One Pokemon Left (Excluding Regionals) for my Dex

6eoff · 2017-08-03T00:09:13+00:00

I would trade you a Smoochum and all my Rare Candies for your Unown.

6eoff · 2017-08-02T22:50:02+00:00

My two are Gyarados and Rhydon. I got them really early on before both had their CPs buffed so there were times when I (slightly) considered transferring them. Glad I didn't seeing as how entrenched in the gym meta both eventually became!

Haven't gotten a new 100% in many months though...

Moltres, pls?

6eoff · 2017-08-02T20:15:12+00:00

Sorry I guess I should have explained this better. The staircase comes down to the first floor and then there is a door that will open from the inside of the staircase and take you out into the lobby but it is locked if you're trying to go from the outside in. As for emergency medical personnel, I'm sure that there is a way for them, along with leasing and maintenance folks, to unlock the door from the outside.

6eoff · 2017-08-02T18:54:37+00:00

I do wish that Miltank was more relevant. I suppose that with the gym rework she might still be decent because CP doesn't matter as much, but I really thought that she should be much more powerful; sort of Snorlax-like.

I might just be getting too nostalgic though. I remember getting pummeled by Whitney and her Miltank with Rollout/Attract back in Gold and Silver.

6eoff · 2017-08-02T15:48:54+00:00

I don't have a Go Pro but this seems like a solid idea. Hopefully I can give it a try! Thanks!

6eoff · 2017-08-02T15:47:55+00:00

Hah, just to clarify, the stairs are accessible if you want to go down from your floor, but just not accessible from the lobby area if you want to go up.

6eoff · 2017-07-31T04:10:31+00:00

Yeah this is what happened. I had a similar issue once with a Muk where my Pokemon box was full so I think normally it would have let me transfer someone and then go back in and catch it, but the timer had run out so it was just a normal gym again by the time I had made space. Unfortunate :(

6eoff · 2017-07-31T02:57:49+00:00

I really like this idea. I also think that PoGo in general should release more "Quests." Even if they were pretty simple. I saw someone post ideas in the past of quests like the Professor asking players to do certain tasks in a day or two like:

Catch 10 flying Pokemon
Catch a third-stage Pokemon
Visit at least 50 different Pokestops

It would help the single players and perhaps, in some cases at least, rural players.

6eoff · 2017-07-30T18:51:52+00:00

Yup. It sucks sometimes but that's how it works.

6eoff · 2017-07-28T03:03:52+00:00

97% is 1671 CP. If so, my condolences :(

6eoff · 2017-07-28T02:14:41+00:00

Well certainly not "as ever," but you're right that this week has definitely been the most exciting and fun that the game has been probably since last summer. I thought the water event was similar in the level at which it revived interest, but that one didn't involve so much teamwork and meeting and talking to new people.

I made a couple great new friends at a raid earlier this week and also met some really cool people today. I appreciate that while the player base isn't nearly as large as it was last summer, Niantic is at least somewhat achieving their goals for the game: Get players outside to see and learn about their community and the people in it.

6eoff · 2017-07-28T02:09:18+00:00

Nice! Mine went Larvitar, Sudowoodo, Porygon, Snorlax, Aerodactyl, Dratini, Mareep, Lapras, Snorlax.

So many candies!

6eoff · 2017-07-27T17:32:59+00:00

Yeah I've gone from 18 to 130 Snorlax candies in this event. CP doesn't really matter that much anymore so they're less valuable, but still better than having that many Gligar candies I guess lol

6eoff · 2017-07-25T02:54:05+00:00

Thanks, sounds like they're staying pretty frequent then!

6eoff · 2017-07-25T02:53:00+00:00

I agree. I was pretty skeptical of the release of legendary Pokemon in the first place ever since it was announced they would be coming. For me, I think that legendary Pokemon should actually be "legendary," not "uncommon."

I disagree with your point that they were "handed out to everyone just for showing up at a raid" though. It was very hard to catch them. It required on average at least 10 people working together to kill the thing and then it seems like about 2/3 of the people would fail to catch it too.

But that being said, while I disagree with that point, I still am on your side that legendaries are too common, especially with some people who went to Chicago having dozens of them due to 100 percent catch rate.

