Pokemon Go! Are you playing it?

Sigh. I REALLY hope this phenomenon is just a passing fad.
I'm just going to come out and say it: Mind Control?

"Can't hurt to try?" I'm not sure about that. At least make an informed decision.

Here is another link.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/arc...ous-or-demonic


Frankly, I think messing with a Ouiji board sounds safer.

i have a 3gb data plan and think i'll be fine. i play this game and The Simpsons Tapped Out on my phone (but this one mainly on wifi) and haven't received any warning notifications yet. but i am only halfway through the month and i will be Pokemon-ing it up in NYC next week. :)

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Originally Posted by distaff

Sigh. I REALLY hope this phenomenon is just a passing fad.
I'm just going to come out and say it: Mind Control?

"Can't hurt to try?" I'm not sure about that. At least make an informed decision.

Here is another link.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/arc...ous-or-demonic


Frankly, I think messing with a Ouiji board sounds safer.

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i think you're strecthing it and posting some wierd links and stories. Pokemon has been a "fad" for like the past 20 years. it's a gaming, cartoon and toy franchise like Super Mario Brothers, Transformers or World of Warcraft and Magic. not all forms of entertainment are mind control. frankly i think it's about the franchise making money. this game is hot right now but yeah, alot less peeps will be playing in a few month.

anyways...

i never pass up on an Eevee.
http://i.imgur.com/qd2Y87Rm.png

OMG lady!! Get outta the street!! i guess the game is also dangerous for Pokemon’s too. ;)
http://i.imgur.com/9j38YiQm.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/giuVxRpm.png
Yay! gotta Jynx!

i just learned that u can turn off the AR (augmented reality) and stay in the virtual world to catch Pokemon. i heard this helps saves battery life. i caught this guy in a green virtual field when in reality it was the cement sidewalk lol.
http://i.imgur.com/Ca6Om2Gm.png

Gotta Jigglypuff! WooHoo!!
http://i.imgur.com/obRl7Uxm.png

my friend showed me how to incubate and hatch eggs. lol gotta blind bat.
http://i.imgur.com/YtoIn94m.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/udyusxjm.png

Ax - you're going to New York?! So cool!! Hope you have a fantastic time and catch lots of pokies lol

Love that you got Jynx!! <3 LOL get off the street :rofl: Aww jigglypuff so cutes.

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Originally Posted by distaff

Sigh. I REALLY hope this phenomenon is just a passing fad.
I'm just going to come out and say it: Mind Control?

"Can't hurt to try?" I'm not sure about that. At least make an informed decision.

Here is another link.
http://endoftheamericandream.com/arc...ous-or-demonic


Frankly, I think messing with a Ouiji board sounds safer.

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While I respect your opinion and you obviously are not for the Pokemon Go! but the above is a tad extreme.

And I'm just going to come out and say it...maybe those rubbish articles have mind control over you. It's a game, it's brand new, it will fade and pass like anything else. To say that they are demonic?! That is WHACK.

If you use a computer or cell phone your data is being collected...end of story...we are all being spied on...I think it's a good thing with all the terrorists and criminals in this world. If you have nothing to hide then why be concerned about data collection.

Yeah... People going around socializing looking for cute little creatures is very demonic. If you aren't living under a rock for the past 20 years then you'll know Pokemon is not a fad.

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Originally Posted by Chkadii

I love the original gen crew, so I had to start playing a little. I'm a filthy casual, but it's fun!

This has been the story of my life so far with it, though. [emoji20]

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...25d863c351.jpg

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At least you have that much. This is the the only pokestop in all directions that shows up on the map at my house. A 20-30 minute walk to town only yields 2 more pokestops. The nearest gym is not in walking distance, and the main "hubble" in this area is a 10-15 minute drive. If my car wasn't out of commission it wouldn't be a problem but I can't feasibly walk that much, within 10 minutes I'm red faced, panting, and overheating. 30 minutes of walking is my limit. Lol

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3256a467a0.png

I managed to further my Pokedex by capturing a Pinsir, Jiggleypuff, Lickitung, and a Tangela today.


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At least you have that much. This is the the only pokestop in all directions that shows up on the map at my house. A 20-30 minute walk to town only yields 2 more pokestops. The nearest gym is not in walking distance, and the main "hubble" in this area is a 10-15 minute drive. If my car wasn't out of commission it wouldn't be a problem but I can't feasibly walk that much, within 10 minutes I'm red faced, panting, and overheating. 30 minutes of walking is my limit. Lol

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...3256a467a0.png

I managed to further my Pokedex by capturing a Pinsir, Jiggleypuff, Lickitung, and a Tangela today.


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Someone I work with said it was possible to apply for PokeStops through Niantic's support page, so maybe you can request some stops closer to you.

Also, the more you go out hunting for your pokes the less you'll end up being out of breath by the end of your search!

