PokeStop

All right, it's been about a week since Niantic changed the way we train at gyms. How do we feel about it? Have any advice for your fellow trainers?

( my experience )

All right, I received the update a few minutes ago. Hopefully, this means that it's live for everyone on both Android and iOS!

Here are the official patch notes:

• Implemented Buddy Pokémon: Trainers will now be able to choose one of their Pokémon to be their buddy. A Trainer can earn Candy for their Buddy Pokémon by walking a certain distance


• Made it easier to select smaller Pokémon on the screen


• Fixed an issue where Eggs would sometimes hatch without displaying the animation.


• Improved performance reliability when a device switches networks to no longer cause the application to hang or stop updating


• Pokémon GO Plus support


• Minor text fixes

Other changes not mentioned in the patch notes:

• Your trainer journal now notes when you receive an egg from a PokeStop


• The design of your profile page has slightly changed.


• So has the design of the team leader appraisal overlay.


• PokeGo no longer works on rooted or jailbroken phones.

And now for details on the Buddy System!
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I believe that's it. I'll update this entry if I stumble across anything else. If y'all discover other things, tell us in the comments!! Otherwise, tell us how you're planning to use the buddy system and who you're walking first!

So, after playing this game for a while, you've probably noticed that it doesn't come with complete instructions. In fact, it seems like it was pretty much designed for you to figure things out on your own or by talking to other people. (Hence why this community was created!)

One of the things that keeps coming up in the free chats are gym battles. And yes, this is definitely one area where some instructions probably would have been useful. Since that's clearly not the case, I thought it'd be helpful to share tips & advice re: gym battles here!

The main thing to know about gym battles in PokeGo is that they're not turn-based. Once you see "Go!" on the screen, start hitting right away. Last pokémon standing wins.

The other thing to remember is don't be intimidated! With practice, persistence, and patience, you can still knock down that high level gym with strong defenders. Promise!

( Some tips that have helped me along the way )

What other tips and advice do you have?

Good morning, fellow trainers!

First off, we have an update from Niantic addressing recent changes to the game -- more specifically, the removal of the three-step display and the limiting of access by third-party sites.

Now, onto the main point of this post! So by its nature, Pokémon Go is a game where you discover how things work in the wild, so to speak. You learn by doing. You learn by interacting with other players. (Which is one of the reasons this community exists!) I thought it'd be nice to collect various resources in one place that people could refer to. Here are some to get us started:

• Pokémon Go server status: The servers have drastically improved since the first two weeks of the game's launch but for those times where you're having problems logging in, this site has you covered.

• Evolution calculator: You can generally get an idea of your pokémon's CP potential by looking at the arc on the detail page but if you really need to know the exact number it'll have post-evolution, here's the calculator of your dreams.

• Get the eeveelution of your choice: This is one of the easter eggs of the game. Left alone, eevee evolves into one of three forms: vaporeon, flareon, and jolteon. It's random. Except for when it isn't. There are many guides explaining how you control it but I included the link shared by st_aurafina in one of last week's posts. Please note: This is guaranteed to work the first time you use it for each of the eeveelutions. The jury is out on whether you can get it to work again. Some people say you can. Some people say you can't. I personally have not been able to. No matter what I do, I get nothing but jolteons. Except for when it's super super hot. Then I get flareons.

• Pokémon rarity chart: Some people have asked for a pokémon rarity chart. This is one of the later ones put together by the folks on Reddit. Understand, though, that rarity is a subjective term in PokeGo and your geographical location influences what you see more often.

So what are some of your favorite resources? Let's share with the community!