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[Sirindu]

Well I have 100k stardust and 90 dratini candy ready, so I can power it up all in one go

I'm just trying to get as much feedback as possible because, well, it's a pretty big decision. 75k stardust + 70 dratini candy aren't exactly easy to come by

All very true, but I agree with Phoenix--it will be worth it in the end to just level up your current Dragonite.

 

[crusify_me]

All very true, but I agree with Phoenix--it will be worth it in the end to just level up your current Dragonite.

Is this because having lower IVs but Dbreath/Hyperbeam is the better option than evolving a higher IV Dratini yet risking the possibility of having more worse attacks?

 

[Sirindu]

Is this because having lower IVs but Dbreath/Hyperbeam is the better option than evolving a higher IV Dratini yet risking the possibility of having more worse attacks?

In the current meta, yes. Of course, attacks will likely be modified at some point again and you'll see some nerfed and others increased, but, for now, yes.

Very simply put, having 100% perfect IVs vs. 0% perfection would only give you a 10% power bump in battle. The difference you're talking about between 15/9/15 and 15/2/15 is nowhere near that 100% difference, and therefore nowhere near a 10% stat increase. You'll have a much better advantage through the (presumed) better attacks you will have in the 15/2/15 in the long run.

 

[VisualJae]

Well I have 100k stardust and 90 dratini candy ready, so I can power it up all in one go

I'm just trying to get as much feedback as possible because, well, it's a pretty big decision. 75k stardust + 70 dratini candy aren't exactly easy to come by

Unless you're level 40, then it'll be way more than 75K dust. You're looking at the cap for your current level. The more you level, the more the CP ceiling will rise.

 

[crusify_me]

Unless you're level 40, then it'll be way more than 75K dust. You're looking at the cap for your current level. The more you level, the more the CP ceiling will rise.

I calculated it from 200stardust/lvl up to 3500/lvl for me at lv.23.

It adds up to 72100k stardust. But that's still ALOT lol

 

[VisualJae]

I calculated it from 200stardust/lvl up to 3500/lvl for me at lv.23.

It adds up to 72100k stardust. But that's still ALOT lol

I mean once you hit the ceiling, it'll cost you more Stardust at every single level. When you level up to 24 and it'll cost you another 4000. And 4000 more per level until you're 26. Then it'll be 4500 per level until you're 28, which will then cost you 5000 dust.

And that'll keep scaling until you hit level 40. And to put it into perspective, if your Dragonite's level is at 29 (basically CP2500-2900ish), then from that point until its CP ceiling, it'll cost you another 182K Stardust.

So yeah, it might look like 72K dust now, but the more you level, the more expensive it'll inevitably get due to scaling.

 

[crusify_me]

I mean once you hit the ceiling, it'll cost you more Stardust at every single level. When you level up to 24 and it'll cost you another 4000. And 4000 more per level until you're 26. Then it'll be 4500 per level until you're 28, which will then cost you 5000 dust.

And that'll keep scaling until you hit level 40. And to put it into perspective, if your Dragonite's level is at 29 (basically CP2500-2900ish), then from that point until its CP ceiling, it'll cost you another 182K Stardust.

So yeah, it might look like 72K dust now, but the more you level, the more expensive it'll inevitably get due to scaling.

I get what your saying. But wouldn't it be the same for my Dratini as well? If I evolve my 500CP Dratini to Dnite right now, it'll cost 20k stardust to max level it (lv.23), whereas if I just max lvl my current Dnite it'll cost 72k stardust (a difference of 52k).

Even if I wait till lvl 30 to evolve that 500CP Dratini, by that time it will be quite underleveled, and I'll have to spend way more than 20k stardust to bring it back up to max lvl. Unless you're suggesting just wait out and try to catch more Dratinis at a higher level? Like 700CP Dratinis?

 

[VisualJae]

I get what your saying. But wouldn't it be the same for my Dratini as well? If I evolve my 500CP Dratini to Dnite right now, it'll cost 20k stardust to max level it (lv.23), whereas if I just max lvl my current Dnite it'll cost 72k stardust (a difference of 52k).

Even if I wait till lvl 30 to evolve that 500CP Dratini, by that time it will be quite underleveled, and I'll have to spend way more than 20k stardust to bring it back up to max lvl. Unless you're suggesting just wait out and try to catch more Dratinis at a higher level? Like 700CP Dratinis?

No, I'm just saying it's incorrect to just say 72K to max it out. As soon as you level up, the CP ceiling will increase and you're not "maxed" anymore. That's all. "Capping" it at your current CP ceiling is more accurate.

Also, regarding capping out the Dratini first... that doesn't matter if you do it now or later. Evolution CP is a multiplier. A capped out Dratini will evolve into a capped out Dragonair which will evolve into a capped out Dragonite.

In essence, you're investing more candy. Not Stardust.

 

[lilybrown]

Can I play Pokémon Go when this app is not available in the place I am staying?

Hi everyone, I am crazy about Pokémon since I was a kid. I am staying abroad now and this game is not available here yet. Is there anyway for me to install and play it? Thanks a lot!

 

[Butterbeamz]

You could but it could possibly give your device a virus

 

[Dacevid]

If you are using an Android phone, you could download the "Aptoide" store apk through the Aptoide website and download Pokemon GO through that app. Of course, you could just download the Pokemon GO apk, but I personally feel safer downloading apps through Aptoide. Not sure about iOS, as I've never owned an Apple device.

