Pokemon Go #12: "It's in the trees! It's coming!" The Houndooms of love are calling me (to join in a raid).

It depends on what you'll use, I wouldn't take incense and lures if they were giving them away and I'd rather have the space for something I use. I'd rather have two special boxes for 960 than a great box for 980 because the 10 lures are no good to me.

Cakedoesntjudge Reddit's Silph Road did a breakdown where the Great and Ultra boxes came out best:

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRoad/comments/6oz1vc/new_boxes_value_breakdown/

Not bad hunting today, no raids but I get my 7 day streaks on a Sunday, so finally have more pokeballs! Needing a King's Rock to evolve a Poliwhirl though and I got yet another Sunstone.

Hatched two 2km eggs, one Exeggcute (first since I evolved my Exeggutor) and one Oddish, which gave me enough candies to evolve one of my Glooms into a Bellossum. Started walking a Flaaffy for the candies as well as I've been stuck on 50 for ages and all the others which were closer to being evolved have all been done now.

Didn't go to London in the end today but DP has pointed out something I hadn't noticed (apologies if this has been covered) the smaller packs (regarding both the pokecoins and the raid passes & pinap berries in the current special boxes) are better value than buying the bigger packs. I had never thought to check before as just assumed that the bigger packs would be better value as in most games you get! Feel a bit cheated now!

My guess is Snorlax rather than Sneasel

Ahh yes, that would make a lot more sense I was sat here thinking "Who on earth would power up a Sneasel?!"

A good Snorlax is definitely worth powering up if you value gym defence as it's the second best gym defender after Blissey.

WhatToDo MummySparkle My guess is Snorlax rather than Sneasel

Oh I know golem is epic, I meant mine isn't bad! He's my first one, so with some powering up he'll be good. I just don't have any startdust, ever! Need to power up snorkel, lapras and golem but they're all 4000 odd each. Even with the daily catch bonus it doesn't rack up very quickly!

Ohh that makes sense

If it's costing 4,000 dust to power up it means your Pokemon are getting close to Level 30. After Level 30, they only power up half as much but with the same amount of dust, so I power up to Level 30 and then stop.

What's Snorkel? Is it Sneasel?

Double ice Lapras is good but I've never powered any of my Lapras up because the cost isn't worth it for me, as I'm surrounded by shellders and swinubs which a Lapras would be only a marginal improvement on and that would take thousands upon thousands of dust. So I just don't think it's worth the dust.

Also if Snorkel is Sneasel I would recommend not using stardust to power it up; it's weak against a lot and not strong against many. It's also a low CP Pokemon (for example, to power my level 20 one up to level 30 it would take 80,000 stardust and still only be 1555) so not worth in that respect either.

There are just better dark (Tyrannitar, Houndoom) and better ice (Articuno, Cloyster) out there.

I only power up Pokemon with great IVs and good enough CP that will be good fighters.

Me and DP are off to London today purely for Pokémon-Ing!

Went to Milton Keynes the other day but didn't get on overly well there so hoping London will yield better results!!

Oh I know golem is epic, I meant mine isn't bad! He's my first one, so with some powering up he'll be good. I just don't have any startdust, ever! Need to power up snorkel, lapras and golem but they're all 4000 odd each. Even with the daily catch bonus it doesn't rack up very quickly!

The egg chart has changed recently - I didn't know until today. You can hatch shiny stuff now.

My raid group is missing in action, I had to go solo a Crocnaw yesterday as we couldn't get enough people together to take a legendary bird. A legendary raid would have took me to the next level, now I'll just have to inch my way there one Pidgey at a time.

I've noticed that pinapberries do make the ring a little less green

Pinap berries only double the amount of candy you get; they don't affect your chance of capture so the colour of the circle won't change and it won't be any easier or harder to catch.

You can still hatch magby and elekid, can't you?

Yes, you can still get them out of 5k eggs

You can still hatch magby and elekid, can't you?

DS1 and I have some pretty useful golems. I always pinap and ultraball wild geodudes (because I've noticed that pinapberries do make the ring a little less green and if I've had a good spin and chuck week, I usually have over 100 ultraballs)

I didn't know about mareep- deffo want one of those! Also didn't know that Magyar and electabuzz were no longer available to hatch

Ampharos is the second best electric in the game after Zapdos, so it's worth waiting for. You can get good Magmars and Electrabuzz's from raids so you haven't missed out on them.

golem isn't too bad - need to keep walking to power him up a bit

Golem "isn't too bad"?! Its one of the best in the game! Assuming your Golem has high IVs, you want a charge TM to change from Earthquake to try and get Stone Edge so it's double rock.

Golem is the best rock Pokemon outside of Tyrannitar in the game currently.

I've heard Golem is meant to be great when taking down gyms/raids/legendaries!

Golem has been my go-to Pokemon for legendary raids; it's amazing if it's double rock (you want Stone Edge though). I've rerolled on both my Golems get it.

MummySparkle I'm walking Geodude at the moment too- 4 more candies to go. I have an egg that'll hatch tomorrow so if that contained a Geodude that would be much appreciated

I've heard Golem is meant to be great when taking down gyms/raids/legendaries!

Gah! Why doesn't my iPhone automatically know Pokémon names?!?! Yes lapras!

I couldn't wait for the last candy , but golem isn't too bad - need to keep walking to power him up a bit

MummySparkle I'm assuming you mean Lapras as opposed to Laura's, unless that what you've renamed her

Oooh thanks for the egg lost whattodoaboit2017 I was actually going to ask if anybody knew what was in 10k eggs these days. I totally agree with the 5k eggs - the vast majority of mine seem to be 5ks. And most of them seem to be whopper. I mean, he's cute, but a bit useless!! Very pleased to finally have a decent Laura's though. I caught one in ASDA (of all places!) honks ago, but as it was only 129cp it hasn't been of any use other than filling up my Dex! I didn't know about mareep- deffo want one of those! Also didn't know that Magyar and electabuzz were no longer available to hatch - I'd been hoping for one of those. Mine were hatched when I was in the teens level wise so a bit rubbish co wise compared to what I have now. I've been walking with gravelled - 1 candy off a golem now

Don't knock the weedles and pidgeys - at only 12 candy to evolve they're great for XP.

Oh yes, I would miss the XP if I couldn't get them at all. It does get boring with nothing but them at times, especially when I end up running out of balls as it's a long walk to our closest Pokestop to stock up. Wouldn't be so bad if we lived in a better area for stops/gyms. We're looking to move soon and I will be checking each area for stops etc once we start viewing houses Not that DH knows I'll be doing this, he doesn't play and I still haven't convinced him to try it.

Don't knock the weedles and pidgeys - at only 12 candy to evolve they're great for XP.

Double ice Cloysters can be fantastic, so a hatched Shellder is definitely your best option to evolve

Just checked as I couldn't easily when I was out, gave me ice shard & hydro pump for that one. Other two are ice shard/aurora beam and frost breath/hydro pump. IV of the newest one is the best despite lower CP though so not a bad hatch really.

Then I hatched a Shellder, but with enough candies for my third Cloyster.

Double ice Cloysters can be fantastic, so a hatched Shellder is definitely your best option to evolve

Not a bad walk when getting streaks tonight. Found a wild Omastar, my second but the first for the kids so they were excited. Then I hatched a Shellder, but with enough candies for my third Cloyster. Took a gym as well but was knocked out again instantly so no coins this time. Don't normally have anything more exciting than weedles and pidgeys in our area.

Shinys in eggs! Woo Hooooooo.