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Pokémon Go - Applin Ever After!

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SneakyGremlin · 11/06/2025 19:04

Here's shiny new thread! Anyone got a golden razz?

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PickAChew · 01/09/2025 14:07

That sounds quite feasible. I'm just over 4 million off 48, so that's my target by mid October.

Do you have friends to level up?

SocksAndTheCity · 01/09/2025 14:42

PickAChew · 01/09/2025 14:07

That sounds quite feasible. I'm just over 4 million off 48, so that's my target by mid October.

Do you have friends to level up?

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I have a few to level up thankfully - I've been waiting until the XP bonus goes on (which I think will be 10am tomorrow when the new season starts). I couldn't play Rookidee community day on Saturday which was a real pain though.

I've also been stacking field research tasks for when I can't get out and I need to catch a load of pokémon or make X number of Great throws or whatever, so I'm trying to be organised 😀

SneakyGremlin · 01/09/2025 15:09

I have to get another 37 lucky Pokémon to level up.

I'm off to Spain for a week tomorrow so that takes care of Pokémon caught 300km apart at least

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Tillow4ever · 01/09/2025 15:56

SocksAndTheCity · 01/09/2025 13:46

I found the thread! I have 3.5 million more XP to go for Level 50, so I'm just concentrating on hammering the normal gameplay when I can. I don't have limitless free time or RL money to spend or anybody to go and do the walking for me, but I'm hoping to get to it by the end of the month Smile

Having looked through the 7 million XP research tasks there's no way I'll get even halfway through it, but I've managed 1.5 million in the last week so I should be OK (because I really, badly want a nondescript bomber jacket)Grin

Hi! When the annoucement was made about lvl 80, I was 10m xp off lvl 50, plus needed nearly 500 excellent throws and to get to lvl 10 in battle league.

IV’s earned over 5m of the xp needed, up to just shy of 900 excellents and did the battle league - I am determined to get to lvl 50 before the change!

Tillow4ever · 01/09/2025 15:57

SneakyGremlin · 01/09/2025 15:09

I have to get another 37 lucky Pokémon to level up.

I'm off to Spain for a week tomorrow so that takes care of Pokémon caught 300km apart at least

Do you do 100 random trades every day? My friend sat me down and MADE me do them and I got them all done really quickly. I couldn’t believe how many random luckies you could get that way!

SneakyGremlin · 01/09/2025 17:05

Tillow4ever · 01/09/2025 15:57

Do you do 100 random trades every day? My friend sat me down and MADE me do them and I got them all done really quickly. I couldn’t believe how many random luckies you could get that way!

I don't but I'll steal DP's phone Grin

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SocksAndTheCity · 01/09/2025 17:38

Tillow4ever · 01/09/2025 15:56

Hi! When the annoucement was made about lvl 80, I was 10m xp off lvl 50, plus needed nearly 500 excellent throws and to get to lvl 10 in battle league.

IV’s earned over 5m of the xp needed, up to just shy of 900 excellents and did the battle league - I am determined to get to lvl 50 before the change!

5 million in a week is amazing! I already had the excellent throws done so no more tasks, but I thought I'd done well with 1.3 million (1.6 million after today - I've just got back).

I've had a ton of raid invites but I don't have the remote passes, I'm trying to pack everything I can into one lucky egg a day but I'm well on track and I'll be a bit ahead once the friends levelling up is done so we will have our jackets!

Tillow4ever · 01/09/2025 20:50

SocksAndTheCity · 01/09/2025 17:38

5 million in a week is amazing! I already had the excellent throws done so no more tasks, but I thought I'd done well with 1.3 million (1.6 million after today - I've just got back).

I've had a ton of raid invites but I don't have the remote passes, I'm trying to pack everything I can into one lucky egg a day but I'm well on track and I'll be a bit ahead once the friends levelling up is done so we will have our jackets!

