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Oct 25, 2017
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Going through adding folks from the google doc friends list. Probably won't be able to trade since I'm in Japan, but I'll shoot some gifts out for sure. Add me if you'd like 6377 6238 9377.
 

Oxx

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Oct 28, 2017
951
I've been trying hard to make sure I don't get 7km eggs recently. Only accepting gifts with a full egg bag is the policy going forward.
 

StarCreator

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Oct 25, 2017
4,855
I'm temporarily speed-hatching all Alolan eggs (which for me is one batch every 2 days), because I have a coworker that is currently sending gifts from Taiwan and I'm trying to get as many foreign-sourced Pokemon as possible.
 

kaospilot

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Oct 25, 2017
697
I'm super done with these Alolan eggs, got all the forms from them in the first day but my dumb ass kept hatching them lol. No more Meowths, pleeeease.
 

Ultima_5

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Oct 25, 2017
7,673
im pretty excited about whatever the anniversary date event will be. idk if it was the announcement of the new game or what, but ive seen a lot of people playing in my city the last few days, despite the fact its 95 out. its nice

what was the event last year
 

icyflamez96

Member
Oct 26, 2017
7,590
I'm always so behind on this egg hatching business since I don't have gyms that close to me, and the ones that are closest in my town area are inconvinient. Getting through eggs at a reasonable rate with one incubator is such a hopelessley slow task unless I have a bunch of 2kms.
 

PanzerKraken

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Nov 1, 2017
15,019
For those gifting and trading every day, shouldn't our friendship lvl be going up today? None of the folks who have friended and traded since day 1 of the friend system has reached 2 stars.

It's how they make money though.

Plus it's the game's 2nd anniversary next week so I'm expecting the announcement of an anniversary event soon

They got to space em out really, the event on top of one event is getting annoying for also messing with the spawns... frankly some of these events go on way too long when I rather get access to other spawns instead of the constant spam of the event mons
 
Oct 25, 2017
4,553
Events are fun because they help me fill out my pokedex and get those type medals up. Sort of a bummer though we just had the water event and now we get Squirtle community day and then next month's research breakthrough is Snorlax =/
 

Robochimp

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Oct 25, 2017
2,677
For those gifting and trading every day, shouldn't our friendship lvl be going up today? None of the folks who have friended and traded since day 1 of the friend system has reached 2 stars.



They got to space em out really, the event on top of one event is getting annoying for also messing with the spawns... frankly some of these events go on way too long when I rather get access to other spawns instead of the constant spam of the event mons

Friend progress is bugged so you may have not been given progress for a day or two or six.
 

gutshot

Member
Oct 25, 2017
4,439
Toscana, Italy
Yeah, I'm liking this current break from events. I'm trying to grind my way to 40 and finally seeing Pidgeys, Weedles, Whismurs and Rattatas on the regular again is very helpful. I've got nearly 1 million XP in mass evolves ready to go. Now I just need a double XP event...
 

Zaphod79

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Nov 9, 2017
619
Been trading with my wife every day since system launched and says we need to do 6 more days.... wat? Ugh

Check to see if one person is further ahead than the other and then follow this advice :

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...can_synch_an_out_of_synch_friendship_so_that/

I have been trading / raiding / giving presents to a lot of people in our local group and I have only one that has flipped over to the 2nd level and that happened yesterday - everyone else says i need at least one more day :-(
 

StarCreator

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Oct 25, 2017
4,855
Check to see if one person is further ahead than the other and then follow this advice :

https://www.reddit.com/r/TheSilphRo...can_synch_an_out_of_synch_friendship_so_that/

I have been trading / raiding / giving presents to a lot of people in our local group and I have only one that has flipped over to the 2nd level and that happened yesterday - everyone else says i need at least one more day :-(
That's incredibly hard to do when one of the friendships I'm trying to grind is a coworker who is currently on the literal opposite side of the globe. I'm not even sure what the friendship level is showing on his end.

Niantic needs to just fix it on their end - forcibly resync all the desynced relationship levels and give a few extra days for the trouble.
 

Zaphod79

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Nov 9, 2017
619
Niantic needs to just fix it on their end - forcibly resync all the desynced relationship levels and give a few extra days for the trouble.

I'd love for them to do that i just don't see it happening at least in the short term.

My most annoying one is my girlfriend who on her side has been saying we're 2 days away for about the last 3 days - it now says 1 on both sides so we're hoping that tomorrow will actually level it up.
 

Falchion

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Oct 25, 2017
40,980
Boise
I've opened and sent gifts to my coworker every day since this rolled out and it says I'm 3 days away from leveling up still. This system is so bugged.
 

patientzero

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Oct 25, 2017
4,729
I wonder when and how they will implement the Alolans that need to be evolved

That only leaves Marowak and Raichu. I assume Marowak could be held for a Halloween event and Raichu promoted the way they use special-hat Pikachus.

They got to space em out really, the event on top of one event is getting annoying for also messing with the spawns... frankly some of these events go on way too long when I rather get access to other spawns instead of the constant spam of the event mons

I think the biggest problem is that the events keep pushing very specific types and species. Did we need an annual rock-centric event with Adventure Week? Did we need a Water-based event? Halloween will obviously focus on Ghosts.

Meanwhile, what about a Psychic event to maybe push for Ralts, which is going to be a major sticking point given it will end up having two full evolutionary trees. Or what about a Dragon-based event?

Better yet, introduce Special Research quests focused around the events since they often last for a couple weeks. It doesn't have to be as involved or lengthy as the Mew quest, but maybe nets a special move or a package of rare candy. Make event-centered gifts. There's a lot of ways to better synergize the various overlapping systems they have right now.
 

Textured Monk

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Oct 27, 2017
170
I put myself on the friend code list, and went ahead and added the last few people above me. Happy to add more though, I don't really know how this new system works but I'm getting gifts from stops now and may as well get rid of them.
 
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GulAtiCa

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Oct 25, 2017
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Cappa

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Oct 25, 2017
1,146
Are there any benefits to gifting? Like only items you can get from gifts or whatever? I just got back into pokemon Go and unfortunately around here I don't know anyone who still plays lol

Raids are impossible I've tried searching for groups etc but nothing if you can gift anyone though I guess I'll start adding people
 

Firemind

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Oct 25, 2017
15,547
You can get Alohan eggs. If you trade those, you can also earn towards the Pilot medal depending on the person who sent it to you.
 

Robochimp

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Oct 25, 2017
2,677
I saw this posted on Reddit, it finds your city's antipode and the closest city to that antipode which would be the furthest distance possible from where you are.

https://www.geodatos.net/en/antipodes


So if there is anyone in,
Port-aux-Français
French Southern Territorie, let's exchange gifts.

Looks like Western Australia or Madagascar would work too.


Edit: Texturedmonk I just sent you a friend request :)
 

spyroflame0487

One Winged Slayer
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Nov 3, 2017
3,093
Oh nice, I forgot that trading had come out and I added myself to the google doc for friends.

Just got Articuno today, and I've been super lax at getting or doing anything else. No Alolan babbies yet, but maybe once i clear out my eggs I can get some.
 

gutshot

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Oct 25, 2017
4,439
Toscana, Italy
So I'm guessing most of the east coast of the US will be antipodal to Augusta, Australia?

Someone here sent me a gift from Réunion Island, which is not quite my antipode, but pretty damn far away all the same. I don't know who it was, but please send me more gifts. :D
 
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