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Dr Tran
Dec 17, 2002

HE'S GOT A PH.D. IN
KICKING YOUR ASS!

Chekans 3 16 posted:

If any of you are in the area Kangaskhans are spawning this weekend around Anaheim, CA for the Pokemon Championships.

I'm going tonight

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TVs Ian
Jun 1, 2000

Such graceful, delicate creatures.

Chekans 3 16 posted:

If any of you are in the area Kangaskhans are spawning this weekend around Anaheim, CA for the Pokemon Championships.

And Unowns. No confirmation of the exact set of letters, but it could be some form of "World Championships," which would be a lot of letters.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow

Away all Goats posted:

You're right none of that narrows it down :lol:

They split up the channels for one of the largest suburban neighbourhoods recently and people have been whining endlessly even though it's objectively better to not hear the raid chatter of stuff that's 20+ minutes away by car.

When I first joined (mid-Articuno week) they just had a channel per Pokemon. It was loving nuts trying to find anything in your area, and people were bitching about how unfair it was to see raids across town (like a 35 min drive, longer if going not directly west or east, but south or north as well). So the mods split it by area, the way every city this size has different named areas.

Some of the same people freaked. There was another, better split, just divide the city into six roughly equal chunks plus each chunk has a level 5 channel, a level 4 channel. And a level 1-3 channel a few days later, and people lost their poo poo. The #1 admin got "fuk u bitch" hate mail.

There's an announcement channel (apparently our Discord is bigger than the ones in Denver and Chicago, so I have no issue with an announcements channel) and earlier today the #admin posted "if you use discord info to harass other players you'll be banned." What the gently caress.

There was also the guy who was going bat poo poo mouth-froth crazy about "spoofers" healing their Pokemon after remote berrying became possible, that was amazing. He first wanted them banned because they were driving and he was walking. It wasn't fair. Then the spoofing thing. He made noise about leaving the sever and quitting the game, but is still there.

Oh, also the people who repeatedly left middle-finger reactions to mod announcements they didn't like and then were surprised they got kicked.

poo poo's entertaining.

Oh and the people who think the admin can make the game stop erring out or whatever.

Julio Cruz
May 19, 2006

TVs Ian posted:

And Unowns. No confirmation of the exact set of letters, but it could be some form of "World Championships," which would be a lot of letters.

I think that's very, very unlikely. Much more probable that it'll be "ANAHEIM" for a total of 6.

TVs Ian
Jun 1, 2000

Such graceful, delicate creatures.

Julio Cruz posted:

I think that's very, very unlikely. Much more probable that it'll be "ANAHEIM" for a total of 6.

Somebody on Reddit said his group has caught W, O, R, C, and S, and there's a screenshot of a W in the convention center. It does seem like a lot of letters, but that's an odd combo.

Entropist
Dec 1, 2007
I'm very stupid.
Other people reported WORLD so I'm guessing WORLDCS.

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
There was no promotion for this poo poo at all. If Niantic have released a release even a week ago, I could have gone, I could have arranged transportation for this. It's like they want to make amends for Chicago but still gently caress it up every step of the way.

Maybe if we don't tell anybody no one will show up?

TheMaestroso
Nov 4, 2014

I must know your secrets.
Did my first solo Machamp raid today, and it was a success! Charge move was Close Combat, so I feel like I lucked out.

*I highly suggest keeping Eevees that are close to lvl 30 (you'll know because they need 4500-5000 stardust to power up) and buddying up with them. Espeons are super good against Machamp (and others weak to Psychic moves).

_____Team_____

Espeon______CP 2036 ATK 15 Conf/Fut Sight
Espeon______CP 2400 ATK 9 Conf/Psybeam
Espeon______CP 2478 ATK 15 Conf/Psybeam
Dragonite____CP 2554 ATK 11 Dtail/Hurr
Dragonite____CP 3204 ATK 14 Brth/Claw
Lugia________CP 2030 ATK 15 Extra/Sky (didn't use)

First Espeon proved to be a beast despite not being as big as I'd like. It helps that Future Sight is the best charge move. The other two were solid, but would've been better if not for the weakest move. Both Dragonites put in good work - the first doing more damage due to Hurricane - and the quickness of Dragon Breath was a big part of being able to close out the fight with 10 seconds to go. Poor Lugia didn't even step in! I imagine this would've gone even better if my current buddy Eevee (lvl 30 ATK 15) was walked enough to evolve first, but hey - that just gives me more confidence in future attempts.

