[Kaderin Triste]

Oh. I didn't know Lugia and Ho-oh were in the game. The PoGo lists online don't have those ones on them.

[Coda]

They're effectively NOT in the game. They don't appear anywhere and you can't see them or catch them.

[XoGizmooX]

We need to be able to trade over the net or something :/ maybe they can add that I have many of the ones y'all are missing plus spare Santa hat Pikas (providing I get space to reload the game we could trade if it happens

[Kaderin Triste]

Yeah...that's what I was thinking, Coda.

Gizzie: Yeah...last I read trades are going to be local only, unfortunately.

[XoGizmooX]

Dang that sucks :/ I guess we could share passwords and trust each other to trade for us (we would need two devices though)

[Coda]

I don't have a clue how they could POSSIBLY implement "local only", especially not in any way that couldn't work around the restriction by a couple people on opposite ends of a Skype call.

[XoGizmooX]

We need to be able to do it non locally because chances are if we are close enough to trade IN PERSON than we probably have the exact same Pokemon and the only way to complete the set is A. An expensive trip around the world to get the local ones or B. Let us trade online

[Kaderin Triste]

I mean, I'm guessing it would be something where you can only trade at the gyms or some shit.
But I don't really have the knowledge of how game stuff works at all...
*shrug*

[Coda]

Oh. Crap. Good point. I momentarily forgot that the game requires GPS. You could enforce trade locality just by your position in the world.

[Kaderin Triste]

Yeah.....doable, but it would be a super shitty move.
So it's probably what they'll do.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

it wouldn't surprise me if local does mean person to person, as it would fit with the "let's be social outside!" aspect of the game.

I have a Tauros but he's not that tough. I was amused the other day noting that thee were Teddiursa hanging around and I'm currently in an area known for bears.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Day 6 done. This is becoming a chore, mostly because it's a steep trek to the pokestop. Exercise though. Got a hoppip. Didn't know their little green fronds acted like helicopter blades.

EDIT: That moment when you transfer a Pokemon you meant to evolve. -.-

Day 7 done! Actually tried to fight a Snorlax at a gym but the fight cut out on me (or it looked that way) with a few seconds to go. Not sure why it stopped but it would have been close to the wire for time. I should have an extra gym badge too, or do they only show up locally? I see the five I've been to in the past week, but not the one that's back where I actually live. Got my Pikachu badge, another growlithe candy (buddy is venonat now for the remaining three I need of those), and my first slowpoke. :)

Day 8. I have a pikachu with a hat.

[Awen Moonshine]

That's awesome progress Quiet! ^_^ Have you been enjoying it?

We managed to take on a few of raids today and yesterday as we went out to celebrate my birthday ^_^ We took on a Magicarp yesterday and then today we beat a Muk and a Flareon and captured all of them ^_^ I also finally got a Stantler, it hatched rather than me being able to capture it, but I'm so happy I finally have one ^_^ Only 4 more pokemon left for me to find/evolve now ^_^ I'm much closer to evolveing my Feraligatr, Tyranitar and Ampharos thanks to getting quite a few rare candies from the raids but I'm not liking my chances of coming across a random Unown as they are rarer than gold dust apparently... ^_^;;

I do hope that doesn't become the way that trades will work, but it sounds like the most likely way they'd implement it...

[Kaderin Triste]

Yay! Way to go, Quiet!
I haven't gotten a pikachu with the hat yet. I've only seen one pop up in the nearby pokemon, but it was around 9pm and I just wanted to go home. Plus my battery was only at about 30% anyway.
I haven't actually done any raid battles yet. My phone is usually almost dead when I get off work and actually have time for them. Plus, since I don't have any local friends to play with, raid battles will probably be almost impossible for me anyway from the sound of it.

[Awen Moonshine]

Depending on your level 1 and 2 difficulty raid should be easily doable on your own. Me and my other half took on a level 4 raid with just the 2 of us as we are trying really hard to get him a Snorlax but we only managed to get it down to half health before the time ran out. We think that with a couple more people at a similar level to us we would have been able to do it. We're both over level 30 though. Don't forget about playing to the pokemons weakness, so say you're against a fire type, pick a water type to fight it with and it will be an easier win ^_^ Some pokemon are trickier to fight though like Snorelax for example as it is not easy to find pokemon types that are good against normal types and also have high CP.

[Kaderin Triste]

I actually had to check back to see what pokemon levels 1 and 2 had. If there's ever one nearby when I'm not late for work or walking home from work after 8pm and my phone is above 50%, I might attempt them.
And I've always played to the weaknesses. I've never found Snorlax to be too difficult to beat, but Blissey was a real pain.