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Chairman Mao
Apr 24, 2004

The Chinese Communist Party is the core of leadership of the whole Chinese people. Without this core, the cause of socialism cannot be victorious.

BGrifter posted:

After increased starter spawns, Halloween with all the ghost Pokémon, and even increased Pontya/Cubone spawns, the current migration feels like total garbage.

I check on my coffee break to see what my go-tcha caught and it’s all trash. (Sadly no Trubbish) Zigzagoons, Whismurs, Spearows, nothing I’d bother checking the IVs on and certainly no interesting shinies.

I got so spoiled by all the semi-events in a row.

It's double stardust, the easy to catch trash spawns are a gift, enjoy it while it lasts.

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Themata
Dec 10, 2011

If you want a pizza this pie
You can crust that
I won't cheese on you
Dance on the groove flour
And I'll give you a disco-unt
My favorite part after events is seeing Jigglypuffs pop up, since I like collecting them. Oddly though, I only really seem to see them for a day or two post-event, then I don't see them again for a good while.

Question about being in range for raids - is it mandatory to stay in spinnable range of the gym you're raiding the whole time for the following?
- Raid countdown
- Raid battle
- Post-raid capture

Since I wasn't sure, I did a Gengar raid and caught it in the rain with wind while holding an umbrella and two phones, which wasn't as ideal as doing it somewhere with cover. As if to give me some leeway though, I got the hissing thing which insta-catches on my second account with my first throw, so I didn't have to stand out as long.

This also does not bode well for tomorrow's Community Day, since the forecast is more rain. :(

Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

NZAmoeba posted:

Where it would proceed to get extremely warm, and also I'm incapable of ignoring constant vibrating alerts. Plus battery death.

The Gotcha prevents all of these though? Maybe not battery death if you don't normally have bluetooth on

Entropist
Dec 1, 2007
I'm very stupid.

Themata posted:

My favorite part after events is seeing Jigglypuffs pop up, since I like collecting them. Oddly though, I only really seem to see them for a day or two post-event, then I don't see them again for a good while.

Question about being in range for raids - is it mandatory to stay in spinnable range of the gym you're raiding the whole time for the following?
- Raid countdown
- Raid battle
- Post-raid capture

Since I wasn't sure, I did a Gengar raid and caught it in the rain with wind while holding an umbrella and two phones, which wasn't as ideal as doing it somewhere with cover. As if to give me some leeway though, I got the hissing thing which insta-catches on my second account with my first throw, so I didn't have to stand out as long.

This also does not bode well for tomorrow's Community Day, since the forecast is more rain. :(

Entering the raid: Spinnable range
Raid countdown: Not quite spinnable range, but something close
Raid battle: Go wherever you want
Rejoining after all your mons faint: For this you have to be back in spinnable range again, or perhaps near it. This screwed me over once.
Capture: Wherever you want

So basically you can walk away once the countdown is near 0, as long as you don't try to rejoin the battle at any point.

GTJustin
Nov 24, 2010

Entropist posted:

Entering the raid: Spinnable range
Raid countdown: Not quite spinnable range, but something close
Raid battle: Go wherever you want
Rejoining after all your mons faint: For this you have to be back in spinnable range again, or perhaps near it. This screwed me over once.
Capture: Wherever you want

So basically you can walk away once the countdown is near 0, as long as you don't try to rejoin the battle at any point.

To add to this, you can get speed locked on the catch screen. Afaik there's not a good way to know besides the raid boss popping out on the first wiggle. Happens often when you are doing wafu raids

Themata
Dec 10, 2011

If you want a pizza this pie
You can crust that
I won't cheese on you
Dance on the groove flour
And I'll give you a disco-unt

Entropist posted:

Entering the raid: Spinnable range
Raid countdown: Not quite spinnable range, but something close
Raid battle: Go wherever you want
Rejoining after all your mons faint: For this you have to be back in spinnable range again, or perhaps near it. This screwed me over once.
Capture: Wherever you want

So basically you can walk away once the countdown is near 0, as long as you don't try to rejoin the battle at any point.

