So, there's speculation afoot that, in addition to the recent changes in spawn points (I get house spawns now!) Niantic also changed something in the CD algorithm to boost parks over parkinglots. My personal experience of the day kinds chimes with that. I was out and playing for the whole day, but the first hour was mostly through my local shopping area, on my way to the park where I played for the rest of the time. Total Trapinch seen in the first hour? 30. I mean, Trapinch were never making up more than about 50% of the spawns I had today (I don't think there were less spawns per-se, but a lower proportion of the CD mon than Slakoth? Outside the park, definitely, and inside it, I think so.) I usually net around 300 CD mon following basically the same routine, and I'm under 150 for the day today. I did get a good handful of shinies though, and, despite the persistent chilly rain, it was good to catch up with several local folks.
Ohh - I hatched a shiny alolan vulpix! I'm excited by this, and really don't know if I should evolve her or not.
I'm quiet enjoying the continued rarity of most of the Gen5 'mon - it's fun to still have the occasional shadow come up on the nearby, and it was like a little flashback to 2016, as a bunch of us ran across the park to snag a Feroseed. I still don't have a Litwick, which is the one I want most from the first wave, but I'm also OK with that, in the hope that it will happen eventually, and Halloween is coming....
I also loved the stardust burst event (so much more useful than XP!) - possibly related to the fact that I am still enjoying Team Rocket stop battles (and the "Catch three different X type Pokemon" research, where they're actually teaching type advantage in the game) I'm up past 320, but, dude, that gold badge is going to take a while.
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Date: 2019-10-12 11:08 pm (UTC)Ohh - I hatched a shiny alolan vulpix! I'm excited by this, and really don't know if I should evolve her or not.
I'm quiet enjoying the continued rarity of most of the Gen5 'mon - it's fun to still have the occasional shadow come up on the nearby, and it was like a little flashback to 2016, as a bunch of us ran across the park to snag a Feroseed. I still don't have a Litwick, which is the one I want most from the first wave, but I'm also OK with that, in the hope that it will happen eventually, and Halloween is coming....
I also loved the stardust burst event (so much more useful than XP!) - possibly related to the fact that I am still enjoying Team Rocket stop battles (and the "Catch three different X type Pokemon" research, where they're actually teaching type advantage in the game) I'm up past 320, but, dude, that gold badge is going to take a while.