Pokemon GO! (2016)

snips86x · 20 Jul 2016 at 13:52

Steedie said:
So annoying, every lunch I go out I see about 4-5 Staryu's. I have a 490 one I want to evolve but need one more candy, was excited about evolving today but would you believe it, didn't see one!

Always the way! I've been loading the app from time to time in the office and somwhere around here there is a Ponyta, Polywhirl, Staryu and Dratini...can I find them or get out?? No i bloody can't

krooton · 20 Jul 2016 at 13:53

DB_SamX said:
What are bonus stats? Got a good link to explain it?

Best bet is to go read the SilphRoad subreddit.

All Pokemon have 3 base stats:
Stamina
Attack
Defense

Stamina determines HP.
The combination of all 3 stats determine CP, however they have different weighting, so for a Bulbasaur ATT and DEF contribute more to the overall CP than STA does.

So all squirtles have the same base stats, but then each of them will also have randomised bonus values or IVs (Individual Values) for each stat from 0-15, and those get added each time you power up a pokemon, and determine the additional CP you get when powering up.

So a level 40 (pokemon levels do actually exist in the background) Blastoise with 15/15/15 IVs will have a much higher CP than a level 40 one with 1/1/1. IVs basically determine the maximum potential of a pokemon's stats. Most people that are aware of all of this try to aim for pokemon with 80%+ potential (basically their IVs add up to 36 or more).

So you could have say a 300cp Eevee who happens to have 15/15/15 IVs who is only half way up their CP arc, that when maxed will actually be stronger than another Eevee you have that is 600cp but with 9/9/9 IVs.

Highest CP isn't always to ones you should keep basically.

krooton · 20 Jul 2016 at 13:55

snips86x said:
Always the way! I've been loading the app from time to time in the office and somwhere around here there is a Ponyta, Polywhirl, Staryu and Dratini...can I find them or get out?? No i bloody can't

*cough*

snips86x · 20 Jul 2016 at 13:57

krooton said:
*cough*

Cheat

krooton · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:04

For the greater good!

Tbf, I only found out about it today

PiKe · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:05

Steedie said:
So annoying, every lunch I go out I see about 4-5 Staryu's. I have a 490 one I want to evolve but need one more candy, was excited about evolving today but would you believe it, didn't see one!

Transfer one to the professor for 1 candy?

Steedie · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:18

PiKe said:
Transfer one to the professor for 1 candy?

I only have 1, the 490 one

https://pokevision.com/

EDIT - Nm, just seen it's been posted!

No1newts · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:23

krooton said:
Best bet is to go read the SilphRoad subreddit.

All Pokemon have 3 base stats:
Stamina
Attack
Defense

Stamina determines HP.
The combination of all 3 stats determine CP, however they have different weighting, so for a Bulbasaur ATT and DEF contribute more to the overall CP than STA does.

So all squirtles have the same base stats, but then each of them will also have randomised bonus values or IVs (Individual Values) for each stat from 0-15, and those get added each time you power up a pokemon, and determine the additional CP you get when powering up.

So a level 40 (pokemon levels do actually exist in the background) Blastoise with 15/15/15 IVs will have a much higher CP than a level 40 one with 1/1/1. IVs basically determine the maximum potential of a pokemon's stats. Most people that are aware of all of this try to aim for pokemon with 80%+ potential (basically their IVs add up to 36 or more).

So you could have say a 300cp Eevee who happens to have 15/15/15 IVs who is only half way up their CP arc, that when maxed will actually be stronger than another Eevee you have that is 600cp but with 9/9/9 IVs.

Highest CP isn't always to ones you should keep basically.

How do you see the IV's?

If I ping a lure and an incense will I get a spawn from both every 5 minutes or do the two not stack?

Muska · 20 Jul 2016 at 14:56

10 times I just tried to train at a gym, lowest was 820 hypno and my 870 hypnosis or 1044 Pigotto could not beat it. WTF?! No matter how much I dodged etc it always hit me for more damage than I could deal

dirtychinchilla · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:14

Hypno?

Muska · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:17

Hypno, sorry. Autocorrect.

krooton · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:19

No1newts said:
How do you see the IV's?

Go research on SilphRoad, they have a number of calculators and the process is way too complicated for me to explain on here

If I ping a lure and an incense will I get a spawn from both every 5 minutes or do the two not stack?

Yes, they stack, each will spawn it's own mob every 5 or so minutes.

Muska said:
10 times I just tried to train at a gym, lowest was 820 hypno and my 870 hypnosis or 1044 Pigotto could not beat it. WTF?! No matter how much I dodged etc it always hit me for more damage than I could deal

Hypnos are psychic, so your normal attack will do less damage. If the defender was rocking shadow ball as his special attack, that will hurt the dickens as it is ghost, and ghost does more damage against psychic types.

Pidgeottos are generally just weak, don't let the CP fool you.

It could be the bonus stats coming in to play, maybe you STA and DEF values are quite low, so they are hitting you harder even though CP seems relative. Also, defending pokemon get double HP in an attempt to balance the fact that they are AI and do not dodge.

Muska · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:28

Aah, thanks. It was more than a little frustrating!

No1newts · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:29

krooton said:
Yes, they stack, each will spawn it's own mob every 5 or so minutes.

Excellent

I'm tempted to find that pub in Lincoln with overlapping stops, popping 2 lures and an incense and enjoy dinner, a pint and at least 18 Pokemon

snips86x · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:32

Muska said:
Aah, thanks. It was more than a little frustrating!

You do need to make sure you are picking your Pokemon based on what's in the Gym...maybe this will help

http://pokemondb.net/type

krooton · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:40

snips86x said:
You do need to make sure you are picking your Pokemon based on what's in the Gym...maybe this will help

http://pokemondb.net/type

Unfortunately, they have reduced the type and STAB modifiers in Pokemon Go, Super Effective is only 25% more damage, not double, and Not Very Effective is 80% damage instead of 50% damage.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3AjjtVqFlsCeFhrNmVzVFFOZUU/view

chroniclard · 20 Jul 2016 at 15:57

hah that map is awesome, got it running on my pc now, shows all the pokemon near my house/work

snips86x · 20 Jul 2016 at 16:00

chroniclard said:
hah that map is awesome, got it running on my pc now, shows all the pokemon near my house/work

I've had a look too but there is **** all round my work/house...unless that map isn't overly accurate!!

chroniclard · 20 Jul 2016 at 16:03

snips86x said:
I've had a look too but there is **** all round my work/house...unless that map isn't overly accurate!!

Online one wouldnt work for me so I downloaded someones code from github and setup a python server to run it. Shows loads nearby and despawn times.

snips86x · 20 Jul 2016 at 16:06

chroniclard said:
Online one wouldnt work for me so I downloaded someones code from github and setup a python server to run it. Shows loads nearby and despawn times.

Good work

On my 'Neaby' today I've had Ponyta, Staryu, Polywag and Magikarp (of which I've caught 2)...this map shows none of these - would they be random spawns which aren't shown?