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SIGN UP USING GOOGLE IF YOU WANT TO PLAY, DO NOT USE POKEMON ID IT'S BUGGY AS gently caress CLICK HERE TO BE OUR FRIEND AND GET A FATICATE What is Pokémon GO? Pokémon GO is a Mobile Free2Play Augmented Reality game where you, as a new Pokémon Trainer, walk around IRL and are randomly approached by sprites of Pokémon on your phone. Your goal is ostensibly, as the slogan goes, to "catch 'em all", although you will probably never do so (I still need a Lapras and Aerodactyl). In addition to catching Pokémon, you can also battle against other trainers' Pokémon in Gyms. WILL PvP BE AVAILABLE SOON i don't know How to play With the above image as basis, let's review the basics. 1) The current in-game weather conditions. Usually based on actual weather, but may be wrong. Different Pokémon will appear based on the conditions - grass in sunny conditions, water in rain, flying in windy, etc. 2) A gym currently controlled by Team Valor (more on teams later). Teams (more on this later) control gyms with a maximum of 6 Pokémon holding down a gym at a time. Only one Pokémon per breed can be stationed at a gym, which means you're going to see only one Blissey instead of 4! Hey look, there's a Blissey right there! To take control of a gym, you must battle (and defeat) the defending Pokémon using the same strategy used in the main games (water beats fire, ghost beats psychic, etc.). Over time, however, Pokémon will lose their battling power in gyms if they are not regularly fed berries. In addition, there are Raid Battles, but that's for another section. Holding a gym for 10 minutes nets you one Pokécoin, but your rewards can only be cashed out after your Pokémon is kicked out of the gym (and you can only get 50 coins in a single day). You must be Level 5 or higher to fight. Gyms also have the properties of... 3) A PokéStop. Once you get within the radius of the area, you can "spin" or flick the location to get free items, such as Pokéballs and Eggs. You can only spin once every 5 minutes; purple stops mean you've tagged it recently, blue means you haven't, and a halo around the blue stop means you've never been there before (or it's been a long time). 4) A wild Pokémon! Specifically, a Luvdisc. While roaming, you will get pinged about Pokémon appearing. Tap the Pokémon and point your camera to the horizon. Flick a Pokéball in the direction of the Pokémon, and you can "capture" it. You can miss (so you have to aim), and the Pokémon can break free randomly, just like in the regular series. Wild Pokémon can also jump to evade and attack, so sometimes you need to time out your tosses. Finally, Pokémon can just be assholes and run away. 5) The heads-up display. Here, you can see a clear shot of your face, your buddy Pokémon, your current level, the progress you've made to the next level, and your name. When you walk, your buddy Pokémon will pick up candy of their species over a set distance. Magikarp will pick up a candy every kilometer, while legendaries take a good 20km. 6) Pokémon nearby. Clicking on this will show you what's nearby and where to find them. 7) Research tasks. By completing tasks, you get items and the ability to catch legendary (and mythic) Pokémon. 8) Me! Your avatar will stay in the middle of the screen and the world will revolve. You can customize your avatar with hats, shirts, pants, shoes, and other stuff that soothes your fragile psyche. Gyms and PokéStops are based on regional landmarks or noteworthy locations, but can also be sponsored locations. Drink Starbucks! Once captured, a Pokémon will come with certain stats. CP stands for Combat Points, and is a rough gauge of how strong your Pokemon is. Height and Weight do not appear to do anything, and are simple flavor texts. Pokémon will come with two attacks; a quick attack (not to be confused with the actual move "Quick Attack" - these moves are simply faster) and a charge attack (usually a signature move; i.e. Pidgeot getting Air Cutter or Venonat getting Bug Buzz). HP stands for Hit Points - if your Pokémon's HP reaches zero, it faints and cannot battle anymore until it is revived. Catching a Pokémon will grant you EXP, Stardust, Species Candies, and (if a new Pokémon) a Pokédex entry. If it's a duplicate, you can "transfer" it to the Professor and gain candies specific to the Pokémon line (so, Pidgey Candies work for Pidgey, Pidgeotto, Pidgeot, but not Spearow.) Stardust and Candies are used to level up your Pokemon swiftly; you gain 100 Stardust for every wild Pokémon captured (more for accurate throws), and when you trade in a Pokémon, you gain 1 candy of that type, in addition to the 3 you got originally. In addition, you may select one Pokémon at a time to be your Buddy, which means that as you walk, you will be given the breed's candy in increments correlated to their egg distance. Battling is simpler than in the games. You can swipe left/right to dodge attacks, and swipe up to use a quick attack, or charge up a charge attack. The blue bars next to your charge attack build up throughout a battle; each blip means you can use a charge attack once. Some attacks have 5 blips, some only have 1. This varies as the moves can vary within the same species, so it brings variety to the game. Unique to Pokémon GO, however, is Raid Battles. At Level 20, trainers are allowed to participate in battles against super-powered Pokémon controlled by the game as long as they have a valid Raid Battle Pass. These can be anything from a Magikarp that a 10-year-old could