FireBeaver
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Ah man, I actually have to go outside to play the game? Well, this is certainly gonna be a challenge...
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Pokémon Go is live on the Google Play Store
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Revolutionary
Member
Yeah thank god for whomever is marking these random pieces of graffiti as landmarks. I never even knew there was was a "smokin ducks suited up" graffiti on my building.
Outtrigger888
Member
So how do you level up? Just catch Pokemon? If I'm out hunting should I leave the up running as I'm riding my bike?
Also doesn't it matter if I signed in through Google over the Pokemon club?
Also doesn't it matter if I signed in through Google over the Pokemon club?
Seems like the canal by my apartment may be a decent source of magikarp. I am gonna need a lot so that is good news.
There was something on the other side of the canal. Catch-em-all-itis will put some crazy thoughts in your head...
Oh you better believe it
There was something on the other side of the canal. Catch-em-all-itis will put some crazy thoughts in your head...
I wouldn't. Without a GoPlus you wouldn't really be able to do anything anyway while riding. Plus the battery will basically cannibalize itself with that much rapid GPS and you wouldn't be able to really take advantage. I'd pick a destination (a Pokestop or big intersection or somewhere you'd be going anyway, then check the app again when you get there, maybe move around the area a little bit. Chase down any rustling leaves that are close by.
Yay thanks for the clarification! So since there isn't any real battling between Pokemon you find or other people, there's really no penalty do dumping my best Pokemon in a gym then.
jaydogg691
Member
I want to know if this matters too if I'm going to switch to iOS. I tired using my Pokemon account, but the severs were so jammed I couldn't recover my login info.
I gave the game a go on a Nexus 6P and was having fun walking around town, catching Pokemon, and seeing "landmarks" around town. It was a little rough with the spotty cellular connection, but luckily theres TWC hotspots around this one part of town which gave me a smoother experience I was out and about for 2 hours until the phones battery was running out.
Now that this game is out on iOS hopefully I can transfer my progress from Android, but I don't think this will be the case.
Couple of things that I haven't seen people write down yet.
Pokemon have 2 attacks when you catch them. They may not be of that Pokemon's type, so check everything.
There's 2 attacks:
Light attack (done by tapping on the screen when in battle)
Heavy attack (done by holding and releasing after the charge bar is full. Requires gauge generated by Light Attack).
You can also dodge by swiping left or right from your Pokemon.
Pokemon have 2 attacks when you catch them. They may not be of that Pokemon's type, so check everything.
There's 2 attacks:
Light attack (done by tapping on the screen when in battle)
Heavy attack (done by holding and releasing after the charge bar is full. Requires gauge generated by Light Attack).
You can also dodge by swiping left or right from your Pokemon.
Outtrigger888
Member
How would it detect how much I walked if I didn't have the app running?
Sadly no, at least, not the latter. I was hoping there's at least some sort of friend system implemented, but doesn't seem to be the case either.
This is fucking awesome
Not sure what you mean, the GPS will realign when you take your phone out. I don't think the real-world distance you travel affects anything?
Hidden One
Member
All i can find is Doduo in this apartment 
The library in my town is a gym. I can't access it till level 5. There's a Pokèstop right by it so I'm parked in my car getting 3 balls every 5 mins and I notice a little pulsing circle not far from me so I get out of my car and walk right to it. I'm clicking and nothing's happening then a magpie flies out of nowhere and pecks me on the head! Scared the fuck out of me.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Ending the night at level 7, 25 species caught, and 6 gyms held.
Good fun. Gonna be interesting holding these down. I had to wrest two of them from a dude with a REALLY strong Tauros and Electabuzz. Blue team stays winning though.
Good fun. Gonna be interesting holding these down. I had to wrest two of them from a dude with a REALLY strong Tauros and Electabuzz. Blue team stays winning though.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
So, whats the actual point of this game? I caught my first pokemon. It says go to a pokestop. There is one close by, 5 minute walk. Not going to bother in the dead of night. It seems like there is really nothing left to do?
PreFire
Member
Same here, it's awesome
Outtrigger888
Member
Click your trainer icon and scroll down, there's a jogger achievement or whatever they are called.
because you literally just started the game? You have to go out (or use incense) to capture pokemon, you gain XP by doing this. When you hit level 5 you can pick a team and fight and leave pokemon at gyms. You will want to capture other gyms as you get a coin/star dust bonus for holding them
Also to evolve your pokemon you need to capture multiple of the same types.
Fixed
Ah that sucks. Not sure if it adds up when you move large distances and open the app or not.
wow even with the app open biking wouldn't count? Sucks. How many steps does it take to hatch eggs? I got like two of them while I was out earlier.
ArcaneFreeze
Member
So how to we get money now? In the beta every couple days when you log in the shop the professor would give you money but now I dont know how lol.
Gyms give you a daily coin and stardust bonus
Dandy Crocodile
Member
Hold down gyms and collect it once every 24 hours.
AwakenedCloud
Member
Initial Impression: Why is there only one hair style?!
Second Impression: Why is this dude wearing knee socks?!
Second Impression: Why is this dude wearing knee socks?!
ZiggyPalffyLA
Member
I had a pretty good haul today:
I didn't try biking honestly, but I just had it open while driving, not really paying attention to it, and it didn't count towards anything once I got to my destination. Maybe biking would count since it's slower? But either way, seems like you might have to have it literally open for it to count. Not entirely sure.
You can check the distance it takes to hatch the eggs by going to your Pokemon and clicking on eggs in the top-right. I've gotten 2 km and 5 km ones. Worth noting that you have to actually put them in an incubator to start the hatching process.
FearMyWrench
Member
They come in 2km, 5km, and 10km variants so far it seems. Not sure if they're converted to miles in the US or not.
killer rin
Member
Not in Canada yet :/
AmethystEnd
Member
Caught an Abra and a Pidgey. Thank fuck Abras don't have the AI they have in an actual Pokemon game.
Dandy Crocodile
Member
They are not converted, haha. I don't really know how much further I have to walk to hatch my 10 km eggs.
Nightcrown
Member
Is the game working right now for everyone? Mine just loads the map and character and that's it. It doesn't show any gyms or Pokemon.
Mobius and pet octopus
Member
The game doesn't really explain itself. Just said go to a pokestop. I did notice gyms but when you click on it it says you must be level 5. So far, at least from my perspective, there is very little game to it, which is why I was asking.
So what are the fights like?
Twilight Princess
Member
So you get pokemons, and then what?
You can check on the eggs by going to your Pokemon page, then top right corner, click the eggs tab. They don't hatch if you don't put them in an incubator, I think.
From my experience, this is usually caused by server stress/servers not updating like they should. Really not much you can do about it except wait.
Sparrowhawk
Member
So a guy I know told me to delete and redownload the game since it's out officially now, but now it's saying it's not available in my country. Wtf?
They are real time, you can swipe left and right to dodge in a circle and you tap to use your normal attack and hold to charge moves up from what I understand
lol this is my issue. played ingress but never pokemon, have a pokestops and a gym behind my house but the meta escapes me.