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

wartortle Ooh nice Moltres collection! Sucks about the Chansey, but you will get one! I waited so long for mine and then hatched two within a few days enabling me to get my Blissey.

The one raid I completed the app crashed as I was trying to catch lugia.

Did you try to go back in? Whenever the app has crashed on me I've always been able to get back in and continue where I left off.

Also, welcome! Have you checked Facebook for any groups near you? Or next time you bump into a fellow player, ask them if there's a Fb or WhatsApp group for the area

I have found my people! How have I not found you guys before?!

I'm level 29 and slowly building things up. Very fed up of a lack of variety in the special items (yay, another chuffing sun stone...). Haven't managed to get any legendaries yet. The one raid I completed the app crashed as I was trying to catch lugia. The rest I've been there by myself.

Got my team of Moltres finally so very happy today (They are appropriate for my RL profession). I was gutted as a chansey spawned near work on the day I wasn't in, but still hopeful my day will come to get one :)

cottonwool125 Yes, Hydro Pump is definitely the one you want!

WhatToDo thank you! I need to get my hands on a charged TM though- his charged move isn't brilliant (Crunch). Was hoping for Hydro Pump!

Ahh congrats cottonwool125!

After 60km walking, pinaping every single Magi I see, after many long months...

Welcome to the family

Just read that you can get potions as a raid reward. 👍🏻

I'd like an event too but we have birds until the 31st then possibly Mewtwo straight after so it could be a while.

I want another event! Seem to have been stuck on level 26 for such a long time. A fighting event would be great, as we haven't had one of those before.

I appreciate that Niantic have done a lot recently with the festivals in Chicago/Japan, and with the raid updates etc. But for the players that purely want to catch Pokemon, evolve and add them to the pokedex, it's been a bit slow lately. I do take down the occasional gym and pop a 'mon in there for coins when I can, but it's all just to buy incubators for eggs, not for extra raid passes etc.

Well it's your personal choice of course

I wouldn't risk it either - one of my friends was softbanned while she was physically in New York and the Tauros she got is still slashed despite attempts to contact Niantic and point out she was there.

Long as you leave 2 hours before they log in and 2 hours after, it slips under the radar.

Nope. The only chance of not being caught is if the travel time is added in and you could feasibly have travelled to said place at that time.

Only leaving it two hours for America is a surefire way for them to flag it up and slash your Pokemon.

They have it all worked out

Long as you leave 2 hours before they log in and 2 hours after, it slips under the radar.

it's actually really easy to do

It's easy to do, yes, but I would warn anyone against doing it, because you are seriously risking your account.

If you get caught (and people have been), the very least they will do is slash your Pokemon and make it useless. At worst, your account would be banned.

I've worked so hard in the game to get the Pokemon I've got, not to mention all the badges earnt and miles walked; I wouldn't want to risk it all just to cheat.

I now have all the regionals

Yes I'm in the UK

I joined Pokemon go regional hunters. Lurked for about 2 months before trying for Taurus, then lurked again for another month before trying kangaskhan and FF. it's actually really easy to do

Um, because it didn't occur to us not to really. I picked it up and levelled up to 5 before it was even released in the UK, so there wasn't so much information available and gym battling was relatively new (if it existed at all? I can't remember). I then downloaded it onto his phone, he did the same thing - and I don't think he realised that I was already in a team. He basically stopped playing before Gen2 came out but I still borrow his phone to battle if we need an extra bod in a raid, and obviously text him to ask him to play games when he should be working 😁 It's ok though - I got 22hrs in there so I got my 50 coins.

Took the DC to the park today which just happens to be a scyther nest - caught 15 scyther with pinapberries so I'm well ready to evolve when I finally get the right special item instead of another stupid dragon scale. Plus mum points, which is always a win (it had a paddling pool which was 'the best ever!' apparently).

Where did the Farfetch'd come from, Soubriquet? Are you in the UK?!

I've now joined a local Facebook group, lots of regular posts to get raid groups together. Now, how to ditch the kids lol. One of them would come with me and be happy to do raids but he's not a great loser sadly. Anyone caught a whiff of a shiny pickachu yet?

DH and I are also on separate teams as DS's were so we picked a team each to even out with them. Big mistake as only DH and I play now and could do with being on the same team but neither of us will go back to the beginning to swap teams

Can you feed berries to gyms which aren't your team?

Nope; you can only feed berries to your own team.

Out of curiosity, why did you pick separate teams?

just two regionals to go

Well done Longtime that is quite an achievement!

Mrs lucky stick! I've got a stack of high cp Jinxes but they are all a bit meh.

How did you reply eyebrow?

Can you feed berries to gyms which aren't your team? I asked DH to top up my Ursaring which is in the gym next to his work (he can get it from his desk 😁) and he claims that he can't do it because we're not the same team. I'm sure I've done it before?

I still have no legendary birds. There's a really active raiding community here so if I actually get my act together I could definitely do it.