beat by himself to a Ho-Oh that can only be taken down by, like, 20 people working together. Winning gives you items you can only get from Raid Battles (including the chance to re-roll a Pokémon's attack choice), 3000XP, and the chance to capture the Pokémon you just beat (but at a reasonable CP), while losing give you a bit of stardust and some pity. If you're one of those people who can't get enough of Raids, there are EX Raids, where only the rarest Pokémon (such as Deoxys) show up. EX Raids require an EX Raid pass, which are super-hard to get. Friendship You can be friends with other Community Day Once a month, Pokémon GO will showcase a certain Pokémon for three hours, and they'll show up everywhere. Special, event-only moves can be obtained by evolving those Pokémon to their final form (the only two exceptions to this have been Pikachu and Eevee, which had special moves for their un-evolved forms). There's a pattern to which Pokémon will be picked for Community Day: starters and 10km egg Pokémon with two evolutions rotate, with Pikachu and Eevee again being the only exceptions. October 2018 will see Beldum, and I'm betting November will bring Cyndaquil. The Teams source There are three teams to choose from, each representing the three Legendary Birds (Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres). Team Mystic (Blue - Led by Blanche) Team Instinct (Yellow - Led by Spark) Team Valor (Red - Led by Candela) Currently, aside from color preference, there is no benefit to picking one over the other. Pick whatever you like! I personally am a member of Team Instinct, and there are hardly any other people in my area who are as well. Items Just like in the games, you can acquire a variety of items that do a variety of effects. Most, if not all of these, are straightforward and explain themselves perfectly in the descriptions. Alright, cut the bullshit. It's F2P, right? What's the catch? If battling in gyms is too time-consuming, you can also purchase Pokécoins in the shop, and these can be used to buy a variety of items. The choice to pay to play is always up to you, but this game does not appear to grant huge bonuses to players that spend a little (XP up is negligible; arguably incubators would be the items of choice). Pokéballs: 20 for 100 coins, 100 for 460 coins, 200 for 800 coins Incense (Increased Encounter Rate 30 minutes): 1 for 80 coins, 8 for 500 coins, 25 for 1250 coins Lucky Egg (Double EXP for 30 minutes):1 for 80 coins, 8 for 500 coins, 25 for 1250 coins Lure Module (Incense but for Pokéstops, works for all in the area as well): 1 for 100 coins, 8 for 680 coins Egg Incubator (Hatches eggs, breaks after 3 uses): 1 for 150 coins Max Revives: 6 for 180 coins Max Potions: 6 for 180 coins Premium Raid Pass (An additional Raid Battle): 100 coins Upgrades +50 Item Storage (Backpack): 200 coins [max capacity: 2,000 items] +50 Pokemon Storage (Storage Upgrade): 200 coins [max capacity: 2,500 Pokémon] There are also the occasional Box which has a bunch of items for a discounted cost. Is there anything else I can spend real-world money on? Preferably, something to take the 'game' out of the game. http://www.gamestop.com/accessories/pokemon-go-plus/131550 Yes! Pokémon Go Plus is a dongle that comes with Pokécoins and allows you to play without using the smartphone. They are EXTREMELY hard to come by new, so much so that any time the Plus is available for purchase, there is a run and they go out of stock within an hour. As such, it's unlikely I'll ever get one unless I'm lucky/dumb enough. You can also use the Apple Watch app, but there are fewer abilities than the Plus. Words of Wisdom
Discord https://discord.gg/GvATQd6 - Admins are Drythe and hopefully other people You can discuss GO in there, and even plan meetups for your local cities (sorry rural nerds). If your city is not listed, let Drythe know and they'll add it. If cities aren't being used, they will be removed. Please be respectful of other people's privacy and generally exercise common sense, thanks in advance. Helpful Links The Silph Road FAQ - Has a lot of information rounded up in a simple, easy to use FAQ. The Silph Road Reddit - Yeah, reddit sucks, ok, but its a aggregation of information that can be hard to find elsewhere. The Sliph Road Atlas - Want to know where certain Pokémon nest? Check here to find out where to go! Niantic Labs Twitter and Pokemon Twitter will most likely be where official updates are posted. Gym combat mechanics - If you want to be the next Giovanni, you need to know how to battle Starter's Guide to Pokémon Go EXP Calculator (courtesy of mirthdefect!) - this is a really good calculator to use when planning how many Pidgey you need to sacrifice for those sweet gains Pokemon GO Datamined Resource - Collection of information decoded from game files, very good resource 11/10 Moves by max DPS - Useful for finding out what the best DPS combination for your Pokémon is. Move Database - Useful for finding out what moves your Pokémon can learn. Helpful Apps for determining IV that won't softban you PokéGenie (iOS) Calcy IV (Android) If there's anything that needs to be put in the OP, post in the thread or shoot me a PM. Edward Mass fucked around with this message at 22:28 on Jul 30, 2019 |
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Claiming this thread title on behalf of all anti papists
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# ? Oct 16, 2018 23:38 |
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[me tapping phone screen furiously] aha!
