Level UpDate

Thanks to the Thanks Giving event's double experience pay out I was able to level up super quick to level 30 this Monday (28/11). As I have mentioned in earlier posts I wasn't really fussed over this milestone as it means an even bigger grind is to come! 500,000XP to level 31! 

As it has been just over a month since my last badge standings I will write an update for my records. Here is how my badges currently look:

GOLD
Kanto 143 registered in Pokedex
Collector 6213 Pokemon captured
Scientist 682 Pokemon evolved
Backpacker 6577 Pokestops visited


SILVER
Jogger 698.4KM walked
Breeder 438/500 eggs hatched
Battle Girl 594/1000 Gym battles won
Ace Trainer 403/1000 times trained
Youngster 68/300 tiny Rattata caught

BRONZE
Fisherman 43/50 big Magikarp caught
Pikachu Fan 42/50 Pikachu caught 

+ 3 Catch Bonus
Schoolkid (normal) 2490
Black Belt (fighting) 295
Bird Keeper (flying) 1443
Punk Girl (poison) 1144
Ruin Maniac (ground) 569
Hiker (rock) 309
Bug Catcher (bug) 708
Kindler (fire) 584
Swimmer (water) 1207
Gardener (grass) 499
Rocker (electric) 221
Psychic (psychic) 400

+ 2 Catch Bonus

Hex Maniac (ghost) 63/200
Depot Agent (steel) 81/200
Dragon Tamer (dragon) 62/200
Fairy Tale Girl (fairy) 97/200

+ 1 Catch Bonus
Skier (ice) 20/50
 

Ditto!

So much has been happening in the world of PokemonGO but life has been busy! So just a quick post of things that have happened.

I levelled up to level 29 last Friday! 

There is currently an event running for Thanks Giving, double XP and stardust. I'm going to try and get myself some stardust over the weekend! 

They adjusted the CPs of many Pokemon. Moon Moon is no longer my highest CP Pokemon. Gyms should be more interesting, I haven't really been out battling in a while though so not sure if they are all still filled with the same stuff, hopefully not.

The new tracking system is testing in Australia. It is good although sightings are gone from local areas without pokestops which sucks. I guess I'll have to send in some feedback.

I think my town is currently a Charmander nest, so I should attempt to get myself some candy towards a third Charizard.


And finally Ditto was finally added to the game yesterday! I just caught my first one this evening masquerading as a Rattata.

 

PoGO Plus review

I've had my GO Plus for just over a fortnight now and have been testing it out. I mainly ordered it so I could get my passengers to get Pokestops for me when I'm driving but with the new speed restrictions in place that's not a happening thing. For that reason alone it probably wasn't worth the $50AUD.

Pros:

• Small, light weight
• Can choose whether to let it get Pokestops, Pokemon or both
• Can be more observant of the world around you when using
• Can discreetly play
• Apparently better at calculating walking distance (I haven't really tested this - I've been lazy lately)
• Only uses one ball per Pokemon (where I have a 3 ball rule for basic Pokemon I don't always stick to it)
• Can give to children to play and they wont use all your stardust (however they may cry if you tell them Pokemon has run)
• Can play on phone and it simultaneously (e.g. spin Pokestops while battling a gym works to a degree)

Cons:

• Price tag -probably more than I should waste on a game but I figured if I didn't use it I could resell it easy enough.
• Battery life is pretty short, I didn't use it that much but after one week I had the battery light come up. I replaced it after two weeks as the functionality became unreliable. at least the batteries are reasonably priced (about $2 each) and easy to replace.
• Prioritizes Pokemon over Pokestops
• Only uses Pokeballs
• Pretty ugly (I searched for ideas on how to make it look better but no one has anything other than stickers)
• Small enough to lose easily
• Doesn't let you know when eggs have hatched

Here's an amazing photo of mine!

 


 

Halloween Pt. 2

So the Halloween even ended up running a little longer than expected. It was super nice for candy reasons but after walking over 20 KM in the first two days I was super lazy. I really should have taken advantage of it and gone looking for Dratini spawn. But I worked the last two days and was super exhausted from that. 

I did get enough candy from walking Norbert the Dragonite to evolve another dragon once I pick a good Dratini. I am undecided about the ones in my inventory though. 

In the end I have a bit of candy saved, though much less than others, I got sick of the constant Drowzee spawns (mostly because they were all super low IVs).

Zubat 448 candy

Meowth 570 candy

Gastly 253 candy 

Drowzee 941 candy

Cubone 599 candy

I did end up with a better Hypno than the one I had, so that's good.