Pokemon GO now available in Japan, Australia and New Zealand!

**Corey** · 07-07-2016, 12:24 AM

If you live in a more rural area, I just wouldn't bother, honestly. There are relatively few Pokemon in my area, but they're all really far away (three arrows, which is the largest distance, but afaik there's no known measurement of the arrow). The servers are also roasted (you'd think they'd have learned something after both the Dream World and Bank servers crashed hard their first days too, but Y'KNOW, WHATEVER).

I feel like the game would be a lot better once you leveled up a lot, but it's just not possible in rural areas unless you're willing to walk 10 miles a day to find 10 Pokemon at best. And, apparently, driving doesn't count for much. I drove about 10 miles and only found two Pokemon...So yeah, unless you're in an urban area that's more pedestrian-friendly, don't waste your time with it. :(

But I think everyone should try it to see how it works for them. If there's no Pokemon near you, then I'd just delete the app right then and there tbh.

**SassySnivy** · 07-07-2016, 02:06 AM

Originally Posted by Corey

If you live in a more rural area, I just wouldn't bother, honestly. There are relatively few Pokemon in my area, but they're all really far away (three arrows, which is the largest distance, but afaik there's no known measurement of the arrow). The servers are also roasted (you'd think they'd have learned something after both the Dream World and Bank servers crashed hard their first days too, but Y'KNOW, WHATEVER).

I feel like the game would be a lot better once you leveled up a lot, but it's just not possible in rural areas unless you're willing to walk 10 miles a day to find 10 Pokemon at best. And, apparently, driving doesn't count for much. I drove about 10 miles and only found two Pokemon...So yeah, unless you're in an urban area that's more pedestrian-friendly, don't waste your time with it. :(

But I think everyone should try it to see how it works for them. If there's no Pokemon near you, then I'd just delete the app right then and there tbh.

Yes. I completely agree

**SassySnivy** · 07-08-2016, 12:27 PM

Now that I've played the game some, I want to disagree with some things said here.

1. Exercise. Yeah, that's kinda the point. The game wants you to get out and walk around. Stupid how no Pokemon show if you're in a rural area, but they're everywhere in more populated areas. If anything, you'd think the opposite.

2. Experience. Actually progresses quickly, you just have to catch a lot of Pokemon. I've caught 50, evolved 2, and I'm at level 6.

3. Pokemon limitations. They wanted to do this to bring the old fans back in; that's what they say, anyway. The real reason I speculate is because this damned game has been released as a full game when it's so OBVIOUSLY unfinished. They probably wanted to use the originals to test the program out, and add more once the game is more ironed out. Much easier to work with less code. Also, different Pokemon appear as your trainer level increases. More rare ones, anyway. And they always cycle every so often, too. Don't like the Pokemon nearby? Wait like an hour or half an hour. Looks like the Pokemon do move around every so often too. Don't like the lack of geographical inaccuracy though...for instance, I don't like seeing Horsea right in the middle of the street.

4. Pokestops. Churches are your best bet here, cause there's lots. Also, you get more goods if you visit more well known landmarks. You do have a chance to get other items, too. I've gotten an incubator and 2 eggs already from insignificant Pokestops. Also, the game starts you with like 70 pokeball and they add up quick. Ps: take over a gym to get free coins

I really dislike how it makes you guess where the pokemon is. Rustling leaves ARE NOT a good indicator. At all. It should point you in the right direction once you get to be one footstep away from the Pokemon and highlight it

**Pokemon Trainer Sarah** · 07-11-2016, 01:26 AM

Yeah apparently in the beta it actually told you the distance you were away from the Pokemon rather than just footprints. Would be so much better. I fail at tracking anything. xD I just have to be lucky to run into it.

**SassySnivy** · 07-11-2016, 02:44 AM

Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah

Yeah apparently in the beta it actually told you the distance you were away from the Pokemon rather than just footprints. Would be so much better. I fail at tracking anything. xD I just have to be lucky to run into it.

Whaaaat? WHY DID THEY REMOVE THAT. THAT'S SO STUPID.

**Pokemon Trainer Sarah** · 07-11-2016, 02:55 AM

Originally Posted by Speed-X

Whaaaat? WHY DID THEY REMOVE THAT. THAT'S SO STUPID.

Dunno, maybe they didn't want people to be able to find them so easily? No idea xD It sucks though!

**SassySnivy** · 07-11-2016, 03:56 AM

Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah

Dunno, maybe they didn't want people to be able to find them so easily? No idea xD It sucks though!

I just read somewhere that the reason that Niantic did this was because it's much easier to give a relative reading than an exact number the gps has to keep track of. The former is easier for them and I guess leads to less inaccurate readings, which makes sense.

**Pokemon Trainer Sarah** · 07-11-2016, 04:56 AM

Oh that does make sense. It would be cool if you could sometimes see Pokemon in the distance though, so you at least knew where to go if you wanted to get that one. Would be good for people without much stuff around! It would also be cool if they had an arrow and said how far the closest pokestop is for the same reason!

**SassySnivy** · 07-11-2016, 05:42 AM

Originally Posted by Pokemon Trainer Sarah

Oh that does make sense. It would be cool if you could sometimes see Pokemon in the distance though, so you at least knew where to go if you wanted to get that one. Would be good for people without much stuff around! It would also be cool if they had an arrow and said how far the closest pokestop is for the same reason!

The Pokestop idea would be nice, but you CAN see them from pretty far away xD

What they need is a map system so that I can see where stops are. Like they did in Ingress.

**Daughter of Mew** · 07-12-2016, 12:15 AM

It's still not out in the UK :( My sister made a fake New Zealand Apple account but won't give me the details so I can't download it sob

There's a PokeStop in the middle of the park near our house for some reason! It's attached to a basketball hoop which is absolutely hilarious. The ones round here are weird like that (pubs, park benches, post boxes...)