EDIT: Can't believe I didn't think of this, but there might not even be any pokemon roaming around in your area, if the app isn't available yet. You're still welcome to try it, of course...

 

[Squirrel]

EDIT: Can't believe I didn't think of this, but there might not even be any pokemon roaming around in your area, if the app isn't available yet. You're still welcome to try it, of course...

This is a good point - what country are you from lily? Some countries like China won't ever have the game available or any Pokémon able to spawn there so make sure you check stuff like this out!

 

[Hiidoran]

Yes, it really does depend on the location completely. If GO is planned for release in your country, you may be able to obtain the game with an APK file and play. If you're in India, for example, the game is set for release there and apparently allows access. However, a few areas that don't have a set release are now geo-blocked because the servers are not meant to hold all that traffic right now. There are work arounds in some areas with VPNs, but that's kinda not within the scope of this board, not really a good idea for the most part.

Aaaand if it IS China, chances are you'll never really be able to play, as it requires access to Google's servers; access to which is banned there.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

I have a question I wonder if anyone knows the answer to!

When your Nearby tab is closed, it shows, for example, Koffing, Rattata, Caterpie. The first three Pokemon.
But when you open the Nearby tab, it shows Caterpie, Rattata, Koffing. Those first three are being displayed in opposite order.
One of these two is being read right to left instead of left to right. And this happens 100% of the time with the Nearby tab, both pre- and post-update. Why is that?

 

[Squirrel]

I have a question I wonder if anyone knows the answer to!

Spoiler:

When your Nearby tab is closed, it shows, for example, Koffing, Rattata, Caterpie. The first three Pokemon.
But when you open the Nearby tab, it shows Caterpie, Rattata, Koffing. Those first three are being displayed in opposite order.
One of these two is being read right to left instead of left to right. And this happens 100% of the time with the Nearby tab, both pre- and post-update. Why is that?

That's very interesting, I've never noticed this before. As far as I'm aware (and have seen all over the internet) the 3-Pokémon bar at the bottom of the screen doesn't actually give an indication of proximity and just shows you a snapshot of what's around, but as for why the order is reversed I really don't have a clue. I've spent a while googling the question just now and no one seems to have anything concrete beyond "the tracker is broke as hell right now" so I'm guessing there probably isn't a reason for this, but it's definitely something to keep an eye on as we play more.

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

When your Pokeball misses a Pokemon or bounces off, you're supposed to tap it to reclaim your Pokeball and not waste resources.

When I tap Pokeballs on the ground - multiple times, even - they just keep on rolling and my number of Pokeballs goes down. Why isn't this feature of the game working for me?

This happened prior to the game's update, too.

At first I thought that the things I was reading telling me to tap missed Pokeballs to reclaim them were just false rumours, but then my best friend told me that when he taps a rolling Pokeball, "it flashes and then one pops up in my hand, and my pokeball counter doesn't go down."

And yet I see plenty of people both claiming it's real AND debunking the claim. What's going on here?

 

[Squirrel]

When your Pokeball misses a Pokemon or bounces off, you're supposed to tap it to reclaim your Pokeball and not waste resources.

When I tap Pokeballs on the ground - multiple times, even - they just keep on rolling and my number of Pokeballs goes down. Why isn't this feature of the game working for me?

This happened prior to the game's update, too.

At first I thought that the things I was reading telling me to tap missed Pokeballs to reclaim them were just false rumours, but then my best friend told me that when he does it, "it flashes and then one pops up in my hand, and my pokeball counter doesn't go down"

And yet I see plenty of people both claiming it's real AND debunking the claim. What's going on here?

This is unfortunately just a rumour! The reason some people have been claiming to have proof that it works is there was a glitch for a while (may still exist, not sure) where slower phones wouldn't update the counter properly during an encounter but then the balls would still be gone afterwards when you got into another encounter or checked your inventory. This is pretty much universally accepted as a rumour now though and there's been a lot of testing done to suggest it doesn't work. It's a shame but yeah haha. Too good to be true!

 

[Afterglow Ampharos]

This is unfortunately just a rumour! The reason some people have been claiming to have proof that it works is there was a glitch for a while (may still exist, not sure) where slower phones wouldn't update the counter properly during an encounter but then the balls would still be gone afterwards when you got into another encounter or checked your inventory. This is pretty much universally accepted as a rumour now though and there's been a lot of testing done to suggest it doesn't work. It's a shame but yeah haha. Too good to be true!

Alright, but that doesn't explain why, when I tap my rolling-away Pokeball, it just keeps rolling, and when my friend does it, it disappears right away in a flash of light.

(I've asked him to check his inventory both before and after an encounter to see if your claim about non-updating counters is the case)

 

[Squirrel]

Alright, but that doesn't explain why, when I tap my rolling-away Pokeball, it just keeps rolling, and when my friend does it, it disappears right away in a flash of light.

(I've asked him to check his inventory both before and after an encounter to see if your claim about non-updating counters is the case)

All tapping it does is refresh the screen to let you throw another ball quicker. No idea why yours wouldn't be doing that but it's nothing to do with getting your balls back.

 

[poke cute]

Where are you from? :p If Pokémon Go has not available in your place yet, there is almost no point installing it. And you may even get virus for downloading from untrustworthy sources. There is no pokemon now for you to collect so try to wait until they come to your place :) You can try downloading apk file on choilieng.com for experiencing anw :)