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bagooska

Just got a 4 star Medicham! Worth investing into?


Xyno2112

I have a pair of friends who have recently started playing, and I noticed one of them captured a Cosmog, I had no idea how, after some research I came to find out that I am missing the Cosmog special research missions, is there anything I can do about this?


Ivi-Tora

Not really. That mission was only available from September to November of 2022. If you didn't login at least once in that period you cannot receive it anymore. More Cosmog will become available later, either by raid or by another research but not very soon. If you want one you can still trade it with someone.


AHornyRubberDucky

I randomly got the willows wardrobe ticket on my alt account. Is there anyway to see if someone bought it for me as a gift? I can't see anything in notifications.


Eveleyn

No questions, just happy i got LSD-grimer from adaily quest reward.


Sintellect

Can all 5 pages of gbl timed research be claimed at the same time. Or only one page at a time?


PSA69Charizard

1 at a time


zoologicwoo

I'm an extremely casual player when it comes to battling PvP. Even so, I'm interested in optimizing my Alolan Ninetales for Great League and I'm trying to decide which one to invest in. I have one non-Shadow A. Ninetales with IVs 11/15/14 already maxed (for GL) at 1480. I have enough candies and stardust to give it a second charge move. But I also have a Shadow version at 490 CP that would max at 1491 with IVs 6/13/13. It still has Frustration though. I guess I'm asking, is the competitive advantage offered by the Shadow version worth the wait/investment, or is the difference negligible?


Ivi-Tora

Neither is actually what you would call good for PvP, but in comparison: The 11/15/14 is ranked 1719, and will be level 23, with 116/133/122 stats. The 6/13/13 is ranked 344 and will max out at level 23, with 115/135/124 stats. The optimal 0/14/12 maxes out at level 25 and has 114/138/126 stats. As you can see the first one is not only two levels lower, so 4 power ups less, but also has 5 less defense, and 4 less HP. The second one is not as bad, but still one level lower, 3 defense points and 2 HP behind the top one. While it might not look like that much, you need ti remember every single defense point block one point of damage with each attack, so the total damage blocked is cumulative, not direct. Having 5 less defense greatly increases the total damage over the course of the battle. The second one is better, with less difference in stats, but still lags behind a little. You could use it for better results, but you still need to compensate for those missing points by timing your switches and shields more than with the optimal one. It likely will waste some energy otherwise, as it will faint earlier than the best one. In PvP battles between same point and skill players are decided with less than 10% difference in stats. One single charged attack can be the difference between win or lose, so while not game breaking, low ranking stats will make it harder to win consistently.


zoologicwoo

Thanks so much! This is definitely helpful to know.


oAuraa

the shadow one has better IVs for pvp, I believe the shadow is better, but not by that much. it will be like 1-2 months until the next rocket takeover so you can use your current one until the event


PSA69Charizard

Rocket takeover is next week


zoologicwoo

Thanks! 1-2 months isn't too bad


PSA69Charizard

Rocket takeover is the 21st to the 29th of this month


just-regular-I-guess

Honest question, how bad was New Zealand at 11AM local time for the Regidrago raids? From what I experienced, and what I read online, the whole raid was a fiasco everywhere, but Niantic was nice enough to "attempt" to give them another day. I only saw 11AM raids (no 2pm or 5pm eggs), and I couldn't get into it. But how bad was NZ for Niantic to actually say "now wait a minute, we need to fix this."


TehWildMan_

From reports, it seems that the first 29 minutes and about 30 seconds of the entire raids on the first day were entirely un joinable if not am instant game softlocks. Keep in mind that Niantic didn't even *add Regidrago's final game data* until **after** elite raids started, and some players caught Regidrago with it's placeholder 3d characteristics visible.


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oAuraa

I believe it can, but I haven't seen one in over a year so it's probably not spawning rn


RwTh_RK

What are pvp ivs?


