My son will tap the stop just before it's in range. Seems to work well up to 40 MPH or so.On my way into work, I swing by a a run of pokestops, it seemed to me a little harder to collect while driving.Maybe that's a good thing.
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matttyl
Footballguy
You can "play", but you won't get any credit for distance traveled (for hatching eggs). Also, the odds of you finding any pokemon in the wild is roughly 0% going that fast.
chet
Footballguy
True regarding the eggs but not true regarding finding Pokemon--at least before the update. I don't know if that's changed since last night. He's caught hundreds of Pokemon in the last several weeks in the 3000 miles of driving my we've done. Above 65 mph, it's possible but difficult to catch them but below 65, it gets progressively easier as you get closer to 20.
matttyl
Footballguy
Just saying you'd have caught far, far more had you walked that exact same distance. Currently the game "pings" your location every 10 seconds. If anything is within range of you when it pings, the creature shows up on the game. At 60 mph, you go 880 ft in those 10 seconds (roughly 3 football fields).
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Insoxicated
Yep I catch em all the time on the road. I generally just hit stops while driving (phone mounted to dash, just reach out for quick flip of the screen. If i'm at a red light or in stop/go traffic (which is a lot of my driving during AM commute) I'll occasionally attempt to catch something but usually ignore spawns unless I'm stopped or nearly stopped. If it's something big I'll occasionally tap it and then pull off the road to pull it in.
chet
Footballguy
@ the thought of walking 3000 miles in a few weeks. Sure you miss many that you'd see if you walked, but you also get many more that you'd miss if you walked over the same time period. So overall, it averages out in terms of seeing them. The yield is lower though.
The Ref
Footballguy
Not sure what's going on here. I downloaded the update this AM and I'm at an amusement park with several poke stops..... I haven't had one sighting in 2 hours. The stops work but no Pokemon to be found....
I wonder if the update made changes to the amount of Pokemon rendered by pokestops
I wonder if the update made changes to the amount of Pokemon rendered by pokestops
The Ref
Footballguy
Courtjester
The Town Drunk
I noticed driving downtown this morning, where I can usually hit 8-9 Pokestops because it is always stop and go getting into my parking garage, that the Pokestop would Appear and spin, but the picture would be blank and no balls would come out.
If that indeed is a deterrent feature to stop playing and driving, that's fine, but it sort of sucks for passengers who might want to play.
If that indeed is a deterrent feature to stop playing and driving, that's fine, but it sort of sucks for passengers who might want to play.
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TenTimes
Backhoe Operator
I leave the game open and phone in pocket with screen dim/sound off when I'm just walking. Check the phone every block or so to make sure I didn't close out of the game, or see if a pokemon appeared.
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Insoxicated
Just caught a 800-something CP Charmeleon at my desk.
I think the problem is you're walking around. Sit still. Laziness > Effort IMO.
Peak
Footballguy
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Insoxicated
Sit stiller, IMO.I've been sitting here for 3 hours with it open and only found a 246 polliwag.
Peak
Footballguy
Sconch
Footballguy
TLEF316
Footballguy
Can't imagine how easy this game must be to play when you're in a big city. My little dinky NJ suburb has like 5 pokestops within 1/2 a mile or so (I've been taking a slightly different route home from work so I can hit 3 of them at the traffic lights) so I'm not totally screwed.
But then this afternoon I drove through another town with more of a main street type of area. There were like 25 stops visible at one point when I stopped at a light. Just ridiculous.
) so I'm not totally screwed.But then this afternoon I drove through another town with more of a main street type of area. There were like 25 stops visible at one point when I stopped at a light. Just ridiculous.
