Pokémon Go: Week 6

[nanila]

The usual squee is most welcome in the comments.

• I hatched a CP1300+ Magmar! My only previous encounter with a Magmar was in London, when I was still quite low level. It was CP13 and although it came with a lot of candy (for some reason) it was nowhere near enough to power it up to a usable level. So it was exciting to get this one, as I’ve been able to put it to use in the gym. It’s currently residing in a local gym, earning me stardust & Pokécoins.
  
• I discovered a nearby gym has been taken over by a large group from Team Mystic. So I battled up its prestige enough to pop in my CP1600+ Gyarados, and it’s actually been there for almost a week. I’ve never had a Pokémon in a gym for more than about two hours, so this is really exciting.
  
• I HATCHED A VULPIX FROM A 5KM EGG. Now I understand what recessional is on about. :D So lovely.
  
• I had thought I wouldn’t use my Spreadsheet of Evolve again until Level 25, but my monitoring shows I already have 39 evolutions available and I’m only halfway through Level 22. As I’m unlikely to gain XP very quickly over the next few weeks without my regular London trips, I shall probably use my second Lucky Egg somewhere on my journey from 22 to 25.
  
• I’m very close to maxing out the Bug Catcher and Psychic medals. My most pathetic medal is still the Rocker, since I have caught a grand total of three Electric-type Pokémon.
  
• I’m already 379 Magikarp candies on my way to my second Gyarados. So. Many. Magikarp. I wish I could trade my Magikarp for some Eevees. Or Meowths. Or Geodudes.
  
• Since arriving in the USA for a holiday, I have caught an Ekans and a Growlithe. I had thought the former was some kind of poo-joke-Pokémon from its shadow, but it makes sense that it’s a snake now that I see it. The latter has me enchanted, and now I want whatever a Growlithe evolves into. I’ve never even seen a shadow of one before.
  
• The first egg that I got from a US-ian Pokéstop was a 10k. It went straight into an incubator and I am absurdly excited about hatching it.

Comments

[alatefeline]

Cool!

[nanila]

Every time I make a city visit, I'm reminded why I enjoy this game so much!

[alatefeline]

Whereas, living in a city, we're trying to explore parks and bridges so that I can take photos and S can look for rare Pokemon. :)

[highlyeccentric]

I caught a Ponyta the other day! And yesterday I put my Golduck, Howard, in a gym. He didn't stay there long, but it was pleasing while it lasted.

Yesterday I tried to catch a Magikarp and not only did it break free, it ESCAPED ENTIRELY. A Magikarp. Really???

[highlyeccentric]

It's a pity you can't trade pokemon among friends, like you could with the cards. I have a lot of Eevees. I would share my Eevees! I feel bad sending them to the Professor, they're so cute. I want them to be cared for.

[nanila]

YAY PONYTA!

Sympathies on the absurdly elusive Magikarp. A CP54 Pidgey disappeared on me the other day. WHAAAAT.

[lurkingcat]

I'm collecting for my second Gyarados too but not nearly as fast as you. I'm about half way there :)

I wish you good hunting for a Tauros too. In the last week I've seen one on a gym at one side of the city and a Kangashan on a gym at the other side of the city, so some of my fellow inhabitants have had fruitful holidays!

[nanila]

*shuffles feet* I am now ready for my second Gyarados. The trips to the Monterey Bay Aquarium sealed the deal.

I didn't manage a Tauros, sadly. I saw its shadow a fair bit but never managed to track it down.

[kaberett]

I hatched another Growlithe the other day! Which I am VERY PLEASED about.

AND YESTERDAY I CAUGHT AN AERODACTYL. :D And also A & I ended up hunting for a Magmar and FINDING IT, so that was v exciting.

[nanila]

YAY! I hope you got lots of Growlithe candy from the hatching.

Aerodactyl sounds VERY EXCITING.

[redsixwing]

Good luck with the Growlithes! I just evolved mine the other day. \o/

Caught a Tauros at... 800ish power? It will likely be a gym contender as it has very good stats.

I'm very amused by the things the team leaders say when you ask them to evaluate your Pokemon. "It's a tiny [90-kg beast], so small I almost didn't notice it!" Haha, yes. In comparison to the 100- and 110-kg beasts, yes.

[nanila]

YAY! I saw a few Arcanines in the gyms in the USA so I look forward to that evolution.

My favourite superlative assessment is: "Overall, your [xxx] is a wonder! What a breathtaking Pokémon!"

[redsixwing]

Eeee!

I'm a fan of "Your [mon] is so tiny, I almost didn't notice it!" Particularly entertaining when applied to... oh, Arcanines. Dragonites. Snorlax. *lol*

[redsixwing]

Egad. I just made the same joke twice in the same comment thread. Sorry, I'm not awake.

[askygoneonfire]

I wish I could trade my Magikarp for some Eevees. Or Meowth
I wish we could do that too. I have only ever seen, and caught, one Magikarp but have many of the other two.

I thought the EXACT SAME THING about the Ekans before I caught it. In my head it was a 'poo pokemon' for a long time.

My only 10k egg gave me a low level Eevee. I was sad.

[nanila]

I'm sorry your 10k egg was a disappointment. My latest one was too, but only because I already have a couple of powerful Pinsirs.

One day we can trade. One day. At least the Buddy feature now works so we can walk our rarer Pokémons to earn candies!

[cesy]

I have a fair number of Growlithes and the Arcanine they evolve into. They're cute.

[nanila]

Yay! I'm a little sad I didn't catch quite enough Growlithes to get close to an evolution. After I've walked my Ponyta enough to earn 50 candies, I shall be walking my Growlithe.