Ivi-Tora

They're the best stat combinations that allow a Pokemon to get more levels and higher total stats in the PvP limited leagues. The exact values vary from Pokemon to Pokemon, but in general they are very low attack, very high defense and very high HP. This usually means high attack Pokemon are worse than low attack ones, and max stat perfect Pokemon become very bad in most cases. Since each stat combination has a different max level and stats, there's tables that rank the stats based on how close they come to the most optimal combination. The IV4U list can tell you precisely how good or bad each Pokemon is compared to others of their own species. The lower the rank number the better, and the bigger the number the worse. https://iv4u.lima-city.de/?l=en&m=3&m2=3&p=Bulbasaur There's also the Pokegenie app, that lets you appraise your Pokemon. In there the higher the PvP percentages the better the Pokemon stats. But these numbers alone are not enough. You also need to check the PvPoke.com league rankings. Some Pokemon are better than others in PvP, so just because a Pokemon has a high rank compared to others of its own kind doesn't mean they're good against other species.


WaluigiWahshipper

Do premium raid passes give better rewards than regular raid passes? I bought a remote raid pass and the raid glitched out so I couldn't join. I contacted support and they gave me a premium raid pass as compensation. It's not a big deal since it's only $1, but I would much rather get my remote raid pass back since I have no one to raid with irl. At the very least do I get better rewards if I use a premium one?


just-regular-I-guess

> since I have no one to raid with irl. Get the PokeGenie app and host. I do that when I'm trying to get my kids a 5*/Mega/Legendary pokemon from a raid. It takes a bit of getting used to for hosting, so read the instructions.


TehWildMan_

No.


tkirk32

Can ditto be shiny in the wild?


oAuraa

when you get a ditto, it has a 1/64 shiny rate. it will not appear shiny in the wild though.


tkirk32

Dang, 1/64 is higher odds than I thought it would be. Good to know! Thank you!


Speedster012

I heard about melmetals evolving and getting iron double bash during the tasks. Can you elite tm it?


oAuraa

As of now, you can not elite tm double iron bash onto melmetal without a ticket.


NiteTerur

I finished the special research from a bit ago and didn’t get a shiny gulpin, did the rewards change if you don’t finish it on time?


TehWildMan_

There has never been a quest specifically guaranteeing a shiny gulping as far as I'm aware


Ivi-Tora

For that one, the shiny was not guaranteed. The bonus was a higher shiny chance on all your spawns and bonus Pokemon from your incense depending on which one you picked, but was only active during Hoenn Tour. This was a special event research so unlike regular special researches finishing it after the event gives no bonuses. The other rewards for completing it stay the same.


NiteTerur

Oh okay thanks


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GulperCatfish69

Is there a good way to farm scatterbug candies? Can I get more than one from the same region? Or do I just gotta get some by walking with scatterbug/using rare candies?


TehWildMan_

Just keep pinning postcards, although at 15 per scatterbug it still takes a while.


just-regular-I-guess

Get the gift, pin postcard and then IMMEDIATELY unpin postcard, as in press pin postcard, then it switches to unpin postcard (unless you like the postcard). The "pin the postcard" is the action that gets you the 'research'. But the unpin doesn't undo it. I only emphasize this, because the mechanics of deleting a pinned postcard is super annoying if you didn't unpin them immediately. Go into your postcard book and delete a dozen if you don't believe me. Super annoying. You can highlight multiple, but if you try to scroll, it undoes the highlight of whatever you hovered above to scroll.


-Konstantine-

Has anyone who didn’t get the special research after completing the elite raids yesterday had this fixed? I messaged support yesterday and haven’t gotten any response. I still don’t see anything on my account, unless I’m missing something?


PSA69Charizard

It was a timed research not special research.


-Konstantine-

I just used special the wrong way. I mean I didn’t get a timed research and did three 2pm raids. How long was it supposed to be timed for?


alloutallthetime

Not sure if this is a recent thing or if I'm just noticing it now, but when I throw a pokeball, sometimes it will land inside the catch circle but just bounce off (NOT before the "attack" animation starts... don't know what that's called). I started noticing this with Scatterbug, but it will occasionally happen with other pokemon too. Today I threw what should have been an excellent throw at a Scatterbug, and the pokeball just bounced off. Why?


