Pokemon Go #22: Papa's got a brand new Grumpig bag.

Aw I want a shiny piggy!

Shiny spoink!
Not mine. I've never had that many balls in my life. Someone in the local WhatsApp group.

That's interesting re Macdonalds as my nearest isn't anything! It is surrounded by other pokestops though.

JuniLoolaPalooza It’s only McDonalds in Japan that Niantic is sponsored with, so all Japanese McDonalds are either gyms or PokeStops.

Bugger! You're all right. The gyms the other side of the river have disappeared again. I thought it was because of the snow; the whole map has a fuzzy look to ii when it snows.
On a more positive note, I've upgraded my neat, little 'chuck it to 9 o'clock' curve balls to the big, oval, loopy ones they seem to do in all the YouTube videos. I'm getting far more greats, and pokes staying in with one regular ball.
Will I be brave enough to do it in a raid though?!

That's interesting re Macdonalds as my nearest isn't anything! It is surrounded by other pokestops though.
I do sometimes wonder about the tracking thing. Hard to have much fun online isn't it.

Thank for the info.

I think there is still some sort of glitch with mine though as my DCs can see more than I can. A stop will not show until spinning distance.

On a happier note, I just caught a shiny Shuppet walking to the shop

Why?

SneakyGremlins Reports from users around the world suggest viewing distance is now connected to latitude.

Players in Singapore, Hong Kong etc. have not had any difference in map visibility despite updating. So it would appear if you are close the equator, your distance has not changed.

Pokemon was discussed specifically, the next wave of marketing.

Confusedbeetle Oh yes, McDonalds has been partnered with Pokemon Go in Japan since the game launched. All McDonalds are either gyms or PokeStops, and they have had special events where all McDonalds gyms have had a certain Pokemon (one particular one was Mewtwo at 3pm every day for a period of time).

It’s not just McDonalds though. A lot of PokeStops are sponsored stops. I think in the US Sprint is a major partner.

To be honest, I really couldn’t care less. I don’t see it as an issue at all.

@Skyrabbit I have sent you a friend request. I'm Woongy100!

@tallulahbetty I think I have! My Pogo name is IamWorldofSab 😊

@skyrabbit have you just added me? What's your pogo name

A very interesting programme on Radio 4 this morning about data, social manipulation, targetted advertising, digital tracking etc. Pokemon was discussed specifically, the next wave of marketing. Big money companies pay into the developer for involvement. How it works is that your footfall is actively driven towards say Mc Donalds of tyre company. You are also tracked. Big brother is here. In free social media like Facebook, we are not the customers we are the product, esp our data. The advertisers are the customers

What's your Pokémon Go name?

Hi, I lurk here a lot, but don't post 😳 I've been playing since it started, but you lot are all far more knowledgeable than me!
I've just added some of you as friends if that's OK. (I added a few of you mooooonths ago - My trainer code is 9478 3449 8753 if anyone wants to add me 😊

Why?

WitchSharkadder Ahh okay, yeah, bettytaghetti is right; the visibility has unfortunately been reduced.

WitchSharkadder the latest update has reduced the number of visible gyms to less than before the recent increase for most people. It's really frustrating.
Prior to the increase I could see 11 gyms; with the increase I could see an extra 3 (including an ex gym, which was really handy!). I can now only see 6 (although sometimes my avatar goes for a bit of a wander and a couple of others pop up ).
Someone in our group suggested that it might be to do with all the extra data required. However, it's made it so much harder this weekend to spot raids to head out for.
I'm not happy!

It isn’t a map update, Wailmer. Sorry, I wasn’t at all clear in my post, I was rushing to an appointment and babbled.

The stops and gyms are there, they just don’t show for me until I’m literally right on top of them. My DCs accounts are all still working fine and normally, I just can’t see anything more than a few meters away from me, which is annoying. Mons are still spawning as they would have done.

I’ve tried rebooting, reinstalling etc. I guess I’ll just have to live with it until the next update. Hmph.

My DH got a shiny lugia yesterday, while I got a second Zapdos

I finally got a Ho-Oh after just getting things I'd got already all January for my weekly research encounter. But yes a Lugia would be nice!

My newest legendary from the weekly field challenge. Didn’t have this so I’m happy. Still want a Lugia though

Also, is anyone having issues with the latest bug fix update? I’m not seeing some stops/gyms on my screen where I used to be able to

WitchSharkadder I’m personally not having issues. It’s possible Niantic updated the map again and removed some gyms/stops.

Yes, Fanjo, I’ve left a few in gyms this weekend while away. They are shimmery. I didn’t know if it was some sort of glitch.

Also, is anyone having issues with the latest bug fix update? I’m not seeing some stops/gyms on my screen where I used to be able to

Has anyone else noticed that if you leave a Pokémon in a gym a long way away (150 miles), when you visit it to top up with berries it’s all shimmery and your avatar breaks up?

First time it happened I thought it was a gym or game issue, but now it’s happened again I presume it’s a feature.