I keep saying that Pokémon Go will singlehandedly eliminate the world obesity epidemic. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I realize I am in the minority but I hate Pokemon. I always have. I have never understand the appeal. It annoys me. The anime is stupid AF too. The only thing Pokemon that looks remotely interesting is Pokken Tournament because it's a fighting game.

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...9ae3ffb253.jpg I started playing. 😲

I play, it makes me happy, I grew up with a Pokemon obsession. Plus I live in an area with a lot to catch and a lot of gyms in walking distance of my house.


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Super disappointed with the game right now. Updated, now I can't play with just wifi, nice Niantic... take away the tiny little bit of gameplay I could have!

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Niantic basically collected the money like "BYE." Apparently they've had a job posting for global community manager for the past month (to communicate the game's issues and how soon they might fix them), but no idea why they haven't found someone yet.

The fact that the tracking function hasn't been working for 3 weeks now is what's getting me. :\

They just straight up removed the tracking, people don't seem too pleased.

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They just straight up removed the tracking, people don't seem too pleased.

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LOL I realized that now- that's crazy!

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2016...2ec8390b59.jpg[emoji29] Super irritated that I can't play with just wifi.

I just started playing a few days ago but it's beastly hot here in Florida so I haven't done much. When I'm not so busy, I try to load it up and play a little, mostly during breaks at work. The data use is a major concern for me. I can deal with the battery usage, but data costs money!

That said, I visited my first pokestops yesterday and got two eggs!

yeah, come on man. fix the tracking. alotta peeps are requesting refunds b/c they bought Pokecoins to buy in-game supplies but now they can't track their desired monsters to catch.

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Originally Posted by Wicked

Someone I work with said it was possible to apply for PokeStops through Niantic's support page, so maybe you can request some stops closer to you.

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oh, maybe i should apply i have my snake rack be a Pokestop. :)

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Originally Posted by gaitedappy

I play, it makes me happy, I grew up with a Pokemon obsession. Plus I live in an area with a lot to catch and a lot of gyms in walking distance of my house.

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me too!

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Originally Posted by wolfy-hound

That said, I visited my first pokestops yesterday and got two eggs!

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make sure u incubate those eggs! they incubate an hatch as u walk. the eggs with the higher walk goals have the more rare and/or stronger monsters.

i gotta organize and post some of my NYC pix but here's some gym battles we've had over the week...

i took over 2 gyms by myself!
http://i.imgur.com/uUrJcqem.png
didn't last long as didn't have a friend with me to join and help defend.

this lady from Team Mystic was talking alotta smack and bragging about her new Lapras she just hatched. so we took over her gym lol. yeah, my Lapras > your Lapras lady.
http://i.imgur.com/TBKwIrIm.png

we took over 3 gyms!
#1
http://i.imgur.com/mPEFW8Im.png
#2
http://i.imgur.com/xpvYJGBm.png
i forgot to take pix of the other one my Nidoqueen was protecting. anyway by 7pm we captured 3 gyms.
http://i.imgur.com/LNXwoThl.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/YQ5GvU1l.png
by 9am the next morning, we survive protecting 1 gym. i can't believe it, my Lapras is protecting one of the most popular parks in Seattle and we made it through the night. (yes, we re-named my power line-up that night. ;) )

i did non-Pokemon stuff and our last gym falls by the time i check it in the afternoon.
http://i.imgur.com/RELzkxLm.png

Yesterday - Team Valor claims the bridge!
http://i.imgur.com/UROiCyjm.png

we started a jog down the trail and river that leads to a Boeing airplane factory. it's really cool to discover new parts of town. anyway we claimed their bridge!
http://i.imgur.com/SAu3ALom.png

we coulda taken this gym but ran out of potions - it was a Level 4, with the king gym being an 1114 CP Blastoise.
http://i.imgur.com/btnEDhHm.png

this morning, we survive bridge #1 but Boeing workers took back their bridge.
http://i.imgur.com/Rcstya0m.png

24hours later, yasss! first gym we've held for at least a whole day! bridge #1 is ours!
http://i.imgur.com/VQIjURNm.png
it's a popular bridge to a park too. i wonder what level other Team Valor peeps have boosted our gym prestige up to... anyway...

kaching! my first Pokecoins!
http://i.imgur.com/wMKP9EJm.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/ne9sUyrm.png

:)

I personally think it adds more adventure to the game now that they've removed tracking entirely. You still know what's nearby, so I think it just makes you have to explore more to find those cool nearby Pokemon!

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I walked around a park today to hit pokestops and caught several pokemon and with today's update, the app only crashed a couple times. I'm pleased. When I tried to update though, it ended up hanging up and I had to delete the app and reload it.