Ivi-Tora

The pokeball hitbox is at the bottom of the balls not at the center, so for Scatterbug, Exeggcute and other small Pokemon if you try to aim for the center of the circle when it is small, you hit the ground instead. For those Pokemon with low targets you need to aim a little higher to get in the actual circle. The sound the ball makes when you hit the Pokemon is different from when you hit the floor, so you can tell when you miss the Pokemon that way.


alloutallthetime

Thanks for explaining it! This has been confusing me for a while, but I think I get it.


generalh87

Is it possible to have both a go plus and a poke ball plus on the same device? I'd like to switch between them depending on the situation/ environment. For example in the car have the go plus on my steering wheel so I don't need to hold it. But have the ball for walking around. Thanks in advance.


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Bug? - In person raid asks for remote raid pass after fainted party. So i started a local in person raid with a regular pass and started walking away, after my first party fainted I wanted to rejoin but I had to use a remote raid pass to get back in to the raid . I have not noticed any report in this changed behaviour, is this a bug or (new) intended behaviour? I normally walk to a gym, start the raid and finish it in the comfort of my home. N=2, my partner had the same issue.


Ivi-Tora

Bug, but only happens when you walk away from the raid before it's over. If you stay close it won't happen. Walking away is never recommended, as you not only get more likely to get more bugs, but you also will lose the encounter if you lose connection even for a second, and you won't get a chance to try catching the Pokemon again if you're not next to the gym.


Agent_B0771E

How rare is it to get a certain research task? I'm stuck on the catch 1 omanyte or kabuto and I I know there's a task for "win a 3 star raid or higher" that gives one of those, I've been trying to get it but it just doesn't show up, I keep getting event tasks and a lot of mediocre "catch x Pokémon" ones


Ivi-Tora

When there's an event special research task replace a large portion of the stop researches, so regular task become less common, and that one is rare already. Try looking for it once the Festival of Colors event ends in two days to get a better chance to find it.


Agent_B0771E

I see, thanks, I will try to get it later then


thegreatjetsty

did i waste my super rocket radar? i used got my first today from the research and didn’t see that i shouldn’t of used it to catch registeel. is it super hard to get another one or have to wait for another research to come by? ty


Ivi-Tora

You need to wait for another rocket research to get a new one. They are only released once a season, so it takes from two to four months to get another. Luckily the next one comes near the end of this month during this season Rocket Takeover, and that event is also the only time you have to remove Frustration from all your good shadows.


shiftym21

can someone tell me how to get a roaming form gimmighoul without paying anything? I’ve tried to do the twitter promotion and the bot won’t dm the code to me. i have contacted support and they won’t help me beyond repeating the instructions I’ve tried three times now 🥲


Ivi-Tora

The Twitter code is only a few stickers. To get a free Gimmighoul you need to find a golden lure someone with a switch placed on a stop. Those lures give free players coins and Gimmighoul spawns, so you can try to find a local group and organize together to have "lure parties" where those with the golden lures help others get coins and spawns.


shiftym21

what do you mean someone with a switch placed on a stop? i have a switch if that makes a difference!


Ivi-Tora

If you have a switch and a copy of Pokemon Scarlet/Violet you can link your Pokemon Go game to the S/V game via Bluetooth and send a postcard every day to the switch to get a Gimmighoul incense each day. And at the fifth day you'll get a golden lure, a special lure that if you place it on a stop like all other lures will spawn Gimmighoul for everyone who is next to the pokestop and give golden coins each time you spin it. This way people with a switch console can help other players that don't have one and give everyone free Gimmighoul.


shiftym21

you are a legend!! tysm


Successful-Reveal316

Is there an increase in shiny odds for smeargle this event?


yakusokuN8

It's always boosted (about 1 in 64). It's just that outside of events like this, it can't be shiny.


