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Old 26-07-2016, 12:32
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I SWEAR Zubat is a Bitch to actually catch. I've wasted soooo many Pokeballs on trying to tag that little bastard and his cousins. I had enough of them to get the transfers and then enough of those tokens to evolve to a Golbat, but think I'd done with Zubat's for the time being. They're not worth the effort.
I'm having issues catching an Abra. I've only come across 4 since playing and every time they've run away after one ball is thrown at them.
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Old 26-07-2016, 12:46
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I'm having issues catching an Abra. I've only come across 4 since playing and every time they've run away after one ball is thrown at them.
Hah, sounds like them on the Nintendo handheld games too; they're quick to dart on that.

With that being said, I've not had a single Pokémon (Abra or otherwise) actually run away from me yet. They've all been rather patient.
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Old 26-07-2016, 13:03
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Loads more pokemon run away from me (Level 14 now). I had a weedle do it! I didn't think they could actually "run" lol. Poliwhirl seems to be the worst; i've tried to capture it 5 times but only managed it twice

Yeah my man usually goes walkies when i'm in my lounge; definitely helps clocking up the KMs on the egg!

I haven't had a 10k egg in a while now. My 2 5ks today gave me goldeen and shelder, already got them but pushes them closer to evolution I guess.
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Old 26-07-2016, 13:19
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Got an app called PokeNotify which tells me when Pokemon spawn and where specifically they are, a neat little work around for the whole 3 footprint glitch.

Within 10 minutes it let me know there was a Nidorino nearby so I went out and sure enough there it was, was my first Nidorino and the whole Nidoran line is one of my favourites of all time, with Nidoking being my personal favourite Pokemon ever, so that's a massive win for me
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Old 26-07-2016, 14:14
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I seem to consistently be picking up new creatures every day on my walk to town.

Got an Electabuzz today. He looks like he can handle himself in a fight. Haven't seen it mentioned here so maybe its a rare one
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Old 26-07-2016, 14:21
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I seem to consistently be picking up new creatures every day on my walk to town.

Got an Electabuzz today. He looks like he can handle himself in a fight. Haven't seen it mentioned here so maybe its a rare one
Been after him for days, he shows up on my radar every now and then but he's incredibly hard to actually encounter
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Old 26-07-2016, 14:38
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Saw a Ninetails on my map. It was down on that list of close pokemon so it was probably far away. Couldn't find it no matter which direction i went. Ran into about 10 other people looking for it too
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Old 26-07-2016, 14:57
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Good day for me so far. Caught a Psyduck, Slowpoke, Tentacool, Poliwag, and evolved my Pidgeotto to a Pidgeot.

Saw a Weepingbell and a Meowth but both escaped.
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Old 26-07-2016, 15:14
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Daughter now into this.
On the map you see leaves spraying up. Is this where pokemon potentially are ?
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Old 26-07-2016, 15:24
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Been after him for days, he shows up on my radar every now and then but he's incredibly hard to actually encounter
An 853CP one wondered into my lounge the other day It was my highest CP pokemon until I evolved a Drowzee into a 902CP Hypno.
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Old 26-07-2016, 16:45
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Hi , I am playing this game and loving it but I went to Battersea park yesterday and considering every blade of grass was moving not many actually came out to play.

Also when you are near one and it pops up with the arrows what does it mean as we kept walking around and around trying to get one to come out and nothing. Yet I thought the arrows where pointing us in that direction ?
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Old 26-07-2016, 16:46
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Also any hint and and tips as my area seems rubbish for the rarer ones ?
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Old 26-07-2016, 17:10
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Caught a Weedle, Caterpie, Magnemite and another Horsea today

I also know that Psyduck appears often in my area but I don't have my data yet to go explore for him. There is also a Shellder somewhere abouts. Once I get that going I'm going to start hunting down pokemon outside my local college
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Old 26-07-2016, 17:16
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Also any hint and and tips as my area seems rubbish for the rarer ones ?
Hatching eggs will save you if your local pokes are a bit samey. My first 10k was Electabuzz, and that really helped with the water types around here. Its faster attack is Low Kick, so the Lapras have been buggered.

Rarer ones will appear as you level up I think.
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Old 26-07-2016, 17:28
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Hatching eggs will save you if your local pokes are a bit samey. My first 10k was Electabuzz, and that really helped with the water types around here. Its faster attack is Low Kick, so the Lapras have been buggered.

