4th Gen What did you think about the Pokewalker?

[Legobricks]

A nice incentive to leave the house. I still feel like I should've used it more, and should continue to use it... there's just nowhere local that I like walking around.

I got a Pokewalker with my SoulSilver. However I never used it.

I know the Pokewalker has no effect on gameplay so I didn't even bother using it.

You can get certain monsters you may not be able to otherwise and according to an earlier poster the same for berries; those can affect gameplay..?

don't your pokemon level up when you walk?

like a daycare?

1EXP per step to a maximum (per walk) of whatever it takes to reach one level up.

 

[drpoplove]

I thought it was fun little gimmick but I stopped using it pretty quickly.

 

[Olli]

Having never owned neither Heartgold or Soulsiver, I obviously haven't tried it out, however I do think it's a nice and original idea. Gaining exp and rewards from simply walking around is a great way of encouraging kids and people of any age really to go for a walk every now and then, and in a way you're kinda playing the games without having to sit down somewhere to do it. I don't know to which extent I'd have used this feature, however as it seems, the rewards weren't very good, so that may have been something they should've improved a bit :p

 

[Mr Cat Dog]

I actually used it a fair bit after I bought SoulSilver. It didn't incentivise me to walk more than I usually did, and I made sure that I kept it hidden somewhere that no one could ever see it, but for a week or two it was actually kinda cool. I think I got some items out of it that I ordinarilly wouldn't have done, and maybe levelled up a few critters. In time, however, its gimmicky nature became more apparent; I stopped putting it in my pocket and walking around, and just stuck to the main game. It was a nice accessory, but that's all it really is, when push comes to shove.

 

[Aera]

Used to use it a lot for training purposes. After a while, though, like what the OP said, I somehow lost it when I was riding my bike with it. Didn't bother me too much and I only cared about the little Togekiss that I thought would be lost forever. xD

 

[Sandshrew4]

I loved the pokewalker. I dont know why but i did. I brought it to school every day for a long time. Then i lost it :( i bet you guys will never guess what pokemon was on there the most...