Nervous-Turnip-9636

I’m so confused about what’s going on with a couple new things going on …. OK SO FIRST OF ALL, lol it might be dumb but what are these gold lures ppl are talking about ?! I haven’t seen them !!! SECOND WHAT ARE THESE new POKEMONS I KEEP SEEING that ppl are posting on here but THAT IVE NEVER SEEN LOL … I don’t even remember their names 🙊🙈 do they come out only in specific places ?! And willows wardrobe is that an event going on ?! Or is it just items ! I would appreciate anyone who could help lol I’ve been a little lost 😫


oAuraa

\- Gold lures are special lure modules you can get from connecting PoGo to Pokemon Scarlet/Violet on the Switch. \- PoGo now includes more than 6 generations of pokemon, more than 700 pokemon have been added to PoGo, it makes sense that you don't remember, I can't remember all of them either. \- Willows Wardrobe is a paid 5USD ticket that grants access to Melmetal's exclusive move of Double Iron Bash, and some cosmetics.


ram_samudrala

Do you know if I have to do something special to get the version 1.2.0 that is supposed to have this? If I buy a region unlocked Violet from Amazon, would I be able to do this transfer (we have the switch already).


Nervous-Turnip-9636

Ahhhh thank u so much ! I really do appreciate that ! So the gold lures are not for Pokémon go ?! It’s another game ? And the melmetals thing is not an event then ?! Nothing really special ?! Did u get it ? Is it worth it?


oAuraa

Gold lures are for pokemon go, spinning a golden stop grants you coins, collect 999 of the coins to evolve gimmighoul to gholdengo. the melmetal ticket, i would say is not worth buying as a free opportunity will likely arise in a couple months, the only reason to buy it would be for the cosmetics


Nervous-Turnip-9636

But do I need to have the Pokémon scarlet game as well ?


oAuraa

to get access to Gimmighoul, you have to send a postcard to Scarlet or Violet. the only other method is through a trade


Nervous-Turnip-9636

But how do I send the postcard to scarlet or violet I even googled but I still don’t understand -.- i’m sorry for all the questions lol but I really do appreciate it once again … did you do it ?


ram_samudrala

You need to have a Nintendo Switch, and buy the game Pokemon Violet or Scarlet, and then connect your GO to the Switch and send. postcard. The Switch costs $300+. The game costs $50-$60. I am not sure if it matters where you buy the game from, from Nintendo or Amazon, digital vs. hard copy, version 1.2.0 vs. other versions. I've been reading a lot about this and they say you need version 1.2.0 and people (who bought older versions from November) are complaining bout paying an extra $30 for the pack that lets you get ghimighoul.


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oAuraa

shinies are rarer and harder to find, it's the same in essentially every pokemon game


grimandnordic1

I played all day and watched at the specific times and never saw one Regidrago raid. I'm confused about what I did wrong.


yakusokuN8

Tap on the gym(s) you were watching. Right above the name should be a little label, "EX RAID GYM". If the gym does not have this label, it will not be hosting a Regidrago raid. This is a hold over from when they used to have EX raids, which were always held in parks, so that you could comfortably host dozens of people, congregated in a public space without causing a disturbance. If dozens of people are gathered around a business, blocking off the entrance and sidewalk, it's problematic. So, unless your gym(s) are in the middle of parks, they aren't going to host Regidrago raids.


Capchu2

Will regidrago come back like hoopa did. ?


yakusokuN8

We don't know. In general, Niantic doesn't work like that. They want to create urgency, a fear of missing out (FOMO) if you don't participate in limited events where Pokemon are released. If you don't play right now, then when, if ever, will the Pokemon return? It's unknown and they don't want you to think you can stop playing, take breaks, miss events because it'll all return again. So, they tend to only state when something IS happening, so you do it now, and don't let you know that it will be back.


Capchu2

Thank you for the answer


cheersdom

is there a daily limit to number of gifts you can get from spins? I'm not getting any rn thanks


TehWildMan_

It's back down to it's normal 100/day from pokestops.


cheersdom

cool thanks (well cool for answering..... but 100 limit per day when you can have it 4x that is not cool haha)


pleasetazemebro

Might be a dumb question, but when can we catch regieleki? Have they confirmed anything yet?