GTJustin posted:

To add to this, you can get speed locked on the catch screen. Afaik there's not a good way to know besides the raid boss popping out on the first wiggle. Happens often when you are doing wafu raids

Awesome, thank you both. :)

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

Prop Wash posted:

me, 6 days into an event: godddd when will this endless fountain of event spawns end
me, 1 day after an event: godddd these spawns are all so bad when's the next event

Exactly this.

Double Stardust is ok, I should probably level some more stuff though. I never really dip below 900k-1mil, but I’m also only trainer level 34 so I can’t hit those last few most expensive levels.

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



leveling things past 30 is not even remotely necessary anyway, you should only bother with it if it's a pokemon you really really like

doingitwrong
Jul 27, 2013
Oh! I did not know that.

I have had a lot of very good luck with shiny spawns (on Moltres day I was busy so had time for one raid which gave me a shiny, the first Pinsir I ever caught was a shiny) but that luck ran out for cyan pony friend. Didn't see even one the whole event.

FistEnergy
Nov 3, 2000

DAY CREW: WORKING HARD

Fun Shoe

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

leveling things past 30 is not even remotely necessary anyway, you should only bother with it if it's a pokemon you really really like

It is if you want to self-raid Level 4 with dual accounts!

I came really close to soloing neutral weather Tyranitar today. Like 5% left. :smith:

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

leveling things past 30 is not even remotely necessary anyway, you should only bother with it if it's a pokemon you really really like

Yeah, that's why almost none of my stuff is levelled to the level 34 cap already and I'm in no rush to hit 40/level Pokemon past 30. :shrug:

I can participate meaningfully in pretty much any raid they could put up, can clear out gyms with minimal hassle, and I've levelled my favorites as high as I can for now. So the Stardust just piles higher and higher.

I've also done exactly one trade to complete one of the legendary quests, so I guess maybe that's what keeps people low on Stardust all the time?

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde


Community day will be hard tomorrow with all the smoke in the air.

Not to minimize the human suffering, but still.

voodoorootbeer
Nov 8, 2004

We may have years, we may have hours, but sooner or later we push up flowers.
Awwwwww yisss

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Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

leveling things past 30 is not even remotely necessary anyway, you should only bother with it if it's a pokemon you really really like

How else you gonna get that lv40 raticate?

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



i have a perfect iv raticate that i have been seriously tempted to get to level 40 and leave it in gyms just to make other people question my sanity

Dragonstoned
Jan 15, 2006

MR. DOG WITH BEES IN HIS MOUTH AND WHEN HE BARKS HE SHOOTS BEES AT YOU
by Roger Hargreaves

Fucks sake Niantic, EVERY loving TIME!!

40 mins in and have caught 5 because servers are making GBS threads the bed...

Cowslips Warren
Oct 29, 2005

What use had they for tricks and cunning, living in the enemy's warren and paying his price?

Grimey Drawer
I thought it was just me, just loading the game to check my gifts or adding friends is making GBS threads the bed.

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



Dragonstoned posted:

Fucks sake Niantic, EVERY loving TIME!!

40 mins in and have caught 5 because servers are making GBS threads the bed...

i figured things must be going fantastically over there for community day since every time i click on a pokemon on the map it either brings up error 26, error 0 or 'The item could not be used'.

hopefully out american community day goes better and they give you dudes a second try.

Shit Fuckasaurus
Oct 14, 2005

i think right angles might be an abomination against nature you guys
Lipstick Apathy

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

i have a perfect iv raticate that i have been seriously tempted to get to level 40 and leave it in gyms just to make other people question my sanity

Is it named Top%Ratatta? Because that feels like the only reason to get a perfect IV in that line.

Dragonstoned
Jan 15, 2006

MR. DOG WITH BEES IN HIS MOUTH AND WHEN HE BARKS HE SHOOTS BEES AT YOU
by Roger Hargreaves

Cyndaquil aren't even spawning it's just regular trash mobs

How can they gently caress up SO badly?

