Pokemon Go #10. See ya later Feralligator, in a while Totodile

I ventured out at 23:45 to spin a pokestop to claim day 7 of the streak. Another pokemon is out of a gym for 50 coins, leaving one in. Gym activity is much higher on the weekend, so the chances are favourable that it'll be knocked out and I get the daily coins again... maybe...

You can see them, DameDeDoubtance.

They'll look like this when you encounter them; just like any other Pokemon. You won't miss it (and your phone will buzz to alert you of a new Pokemon anyway).

I worry that I will miss an unown because you can't see them.

Oh my word, Dame, he is fiiiiiine!

Lovely blissey.

I thought I had an unown showing up whilst I was walking the dog in the cornfields nearby today.

Thunderbug on my phone screen.

You would think that a seaside town would be full of water pokemon, but no.

I've picked up a lot of electric Pokemon near the sea - seems to be a lot near docks.

Ooh and double dark, too, DameDeDoubtance! That's brilliant!

I have him at long last!!!!!! Congrats on the Blissey Soubriquet

Seaside towns are stuffed with magnetons and voltorbs. We live near one and they are like a swarm, no idea why they are there though.

Evolved another Kingra too.

Met a load of poke huntersraiding! We were late to the party and couldn't stick around. It was lovely to see this large group moving through the town, one gran on a bike, a ton of teens and parents with kids.

I didn't realise that 2 different versions of the same Pokemon could have different moves. I have probably discarded good Pokemon without knowing.

Oh yes. Pokemon can end up with any moves, really, even moves not related to their type.

I have a double dark Arcanine, for example, and that's a fire Pokemon.

The moves and their types are exceptionally important. But, when a Pokemon evolves, it doesn't keep its moves, so you should only care about the final evolutions moves.

I didn't realise that 2 different versions of the same Pokemon could have different moves. I have probably discarded good Pokemon without knowing.

My 10k egg? A fucking Gligar.

Sums up my fucking day.

Won our first raid battle, today and I caught a completely unremarkable magmar, just like all the other magmar I've hatched! I pitted my double dark gyarados against it, though, and that took huge chunks out of it every time I used the special move, despite not being super effective.

We took down the gym before the raid started. It had 6 fully motivated Pokémon in. We got in there with 3 minutes to spare and ended up frantically throwing berries to stay in there! It worked and we stayed in a whole 92 minutes, which is as long as that gym ever stays put, anyhow!

No, no power stations there as far as I know. There are wind turbines far into the sea but I don't think those count.

I don't think so, but can't be sure.

When I say I couldn't get further away from the ocean, that's a bit of an exaggeration I don't live in central Africa or something. But, apparently, my nearest 'seaside' place is Venice!

Are Whistable or Seaton near power stations? You get lots of electric Pokemon near power stations.

I had the same, Dillite, in Seaton. I was expecting Magikarp and whatnot but got about 150 candies worth of Magnemites which is great for gen 4.

It took my steel badge from my worst (even worse than Dragon) to silver! I don't know if I can get much further away from the ocean than where I live, which is probably why my we never see them here.

We went to Whitstable today and it was full of Electrodes and Magnemites. You would think that a seaside town would be full of water pokemon, but no. I did manage to leave two of my pokemon in two gyms, I hope someone feeds them for me.

Both my blisseys have hyper beam think I might walk one for a while so I can power them up

Was just about to write an angry report to niantic about my pokemon not earning any coins from the gym today but remembered at the last moment that I got my 50 coins for the day already this morning so that's why my 'mon didn't get any this afternoon.

Congrats, Soubriquet! And Hyper Beam - that's one of the best moves in the game and great for a Blissey!

My best eevee evolutions all have double move sets, so that's good right!?

It's good that they have double moves IF the double moves are the same as their type i.e. Double electric moves for an electric Pokemon. That's when you get the stab bonus

It can also be good if they've got double moves when they're fighting a type they're super effective against.

So yeah double moves are generally really good

I can't get the ones that dissolve in the mouth anymore only the ones that need to be swallowed

Yes, Rizatriptan? That's the one I get too that they're having problems getting in. They haven't said I can't have it though; they've allowed the prescription just saying they're having supply issues.

The lack of potions is getting really annoying now. Oh how I regret throwing away so many potions!

Thanks whatstodo I didn't know about the super effective banners (normally too busy stabbing my phone to pay attention!) and didn't know about the double move thing being good. My best eevee evolutions all have double move sets, so that's good right!?

Not at all envious of that Blissey, no no.