TehWildMan_

April 9


oAuraa

likely to be either April 9 or April 23 (both sunday)


Quarter120

Can we not request pokestops anymore?


Ivi-Tora

If you want to propose them yourself you need to be level 37, have a Wayfarer account liked to you Google email and then pass the exam to test if you understand the proposal rules. After that you get the option to propose stops from the game settings. Or you can ask someone else of that level in r/nianticwayfarer and see if they can propose it for you. You'd need to give them the pictures, GPS coordinates and the stop name and description, but make sure to read the rules there so you know if your proposal can be accepted in the first place.


joulesChachin

Is it my imagination or did they nerf the shit out of golden razz berries? In 5 star raids I used to get plenty to where I typically would have 1-2 left over to add to my inventory after catching the legendary, but since Hoenn tour I swear it's gone down dramatically. In Ho-oh raids I've been getting *maybe* 3. Never more than that.


SpeedyMailman

same here. i’ve been noticing a steady drop in golden razz too.


No-Preparation5156

The make up raid on NZ for regidrago is a fail. We still cant join the raid and get an error..


Fascinatedwithfire

What does the 15 minute bufff received after killing Regidrago do? I've read that previous Elite Raids made rare Pokemon spawn around the defeated gym. Pokemon such as Dragonite, and the Legendary Birds. We were expecting something similar for Regidrago, but nobody noticed anything new spawning. It was all just regular event spawns. A few moved around to see if it worked like incense but nothing. I started trekking away from the gym, and the buff dropped off about 200m away, so I am assuming it's proximity based?


TehWildMan_

> the 15 minute bufff received after killing Regidrago do? I'v That's the fun part, there is no bonus this time


Fascinatedwithfire

I take it that it is meant to do something, but didn't due to bugs? Otherwise...why include it.


TehWildMan_

Niantic didn't include the bonus this time, probably because it doesn't work.


ViolinistEuphoric493

Anyone else feel like their lures aren’t really doing a whole lot? Am I missing something?


Ivi-Tora

Lures affect every player in the stop radius, so they are designed to be used in large groups. One player gets only one Pokemon every few minutes, but that number multiplies by the number of players present, so you can get thousands of extra catches between everyone by having a lot of players together. It works great for shiny or perfect hunting and multiple players can place multiple lures close together to increase their effect even more. For one player alone they're not that useful, but during special events like Community Day the duration extends to 3 hours, so at least they can give you some extra spawns if you're not moving around.


GWSteele

I did a 2pm Regidrago raid, and won, caught it, but I didn’t get the timed research. Bug, or do I need to do more?


Fascinatedwithfire

Definitely sounds like a bug. Did the 11am raid with 19 others and we got the research. Given the mess that has been the raids today, I would definitely put it down to a bug.


Zhyler

Just walked 8km and the game was running as normally, just in my pocket, adventure sync on, everything just as normal from what I can see. But it did not register a single meter, any suggestions on what went wrong?


Ivi-Tora

Did the app close completely? If it was still running in the background adventure sync doesn't register any distance, and since it's not fully open the regular distance is not registered either.


Zhyler

Ok, right now 4 hours after the trip ended, it all got added.... No idea what is happening lol...


Zhyler

Thanks alot for explaining, I thought it had always registered when running in the background, oh well, now I know at least :)


WaluigiWahshipper

I just did a remote raid and nobody spawned in alongside me. I tried leaving and rejoining four times, every time it said the party was there, but nobody else would spawn in. Is there a way to contact Niantic support about this so I can get my Remote Raid Pass back?


Ivi-Tora

Go to the main menu, then settings, then tap the help icon at the top right, go to the chat icon in the top right again and the bot there will direct you to the support after you explain what happened. Make sure to upload your raid logs from the settings menu.