Dragonstoned fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Nov 10, 2018

Entropist
Dec 1, 2007
I'm very stupid.
I guess they are tackling their server issues by reducing the number of players that want to play their game, to reduce the load.

DEEP STATE PLOT
Aug 13, 2008

Yes...Ha ha ha...YES!



lmfao you'd think they'd have fixed this after it happened last community day

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
Over an hour into community day in Aus and the game is barely playable. It ran fine for me on beldum day, how can they gently caress this up so bad this time?

Jehuti
Nov 19, 2010
First community day thing I've done and I just got networked error out of catching a shiny cyndiquil so that owned. Rip in piss I guess.

Dr Tran
Dec 17, 2002

HE'S GOT A PH.D. IN
KICKING YOUR ASS!
I have a level forty 0% Shuckle

put both hands in
Nov 28, 2007

:swoon:FYFE:swoon:
The game has now started to work slightly better (still trash though) and I've caught two shinies. Community day saved

PathAsc
Nov 15, 2011

Hail SS-18 Satan may he cleanse us with nuclear fire

PISS TAPE IS REAL

DEEP STATE PLOT posted:

lmfao you'd think they'd have fixed this after it happened every community day

ftfy

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

Jehuti posted:

First community day thing I've done and I just got networked error out of catching a shiny cyndiquil so that owned. Rip in piss I guess.
that almost happened to me, I exited out and it reappeared

Centzon Totochtin
Jan 2, 2009
the reward for the "send 5 gifts to friends" quest is a goldbat encounter, what the gently caress is this rude poo poo

Willsun
Dec 9, 2006

I willed too hard again...
Goldbats like to send gold to all their friends, ergo,

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde

Centzon Totochtin posted:

the reward for the "send 5 gifts to friends" quest is a goldbat encounter, what the gently caress is this rude poo poo

There is no rhyme or reason. There is only Niantic.

Beastyfella
Mar 5, 2008

I have lost all powers of reading comprehension and counting ability hours ago
Golbat is a second Evo. Not bad dust if you're doing it during CD with a star piece. Totally bad otherwise, like most quests

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy

Centzon Totochtin posted:

the reward for the "send 5 gifts to friends" quest is a goldbat encounter, what the gently caress is this rude poo poo
you will catch it and you will love it

Beachcomber
May 21, 2007

Another day in paradise.


Slippery Tilde
In real Pokémon I've never had a golbat for more than one level. Crobat is awesome, though.

Willsun
Dec 9, 2006

I willed too hard again...
I should never have evolved my pure luck encounter shiny Golbat that I got in Sun/Moon. Green bat with pink underwings made more sense than pink bat with green underwings.

Dragonstoned
Jan 15, 2006

MR. DOG WITH BEES IN HIS MOUTH AND WHEN HE BARKS HE SHOOTS BEES AT YOU
by Roger Hargreaves

They extended it by 2 hours after things got working again but my battery wouldn't last that long. Only got 4 shiny but it's enough and one was a 91 so I can't complain (well I CAN and WILL but you get the idea)

Have got my phone on charge and popped an incense in a last ditch attempt to get what I can in the last hour only 11k xp off hitting 38, gutted I couldn't quite do it today because of all the network poo poo :(

DJK447
Dec 21, 2013

dwarf74 posted:

Last call for goon DJK447. I'm gonna pop an egg and open it.

Apologies dwarf74, I catch up with the thread on weekends so only just saw your posts.

We're besties now anyway but for anyone else on my friends list plz feel free to open gifts whenever suits best as I'm not really fussed about the XP.

BGrifter
Mar 16, 2007

Winner of Something Awful PS5 thread's Posting Excellence Award June 2022

Congratulations!


Whoa. :stare:

That’s a keeper.

bowmore
Oct 6, 2008



Lipstick Apathy
jealous of your perfect worm

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Wheany
Mar 17, 2006

Spinyahahahahahahahahahahahaha!

Doctor Rope
What kind of a sick joke is giving a golbat as a research reward? Good job! Enjoy throwing away all your balls!

e:holy poo poo i get beaten on all my posts today

Wheany fucked around with this message at 09:10 on Nov 10, 2018

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