Pokemon GO

Anyone else hopelessly addicted to this game?

Theme parks seem to be hot spots for pokemon and pokestops.

I am. I caught a lot of Pokémon.

This is an awesome game. I wonder if trainer battles will be added in the future

I'm trying to, but the servers can't handle millions of people at once (which makes sense) so I cant atm.

First time I've really gone near anything Pokemon for about 15 years, and the servers are so overrun they won't even allow new accounts to be made.

I was playing it in fits and starts before this evening. Now I'm hooked. Most fun I've had playing Pokémon since I first started playing blue all those years ago.

I never found Pokemon appealing. During my high school years, I remember the release of Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on Game Boy Color. My little 6 & 7-year old cousins were obsessed with it, and I guess I associated it with being a kid's game.

I'll stick with the Zelda franchise.

Maybe I shouldn't be, but I'm honestly surprised how widespread this game is already.

I'm not surprised at all. Pokemon is something that was a part of millennials childhoods...now we get a chance to have stupid fun wandering around catching pokemon. The game itself doesn't have much to it, and people will probably lose interest if they can't get the servers stable and add new features, but until then it's a great way (IMO) to pass time and explore places.

I went back to the Santa Monica pier for the first time in ages because of the game. Well, that and Steak and Shake, but still.

So, I downloaded it last week I guess, to find out what everyone was talking about. Although I have very little idea of what I am doing, I'm enjoying the crap out of it. There is a park across the street from my office, right on a lake. There are 4 Pokestops there and there are always people playing the game and walking around. Since I smoke (I know, terrible habit,) I now walk around the park instead of just standing beside the building during cigarette breaks.

I'm collecting and evolving and stuff, but the whole Gym thing just baffles me.

One other thing - is the Vaporeon good? I've evolved three Evees into the Flareon, Joleon and Vaporeon. Is this good??

Any advice would be appreciated

Vaporeon is one of the strongest Pokémon of the original 151, and apparently is the strongest one in Pokémon GO. It's very good that you have one, as well as Flareon and Jolteon.

^Awesome -thanks!!!

I have played a little bit of Pokemon Go, but it is just so hot in Arizona that I don't really want to go around exploring. But luckily, there are two pokestops in the building on campus where my lab is and I will be spending a lot more time there when the semester starts!

Did anyone get to be one of the "select" users that got the new tracking system?

Not me. I like what they're trying to do with the new tracking system though. Better than what they had before the update, which was nothing.

Bout to get my exeggcutor, I just need 1 more damn exeggcute....

Did anyone get to be one of the "select" users that got the new tracking system?

not in my city, but i was in SF yesterday and they gave it all over, over there. it made tracking really easy. I am completely addicted to this game.

^ What's it like?

It shows a photo of the pokestop that the pokemon is closest to.

^ Wow. Thats sounds really easy.

I never played the card game, watched the shows, etc., yet this app has kept me on the move and more active than ever. Included are a few of my pics. Planes, theme parks... they're everywhere!

As of tonight, my Pokedex is up to 92. I have never used a cheat, 3rd party app, etc. I've earned my way to level 23, and still enjoying the game.

^ Wow. Thats sounds really easy.

Once you get to the pokestop, you still have to track it 200m in any direction from it.

^ Oh good. It sounded like it would be to easy.

Apparently the beta testing is only in California from what I've heard. It looks pretty good though, so if it goes smoothly I hope they release it worldwide.

^ What's it like?

you can click the photo, then hit view and give you an over head view of where you are hat and highlights the pokestop so you know where to walk if your not familiar with the location.