telling me there was a Gastly 3 footsteps away and no matter what direction I went in, I could never get any closer to it.

I. WANT. MY. GASTLY.

PSA: Keep this open if you're hunting a specific Pokémon.

You walk in one direction, and look at how it moves up/down in the list and walk other directions accordingly. After figuring this out, my girlfriend and I haven't failed AT ALL in locating a Pokémon in the area that we're looking for.

Related: The most fun is tracking down something like a Snorlax, and then helping to direct other people in the park/wherever to where it's at.



Lastly, I was in a parking lot yesterday afternoon, and there was a Hitmonlee in front of the Happy Sumo restaurant and a Hitmonchan in front of the Thai Basil restaurant right next to it. Too perfect.




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Oh, I figured it was like that, it's just that I don't like walking for 5 minutes in one direction and find out that I was headed in the wrong direction. It's just that every direction I went to -- Gastly got away even further and before I knew it, I was out for like an hour and just wanted to go back inside and go to bed. (it was like 4 in the morning, so.)


I nearly drained my battery empty, but I finally got me an Eevee.

....Now my radar tells me that Gastly's nearby. I'M BUSY CHARING MY PHONE GASTLY, GODDAMNIT.

 

[Channy]

Guys, you can play this where it's not released on pretty much any phone. On both iOS and Android anyway.

It's not out in the UK yet but I'm playing it on my iPhone. I just changed my phone's region settings to US, used a fake US address to create an Apple account, then logged in with that and downloaded it. After that you can log in to your normal account and play. Trust and believe, it works (and will work for any other country too, i.e. Canada @Channy ).

Lex <3

I eventually said fuck the system and did it. It was a hassle because trying to do it the long way wouldn't let me skip billing info so I had to start again with a new email AGAIN.

Because of the rumours of banning Canadian Pokemon trainers I dunno but I'm risking it. I'm too big a fan to miss out on this much longer ;-;

Insofar, I chose Charmander, caught a Bellsprout in the house (can't figure out how to turn the camera on I keep getting generic in-game backgrounds) and an Eevee outside after pacing up and down my road.

There's a Clefairy and a Nidoran nearby but it's dark now and I live in a sketchy neighbourhood. xD

I woke up with a Cubone....

Spoiler: but really....

I actually did.

Gawdamnnit, that's my fav. ;-; <3 I live for Cubone. I even have a semi-life sized Cubone skull.

Spoiler: fo srs

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Minor gripe: I hate how hard it is for you to do anything with the starters. Choosing one doesn't mean you'll be able to catch any more of them to make it stronger.




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[The Twilight Mexican]

Yeah, I'm glad I picked a Charmander as my starter. There's Pikachus, Squirtles and Bulbasaurs to be found around here (I almost had a Bulbasaur a couple nights ago, but those intense server issues made me lose him), but where the hell would I have found a Charmander if I hadn't chosen him at the start?

Apparently a local gym tyrant found a Magmar somehow, so it's not out of the question, but for all I know, they were from out of town.

 

[Shademp]

Urge to get this game is actually growing for me. Just watched a vlog from Sweden where four friends go out and play. Such adventure and joy.

EDIT: Apparently the game is coming to Sweden in a few days. Hype.

 

[Cthulhu]

http://www.dumpert.nl/mediabase/6834043/fada7143/pok_politie.html

 

[Fangu]

I just installed this shit and I've caught 2 guys already wtf I'm in trouble

Demps: Set your phone to allow apps that aren't registered and then find a download file

 

[X-SOLDIER]

Some good tips for playing: http://boingboing.net/2016/07/13/a-general-guide-on-how-to-mast.html#more-471612




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[Rydeen]

Spoiler: Just caught a Kabuto

...A Neil Kabuto

 

[The Twilight Mexican]

Spoiler: Just caught this big fluffy fella.

 

[Joe]

It's technically out in the UK today. If you had it already you can just go to the appstore/play store and hit update. No issues.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

I caught a Chansey in the parking lot on my way in to work!




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[JechtShotMK9]

I like shorts! They're comfy and easy to wear!

 

[Ami]

Ha, and on the day this released, I actually left my phone at home.

Just caught my first one. Don't think I'm going to be playing loads, just casually.

 

[lithiumkatana17]

Just missed a Wheezing because of server issues.

 

[Interslicery]

Sooo... I dl the apk, and started playing. Got myself a Squirtle! And there's a gym, and poke stop right next to me, woot!

 

[Tetsujin]

Looks like Santa Monica Pier was overrun by people with everyone playing this

 

[X-SOLDIER]

In case you're curious about the Eggs and what they might hold for you: http://imgur.com/gallery/pPDl1#9HdbtXA




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[The Twilight Mexican]

That is helpful. Tells me that the 2 km eggs don't have much left to offer me. I have all but four of those.

 

[Channy]

This. This is my life.

 

[X-SOLDIER]

That is helpful. Tells me that the 2 km eggs don't have much left to offer me. I have all but four of those.

The opposite for me, since it seems to be a way to farm candy for the starter Pokémon to evolve them.



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[lithiumkatana17]

I really don't know what to do with these dang eggs; my inventory's full and I can seriously say I don't have enough time to walk throughout my neighborhood to hatch them. Cell phone service inside my school is shaky at best, so my steps don't get counted for shite.