White Light
Dec 19, 2012

Still no word on what day they drop Mewtwo at? Would be super helpful to know

DeadlyHalibut
May 31, 2008

Parrotine posted:

Still no word on what day they drop Mewtwo at? Would be super helpful to know

Looks like they'll cycle the old legendaries until 31st of august and release mewtwo and/or some other set of legendaries after.

Divine Styler
Apr 8, 2005

quantum mechanic

Chekans 3 16 posted:

If any of you are in the area Kangaskhans are spawning this weekend around Anaheim, CA for the Pokemon Championships.

Finished my Regional Dex and caught me a Kangaskhan in Anaheim today!

Chekans 3 16
Jan 2, 2012

No Resetti.
No Continues.



Grimey Drawer
Caught WORLDS in Unown, 2 Kangaskhan, and a grimer popped up when I was on the toilet :smugdog:

DeadlyHalibut
May 31, 2008
Is it WORLDS or WORLD CS?

Chekans 3 16
Jan 2, 2012

No Resetti.
No Continues.



Grimey Drawer
No idea, never saw a C and didn't talk to many people while we were there.

Willsun
Dec 9, 2006

I willed too hard again...

seiferguy posted:

and a nearby cemetery got rid of all their stops as well.

One of the updates long ago saw cemeteries all over the world get their stops and gyms removed out of respect. I don't know why that was a thing for Ingress because that's what people told me why cemeteries get a ton of game data on them.

Divine Styler
Apr 8, 2005

quantum mechanic

Willsun posted:

One of the updates long ago saw cemeteries all over the world get their stops and gyms removed out of respect. I don't know why that was a thing for Ingress because that's what people told me why cemeteries get a ton of game data on them.

The cemetery down the street from me still has gyms.

Also, I think the Anaheim unowns spell WORLDS. I've never seen a C and everyone on my my local discord has some combination of WORLDS. Will be heading down there tomorrow to try and grab a few more. Will report back if the mystery is solved.

Dr Tran
Dec 17, 2002

HE'S GOT A PH.D. IN
KICKING YOUR ASS!
I already had a W I got on 4/20. Got ORLDS tonight and a trio of Kangaskhan. Someone I know got a 98% Kangaskhan earlier.

endlessmonotony
Nov 4, 2009

by Fritz the Horse

Divine Styler posted:

The cemetery down the street from me still has gyms.

Also, I think the Anaheim unowns spell WORLDS. I've never seen a C and everyone on my my local discord has some combination of WORLDS. Will be heading down there tomorrow to try and grab a few more. Will report back if the mystery is solved.

It wasn't all cemeteries, they needed to request it or be caught by Niantic.

Divine Styler
Apr 8, 2005

quantum mechanic
Is this a P or a D?

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.

Divine Styler posted:

Is this a P or a D?



No.

Sanford
Jun 30, 2007

...and rarely post!


Neither; it's an R.

Divine Styler
Apr 8, 2005

quantum mechanic

Sanford posted:

Neither; it's an R.

Thanks! Guess I can spell ROW, although POW would have been cooler!

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.
Not to mention that Niantic loving up and spawning WOPLDS would have been hilarious.

Chairman Mao fucked around with this message at 18:51 on Aug 19, 2017

Sanford
Jun 30, 2007

...and rarely post!


Does anyone else use PGnexus as an IV checker? Has it just had a big update? I'm not sure if I'm accidentally on a desktop site or something (as it doesn't seem to work properly on mobile).

Louisgod
Sep 25, 2003

Always Stupid
Bread Liar
The P Unown Is Real

Fitzy Fitz
May 14, 2005




How picky are y'all about IVs when choosing what to evolve and power up? I'm sitting on 315 eevee candy because I've only been evolving the 80%+ ones, but that also means I've only evolved 3 eevees total.

Sanford
Jun 30, 2007

...and rarely post!


Fitzy Fitz posted:

How picky are y'all about IVs when choosing what to evolve and power up? I'm sitting on 315 eevee candy because I've only been evolving the 80%+ ones, but that also means I've only evolved 3 eevees total.

IVs matter less than levels and stardust is a real limiting factor, so if you have one that's semi-decent IVs and already a decent level I'd go for it. No point having something at 100% IVs if you can't afford to level it enough to use in battle.

GPTribefan
Jul 2, 2007
Something witty yet inspirational about the Cleveland Indians

Divine Styler posted:

Is this a P or a D?