I couldn’t believe it when I checked! But I was working my arse off on the xp tasks, doing hours of walking daily to catch as many mons as I could, doing lots of routes, raids, max battles and friendship levels. I’ve done another 700k xp today and only 30k of that was friendship levels. It’s amazing the motivation you can find with a deadline. I’m at 899 excellent throws now. They were what I was most worried about when I got to 49 as I’m useless at them! Luckily the mons around last night gave me lots of excellent throws - and Rookidee on Saturday gave me tons. At the current rate I’ll have these done by Wednesday at the latest - but I’ll aim by the end of the week.

How are you doing on the xp tasks? Just checked mine - I’m almost finished page 15, which isn’t bad as I only got into it an hour ago!

SocksAndTheCity · 02/09/2025 08:52

I'm on page 10, I think? I don't expect to get far through it (I can't just go off and walk 18km after a long day at work, and I don't want to tbh), but I don't need to hurry and I'm not bothered about rushing through the next stages once I level up.

Unfortunately I don't have the free time available to walk around for hours; I have maybe an hour a day most days to get properly stuck in, then it's just a few minutes here and there when I can. My main advantage is being in the middle of central London so at least there are a lot of gyms, pokéstops and max battles within reach when I do get a chance.

I won't be able to go out during Spotlight Hour tonight either, but I've piled up everything I can evolve and I'll save my friend levellings and claiming the XP tasks until then since I ought to have time to do a full half hour with an egg on Smile

Bickybics · 02/09/2025 09:55

I’ve done 3 million in 3 weeks or so which is my best ever! Sometimes it takes me a year to do a level so that’s going well, hopefully will jump up in October!

CandiedPrincess · 02/09/2025 10:01

I'm in awe of you all, I've been languishing on Level 39 for about 18 months 😆

VeryNearlyLegendary · 02/09/2025 10:52

I'm almost relieved that I'm 46, so there's no way it's going to happen before October and I can relax knowing I'll just never get the jacket.

I do enjoy the 40+ challenges, so still trying to decide if it's worth the effort of doing a 3* raid with 1500 pokemons. Even if it becomes meaningless I could still get to 47...

gillybean2 · 02/09/2025 12:30

Is having the jacket such a big deal? I’ve never ‘worn’ mine. Is it just that you could if you wanted too? I know it’s easy to say that when I’ve already got it but I can honestly say it really didn’t have any influence or make me want to achieve level 50 to acquire it.

For anyone wanting xp, evolving pidgey with a lucky egg on should get you a good chunk. Excellent throws if you can land them is also going to wrack up the xp.

I’m completing the tasks if they fall in with what I’m doing as it’s nice to have extra xp but they are starting to become a bit of a hassle now rather than things I want to do. I’ve been holding off giving out gifts, completing tasks etc as I’ll probably need to do that for the next level… It’s a bit tedious as completing the research is forcing me to play in a way I don’t particularly want to.

I’m already level 50 so don’t actually ‘need’ it, but I don’t know what level I’ll end up at once the higher levels come in 🤔 so extra xp which might help push me up the new levels is attractive. I’m just not sure grinding for grinding sake is worth it except for those who are close and really keen to get to level 50 before the update.

Personally I have been focusing on completing platinum badges and working on completing lucky/XXL/XXS dex this year. I’m hoping it will hold me in good steed for whatever will be required to get to level 80.

Good luck to those who are you going for it though 🤞

PickAChew · 02/09/2025 12:43

Scopely have basically introduced a huge amount of FOMO. There's muppets on Reddit complaining that they will never battle 50 leaders in time. FGS if that's their barrier to level 50 they've either only got half the total XP that they need or they should have procrastinated a little less 🙄

SocksAndTheCity · 02/09/2025 15:23

The jacket (like the Level 40 Gyarados hat) will no longer be available in the game after October 15th and therefore a legacy item, @gillybean.

That's why people want it, in the same way that they want rare pokémons from years ago that won't be coming back.

