PokemonGo #14. Rhydon Time, Rhy-Rhy- Rhydon Time...

In honour of Rayquaza’s arrival, check out this handy image that gives you a heads up on what to attack with and the best movesets too

It does appear you need a lot less people (though I would assume this is with players level 30 and over).

I’m also finally Level 34!

RueDeWakening Yeah, that’s a shame. Our group would also have pulled out and gone back in again, especially for a Mewtwo.

Here he is

I evolved my slaking today. I known should have waited till the 24th but decided to treat myself to a new Pokemon . He‘s my first over 4000 and I haven’t powered him up at all!

RueDeWakening our group would then have all jumped out and let you restart and then gone back in again. Last time we did it to last 5% then all jumped out so the yellow one could take it down on his own then we did it again and we all took it down. As the gym was blue beforehand we then all got equal numbers of balls. We discuss all these things beforehand.

I’m very excited for Swablu and Pelipper just because they were always favourites of mine in the games

The two Pokemon you wanna watch out for In this batch are Salamence and Metagross; they’re the beasts and the ones you want the highest IV, highest CP to for

Fucksake, last night's EX raid was a nightmare. Went down with 4 accounts - me, DH, DD, DS1. Joined group, all fine. Me, DD, and DH all errored out partway through taking Mewtwo down, and couldn't rejoin, so we all missed it.

Fortunately, DS1 managed to stay in and caught it 2nd ball, so at least he's happy. And we'll be out over half term having a go at Rayquaza, too.

New Pokemon

Aargh. I will make the gym by the bus stop Gold even if I have to do it 28 points at a time repeatedly beating the same 2800CP Pokemon being fed berries by whichever git lives or works within range of the gym.

I have just done a lucky egg session and gained an extra 82,200 XP and seven new Pokemon

Annoyingly enough, it almost (but didn’t quite!) tip me over into Level 34, so I have just over 1,000 XP to level up, and will do that first thing in the morning.

Out of the seven new Pokemon, one was from Gen II (Togetic), so now I just need Forretress and Scizor to complete it (barring the two regionals and the two not yet in game of course). Therefore, Scyther will be my new buddy as I only need 15 more for him.

My PokeDex is now 312, with 70 from Hoenn as we go into the last release for Gen III tomorrow. It would be 316 with 74 from Hoenn but I’m waiting for a better Mudkip and Aron before I evolve either of them.

PikachuHeadgear Yeah, dodging is a skill that took me a while to master simply because I kept forgetting

Thanks Whattodo. I'll mull it over a bit longer. Would have to remember to dodge, which isn't my strong point

PikachuHeadgear I would personally wait, but if you have enough for three it’s not so much of an issue

68.9% Whattodo. I was about to throw it out, but then thought it was worth thinking about a bit harder. I've got enough candy for about 3 Aggron's so it won't be my only one. I've got some with better all round IVs but none with an attack of 15, and I'm happy to wait for better to come along.

PikachuHeadgear Yes and no; it has exceptionally low defence for an Aggron, but still higher than other Pokemon with lower defence.

What’s the IV percentage?

It's meant to say "Aggron's base defence stat" not "defines stat"

Can anyone who understands IVs and base stats better than I do help me with this please?

I caught an Aron with these IVs:
Attack 15
Defence 1
HP 15

Am I right in thinking that because Aggron's base defines stat is very high (314), the Defence IV only being 1 doesn't actually really matter? So it's a good candidate for evolving? Or have I got that completely wrong?

(It's level 26 btw so would still need a fair bit of stardust, but I'll take that into account when I've got my head round the Defence issue.]

Trainers,

Prepare for exciting new adventures as you encounter even more Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region on February 9! Alongside several Flying- and Dragon-type Pokémon appearing in Pokémon GO for the first time, the Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza will descend from the ozone layer and become available in Raid Battles for a limited time.

In celebration, Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region will take over wild encounters until February 13. Don’t miss this unique opportunity to catch powerful Pokémon such as Salamence, Altaria, Metagross, and more!

The Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza will be appearing in Raid Battles in Gyms near you until March 16. You’ll also have a chance to battle the Legendary Water-type Pokémon Kyogre before it swims away on February 14. Will you be the first to catch all three ancient Legendary Pokémon originally discovered in the Hoenn region?

Even more surprises await nearby! In addition to these Pokémon being available in the wild, you might see some different Pokémon in Raid Battles at your nearby Gym, and from hatched Eggs.

With all of these Pokémon to catch and power up, it’s important to stock up on supplies. Starting February 9, new special boxes–which include Raid Passes, Incubators, and Star Pieces–will be available in the in-game store until February 23. In addition, Lure Modules will remain activated for six hours until February 23! These items will be perfect aids in your Pokémon GO adventure.

Get out there and make progress on completing your Pokédex! As you’re outside exploring the world, be sure to share your favorite AR photos and best catches using #PokemonGO on your preferred social media channel.

—The Pokémon GO team

New Pokemon coming from tomorrow! Flying types, and Rayquaza (sp?) as a raid boss!

Have you checked OSM (Open Street Map) to see if they categorise the gyms as parks?
There are some random ones in our town that are not parks to the human eye but considered to be parks by OSM.

KadabrasSpoon Fair enough. Funny thing is, we have a lot of parks and greenery and yet neither of our two chosen ex-raid gyms were in parks 😂

Whatto do they were parks / green usually on the London map which is why I said it.
Others areas with fewer parks might well have been different.

Yes, I was just about to post that link! You were thankfully right, PikachuHeadgear

It’s also good they’re increasing the parameters; feels like they’re finally listening. Anyone who did not even do a raid should never have been given an ex-raid pass.

My local gyms aren't parks but looks like from the above link they might be changing that rule.

That wasn’t a hard and fast rule; it was just that they were more likely to be held in parks. The two ex-raids we’ve received were not in parks (nor in an area PoGo might class as a park).

Caught a level 30 Aron this morning! IVs aren't too horrendous either. Just wish it had been shiny as well

Anyway here's the latest on raid-gate pokemongolive.com/post/exraids-update-020718/

WhattoDo I'm freelance so how often I raid massively depends. If I'm working in London it's easy to raid. If I'm at home or elsewhere then not so easy. My local gyms aren't parks but looks like from the above link they might be changing that rule.