Pokémon Pokemon Go General Discussion

[N a t]

https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=319928

You can use this to request a Pokestop or a Gym. Or report bad locations for em.

Thank you so much! I just requested that a nearby clubhouse/church location be made into a Pokestop. There are several neighborhoods, developments, and homes located in my area, and the nearest Pokestop for any of us is at a church on a busy highway. Not cool. So, I requested that our little clubhouse be turned into a Pokestop, cuz it's nearby everyone, and it's not a place known for heavy traffic. Any of us could walk there safely, and there's enough space on the property that we could catch Pok?mon and collect items without bothering anyone. I'd be so happy if it became a safe Pokestop for everyone around me. Wish me luck!

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I literally can't with this game. The last two days I've gone on long 3+ hour walks, and only got a handful of Pokemon, the majority of those being common (there are a lot of pokestops on the way, but those become useless once your bag gets full), but when I'm at work, I'll be in my 15 minute break, and before I know it there's like 10 Pokemon just chilling in the lunch room?
It's just so annoying that whenever I go out looking for Pokemom I don't find any, I just wish Pokemom occourances were more common, as its really hindering me from enjoying this game (and I was a real hater at the start!)

I kinda agree, but I'm not taking it as badly as you I guess. Pok?mon appearances aren't super common for me, and when they do appear, they're almost always super common Pok?mon I no longer need. I would no longer need them, because I have all of their evolutionary line already, and I don't wanna battle with them either. So, there's no point in catching them until a trade option becomes available, and the sad part is, everyone will have these commons by the time trading is released. People living country side have it kind of rough, in both wild encounters and finding Pokestops :s

 

[Submarina]

I literally can't with this game. The last two days I've gone on long 3+ hour walks, and only got a handful of Pokemon, the majority of those being common (there are a lot of pokestops on the way, but those become useless once your bag gets full), but when I'm at work, I'll be in my 15 minute break, and before I know it there's like 10 Pokemon just chilling in the lunch room?
It's just so annoying that whenever I go out looking for Pokemom I don't find any, I just wish Pokemom occourances were more common, as its really hindering me from enjoying this game (and I was a real hater at the start!)

I feel you. I see people in big cities with Pokestops every 10 metres and lures on each one and get really jealous. Luckily there is 1 Pokestop close to my home but that's it. Unless I spend money on incense and lures (which I really don't want to), I just can't gain exp at the same rate as people in cities, or even people in other parts of my own town. It makes the game really tough and unfair.

I've found driving can be a lot faster when it comes to finding Pokemon! Try driving slowly, preferably to a place with a lot of Pokestops if there's one close by!

The other thing you can do is download Ingress and access its map. Ingress marks places with high cell phone usage with white dots. Those are the areas with the most Pokemon. This is much more reliable than trying to follow the shaking grass!

 

[Peter]

I literally can't with this game. The last two days I've gone on long 3+ hour walks, and only got a handful of Pokemon, the majority of those being common (there are a lot of pokestops on the way, but those become useless once your bag gets full), but when I'm at work, I'll be in my 15 minute break, and before I know it there's like 10 Pokemon just chilling in the lunch room?
It's just so annoying that whenever I go out looking for Pokemom I don't find any, I just wish Pokemom occourances were more common, as its really hindering me from enjoying this game (and I was a real hater at the start!)

Yeah I know what you mean, I have a few Pokestops nearby my house but literally no Pokemon spawn around here at all. It's just lucky I live 15 minutes away from the city by train/underground so getting to an area with a lot of activity is p easy. They definitely need to check the occurrence rate in more rural areas by the sounds of what people are saying in this thread.

Even if they just did a thing with a temporary daily incense or something so people could get a few more Pokemon without travelling for miles - I think that would make people interested in playing more often.

 

[Jade_Amell]

I have no Pokeballs. Like seriously none. And the nearest Pokestop from me is a playground. I'm not comfortable going to a playground with out my kid. Last thing I need is some helicopter mom flipping her **** thinking I'm trying to take pics of her kids when I'm just catching Pokemon. I requested a restaurant that's sorta across the street from me to be a Pokestop. Which I strongly hopefully hope it becomes one because it'll be massively convenient plus its my favorite restaurant and I want to drum up their business. And yeah, majority of the Pokemon that spawn around me tend to be rats and birds. Which I have a ton of. =\

 

[ShinyYoshi]

Now I feel kind of bad announcing I was just chillin waiting for my car to get an oil change and a Dratini just appeared out of no where and I caught it

 

[Nightmares]

There's hardly any Pok?stops here kms

In the pictures in the app store there's so many

 

[Pokemanz]

I hope they're open to accepting non-landmark areas because we don't have any around here...