Tillow4ever · 03/09/2025 19:34

gillybean2 · 02/09/2025 12:30

Is having the jacket such a big deal? I’ve never ‘worn’ mine. Is it just that you could if you wanted too? I know it’s easy to say that when I’ve already got it but I can honestly say it really didn’t have any influence or make me want to achieve level 50 to acquire it.

For anyone wanting xp, evolving pidgey with a lucky egg on should get you a good chunk. Excellent throws if you can land them is also going to wrack up the xp.

I’m completing the tasks if they fall in with what I’m doing as it’s nice to have extra xp but they are starting to become a bit of a hassle now rather than things I want to do. I’ve been holding off giving out gifts, completing tasks etc as I’ll probably need to do that for the next level… It’s a bit tedious as completing the research is forcing me to play in a way I don’t particularly want to.

I’m already level 50 so don’t actually ‘need’ it, but I don’t know what level I’ll end up at once the higher levels come in 🤔 so extra xp which might help push me up the new levels is attractive. I’m just not sure grinding for grinding sake is worth it except for those who are close and really keen to get to level 50 before the update.

Personally I have been focusing on completing platinum badges and working on completing lucky/XXL/XXS dex this year. I’m hoping it will hold me in good steed for whatever will be required to get to level 80.

Good luck to those who are you going for it though 🤞

I probably won’t wear it, but I want to earn it because I’d be gutted that I’ve been slogging through the last 2 years to get to lvl 50 and I’m so close now!

VeryNearlyLegendary · 05/09/2025 22:43

Everything seems to be time pressured now, I'm not liking the 1 day tasks - I have a job and kids and this really doesn't work for me! Even the age group the game is (presumably) aimed at are back at school.

I need to just get over the FOMO, rather than desperately trying to do everything to get another Mr Mime. I really struggle to convince myself it doesn't matter and I can just not bother doing it!

PickAChew · 05/09/2025 23:02

I just wish that people would open their gifts so I can send some!

SockQueen · 06/09/2025 08:16

VeryNearlyLegendary · 05/09/2025 22:43

Everything seems to be time pressured now, I'm not liking the 1 day tasks - I have a job and kids and this really doesn't work for me! Even the age group the game is (presumably) aimed at are back at school.

I need to just get over the FOMO, rather than desperately trying to do everything to get another Mr Mime. I really struggle to convince myself it doesn't matter and I can just not bother doing it!

I didn't push to complete the Mime one, but went out at 10.30 last night to walk an extra km for Tauros (didn't have a regular one, only the Blaze version from that raid weekend earlier this year). Worth it though, as I got a hundo! 😍

PickAChew · 06/09/2025 14:33

I only finished the mime one for the XP as I was planning a lucky egg, yesterday morning. I did my best to catch and transfer him without even looking at the 🤡 creep 🫣

VeryNearlyLegendary · 06/09/2025 15:17

There's a showcase for Mimes now! I got one as I was doing whatever you needed to do for it in order to do the XP challenge. I'm not doing very well at this trying not to care about them, but it's doing my step count good. Think I'm going to be stuck on send 45 gifts for a while though...

PickAChew · 06/09/2025 17:53

The showcases are for the regionals. I'm just out of range of 2 but the one nearest to me is Farfetch'd. It's off the main road so I took a detour to swing by it, this morning. So far, no one has joined me. It's a different story on weekdays in term time as it's right by a college!

VeryNearlyLegendary · 06/09/2025 18:27

If I can be bothered to walk to the top of the hill there are 2 showcases which no-one ever enters, unless it's one you can enter as you catch and you can do it without the trek.

I can only see a Mime and a Kanga from here, but I've never won anything at the Kanga stop, as it's a busy one. I have some hope for my Mr Mime, even if I don't make it any further.

SockQueen · 06/09/2025 21:13

I went past a Farfetch'd showcase earlier and got for some reason it told me I didn't have an eligible Pokemon to enter?!

VeryNearlyLegendary · 06/09/2025 22:26

Is it the wrong sort? Sometimes they're region specific, so if you've got a Galarian it can't enter the Kanto showcase.