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

Ha ha, yes, coins not candy, it's been a long day.
Yes, the gyms are a bit weird now, I don't really know what to put in - it almost seems to make no difference. I'm using Umbreon as my first choice, just because I think he's cool.

I guess because it can't earn any extra candy now, no matter how long it stays. It's a bit of a flawed system, I had three come home today so only 50 candy between them.

You get coins from gyms, not candy.

If your Pokemon came out a day after each other, you'd get 50 each day. It sucks if they all come out on the same day though.

But I think they're working on that

theweewitch I guess because it can't earn any extra candy now, no matter how long it stays. It's a bit of a flawed system, I had three come home today so only 50 candy between them.

I like how you see all the mons stood together in the new gyms, they always look like they are at a slightly awkward drinks party together and have run out of conversation

Did my first raid - Yay Magicarp! Don't think my Jolteon took any damage at all. Think I'm going to like raids after all, hoping for a Croconaw or Bayleef tomorrow. Rare candy is ace. Just wish I had a bit more spare time (Can I give up my job and just go to raids? Can I pay the bills with rare candy?)

After walking a million miles to get Tyrannitar, and evolving a 'caught my attention' Larvitasr because I didn't have a better one, I hatched a 'wonder' tonight - should have waited! Oh well, got loads of candy now.

Someone keeps feeding my Blissey and I want it out of the gym. It has been there for days.

Yeah, they'll want to make sure it stays in the gym so your team can keep it. I regularly feed other Pokemon low on motivation.

Running out of potions now, they seem a bit thin on the ground. I love the new candy you get after a raid, saves me walking 5k a time and they are edging me closer to my Tyranitar.

Still glitchy, had to reload over a dozen times on a walk today which was frustrating. My avatar can't get near things she just stands still like a potato, was smooth a silk before the update. Hope they sort it out as it's getting tedious.

Why do you want it out innui?

Someone keeps feeding my Blissey and I want it out of the gym. It has been there for days.

Thanks trashpanda it's a pity, hopefully I can do it on the way to work tomorrow morning.

No, I asked the other day. When a raid is on you can't see the Pokemon that are in the gym, add a new Pokemon or feed berries until the raid is over.

Can you put a pokemon into a gym while a raid is on? I realized there is space in a gym that I drive past on my way home but there will be a raid on at that gym around that time. Golden egg, three heads, no way I can do it on my own.

Dillite2 Pretty much, yeah. If they both come out on the same day, you'll only get 50 coins.

If one comes out on Tuesday and the other Wednesday, you'll get 50 on Tuesday and 50 on Wednesday.

WhatToDo. My male Tyranitar is called Helen.

I have 2 pokemon in two gyms. Does it mean that I will only get 50 coins for tje two of them? They have been in there from the day that the new gyms were set up.

Also, everyone seems to have realised it's better to leave gyms until the pokemon are all demotivated and then take them over.

That doesn't seem to be happening here; everyone just takes them down as and when they get to them regardless of motivation. It only takes 3 or 4 goes to kill them.

Psammead yy it seems pointless to be in more than one gym when you can't guarantee they'll come out on different days. Also, everyone seems to have realised it's better to leave gyms until the pokemon are all demotivated and then take them over. We have three gyms nearby where that's exactly what's happening. In fact I have to go out later and may take DS so he can take down one of them down. The pokemon will all be low by then.
Since the new format we've had 6 pokemon in gyms that have lasted from 14 hours to 2days12hours and we received 128 coins. I guess it still works out more than we would have received under the old system even though two of our pokemon returned with no coins.

I took part in my first raid this morning and it went pretty well. I caught a crocanaw which was pretty cool, as I didn't have one.

I just caught this in a raid! I'd been walking my exeggcute to try to get one so was happy to see one in a gym.

I called it Eggward (Yes, I'm aware it's a girl but I don't like Eggwina and really wanted an Eggward so transgender it will have to be!)

But I guess it's early doors. Considering everyone thought raids and gyms would be in Beta for weeks, I guess the problems coming up are not massive and can be solved.

Yes, Zombie. If a different team has plenty of gyms in your area, it's best to leave them for aaaagggeesss and then take them all down simultaneously.

For me, it means it's a bit pointless being in more than one gym. All that happens by putting Pokémon in more than one is that I lose good Pokémon for raiding!

I cannot imagine this was Niantic's intention.

Also, the gym badges are a bit disappointing. I think as you level the badges up, it should give you some kind of +1 stardust bonus for feeding, in the same way as you 'type' badges give you a +1 catch bonus for each level.

It's created the weird situation that if you want to slow down the other teams, don't take their gyms down.

I think that Niantic need to add a coin incentive to take down gyms.

If you have a Pokémon in a gym for 2 weeks, you'll still just get 50 coins when it eventually comes out. If you have 10 Pokémon in gyms for 2 weeks and they all come out on the same day, you still get 50 coins total.

If you have 10 Pokémon in gyms and they come out over the course of 10 days, you get 500 coins.

Come on, Niantic! I hope you guys are pretty frantically tweaking the hell out of this!

On the other hand, I love most everything about the new gyms and raids, especially that I keep seeing players who are quite a low level and who I never ever saw before. Obviously they were pretty much excluded from the gyms before, but now they have a chance.

Yes, it's a shame. I think they're still reworking the coins issue though.

Yes, it's a shame. I think they're still reworking the coins issue though.

pinkblink yy exactly. Last night, we got a pokemon back that had been in the gym since it was constructed ie over 2 days. We didn't get any coins because earlier another pokemon had come back with 50 coins. It was disappointing especially since we had stocked it up with berries to try to see it through the night

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