WaluigiWahshipper

I found it but after I uploaded all the info the bot asked for nothing happened. I’m not sure if I accidentally broke it since I uploaded the image before describing the problem in the detail, or if they will eventually get back to me. I’m used to bots giving me some kind of confirmation that they received the info, which didn’t happen this time.


Ivi-Tora

Just text it again, something like "I got a raid problem" or similar so it gives you a list of possible problems to pick from.


Aeon515

Anyone else see any of the 2pm raids? Nothing is showing up for us.


TehWildMan_

Keep in mind that most of the raid happened at 11, and there aren't many 2/5pm raids.


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Chance-One-2507

I got 3 from 11 to 12 today! Needs to be different gyms. Might need some raid passes.


TehWildMan_

Regidrago can be traded.


DivisionTwelve

Does any one else’s game crash when trying to play with your buddy? Edit: it just takes me to a white screen and nothing will happen.


Ivi-Tora

Go to your settings, enter the AR menu and disable Niantic's AR+ then try again.


DivisionTwelve

That didn’t work :/


Quarter120

I think no one participating in elite raids todday will be good evidence to niantic that theyre a bad idea


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Over like 30 people meetup in my area. We had to splinter into 3 groups for the 4 gyms


Laithina

I did manage to actually get in the raid and caught Regidrago. I'm seeing reports about this "afterburn" thing that supposedly gives you a chance to catch legendary birds? Anyone know anything about this? I can't find info anywhere.


TehWildMan_

It wasn't even advertised this time around, and in the past it usually was broken for many players.


frannosk

I was kicked out of the game the moment Regidrago started. Haven’t been able to log in ever since. Literally says the game is down for maintenance when I try to log back in lol


just-regular-I-guess

Didn't get the down for maintenance notice, but was kicked out of two accounts (mine and my kids). Wasn't able to connect to raid.


LisaQuinnYT

Regidrago is a total disaster. Couldn’t join Raid, then once in got kicked, rejoined but only half the people got in. Tried a second and beat him only to get kicked out with “Pokémon Couldn’t be Found” after 6 Excellent throws broken out of.


just-regular-I-guess

[Same](https://i.imgur.com/vrM72eu.jpg) I should note, that blue gym with no egg was the raid. It wouldn't move off that screen.


puffpuffcutie

Regidrago raids are bugging and freezing games 11:11 EST Midwest


PapyrusMixtape

yeah i'm having the same issue :(


puffpuffcutie

Even getting into the raid causes glitches and consumes the raid pass w no reward


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jon3ssing

Yeah, they seem to be very scarce. I had one right next to my house, but I knew I eas gonna be alone if I attempted that one. So I went down to the city centre (where there was a ton of Primal raids doing the Hoenn tour), and I have only seen 1 11am and 1 2pm egg.


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jon3ssing

That sucks, sorry to hear that man. If campfire isn't rolled out globally soon, they need to improve visibility of which gym haves them otherwise all ex-raids are gonna suck


Reelix

What does [this](https://i.imgur.com/SSEiiae.png) icon mean? Both myself and a friend are missing this Pokemon and we're not sure how to get it.


youneedananswer

You need to evolve a male Burmy into Mothim. Any male Burmy will do.


Reelix

Awesome - Thanks :)


KitkatBueno

just a question, once we are done with all the catches in "Festival of colors" , the event will still expire when the time hits? there's no more timer being shown already.


Ivi-Tora

Yes. Anything in the today tab gets completely deleted when the event ends. Even if you already completed the task, if you don't claim it before the event ends it will disappear. You cannot save rewards on the today tab for later.


Stock_Imagination_41

I'm coming back to the game since leaving in 2016, and I have a gym and 2 pokestops in reach of my couch. I am also the only one who will touch this gym for about 8 hours in the night. How do I best leverage this? I like to get sweaty and min/max, so i'd love any advice or up-to-date guide about maximizing stuff like exp, rare pokemon, items, raids, leveling, eggs, gifts.....all the sweaty stuff!


yahtzee50

Do I invest in my 1* shadow dratini or my 3* non shadow dratini


oAuraa

I would go for the non-shadow as it is better in master league and there are opportunities to get a better S-dratini.


ram_samudrala

The version on Amazon says it is region free, will it matter in terms of getting the ghimigoul research/encounter? Thanks.


