PokemonGo #15. We're gonna rock down to Electrike Avenue

I'm struggling for balls at the moment too. I'm a freelancer so really depends where I'm based. Even though commuting into London is a pain it is nice to fill up my bag when I have a client there!

TwoDrinks, it's the same where I stay, poke stops are few and far between, I would have to sit next to one and spin it every 5 mins for a good few hours to replenish pokeballs. I have bought some a few times for that reason.

A giant bear (ursateddy or something) spawned and despite raspberries, curve balls and four ultra balls, it still ran away. Then the evolved form of Spinarak, same story. Unsuccessful day. Caught a machoke but terrible IV's.

twodrinkswithlunch Are you using berries to increase the catch rate (Golden razzberries are best if you have them)?

If you are anywhere near me I'd offer to do it for you

Oh that does make it tricky twodrinkswithlunch. I have to go somewhere for work now and again that only has a few pokestops and I get really low on balls while I am there.

I don't know what to suggest in that case. If DH plays is he any good at throwing? Could he catch it for you just to get rid of it?

Sadly balls aren’t easily replenished in my tiny town. As a comparison, my other half works a lot in London and always has hundreds of balls, just from walking to and from his office, I have almost never had more than 100!

Raids are usually pointless here too as there are hardly any other players to team up with. I’m happy just filling my Pokédex, once I’ve got it I don’t care how good it is!

I'm hoping they change Moltres soon too. Have slowed down on my field research this week as I know it will be another Moltres. Special research is taking me ages. Stuck on having done 4 raids out of 10 as I don't normally do raids. Think I'm going to have to use some premium passes rather than relying on the one a day normal ones.

If you run away from a reward encounter it just saves it for later, I've done it a load of times so I can catch something when I'm inside out of the rain.

Presumably you can use the run away symbol in the top left of the screen to quit the encounter if you really want to.

It is an odd thing to do though. Balls are easily replenished!

twodrinkswithlunch I’m not sure. I don’t know anyone who wouldn’t want to catch a legendary - even if you don’t want Moltres because you know from its CP it has poor IVs, surely you’d catch it for either candy after transferring or future trading possibility?

Moltres is the best fire type in the game so far, and legendary candy is so very rare so I’m quite perplexed as to why you wouldn’t want to catch it!

(Especially if you didn’t do any Moltres Raids last summer and don’t do many or any legendary raids in general.)

Anyone know if you can ditch a field research reward? I’m on my third Moltres, don’t really want to catch it, and the stupid thing won’t stay in the balls! I’ve wasted so many balls so far

Thank you. I have a few premium raid passes but no ex raid passes (I got confused & thought I had one). Are premium raid passes any good?

iheartmichellemallon An Ex-Raid Pass is a very rare and special pass. They’re only given out at certain times and only if you complete Niantic’s semi-secret requirements.

Most local raid groups have worked out their local ex-raid gyms and when passes will drop, so you know when to hit those specific ex-raid locations in order to hopefully (it’s not always guarenteed) trigger an ex-raid Pass.

You can’t buy an ex-raid pass, you have to earn it by fulfilling the right requirements.

Premium raid passes are just the same as a normal raid pass, they’re just ones you’ve paid for and allow you to enter all but ex-raids.

Thank you. I have a few premium raid passes but no ex raid passes (I got confused & thought I had one). Are premium raid passes any good?

What does an ex raid pass actually do?

iheartmichellemallon It’s an exclusive raid, and at the moment it’s a pass for a Mewtwo raid (it’s the only way to obtain Mewtwo).

The raid is set on a specific day within a 45 minute period and only those with an ex-raid pass can participate in the raid and have the chance to catch Mewtwo.

Ex Raids are special Raids that allow the chance to capture Mewtwo

What does an ex raid pass actually do?

I'm plodding on slowly through the raids. DH is away all weekend and much of next week so no nipping out of the house without human baggage.

Interest in Latias is waning as most people have it and aren't too bothered about getting masses of multiples so finding convenient raids with enough interest is getting challenging.

I have an ex raid pass though (not even for another country )

Sorry wartortle didn't realise they'd done that too, I knew they'd fixed it so you couldn't quit to the lobby and so take no damage as you could in the first couple of days, but hadn't known they'd closed this shortcut too. I must've just done it in the nick of time.

My PokeDex is looking good after a lucky evolve session

Kanto: 150
Johto: 96
Hoenn: 110

All I’m missing from Hoenn is Milotic, Shelgon and Salamence (have enough candies to evolve to those just waiting for 90%+) and Cradily (walking Lileep), Armaldo and Masquerain (will walk after getting Cradily).

Took us about 5 days to do all our raids. Ds1 insists on doing things"properly" so no timed out raids for us. We went into a big city centre and managed to do the last few in one leg wearying slog but managed to run out from home to do a few, too, as we have 4 gyms in sight. We'd have still been at it if we lived in our old house with one solitary pokestop a mile away and the need for wheels to get to any gyms.

Still no ditto

I caught a ditto!!!!! Finally caught a ditto!!!! I even scared DD with my excitement. And thanks to Kanto event I was able to evolve a magicarp, it wasn't a great one but fuck it, I want a Mew. Now just need to battle in 10 raids.

I got my ditto! Finally - it was DS1 who spotted it/caught it first, good job he knew that I was looking for one!

Now just those final two ghosts...might have to look out for sableye raids at this rate