NOT the trains being delayed :skull: they really did base it off the UK

the shops are so good my pokemon are dying and im busy buying $3000 jackets

I've been playing for 5 hours and still not got to the first gym yet :skull:

Really? Have you been busy with catching pokemon and stuff or is the actual game a lot longer now?

been busy trying to level my team a bit, it takes forever :skull: exploring the wild area now and catching dynamax raid pokemon (which is a little pointless because theyre all in the wild area anyway) but when you catch it you get little prizes like TMs and rare candies which is cute

only thing I dont like about the wild area is some pokemon are like level 30/40 odd and it doesnt let you flee from them so you're stuck having half your team wiped out before you can even flee

I need a switch tbh

Is the game any good? Not like I'll buy it anyway lmao

Yeah I saw that in a review. I'm going to try avoid the high levels if I can.

I'm getting the guide too when it comes out. I always miss little things.

have you girlies got your copies

Named my Sobble Bauer and we’re gonna wreck house :dazzler:

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I chose Scorbunny and called him Scorch.

I've only just got to the first big city (moto somthing?) but I really love it so far, I dislike that you can only catch pokemon up to a certain level and when you have online enabled in the Wild Area, the FPS drops horribly but aside from that I'm really enjoying it. The Wild Area is pretty great and the raids are quite addictive.

I finally battled the first gym today lmao

my main team so far is Bunny (Raboot), Rouge (Dottler), Violet (Toxel) and my Corviknight whos kinda just there because shes handy (she'll be gone once I need a space)

It was annoying me how long it takes to level up so I emptied some spaces in my party which helped spread the exp between a smaller group

Started playing at about 1 o’clock and only just got to the second gym :skull:

Aside from it it like, dragging, I’m really enjoying it, only got 3 team members right now, Bauer (2nd sobble) Boaing (corvasquire) and Elle (lady yamper)

I’m not really enjoying the Pokemon in the overworkd aspect tbh

I'm just before the first gym, gotta go find Sonia before I can challenge the gym though.

My team is:

Raboot lvl 23
Chewtle lvl 21 - I'm undecided on this one, it's destroying pokemon at the moment so it can stay for now.
Gossifleur lvl 17 - I'm getting rid of this one as soon as I find a better grass type, it's so slow and it deals no damage.
Corvisquire lvl 21 - I will probably dump this in the box once I'm able to catch a Noibat from the wild area.
Yamper lvl 21 - Another one I'll get rid of soon. It's adorable but it's underwhelming.
Gallade lvl 23 - Quite proud of this one. I got a level 20 Ralts from a raid pretty much as soon as I entered the Wild Area and then I found a Dawn Stone so I used one of the rare candies to evolve it into a Kirlia and then used the stone on it to get a Gallade before I'd eve registered for the Gym Challenge. Plus with the move relearner being free to use now, I've taught him Night Slash and some other good moves so now he's like my main powerhouse.

I love the Wild Area, the raids are addictive and you level up so quickly from the items they drop too, it's gonna make levelling up new pokemon real easy. I've explored some of the areas with high level pokemon in it and I can't wait to get some gym badges so I can actually catch some. I like how pokemon you could never find in the wild before can be found in the Aild Area. So far I've been chased down by a Gengar and a Steelix and I imagine a lot of the other trade exclusive evolutions can be found there too.

Are you doing the raids in the Wild Area? the EXP S candies gives you 800exp a pop so it's the best way I've found to level.

Yeah I've done a few, I usually only get S candies though!

Im fuming I just found out Corsola only come when its overcast (1 of 6 different weathers) in 1 specific area of the wild area at a 5% encounter rate and the weather changes depending on the time and date... so unless you change your switch settings you have to just wait for the right weather :skull:

I found a Hattina so I might add her to my party instead.. ATM I have Cinderace L42, Orbeetle L39 and Toxtricity L36

my Orbeetle is so cute ive had her since route 1 and whenever I open camp shes always the first to come over :love:


oh and also did you know you get exp from using toys and making curry in the camp? I only found that out earlier :skull:

Oooph, if worst comes to worst you can try trading for a Corsola? I usually end up finding a Ditto, breeding a ton of starters and using them to trade for pokemon that are hard to find.

is there a gts ?