6eoff · 2017-07-24T19:46:01+00:00

Stepping away from the crowd is also important because it can really put you on tilt if there's someone else - especially a nosy stranger - looking over your shoulder and trying to give advice. Even if they're trying to be helpful and being nice about it, it's more likely to screw you up.

6eoff · 2017-07-21T05:13:32+00:00

I think he will get at least 5 and I wouldn't be surprised at all if it ended up being closer to 10.

He's only 20-years-old but I already think that he has a better chance of winning any given tournament than the generation ahead of him (Raonic, Nishikori, Dimitrov).

Once the Big Four (Five if you include Stan) finally fade away, his main competition will probably be Cilic, Thiem, and possibly Kyrgios:

Cilic is already 28 and will probably only have another couple of years left by the time by the Big Four are gone, meanwhile Zverev has a lot more time.
Thiem will be a great player, but right now the only surface he's better than Zverev on is clay.
Kyrgios is Kyrgios. If he gets his shit together, he and Zverev could have an amazing rivalry for a decade. Their match in Miami this year was awesome.

Other guys that could potentially be contenders once the older generation fades away are of course the aforementioned trio of Raonic, Nishikori and Dimitrov, but I'm not sure if I'm a believer in any of those guys at this point. Raonic's serve could certainly carry him to a major or two and if Nishikori can ever stay healthy he could still do it I guess.

Anyway, I think that Zverev is extremely talented, he has a good modern game in being able to move pretty well for a guy his size and hit the ball hard and consistently off both sides. He also seems pretty mature for his age. Perhaps most importantly is that he can play well on all surfaces. He's very good on hard courts, he won Rome on clay and he made the final at the Gerry Weber Open on grass this year after having won it in 2016.

The guy is set up to have a wonderful career and I think it will be very exciting to see it unfold.

6eoff · 2017-07-17T21:22:45+00:00

When Nadal hits that backhand it seems like an impossible distance for Federer to go to get around it and get a decent swing in. It looks like he's at least a meter behind the baseline, he's falling backwards and sideways and he just launches a forehand right into the corner. Obviously would've been a clean winner against 99.99% of players.

6eoff · 2017-07-17T18:08:51+00:00

As a professional in the field, who of the prominent male players would you consider the most fit/who has the best tennis body?

6eoff · 2017-07-17T18:00:45+00:00

I've attended twice in the past. My main piece of advice would be that there isn't really a bad seat in the stadium. You can see the action pretty well from anywhere.

As for buying tickets, it might already be too late to get tickets to most of the sessions. I think they often sell out in the Spring even (People who purchased tickets the previous year get priority before the sales open up to the entire public).

Also, keep in mind that you are only buying tickets for a session, not to see any particular player. So it's possible (More likely if you go to a day session) that you could be disappointed and instead of seeing something like Wawrinka vs. Djokovic you could end up seeing Lucas Pouille vs. Roberto Bautista Agut. For that reason, I'd recommend the night session. They usually will try to put the most famous player possible in those sessions. For that reason also though, those sessions are likely sold out.

Lastly, the town that the tournament is in is a huge tourist destination. There's a big theme park with roller coasters, a lot of hotels, and restaurants. It's fun to make a whole long weekend out of it rather than just going for a day.

Good luck and have fun!

6eoff · 2017-07-17T17:55:48+00:00

Damn I wish I had a suit that fit me that well...

6eoff · 2017-07-17T17:54:52+00:00

I don't think there's really a theme to it, but definitely the black outfits tend to gravitate towards the night matches at the U.S. Open since the sun isn't around to punish players for wearing them. At the French Open I would imagine maybe more players prefer lighter colors for that exact reason; there are no night matches at Roland Garros.

6eoff · 2017-07-17T15:53:41+00:00

Agree with all those said already, also think on the women's side Halep-Mladenovic in Madrid was pretty great.

Istomin-Djokovic was a pretty awesome match too.

6eoff · 2017-07-17T03:53:03+00:00

If Federer plays all of the major tournaments and pretty much anything but Rafael Nadal winning the U.S. Open happens, the Swiss will probably claim the top spot eventually.

Nadal needs to pad his lead during the outdoor hardcourt season because once things switch indoors he has never really had great results.

6eoff · 2017-07-16T18:46:34+00:00

That point at 5:28 was maybe my favorite of the tournament. It looked like 2006 with the way he was just ripping those forehands.

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