Seen 7 and caught 6? I haven't seen one yet :(. I'm hoping they do something similar to Anaheim in Akron next weekend for RooFest

Mustached Demon
Nov 12, 2016

Fitzy Fitz posted:

How picky are y'all about IVs when choosing what to evolve and power up? I'm sitting on 315 eevee candy because I've only been evolving the 80%+ ones, but that also means I've only evolved 3 eevees total.

Depends what it is. If it's way common hold out for more ideal evolves. Geodudes fall from the sky here so I've been holding out for a good one at lv25+. Got one today and it got mud/quake. He's in rock jail until the dogs come out.

Did find a 14/14/15 larvitar at lv26 today. gently caress yes.

TheMaestroso
Nov 4, 2014

I must know your secrets.

GPTribefan posted:

Seen 7 and caught 6? I haven't seen one yet :(

Look at gyms more often - that's how I saw my first one.

Divine Styler
Apr 8, 2005

quantum mechanic

Louisgod posted:

The P Unown Is Real

Was thinking a stumbled across a rare one and they actually spelled WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Jorgos Nuuh
Dec 28, 2004
Pröööööt
http://imgur.com/a/zn32P

This is pee. Thanks europ event.

edited for lovely phonepostlinking that did not work, sorry.

Jorgos Nuuh fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Aug 20, 2017

MY PALE GOTH SKIN
Nov 28, 2006


meow
Thanks to my bladder being the size of a walnut and access to a tracker that gives you Google Map directions, I now have an "O" Unown to go with my "R" Unown. I can spell "Or." Also "Ro."

Edit: there was an eight-day gap between Unown spawns in a metro area that's 130 square miles. Unless one spawned during the maybe 8 hours total the specific set of bots (or whatever I don't understand that how that poo poo works and don't know where to start learning) were down. Are they that rare?

Also, people having begrudgingly started to accept the "don't push okay!" thing is bullshit. Although a lot of them think that.last push update patched it out. I keep my mouth shut at this point.

MY PALE GOTH SKIN fucked around with this message at 13:26 on Aug 20, 2017

Psychobabble!
Jun 22, 2010

Observing this filth unsettles me
Not with the groups I've been raiding with in Seattle. I had to explain to people twice today what it was and my consensus on it(that it's bullshit but if that kind of throwing-salt-over-the-shoulder :tinfoil: makes people feel better I'm fine waiting.

I however catch slow as poo poo on legendary raids because I'm patient and on more than one occasion I've had to be like "just go ahead and press okay" because I'd still have like 9 balls left. I have an almost 90% catch rate so :shrug:.

Did two Ttar raids today with huge groups, caught both. an 85.6 and an 80. Not bad(Almost all of the ones I've gotten from raids have been low to mid 70's)

Boywunda
Jun 25, 2003

Had a group of about 6-8 people today, driving from raid to raid. Usually only 6 of us. We are all high level (36+). We did I think 20 raids. I walked away with 16 birds. Pretty decent I'd say. I find smaller groups have a much better catch rate than with a larger group.

GPTribefan
Jul 2, 2007
Something witty yet inspirational about the Cleveland Indians
Went 2 for 2 on Moltres today! My poor daughter didn't catch either one despite a bunch of excellent throws. How we we both ended up with a charge and fast TM, and she got enough rare candies to finally get her Alakazam, so she was pretty fired up.

I just need that drat Unown now for a complete non-regional dex - the only ones to spawn near me in the last 7 days have been between 2 and 4AM 😔. Just give me a letter creature!!!

endlessmonotony
Nov 4, 2009

by Fritz the Horse
Did the weekend have any more legendary raids than the week by the way?

Dr Tran
Dec 17, 2002

HE'S GOT A PH.D. IN
KICKING YOUR ASS!

Boywunda posted:

Had a group of about 6-8 people today, driving from raid to raid. Usually only 6 of us. We are all high level (36+). We did I think 20 raids. I walked away with 16 birds. Pretty decent I'd say. I find smaller groups have a much better catch rate than with a larger group.

Smaller groups = more damage balls = better catch rate

Fake James
Aug 18, 2005

Y'all got any more of that plastic?
Buglord
Night Slash Scizor still going to be good against Mewtwo? Or should I spend the TMs to give it X-Scissor?

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Away all Goats
Jul 5, 2005

Goose's rebellion

Geoff Zahn posted:

Night Slash Scizor still going to be good against Mewtwo? Or should I spend the TMs to give it X-Scissor?

You want the bug move for the attack bonus

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