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Pokémon Go is live on the Google Play Store
- Thread starter DeathSparks
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It could be that the game was soft launched more than anything but it's weird to me that there isn't even like a Starter Pack to purchase. Most new f2p mobile games have those these days.
I also wonder if they plan on giving out free items due to the server issues. Used an incense for two minutes then the game crashed and since then couldn't get back on. Now my incense is gone
Granted, the incense is probably given out constantly at pokestops but still would be nice. Also, I'd be pretty mad if my profile was wiped. Got a squirtle and charmander.
I also wonder if they plan on giving out free items due to the server issues. Used an incense for two minutes then the game crashed and since then couldn't get back on. Now my incense is gone
Granted, the incense is probably given out constantly at pokestops but still would be nice. Also, I'd be pretty mad if my profile was wiped. Got a squirtle and charmander.
B_Spooky13
Member
Make sure you put some instructions in with it.
When the leaves poof up in the air, is that a Pokemon out of range?
How far of the distance are the paws? I know theres 1-3 paws
Admiral Woofington
Member
don't see a customization store.
I can't even pay money to not look like a douche?
I can't even pay money to not look like a douche?
What does tapping a Pokemon and putting a circle around it in the Nearby tab do?
It could be that the game was soft launched more than anything but it's weird to me that there isn't even like a Starter Pack to purchase. Most new f2p mobile games have those these days.
I also wonder if they plan on giving out free items due to the server issues. Used an incense for two minutes then the game crashed and since then couldn't get back on. Now my incense is gone
Granted, the incense is probably given out constantly at pokestops but still would be nice. Also, I'd be pretty mad if my profile was wiped. Got a squirtle and charmander.
So far what I've seen from pokestops are pokeballs, and once you hit rank 5, they also give out potions and revives. When you level up past rank 4, you get incense and other stuff from leveling, but still not from stops. When I hit lvl. 6, I got an incense, 10 pokeballs, 1 extra incubation thing (3 uses), and potions+revives. Not too bad of a system, especially if you can stop by a pokestop every once in a while to keep your pokeball reserves high.
B_Spooky13
Member
Yeah are we supposed to get it close to the outer ring or center of the Pokemon?
Edit: Center of Pokemon
Vanillalite
Ask me about the GAF Notebook
Blue cube things are Poke Pitstops.
When you get close to one click on it, and then spin the landmark circle around.
It gives you items.
PokeStops, Click on them then swipe to get free stuff.
Vanillalite
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Ah ok I didn't spin it around. I missed out on a lot of items.
Well shit, that was pretty cool. 12 mile bike ride, got to level 4, scoped out my area. Got some pokes. Including the magikarp which will one day be the glorious Gyarados of the Sawgrass.
I live like 20 feet from a sports stadium that has two pokestops at its entrance, and I do a route on my bike through that parking lot multiple times a week. The pokestops seem to only have a 10 minute cooldown so if there are convenient ones you know you can always visit, pretty sweet.
I also love about 100 feet from a gigantic mall, which looks like a gold mine. There are a few unclaimed gyms around, but my local movie theater has already been taken by some jerk and his pidgeot. I AM GUNNING FOR YOU, ASSHOLE.
Powered up my squirtle a bit too and got all the typical scrublands critters.
Looks like it's finally out for real on the play store? Happy hunting everybody.
I live like 20 feet from a sports stadium that has two pokestops at its entrance, and I do a route on my bike through that parking lot multiple times a week. The pokestops seem to only have a 10 minute cooldown so if there are convenient ones you know you can always visit, pretty sweet.
I also love about 100 feet from a gigantic mall, which looks like a gold mine. There are a few unclaimed gyms around, but my local movie theater has already been taken by some jerk and his pidgeot. I AM GUNNING FOR YOU, ASSHOLE.
Powered up my squirtle a bit too and got all the typical scrublands critters.
Looks like it's finally out for real on the play store? Happy hunting everybody.
Well, on my search for Haunter the distance between 3 paws and actually finding the Pokemon was approximately 1 city block (here being around 350 feet)
superNESjoe
Member
Anyone else in the US seeing "not available in your country".
Yup.