I'm not sure, I hope there is. All I've seen for the moment are those badges but I think those trades worked like they did in Let's Go which were a bit cumbersome.

I just want to know where I get Ponyta, Dreepy and that fire bug thing

the fire bug you can catch at the fire gym challenge and I read that you cant catch Dreepy in the wild, you have to catch his next stage up evo in the wild area (idk if its 100% true)

I caught the bug at the gym but I haven't seen one in the wild yet (I assume they appear in the latter areas).

I've just beaten the third gym, all my pokemon are level 30 but I have a level 45 Hatterene that I use for the three star raids but it's not in my team for anything other than that. I also got my first Alcremie but I'm not sure if it's anything more than a gimmick pokemon, it has some good support moves so I assume they'll be useful in the high level raids.

My team's still the same for the most part but I've found a pretty good Bounsweet so I think I'll end up evolving it into Tsareena and using it as a replacement for my Gossifleur.

Yeah I found the bug in the gym, I love him, can’t be bothered trapsing through the wild area again though

I've just beaten the 5th gym. I was convinced Opal was a drag queen until she called herself an old lady :joker:

The storyline is very vague atm, like idk who the bad guys are or anything.. everyones slightly suspicious

my team atm are Cinderace L55, Orbeetle L53, Toxtricity L53, Grimmsnarl L45

I caught a ponyta, got rid of it, it was really bad, I’m highly disappointed, heading towards my 6th gym, current team; Hattern, Centiscorch, Boltund, and Corviknight, I’ve got Intelion and Sandaconda as well, but they’re leaving asap, Intelion is awful, really not a fan of the monotype starters

I still need to play it. Been busy this weekend.

I love the Wild Area, it's probably my favourite part of the game so far. The only thing I dislike about it is that you don't have any way to change the weather. so if you want a specific pokemon (I JUST EANT A MIMKYU, GODAMNIT!) you have to wait for certain weather conditions.

I've just caught a Impidimp and levelled it up to the same level as my other pokemon through the EXP candy. I think it's gonna replace my Corvisquire since my Gallade can learn Aerial Ace and I've not had any real need of a flying type at the moment. I think I'll keep Corvisquire until after I've done the Fighting gym and then Morgrem's taking it's place.

I've also ditched Gossifleur for a Flapple, it's been a good decision so far, it hits like a truck and it's way faster than Gossi was.

I imagine Ponyta becomes really powerful once it evolves due to it's typing, you can't really go wrong with Psychic/Fairy although if you have a Hattern, you've got that typing sorted already. Once I find a few Farfetch'd, I'll probably see if I can get a trade going with someone for a Ponyta, I do love a good Psychic/Fairy type.

Rapidash is psychic/fairy? I thought it was just psychic

It gains the fairy typing when it evolves. I'm not sure how it evolves in Sword though since it evolved through a fire stone before.

Yeah just levelling up to 40 on shield, I love him, I might still level up Hattern and see which one is better stats wise yet

When do you get Ponyta?

I assume it's one of the forest areas since it was revealed in one.

I'm pretty sure anything can appear as a Max Raid pokemon though so you might be able to get one quite early from one of those.

I'm loving the game so far!
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Can't believe people are literally complaining that 400 Pokemon isnt enough, lmao

Hatterene seems quite defensive but she still packs a punch for me. I imagine Rapidash will have good attacks but not great defense.

Oh, Saph. Apparently if you change the time and date on your switch, you'll change the weather in the wild area so eventually you'll find the correct weather for Corsola to appear. I haven't tried it myself but that's what I've heard. Might test it out for myself tomorrow and see if I can find a Mimikyu.