EYLive
Footballguy
Maybe this is pokemon 101, but are pokemon more plentiful around pokestops? The main difference between urban and rural locations is the number of stops. Without the stops, how does the game determine how the pokemon are distributed/spawn/nest etc.?Can't imagine how easy this game must be to play when you're in a big city. My little dinky NJ suburb has like 5 pokestops within 1/2 a mile or so (I've been taking a slightly different route home from work so I can hit 3 of them at the traffic lights
But then this afternoon I drove through another town with more of a main street type of area. There were like 25 stops visible at one point when I stopped at a light. Just ridiculous.
TLEF316
Footballguy
I'm talking more about getting supplies, but in my experience yes. When I get to the corner near my house that has 2 stops, something almost always spawns. Its usually something lousy like a weedle, but its pretty consistent.
Stopped to pick up Food at a shopping center last night. Didn't even have a stop, but the second I pulled up SIX pokemon spawned.
Politician Spock
Footballguy
There's probably more pokestops and gyms in hell then there are in my neighborhood. And it doesn't sound like heaven would have any. Make your post mortem plans accordingly.
Hard to tell for me. I have a gym and 2 Pokestops across the street from my office. I see a Pokemon spawn every hour at about 10 minutes past the hour while sitting at my desk.
At home we have a cemetery across the street from us that has dozens of Pokestops and 4 gyms. I almost never see a Pokemon spawn while I'm in my house unless I use incense. And when I walk around the cemetery hitting Pokestops I've never seen a Pokemon spawn.
ChiefD
Footballguy
Politician Spock
Footballguy
EYLive
Footballguy
sports_fan
Footballguy
Yeah I have 8 pokestops within a couple blocks of my home. It's very easy for me to restock my supplies if I'm running low. I question whether I would still be playing if I lived in a different area. It has to be extremely frustrating if you run out of balls and don't have an easy way to get more.
The Hank
Footballguy
The Ref
Footballguy
I don't know but it seems like all these sites and apps only work in some places and not others.
Buckychudd
Footballguy
Deranged Hermit
Not cool & Pissed
Wow, when you evolve Psyduck, he's a beast. Mine tripled his cp when he evolved, just short of 1100 i think.
sports_fan
Footballguy
I wonder how far you could get only hatching eggs and never catching stuff. If you bought incubators I think you could progress pretty quickly.
Sconch
Footballguy
The Hank
Footballguy
I posted above that there is a website you Can put into your mobile browser that works (or has worked recently): fastpokemap.com - it has been working okay on my iPhone but has worked really good with my iPad. Their Twitter account said this AM that Niantic made some changes to try and thwart the site but I noticed it is working still - I live in suburbs for those of you fellow rural players.
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The Ref
Footballguy
Because I don't want my kid playing Go if I just paid $100+ for amusement park tickets.
The Ref
Footballguy
Fair. But the more important angle would be from the park owner. If I own the park I don't want kids playing Go when they could be throwing down $2 a wack to play one of the carnie trash games.
i can't say for sure but the second we left the park pokes started showing up again. I take that to mean they called and had them shut off.
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Insoxicated
I don't think they can turn off spawning in an area... but some areas are conspicuously "dry"
Just got a snorlax..... popped up on "nearby" and I got excited. Showed up on my screen... more excited. Clicked on him and entered "catch mode" and saw the CP...... 135.
Damn Bi+ch-### Snorlax
Just got a snorlax..... popped up on "nearby" and I got excited. Showed up on my screen... more excited. Clicked on him and entered "catch mode" and saw the CP...... 135.
Damn Bi+ch-### Snorlax
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Waingro
Footballguy
Working from home today and a 2051 Dragonite spawned right outside my house!! It's a normal spawn spot for common Pokemon but I have seen the occasional rare spawn (Onix, Squirtle, Koffing). Threw about 10 Razz and 15 Ultras before he ran away. I guess it's back to Dratini farming for me.
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ClownCausedChaos2
Footballguy
So I just caught a Jinx.
What the hell does that mean. It seems like I should be excited, because it looks like it's special for some reason.
What the hell does that mean. It seems like I should be excited, because it looks like it's special for some reason.