I intended to walk around after dark when it's cooler to hatch the first egg but it's poured rain both evenings so far. I doubt I'll walk tonight, I'm exhausted! But it'll get done sooner or later. Once I get time to air up my bike tires, I can roam around town and hatch eggs easily.

I would sooner dress as a woman and walk around my local mall than play Pokemon Go....or any Pokémon really. I have never understood the obsession. The cartoon/anime sucks too.

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I would sooner dress as a woman and walk around my local mall than play Pokemon Go....or any Pokémon really. I have never understood the obsession. The cartoon/anime sucks too.

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that sounds like fun.

anyways i love the haters. i get Pokemon ain't yo steez but we don't go into and trash your WOW thread or whatever lol

here's some of my recent catches:
http://imgur.com/5MnYMHPl.png

and a Cubone enforcing the rules in the office kitchen.
http://imgur.com/NsEafnvl.png

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

I would sooner dress as a woman and walk around my local mall than play Pokemon Go....or any Pokémon really. I have never understood the obsession. The cartoon/anime sucks too.

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aww that was really mean
I'm sure some people would say the same about Warcraft
(even WoW has battle pets which is basically pokemon)

I think both are awesome and fun.
:P

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Originally Posted by MasonC2K

I would sooner dress as a woman and walk around my local mall than play Pokemon Go....or any Pokémon really. I have never understood the obsession. The cartoon/anime sucks too.

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To go into a thread full of people who love a game/franchise, just to announce to everyone in the thread how much you think it sucks, is just... great. :rolleyes:

Wow! LOL! Never thought I'd get so much hate over it. I said I hate Pokemon. I didn't say I hate the people that play it. You can come into a WoW thread and say you hate it if you like.

I'll just leave this Pokémon GO gameplay video here ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYv32cjVmvE

Looks like a fun game, but be a bit careful while playing it ;)

http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local...re-walking.ece

I don't know who is following the Sun and Moon poke releases, but I made a fake poke Alolan Persian! Based on the release of Alolan Meowth.

http://66.media.tumblr.com/4d17ebe1e...rkqo1_1280.jpg

^ nice!

http://www.japanrealm.com/wp-content...KoXYAAAU5J.png

hmmm u gonna need 2 cups o'latte to draw the new Exeguttor in the foam lol

http://cde.peru.com/ima/0/1/4/7/6/14...utor-alola.jpg

Oh my god, when that dragon tree thing was first released, I thought it was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. LOL. And then I realized that the creators probably laughed their butts off about it, so it's all good now. :D

Ehh, I've tried to play it a bit but it crashes when I catch something, then it did better after an update, but now after the latest update, it's crashing every time I catch something again.

I did get my bike tires aired up so I will be able to hatch a pokemon egg. I haven't exactly been making huge efforts to play, mostly because of the data use and the crashing. So it's just a fun little app game to me.

Team Valor! :D I just recently got to lvl 22. I don't really take screenshots of my captures, though, but my highest cp at the moment is a vaporeon I evolved (it's 1500s).

And alolan exxegutor is amazing. I love how dumb it looks. :P

I've been a super duper Pokemon nerd since before I could even talk. I have been waiting for this all my life, no lie lol. I play pretty much everyday. I'm level 25. My boyfriend didn't know anything about Pokemon before this and only played to humor me. I have created a monster....all he wants to do is play Pokemon Go. I got him to start watching the first series of the TV show and now he randomly starts quoting lines. I even hear him in the bathroom talking about Pokemon. It has gotten out of hand lol. Even before this, we went on walks a lot, so it has been the perfect game for us. I can't wait until trainer vs trainer battles come out so he can quit talking all this junk about how he's going to beat me. He doesn't even know the type advantages or believe in IV's lol.

I play on an ipad so i only catch what is nearby or in my house cause theres no gps in ipads like phones have, but i occasionally use incense to attratch them, but i rather play hearthstone.

I have to admit iv been a Pokemon freak since I was little, I collected the cards, I had all the VHS taps of the first generation tv show, every day after school I would watch the newest episode of Pokemon on tv, I would spend most my school days thinking about Pokemon and when Mc Donald's had the little Pokemon toys with cards for generation Black and White in there happy meals I made sure to buy a happy meal every day till I got all the toys and cards, so I was super excited when they came out with Pokemon go , I definitely love the game, its every Pokemon fans dream but I definitely prefer the games for the D.S and game boys then I do Pokemon go,

This is the most even poll I've seen for the teams! o: I play when I can, and chose team Instinct because Zapdos and the silhouette of the leader looked pretty cool (and still super cool). It's been a little while and I hope my system still works after all the recent updates and such, I have always adored Pokemon and this game is quite fun! I still remember getting pokemon Blue a fair few years after release...I was really bad at it back then. I'm mostly looking forward to the newest gen coming out! c:

For those who play pokemon in the 3DS on ORAS, black/white, x/y... Get a rare legendary Hoopa this week! :0 I don't think I've ever actually seen anyone have one. It's using the code 2016HOOPA in mystery gift.

ok Pokeman update:

the other weekend i finally reached 400-plus Magikarp candies! yipee!!

however in my excitement i fumbled with my phone. i evolved a 10 CP Magikarp instead of my 145 CP one.