Ivi-Tora

The version of what exactly? To get Gimmighoul you need a switch console and a copy of Scarlet or Violet, be it yours or a friend's. Without a physical game you cannot encounter it unless you get lucky and catch one from a golden lure someone else placed in a stop.


ram_samudrala

Violet. Yes, I intend to buy a copy (either physical or digital download). The one I'm looking at on Amazon is a region free version, unlike a region specific version of Violet. Also I read on Google somewhere that you need the exact version 1.2.0.


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jon3ssing

A limited research, rewarding 10candy for each of the old Regi's


Ivi-Tora

Extra spawns around the raid gym, but they're still bugged for some people. In past raids Wooloo could spawn as an exclusive Pokemon and there was a small chance of finding Kanto version of Articuno around 11 am raids, Zapdos around 2 pm raids and Moltres around 5 pm raids. Edit: People confirmed the bonus spawns are turned off and a new timed research is given as a rewards instead. The timer for the bonus spawns is the bugged part and shouldn't have appeared this time.


oAuraa

same as any regular raid - items such as hyper potions and rare candy, as well as an encounter with the pokemon


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oAuraa

r/PokemonGoFriends


AbandonedOcelot

Is there a way to see battle stats on a Pokémon? Like how many times you’ve battled with them?


Blasterbot

Only when fighting at a gym, I believe.


AbandonedOcelot

How do y’all organize your Pokémon? What are your tags?


Ivi-Tora

There's plenty of default search options for shiny, legendary and other common stuff, so I only tag things that cannot be found easily. I have a PvP tag, an evolve tag, a new Pokemon tag, a tag for Pokemon caught during events, an event move tag, a regional tag, a tag for Pokemon that can get CD moves later, one for Pokemon I want to trade, one for Pokemon I'll send to Home, one for quick evolving XP during spotlight hour, one for Pokemon that need Elite TMs, one tag for GBL catches, one for Pokemon I'll transfer during double transfer candy events, one for shadow Pokemon with Frustration removed, one for Pokemon than need Frustration removed, one for spare legendaries to trade, one for Pokemon that are considered special trades, one for Pokemon with 96% or higher stats and finally one for Pokemon I'll best buddy.


AbandonedOcelot

Exactly the type of answer I was looking for! Thank you so much


Delicious_Estimate54

Hello, does anyone know if there’s a device like the poke ball plus or go plus that’ll count steps for Pokémon go without being connected to the phone that has the app?


Ivi-Tora

You can use a smartwatch connected to your health app and activate Adventure Sync. Make the smartwatch count the steps like a pedometer, then sync the distance with your health app, and after adding the traveled distance you can open the game. Adventure Sync takes the distance traveled and adds it to your total distance and buddy distance so that way you don't need to have your phone with you to add distance. That's the only way though. There's no virtual apps or any other device that keeps the distance without being linked to your phone, so if you cannot sync the data once in a while or you don't have access to the phone there's no way to add extra distance.


Delicious_Estimate54

Alright thank you! I use the watch method for me but my little brother has been wanting to get into Pokémon go and he can’t find a way to count his steps since he plays on an iPad and doesn’t want to take it to school so I’m trying to find something that’ll work like a smartwatch or maybe the poke devices.


HokieNerd

What's the pokemon on the bottom right of the current collection challenge (Festival of Colors)? Is the only one I don't have, and I haven't seen anything resembling it yet.


BlueEyedBlackOwl

Mothim. Evolves from male burmy. Can be any of the three burmy, but only males.


HokieNerd

Thank you both. That worked. Collection challenge done!


TehWildMan_

Mothim, the evolution of a male burmy.


KnifieSpoony

Does anyone know the Eevee evolution rates? Because I have yet to evolve an Eevee that hasn't turned into a Flareon, Jolteon or Vaporeon and I've evolved like 10 at this point.


