Pokemon: GO

[xRECKONERx]

7137 8505 3655
trainer code. add me, yall

[Fenchurch]

3003 2190 6606

Trainer name: Semley

Gonna try and get y'all to Best Friends so if I ever see you at a meet we can trade surplus legendaries for -800 stardust and +3 candy.

[Faraday]

òk haven't played pokemon go in forever (when they still only had gen 1?) but gonna download it and give it a spin

[T-Bone]

Friend code is 3208 8552 2558

Trainer Name: DodgeTheSaint

Add me bitches.

[Cheery Dog]

Adding peoples.

5147 4429 0905

[Faraday]

adding everyone. im anobesepigeon

3760 1047 8259

[Papa Zito]

Getting a postcard from across the world is a really cool thing.

[DeathNote]

0113 3901 8667

Hit me up!

[Sudo_Nym]

3330 6024 9856

I'm back in.

[Sudo_Nym]

So what's the deal with Raids/Trades/all the other new features I haven't seen since I stopped playing in 2016?

[T-Bone]

Raids let you confront powerful pokemon with friends, and if you beat them, you get a chance to catch them. Trades are a new feature that haven't been fully implemented yet.

[DeathNote]

Anyone done an Ex-Raid yet?

[Papa Zito]

I've done a few yeah.

[Cheery Dog]

I've got one tomorrow.

I won't be attending as it's too far out of my way to get there during it's timeframe.

(I've also previously done two)

[DeathNote]

What are they like? I've got one next week but I've never done one before.

[T-Bone]

I was walking around downtown and stumbled into a 16 player raid for Regiice. That was nice, and now I have one.

[Papa Zito]

What are they like? I've got one next week but I've never done one before.

Depending on where you live - you'll have a big crowd of people. Shortly before the group will probably split by team color. They'll use private groups to organize. Everyone will want to start right after it hatches so don't be late. Sometimes people will want to do a "2nd run" because they have multiple accounts but don't bet on it. Raid itself and catch afterwards play out exactly like any other raid.

This has been my experience anyway. I've done 5 of them.

[DeathNote]

Hmm I'm wondering how helpful I could even be haha. My pokemon don't go over 1800cp

[Papa Zito]

It shouldn't matter, you'll likely have enough other people participating.

[Sudo_Nym]

So a Raid is just a bunch of people teaming up on a pokemon like in a battle? And then you can throw a pokeball at it?

Also, I live in an area without a ton of people. Can a raid be done solo?

[T-Bone]

Yes.

1 star raids can be done solo. 2 stars maybe. Anything above that can't.

[Papa Zito]

That's exactly what it is yeah. Raids pop up randomly at gyms. You have to use a "raid pass" to do them. You can get a free raid pass every day by spinning the photo disc on top of a gym. Raids have tier levels to give you a rough idea of how difficult they are. Tier 1 raids can be solo'd by almost anyone, while Tier 4 will need a small group to win. Variables such as trainer levels and weather help determine just how many people are needed. If you win the battle before the timer runs out you get a chance to catch whatever you were fighting. The number of catch attempts will depend on which team owns the gym, which team did the most damage, your own personal amount of damage done, and if you have friends with you.

There are a lot of infographics like this one out there that get updated and published on a regular basis to let you know what's soloable.

[Glork]

We should, like.... post our trainer codes & shit.


2213 4506 3069

[Faraday]

Yay corsola. Still havent done a regice raid. Not enough people here i think

[xRECKONERx]

oh yeah can we do some regional swaps? i desperately need kanghaskhan/mr mime/farfetch'd/heracross/corsola/relicanth/volbeat/zangoose/solrock/torkoal/tropius

those are the non-NA region exclusives
i have the NA exclusives for trade:
Tauros
Illumise
Seviper
Lunatone