:mad:

http://i.imgur.com/nCWBRxel.pnghttp://i.imgur.com/KRuCqYol.png

this was the Gyarados i ended up with:

http://i.imgur.com/6sp7PH9l.png

:cens0r:

i was SO PISSED!!!

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I have a level 33 account with super rare Pokemon. The game just got to the point where I've reached the peak and nothing to really go for right now.

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I have a level 33 account with super rare Pokemon. The game just got to the point where I've reached the peak and nothing to really go for right now.

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Get out. I thought the level cap was 30?

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Get out. I thought the level cap was 30?

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It used to be, it's 40 now I think.

Yeah the game pretty boring now. I only need 3 Pokemon to complete my pokedex but I almost never see bulbasaurs or charmanders so that'll probably never happen lol Now I just play to get stardust or hatch eggs now when I'm out doing things. Also I evolved a low cp grimer instead of my 700+ one so I almost know how you felt to get that gyarados, I was so mad at the time but I think if I did it when I evolved my gyarados I would have stopped playing right there.

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Yeah the game pretty boring now. I only need 3 Pokemon to complete my pokedex but I almost never see bulbasaurs or charmanders so that'll probably never happen lol Now I just play to get stardust or hatch eggs now when I'm out doing things. Also I evolved a low cp grimer instead of my 700+ one so I almost know how you felt to get that gyarados, I was so mad at the time but I think if I did it when I evolved my gyarados I would have stopped playing right there.

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yeah, i almost threw my phone is the lake when i evolved the wrong Magikarp. but there were kids and firefighters around doing a charity trout fishing thing. i let out be big loud NNOOOooooo!! i was so pissed off tho, it ruined my day.

i have 20 Bulbasaur candies and 10 Charmander candies. they're around, i see their evolved forms at various gyms in my area but hard to find (for me).

at this point i'm slogging through Level 23. i got 119 of 149 Pokemon types. we don't go out on specific Pokemon hunts anymore and with the weather turning i'll be playing less. it's still fun and i look forward to the next big update.

anyone still play Pokemon?

anyway Pokemon Go! just got a big update including the Gen 2 monsters from Gold And Silver.

look 2 new new ones showed up at my desk! :gj:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FZ2ivvbrm.pnghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2Fpc6rh5nm.png

and it's glitch and/or too many peeps playing right now! the game just froze on me and i lost this one wearing a witch hat/crown thing! :mad: looks like a lil witch bird! :)
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FfdmZDkpl.png

honestly i haven't been playing alot lately b/c of the cold and winter. but it's fun to get more monsters!


Edit: @Red - u can catch or evolve to get Blissey now!


Edit2: i was the last person in the world to catch a Ditto. i was killing time before a meeting like last week, catching everything around me. i wasn't really paying attention when i caught a Spearow i think and it changed into Ditto! finally. yay!
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FIrJYlGvm.pnghttps://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FG3FcUJWm.png

i got my 2nd Ditto that was hiding as a Zubat the other day. (:
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2Ftw3WCIIm.png

also i've been seeing Lickitung everywhere lately.
https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...2FbT0vlfcm.png

I've caught a few today! My favorite being Phanpy and evolved Umbreon. I would upload photos if I knew how from my phone. :slamhead:
Didn't even know Dittos are hiding around. Nice!

I still don't have a ditto but I stopped playing before it was released and haven't picked up the game again until now. I got 20 new ones on campus playing today lol

I haven't had a chance to get out and play since the update, but I did catch a ditto a few weeks back. I play very casually.

Funny you bring this up now. I just casually looked at the app today on campus and found an odd looking sentret

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...634f87d32f.jpg


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i still play! catching a ditto a week ago caught me very off guard! hahaha. i play all the time because i am still in love with pokemon at 25. :zerb:

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Originally Posted by kxr

Funny you bring this up now. I just casually looked at the app today on campus and found an odd looking sentret

https://ball-pythons.net/forums/cach...634f87d32f.jpg

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OMG congratulations! :D :gj:


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i still play! catching a ditto a week ago caught me very off guard! hahaha. i play all the time because i am still in love with pokemon at 25. :zerb:

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me too!

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i still play! catching a ditto a week ago caught me very off guard! hahaha. i play all the time because i am still in love with pokemon at 25. :zerb:

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I'm not quite 25 but I am 22 and I still love Pokemon. I actually went to the midnight release of sun and moon although I haven't beat moon yet and I haven't even played sun [emoji21]


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