Pokemon Go - Don't be shy....

Pokemon Go - Don't be shy....

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williredale

2,866 posts

153 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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EvoDelta said:
AlexHat said:
How does catching a Ditto work? Do you just catch what looks like a Pidgey etc, and it turns into a Ditto? I've been catching everything I can and nothing has been a Ditto in disguise...
Yes. You don't know it's a Ditto until it is caught.
Yup. Mine was a magikarp until I caught it.

prand

5,916 posts

197 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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I have a question, on behalf of erm, my daughter... (I take a lunchtime stroll around Moorgate & Finsbury Square to stock up on balls and interesting Pokemon for her).

Currently on Level 17, have a few Pokemon with CP of max 6-700, and we're nurturing a few with big potential to power up and evolve to bigger numbers and potentially be good in battle. We've never joined a gym or tried any battles because it looks like all the established Pokemon in Gyms are all on 1500-2000 points, so we'd get mullered.

Is this something we should just get stuck in and see what happens or do we still need to wait and get our Pokemon to reasonable CP levels?

Chester draws

1,412 posts

111 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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Rewards from being in a gym are pokecoins. And XP if you actually battle one, or train in it. (10℅ of the prestige change).

At the very least, if you spot a friendly gym with a space, put something in it, and collect the coins and Stardust.

Worst case you get kicked out and use a revive / position. (Or put in a Pokemon that's 'sacrificial' and transfer it when it comes back beaten up)!

prand

5,916 posts

197 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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Chester draws said:
Rewards from being in a gym are pokecoins. And XP if you actually battle one, or train in it. (10? of the prestige change).

At the very least, if you spot a friendly gym with a space, put something in it, and collect the coins and Stardust.

Worst case you get kicked out and use a revive / position. (Or put in a Pokemon that's 'sacrificial' and transfer it when it comes back beaten up)!
OK, I can see you just go and have a go. I've got plenty of revive potions and happy to sacrifice some of my higher scored but less potential pokemon. I guess this is where you have to hang around the location to train or fight in gyms?

Chester draws

1,412 posts

111 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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You do have to physically be in the immediate location of the gym.

No need to hang around more than you need to to do the actual battling. You can go straight in to any gym. Even if someone else is already battling or training.

Start small, level 3-4 should be doable.

If you're not getting anywhere, walk away. smile

OzzyR1

5,735 posts

233 months

Thursday 24th November 2016
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EvoDelta said:
AlexHat said:
How does catching a Ditto work? Do you just catch what looks like a Pidgey etc, and it turns into a Ditto? I've been catching everything I can and nothing has been a Ditto in disguise...
Yes. You don't know it's a Ditto until it is caught.
If its a rat it will look like this:

http://i.imgur.com/CJ2q2xh.gifv

Kermit power

28,673 posts

214 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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prand said:
OK, I can see you just go and have a go. I've got plenty of revive potions and happy to sacrifice some of my higher scored but less potential pokemon. I guess this is where you have to hang around the location to train or fight in gyms?
You can use the best Pokemon you've got. If they get beaten, you don't lose them or suffer any irreversible damage. Just give them a revive and some potions, and they'll be as good as new again.

When they have been beaten, just go into Items and click on Revive, and you'll see a list of your knackered Pokemon waiting to be revived.

Kermit power

28,673 posts

214 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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I got a Ditto, a Wheezing and a 1,000CP+ Ryhorn all within about 10 minutes on High Holborn last night. smile

MiniMan64

16,936 posts

191 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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Is there any difference between the current double up promo and a lucky egg?

Time to evolve, evolve evolve right?

HappyMidget

6,788 posts

116 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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MiniMan64 said:
Is there any difference between the current double up promo and a lucky egg?

Time to evolve, evolve evolve right?
No difference, except it is now x4 with a lucky egg and the promo in effect smile

K12beano

20,854 posts

276 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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Well I was determined to get a Ditto today. Not sure exactly how many Ratattas, Pidgeys etc I chased, but including a spell with a lucky egg evolving three new 'Mons I've amassed about 170,000 XP and levelled up (to 27) and finally, finally watched a Pidgey morph into a CP122 Ditto. Yay!!! Phew!!! Yay!!!

MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

209 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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When does double XP end?

I transferred 200 Pokémon earlier in the week. Bit gutted about that now.

Shaoxter

4,083 posts

125 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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MK4 Slowride said:
When does double XP end?

I transferred 200 Pokémon earlier in the week. Bit gutted about that now.
Runs for a week.

Why would you transfer 200 pokemon, presumably leaving around 50 (assuming you haven't upgraded the default pokemon storage space)? If for example you had 60 Pidgey candies, you should keep at least 5 Pidgies...

MiniMan64

16,936 posts

191 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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HappyMidget said:
MiniMan64 said:
Is there any difference between the current double up promo and a lucky egg?

Time to evolve, evolve evolve right?
No difference, except it is now x4 with a lucky egg and the promo in effect smile
Perfect.

Evolved a few this afternoon to push me to Level 20 and grab a couple of lucky eggs. Will use those to over the weekend with some lures to max out the XP where I can.

Is it definitely 4x with an egg?

Shaoxter

4,083 posts

125 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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MiniMan64 said:
Is it definitely 4x with an egg?
Yes, I managed 150k exp with one lucky egg (75 evolves).

HappyMidget

6,788 posts

116 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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Shaoxter said:
MiniMan64 said:
Is it definitely 4x with an egg?
Yes, I managed 150k exp with one lucky egg (75 evolves).
Wifey got me 120k with a lucky egg yesterday as I was driving her to work biggrin

MiniMan64

16,936 posts

191 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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Shaoxter said:
MiniMan64 said:
Is it definitely 4x with an egg?
Yes, I managed 150k exp with one lucky egg (75 evolves).
Ah.

I thought it was 1000xp and evolve but it's 500xp isn't it? Doubled up to 2k?

HappyMidget

6,788 posts

116 months

Friday 25th November 2016
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MiniMan64 said:
Ah.

I thought it was 1000xp and evolve but it's 500xp isn't it? Doubled up to 2k?
Yup

MK4 Slowride

10,028 posts

209 months

Saturday 26th November 2016
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Shaoxter said:
MK4 Slowride said:
When does double XP end?

I transferred 200 Pokémon earlier in the week. Bit gutted about that now.
Runs for a week.

Why would you transfer 200 pokemon, presumably leaving around 50 (assuming you haven't upgraded the default pokemon storage space)? If for example you had 60 Pidgey candies, you should keep at least 5 Pidgies...
I use my coins to upgrade storage so I had just over 100 pokies left.

I've got hundreds in rattata, drowsee, pigeon etc candies.


sheldimus

281 posts

140 months

Tuesday 29th November 2016
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There's been loads of chatter about Ditto hiding behind Rattatas and Pidgies but i've yet to see one despite catching loads of the gits.

Any suggestions?