Rarer ones will appear as you level up I think.
Thanks , i am only level 11 and caught 42 so far. And my 10k is about to hatch as I'm at 9.9k at the moment
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Old 26-07-2016, 17:29
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Thanks , i am only level 11 and caught 42 so far. And my 10k is about to hatch as I'm at 9.9k at the moment
I recall reaching level 12 was nice, things ramp up a bit between 12-14. You can see some tips upthread about getting your avatar to "walk" at home.
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Old 26-07-2016, 18:01
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I recall reaching level 12 was nice, things ramp up a bit between 12-14. You can see some tips upthread about getting your avatar to "walk" at home.
Thanks

If you go out at night do you get different ones than during the day ?


My 10k egg was Kabuto so it was at least new for me
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Old 26-07-2016, 18:07
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Actually I caught my Koffing in a housing estate too.
So weird, I just caught my first Koffing walking home though a housing estate I swear this game is a bit psychic, I was complaining to my sister about how even though I walk past 3 lakes every day to work I never see a water pokemon then 3 turned up at my house the next day
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Old 26-07-2016, 18:57
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Can everyone catch the same Pokemon or if someone catches it before you has it gone?
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Old 26-07-2016, 20:14
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Hi , I am playing this game and loving it but I went to Battersea park yesterday and considering every blade of grass was moving not many actually came out to play.

Also when you are near one and it pops up with the arrows what does it mean as we kept walking around and around trying to get one to come out and nothing. Yet I thought the arrows where pointing us in that direction ?
They are actually footprints and the concept is that the less footprints, the closer it is however currently it doesn't work ( see post #444 ).
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Old 26-07-2016, 20:27
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Can everyone catch the same Pokemon or if someone catches it before you has it gone?
You can all catch same one
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Old 26-07-2016, 20:48
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Level 16 now, caught a Venomoth, a 935 Hypnodisc, evolved a Butterfree, hatched a Chansey from a 10k egg today (walked the whole 10k) and got my Flameon upto 1025hp.
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Old 26-07-2016, 21:18
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Thanks

If you go out at night do you get different ones than during the day ?


My 10k egg was Kabuto so it was at least new for me
Yes
More likely to get ghost pokemon, electric and some bug ones

I hadn't even had a venonat, though on a walk at 11ish I see this large insect thing close by on the GPS; thought it was a beedrill but turned out to be a venomoth, which in the pokedex says they ONLY come out at night and only near illuminated places. That was at 650CP too.

I need 10k eggs. I only have 1 use left of the incubator; can you obtain further ones at the pokestops? Or can you delete the 2k eggs if your egg basket is full with 9?
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Old 26-07-2016, 21:47
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Yes
More likely to get ghost pokemon, electric and some bug ones

I hadn't even had a venonat, though on a walk at 11ish I see this large insect thing close by on the GPS; thought it was a beedrill but turned out to be a venomoth, which in the pokedex says they ONLY come out at night and only near illuminated places. That was at 650CP too.

I need 10k eggs. I only have 1 use left of the incubator; can you obtain further ones at the pokestops? Or can you delete the 2k eggs if your egg basket is full with 9?
I caught my Venomoth (726cp) at around 2pm today.
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Old 26-07-2016, 22:11
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Yes
More likely to get ghost pokemon, electric and some bug ones

I hadn't even had a venonat, though on a walk at 11ish I see this large insect thing close by on the GPS; thought it was a beedrill but turned out to be a venomoth, which in the pokedex says they ONLY come out at night and only near illuminated places. That was at 650CP too.

I need 10k eggs. I only have 1 use left of the incubator; can you obtain further ones at the pokestops? Or can you delete the 2k eggs if your egg basket is full with 9?
You get more incubators when you level up. God they are handy! You can't delete eggs. The gyms earn you coins and experience, I'm just about ready to start earning some in-game currency now and I'm saving for incubators. Lures aren't as useful IMO.

I don't think the game would be tossing 10k eggs at players randomly, as they're valuable and too much variation would give a bit of an unfair advantage somewhere along the line. Going by posts elsewhere, it seems most people have a similar time with egg distribution, though obviously not with what they hatch. Hitmonchan popped from my newest and only 10k.
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