Swimmer9800
Member
I cannot possibly see this game having legs.
Restarting my phone fixed the issue.
Nope, Taiwan here. It was working yesterday for a little while, then they turned them off. Very strange. I hope they come back soon; I've got two stops right next to each other down the street.
Went to the city campus with a few friends and walked around catching pokemon and doing pokespots. That was really fun and dammit, I actually got some exercise. (Secret plot by Nintendo incoming.)
When catching a Pokemon, are you supposed to throw the ball when the inner circle (green, yellow) is smaller? Seemed to catch pokemon better.
When catching a Pokemon, are you supposed to throw the ball when the inner circle (green, yellow) is smaller? Seemed to catch pokemon better.
As long as Pokemon are added and Gym battles / Events are a thing it will be fine
There is definitely very little explained and the UI doesn't help you out often.
At pokestops (blue cube) you flick the circular icon to spin it and get some items. They can be visited once every ~10 minutes.
To catch a Pokémon you're trying to directly hit it with the ball. Use a finger other than your thumb. The smaller the green circle is when you make the catch, the more XP you get, but I think that's all it affects.
Every catch ATTEMPT (toss) costs a pokeball.You can get lots from pokestops though, sometimes 5 at a time.
Rustling grass is a chance for a spawn of one of the Pokémon on your "nearby" screen. They aren't guaranteed to spawn anything at any given time, but I believe you can go back and check them as often as you want (seems like duplicates will be valuable).
On the nearby screen, the fewer paw prints you see under that poke, the closer you physically are to finding that one.
At pokestops (blue cube) you flick the circular icon to spin it and get some items. They can be visited once every ~10 minutes.
To catch a Pokémon you're trying to directly hit it with the ball. Use a finger other than your thumb. The smaller the green circle is when you make the catch, the more XP you get, but I think that's all it affects.
Every catch ATTEMPT (toss) costs a pokeball.You can get lots from pokestops though, sometimes 5 at a time.
Rustling grass is a chance for a spawn of one of the Pokémon on your "nearby" screen. They aren't guaranteed to spawn anything at any given time, but I believe you can go back and check them as often as you want (seems like duplicates will be valuable).
On the nearby screen, the fewer paw prints you see under that poke, the closer you physically are to finding that one.
Ahh fair enough that could explain why when I started the game at my office yesterday I had the choice of two Pokemon, but a few hours later when I booted it back up I couldn't find a single thing (based in HK) I need ma Pokemans dammit!
Vanillalite
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Laieon
Member
Korea here, exact same problem.
I didn't even comb my hair. I'm all nappy and shit actually lol
PKMNTrainer
Member
Oh you live in the south, too?
FelixOrion
Poet Centuriate
This is common to Ingress, GO's predecessor. Early in Ingress, a lot of Portals (as the landmarks are called in it) were autogenerated locations of certain things, namely post offices, fire stations, police stations, churches, etc. Later they started adding more landmarks and let the player for a time suggest new ones themselves.
I tried that and nothing happened, then the app froze, I tried to log in, and I only JUST now got back in.
*shrug* It's not really "like that." This isn't exactly a gamer's game, so to speak. Granted it will be very interesting to see if they have any post launch plans to make it into something more than it's currently aiming for.
A+ priorities
Outtrigger888
Member
Nice didn't know it got released for IOS downloading now!
Actually, you'll find that many of the Pokestops/gyms are quite literally the Ingress landmarks (including player submitted ones) ported over. In fact, one could argue that Ingress was a bit of a content aggregation experiment to use for future projects with wider appeal, like this one.
Nebraska, so I guess that's the center? Though I live in a pretty suburban area.
Sucks that I don't live near anything more interesting.
You spin the circular icon when you're there, and it will pop out some items. Sorry you wasted the trips
It doesn't communicate it well. What you get seems to be tied to your level and other factors, so early on it's just pokeballs.
You can get it back once a rival team battles the gym enough to bump it out. Until then, it stays in the gym to defend it. Your defender score is located on the shield icon inside the shop. You can tap on the defender score once a day or so and be rewarded with in-game coins and dust, and you don't need to be anywhere near your gyms to receive it.