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A Very Large GPS Drift

April 10, 2022April 6, 2022 Medic 1 Comment Bug, Glitch, gps, pokemon go

Since I’ve got a newer, more modern phone, I don’t get that much GPS drift any more. Sometimes, with all location-based games and apps, GPS signals can get blocked. After all, GPS is tied to a massive system of satellites which communicate and triangulate together. Most of the time, this GPS drift is very short and always snaps back after a few moments. However, one day, I went on a really nice trip, according to my GPS. The GPS was slow at first. It was just doing what it normally does, wandering to and from the Pokestop by my house.… [Continue Reading]

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My Three Favourite Starter Pokemon

April 5, 2022March 31, 2022 Medic 0 Comments pokemon, pokemon go, starter

In every Pokemon game you play, you start off with, well, a Starter Pokemon to take with you and train with. In Pokemon GO, your starter Pokemon is very basic, with a static 10/10/10 IVs and at CP10. Normally those are quickly abandoned, due to being mostly useless and cosmetic. The main series games though, your starter Pokemon is normally your best buddy forever and ever, growing alongside you. Anyway, if I were forced to pick a starter for myself, it’d be one of these lot. #4 Charmander As much as I want to like Squirtle and Bulbasaur more, Charmander… [Continue Reading]

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I’d be a Great Team Rocket Leader

April 4, 2022March 30, 2022 Medic 0 Comments pokemon go, random

I’ll be blunt. The leaders of Team GO Rocket are pretty mediocre. They have all the battling skills of Jesse and James and none of the joy and enthusiasm. And their boss in particular really has an odd way of showing up, talking big then getting his ass kicked. While being the CEO of a company AND being the CEO of Team Rocket, Giovanni is lucky that he holds a majority stake of both companies and can’t be voted out via his shareholders. So, as an offer of help and support, Giovanni has been sent on holiday for a bit… [Continue Reading]

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Missing Weather Effects in Pokemon GO

March 29, 2022March 23, 2022 Medic 0 Comments lag, pokemon go, weather

It’s funny how sometimes I miss really simple things. As I write this article, it has been raining outside. Not a huge amount, no floods or anything, but wet enough to warrant an umbrella. The sound of rain falling, alongside the odd splash of a car going through a puddle can often be quite relaxing. It’s also relaxing to sit inside on a rainy day, wrapped up and catching Pokemon with an incense. What I also like about Pokemon GO is how the weather in the app matches the weather outside. Or, at least, it tries to. Lately though, Pokemon… [Continue Reading]

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On Paying €11 on a 67% shadow Ho-Oh

March 18, 2022March 13, 2022 Medic 1 Comment bad luck, ho-oh, lugia, pokemon go

I’ll be honest. I wasted my money on the Johto tour. Playing it mostly solo wasn’t particularly fun. But at the very least, I’d get some nice Pokemon, right? After all, I got a nice shiny Ho-Oh out of it. However, a big part of purchasing the ticket was to get some cool Apex Shadow Legendary Pokemon. I like Lugia and Ho-Oh, so the idea of getting what is basically Super Ho-Oh and Super Lugia sounded pretty neat. As I opened up the encounter got Ho-Oh though, it all kinda fell apart. Why? Because I said to myself, “how bad… [Continue Reading]

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In Hindsight, the Johto Tour wasn’t worth it.

March 15, 2022March 11, 2022 Medic 0 Comments johto tour, pokemon go

So it’s been a while since the Johto Tour ended, but something about it seems off. Something I couldn’t quite place. Too much to do in one day. Here’s what we had to do: Catch the entire Johto Pokedex Evolve everything in the Johto Pokedex Do a mini research quest and get another Celebi Complete various collection challenges Take snap shots of legendary dogs Do a Team-Rocket-like battling challenge And all of that is joined by looking for shiny Pokemon and doing normal Pokemon things. Pokeballs were still in short supply, despite the ball prep event a few days prior.… [Continue Reading]

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Sandshrew Community Day

March 14, 2022March 13, 2022 Medic 0 Comments community day, kanto, pokemon go, sandshrew

It’s been a while since I commented on a Community Day, but that’s mostly because, well, they’ve not been that interesting. The last Community Day before Sandshrew was Hoppip, a rather quiet little event. However, it was just before the Johto Tour, where all Johto Pokemon had their releases anyway. So, after a bunch of Johto stuff, which also comes along with Kanto stuff, you’d think we’d have a new shiny from elsewhere, right? You never know after all. There’s still a lot of Pokemon without their shinies that would work, right? A Buggy Day Oh look another Kanto Pokemon… [Continue Reading]

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Why Would Anyone Nerf Incense in Pokemon GO?

March 13, 2022March 13, 2022 Medic 0 Comments incense, nerf, pokemon go

After the Johto Tour and the Season of Heritage faded away, something went wrong. Incense, one of the most accessible premium items in Pokemon GO, was nerfed. In fact, Incense had actually returned to its previous state, before COVID and all that. Why did this happen? I have no idea. But no matter how you look at Incense, it’s definitely not in a good spot any more. Pre-Pandemic Problems Before the pandemic, Incense wasn’t a particularly good item. It lasted half an hour and spawned a Pokemon every 5 minutes or so, based on how fast you were going. If… [Continue Reading]

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A Forgotten Plot Amid Seasons

March 11, 2022March 7, 2022 Medic 0 Comments apex, ho-oh, lugia, pokemon go, team rocket go

For a while now, there has been some sort of on-going story arc in Pokemon GO. The Season of Mischief introduced us to Hoopa and portals, and that mini plot point somewhat led us to a large door. Season of Heritage gave us a proper idea that something strange is going on. However, none of this plot is particularly… memorable. Nor does it make much sense. And with Season of Heritage leaving and Season of Alola starting, the plot lines just kinda fizzle out. “Wait there’s a plot?” So, throughout Season of Heritage, we had some interesting plot threads lying… [Continue Reading]

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Holding Off Evolving Starters

March 8, 2022March 3, 2022 Medic 0 Comments alola, pokemon go

At the start of March, we got a nice Pokemon GO update. The next season was revealed to be the season of Alola. And with it, a bunch of Alolan Pokemon got their debuts in Pokemon GO. The Pokemon in question? Mostly the starter Pokemon from the Alola region, as well as your basic common bird and rat Pokemon. However, while it is tempting to get the new Pokedex entries and evolve the starters straight away, it might be worth waiting for a bit. Why? Because starter Pokemon are always strong candidates for Community Days. Starter Pokemon are always a… [Continue Reading]