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# ? Oct 16, 2018 23:42 |
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Ayyyyyy let's do this
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# ? Oct 16, 2018 23:42 |
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It's go time.
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Arceus H. Pokemon... Suggestions for OP: - Add something about the Go-tcha; lots of people ask about Go-tchas. - CLICK HERE TO BE OUR FRIEND AND GET A - Make a reserved second for event info - oh, too late. e: also add this to OP Crosspeice posted:
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# ? Oct 16, 2018 23:49 |
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Pushed that thread title through in the name of Jesus like it’s Kavanaugh facing multiple rape allegations.
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# ? Oct 16, 2018 23:49 |
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BGrifter posted:Pushed that thread title through in the name of Jesus like it’s Kavanaugh facing multiple rape allegations. hahahaha
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 00:02 |
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Does the auto-catch of the Gotcha just basically do the usual Go Plus throw ball attempt automatically?
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 00:07 |
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Yes, exactly that
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Crosspeice posted:
Bidoof Bidoof Bidoof is on fire
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 00:15 |
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So is Bidoof gonna be like the new Zigzagoon, with those fuckers being everywhere? Got my first Chatot, someone said it's a new regional?
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 00:18 |
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Chatot best gen 4
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 00:32 |
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put both hands in posted:So is Bidoof gonna be like the new Zigzagoon, with those fuckers being everywhere? If is anything like it actually was in the Sinnoh games, get ready to DROWN in bidoofs.
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Phrosphor posted:If is anything like it actually was in the Sinnoh games, get ready to DROWN in bidoofs. And you can't even use Bibarel as a boat in Go.
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So I just caught a research reward Dratini that I activated and banked during the CP rework yesterday. It's cp423, instead of being in the 340ish-368 range it is normally. So it kept the recalculatrd CP even though they reverted the changes. Now I'm curious what will happen to it when the changes come back for good. Edit: The caught one at level 15 A 93% level 17 Fake James fucked around with this message at 01:45 on Oct 17, 2018 |
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Have you all deleted your ultra friends, in advance? There's great rewards for it.
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There are some errors in the OP. quote:You can get one free Raid Battle Pass per day by spinning a Gym, but only if you do not currently have a Raid Battle Pass, and also only if you haven't spun a gym that day yet. You can get a free raid pass every day, even if you’ve already spun a gym. quote:The blue bars next to your charge attack build up throughout a battle; each blip means you can use a charge attack once. Some attacks have 5 blips, some only have 1. Charge moves are only 1, 2, or 3 bars afaik. quote:when you trade in a Pokémon, you gain 1 candy of that type, in addition to the 3 you got originally. At least one candy for trading. 2 candy if the Pokémons you’re trading came from 10 km apart. 3 candy if they came from 100 km apart. Always catch mons on vacation! JUST MAKING CHILI fucked around with this message at 02:18 on Oct 17, 2018 |
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Kheldarn posted:Bidoof Should have been the thread title And no I won’t eat it
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:21 |
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I'm going to be seeing more Bidoof than I want on the phone already, I don't need to see it in the thread title.