Ummm how do I find the lat/long??

 

[jiny]

there's a pokestop a few mins away from me but it leads to somewhere i don't want to go

 

[Fleshy]

I went out with my sister earlier, mainly to look for pokestops and things and there's one a few minutes from my house, and another a ten minute walk or so away, there's also 4 pokestops and 2 gyms in the village that's a 10 minute bus journey away. It's cool because I'm in a really tiny village so we went to a village near us which is a little bigger and there was like 4 groups of people sitting between 2 pokestops, they'd put a lure on one too which was cool, I just didn't expect any people around as it's a small place and things. I keep seeing pictures of people surround by pokestops and gyms and things and i'm jealous that I'm not in the city or something

it also keeps crashing almost every time i try to catch a pokemon and I lose them, it's really pretty annoying. Also the fact you need internet and I don't have unlimited data.. I bet mobile companies are really benefiting from this app because people will always have their 3G/4G or whatever on

 

[Liamslash]

Just got a Samsung galaxy S5 mainly just for Pokemon go since my iphone 4 won't play it, I picked charmander to start off with, even though Pikachu looked good I just got back from shopping and can't be bothered to walk.
I can connect to a gym from my house, but the nearest pokestop is a 5 minute walk down a really busy street

 

[SansAnimalCrossing]

Stupid me went on a wild goose chase after ghastly thinking it was moltres because his gas closely resembles flames good job self. xD

 

[N a t]

Now I feel kind of bad announcing I was just chillin waiting for my car to get an oil change and a Dratini just appeared out of no where and I caught it

So f-in jelly, congrats tho *w*

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Stupid me went on a wild goose chase after ghastly thinking it was moltres because his gas closely resembles flames good job self. xD

Rip, I saw a venasuar once, and admittedly thought it was some kind of bird pokemon, before I zoomed in on the pic -_-

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Just got a Samsung galaxy S5 mainly just for Pokemon go since my iphone 4 won't play it, I picked charmander to start off with, even though Pikachu looked good I just got back from shopping and can't be bothered to walk.
I can connect to a gym from my house, but the nearest pokestop is a 5 minute walk down a really busy street

My only advice is to request a Pokestop be added somewhere closer or safer, and that you give them a good reason to place it, to increase your chances. I mentioned in the "reason box" that the nearest Pokestop for the people around me and myself was difficult to access or impossible. Maybe even dangerous, but I didn't make it sound too dangerous... It's not a huge landmark, but hopefully they'll accept it.

 

[SansAnimalCrossing]

Yeah but then I brightened my screen and died inside when I saw it wasn't XD

 

[N a t]

On another note, while I still don't have anything "epic" or better as the chart shows, I made off with a decent haul today. I caught 2 Ryhorns, a Clefairy, a couple Poliwags, and a Growlithe. However, as much slow driving as I did, my egg hasn't hatched. I would've walked the town, but there's not a lot of choice parking spots where I can avoid a ticket. I also beat my brother's friend's gym today, but didn't kick them out cuz my phone battery was low. Lol I told my bro to warn his friends though xD

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Yeah but then I brightened my screen and died inside when I saw it wasn't XD

I feel yah, hehe the struggles .

 

[MayorJudyOfZootopia]

are legendaries even in pokemon go yet?

 

[SansAnimalCrossing]

Someone dug in the files and found they're names along with ditto lol. My friend that lives in colarado also said she had a mewtwo nearby but never did get to it because it was dark

 

[N a t]

I heard a rumor that legendries will be available as like events. I don't remember where though, and it's just a rumor. Possibly Ditto will also be an event? If any of it is true later on.

 

[SansAnimalCrossing]

I read in an article stuff like trading is confirmed for later

 

[Liamslash]

Well, went for a walk, first half went great but then the servers lagged out and I couldn't catch anything because it wouldn't let me
Tomorrow I'll go to the local pokestops (there's two on the same street).

 

[Pokemanz]

Hopefully I can leave the house tomorrow. Haven't caught anything in 4 days. Getting real tired of everyone catching the single Pokemon I desperately want but meanwhile I can't find it. :/

I heard a rumor that legendries will be available as like events. I don't remember where though, and it's just a rumor. Possibly Ditto will also be an event? If any of it is true later on.

I read that it's like a catching contest and the top three will each receive the legendaries? Doesn't make sense so I wouldn't believe it.