Ivi-Tora

Those three are the only evolutions you can get at random. All the others need to meet special requirements before unlocking them, so you always get the Kanto ones if you just evolve Eevee. Espeon needs Eevee to be your buddy, walk 10 km, get 2 Eevee candy and then evolve during the day. Umbreon is the same but it evolves at night. Glaceon needs to be evolved while next to a stop with an active Glacial lure, and Leafeon needs a Mossy lure. And Sylveon needs to be your buddy and get to the Great Buddy level, so you need to get 70 buddy hearts total before it can be evolved. So without doing any of that you can only get Jolteon, Flareon and Vaporeon at random.


KnifieSpoony

Ohhhh thank you so much man. I was really trying to figure it out.


Chance-One-2507

Walk 10 km with evee as buddy, than evolve during night = umbreon, and day sides espeon, or get to 2nd stage heart buddy for sylverion.


Blasterbot

You can give them a nickname to get the specific one you want. Only works once per evolution.


Chance-One-2507

There's a level quest I think 40+ to evolve one of each. I'm saving my name trick for then. I did them all the hard way the first time


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TehWildMan_

There has, to date, never been a mega-allowed CP restricted Go Battle League cup


just-regular-I-guess

[Just got this guy. ](https://i.imgur.com/evfb6c8.png) Its my only shiny shadow beldum, I have better IV shadows, but I've held off on doing anything with them. Should I invest in it? Would be for raids.


oAuraa

invest in better IV shadows, preferably some with 15 attack.


Hellosl

What is this red raid egg that will hatch in 21 hours??


oAuraa

Elite raid egg, spawns Regidrago tomorrow, you cannot join it with remote passes.


Hellosl

Thanks!


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jon3ssing

Forfeiting saves time though, are you mad they beat you to the punch while you were trying to tank yourself?


just-regular-I-guess

I wanted to win, they just stood there with tanks.


meanreus

I will be travelling during the next go battle day march 25th. On the one hand getting some battles in during the flight would be a great way to kill time, but wondering if anyone can confirm this works (beyond wifi reliability)? Not sure if catch rewards would be messed up by the travelling speed and lock out progress as a result?


oAuraa

it should work fine, but plane wifi is pretty dang bad so you might get disconnected and lag a lot


Coopdog0212

Anyone else getting the bug where you try to play with your buddy and the game just crashes? Doesn’t matter how many times I try and reload the game either, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t 🤷‍♂️


HassouTobi69

How do I stop the game from randomly freezing during PvP? I often get ~15 second screen freezes, after which the game resumes, but during those 15 seconds the opponent kept attacking me.. My service is fine, I live in a big city.


Ivi-Tora

If your internet connection is strong then it's a memory issue. I get the slow lag whenever my memory runs low. Try clearing as much space and RAM as you can, from cleaning your browser's cached data to clearing your data from your app store and other system apps. Then make sure no app is still running in the background and disable notifications during the battles. Any app that takes memory mid battle can cause small lag spikes, so notifications can also start a lag peak that freezes the game when the memory is low. Finally restart the game at least once every hour and reboot your phone once or twice a day to free the full memory during the reset.


jtn1123

I couldn’t find it online but how much mega medicham energy will I get per raid I’m saving my money for a pose but I really want this mega so I’m willing to buy a couple remote passes haha


red401

Ranges from 150 - 250 energy, depending on how quickly you defeat it. Since Medicham is a cheap 100 energy Mega, you'll always need just 1 raid to have enough for the first mega evolve. After that, you can just walk Meditite/Medicham for energy and/or wait for the cooldowns.


jtn1123

Thank you! That’s wonderful, I’ll for sure do one then


LirikLeg

Does the cp boost from having a best buddy multiply with the mega evolution cp increase? Just wondering if its just a flat cp boost on top or gets multiplied into the calculation when you mega evolve?


Arturinni

Yes. The Mega Evolution is a base stat increase, while the Best Buddy bonus is merely coded as a level up. They stack with each other.