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:28 |
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PathAsc posted:Have you all deleted your ultra friends, in advance? I feel like this joke should be in the OP.
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:28 |
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Bidoof is adorable and will catch them all and put them in gyms and name them George
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:29 |
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JUST MAKING CHILI posted:There are some errors in the OP. You're mixing up trading with transferring, which is what the OP is referring to there (using the wrong word, but trading didn't exist back when it was written) Heck the charge moves aren't blue bars anymore, they're colour coded to the attack type.
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:31 |
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The nyc meganest or whatever is still underwhelming so don’t get jealous everyone. Manhattan is a wonderland but the rest of the city is just normal trash, same as it ever was.
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The New York Times posted:The nyc meganest or whatever is still underwhelming so don’t get jealous everyone. Manhattan is a wonderland but the rest of the city is just normal trash, same as it ever was. Yeah but what about Pokemon Go?
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:34 |
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Referring back to my Slowking post:The New York Times posted:Is that in Brooklyn? drat! Yes, it is! To further update: Still not knocked out. Also noticed someone decided to fully heal one of the Pokemon in the gym, so... Ok. My Slowpoke's CP is the lowest it'll go now too afaik, so I guess that makes it Slowking 420 of the Mountain until someone dethrones it? There are also eight other gyms nearby. All of them have been attacked several times over the last two days and are all red or yellow team, except this one. I guess we'll see if it holds till the morning, or someone decides to finally take it down overnight. It was the first one in, so it'll be the first one out.
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 02:48 |
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When you click on chimchar his animation looks like he is furiously humping the air
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slave to my cravings posted:When you click on chimchar his animation looks like he is furiously humping the air I also do this when someone touches me
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 03:01 |
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Did they modify the general catch rate with the latest update? I had far more Pokemon escape from the balls than normal (even with the special raspberry, ultra ball and great throws)
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Fire Storm posted:Did they modify the general catch rate with the latest update? I had far more Pokemon escape from the balls than normal (even with the special raspberry, ultra ball and great throws) Were they starters? Starter Pokemon have always had a modified catch rate.
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Infodump for gen 4 stuff I compiled from the last thread that might be useful now: Bold are new evolutions from previous gen Pokemon. Save up candy for these (non-baby) mon:
A list of types and how many existing legendary Pokemon they are effective against when including any incoming gen 4. Invest in these type Pokemon or at least ones with these types of attacks:
9 - Ghost (Mewtwo, Lugia, Latias, Latios, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Giratina, Cresselia) 8 - Rock (Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Entei, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Regice, Rayquaza) 7 - Bug (Mewtwo, Latias, Latios, Uxie, Mesprit, Azelf, Cresselia) 7 - Ice (Zapdos, Lugia, Latias, Latios, Groudon, Rayquaza, Giratina) 6 - Electric (Articuno, Moltres, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh, Kyogre) 6 - Fighting (Regirock, Regice, Registeel, Dialga, Heatran, Regigigas) 6 - Ground (Entei, Raikou, Regirock, Registeel, Dialga, Heatran) 6 - Water (Moltres, Entei, Ho-Oh, Regirock, Groudon, Heatran) 5 - Dragon (Latias, Latios, Rayquaza, Palkia, Giratina) 5 - Fairy (Latias, Latios, Rayquaza, Palkia, Giratina) 4 - Grass (Suicune, Regirock, Groudon, Kyogre) 3 - Fire (Articuno, Regice, Registeel) 3 - Steel (Articuno, Regirock, Regice) 0 - Flying 0 - Normal 0 - Poison 0 - Psychic
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 03:23 |
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I am going to be very sad if I lose my collection of cp 69, cp 420 and cp 666 ‘mons with the stat rebalance.
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Fly with me posted:Were they starters? Starters suck rear end. They're always tiny and too hard to catch.
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 03:46 |
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The pokedex entries for the new pokes I've caught are extremely
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# ? Oct 17, 2018 03:56 |
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Just picked up my phone to check what trash my Go-tcha had collected on the way home and its snagged me another shiny Natu and a random 666 Beldom, spoopy :O
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Willsun posted:Infodump for gen 4 stuff I compiled from the last thread that might be useful now: You forgot:
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pokemon
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Rhyperior when
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So all my mons who have hidden power now have a different type of hidden power. My best (lol) Suicune used to have hidden power dark, and now it has hidden power bug. My Starmie with flying is now water etc... Did it get shuffled when they messed with CP or what?
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