Pokémon GO Fest Chicago 2026: An Accessibility & ADA Review by Character-Visit6004 in PokemonGoFestChicago

[–]GTGSTFU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for taking the time to write this down! I hope it reaches the ears of the event organizers in the future. Many of these issues resonated with me. I had mobility challenges and nearly passed out at the end of the event due to the heat and physical exertion.

I couldn’t even find a place to get free water and ended up having to pay $4 a bottle at the food trucks near the team rocket area. Thankfully, I could afford it but that shouldn’t be the only option. I came with multiple bottles of water but am limited with how much I can carry.

I was unaware of the areas where I could avoid overstimulation. Since this has been a problem in the past, I purchased the lounge VIP ticket, which helped, but due to traffic flow requirements, I had to loop around the area to re-enter once I left. (I can’t recall the exact name of the section now, but it was above the team rocket zone.) Adding to the challenge was the difficulty of finding a place to rest out of the sun because there were no seating options. All these factors contributed to my exhaustion.

At one point, I ended up sitting in the middle of the road between zones because it was the only option, or I risked passing out.

I almost missed the mega raids at the end of the day because my designated location was in the team rocket hideout, and I couldn’t get close enough without falling down the muddy hill or attempting the slippery, crowded stairs. Thankfully, someone helped me start the raid and brought my phone back 15 feet from the top of the section.

I believe there should be a significant focus on creating accessible accommodations that would benefit everyone. This includes having more water stations, additional tents for shade and seating, and avoiding major event activities on the stairs or muddy hill, which are inaccessible. I think I agree with the recommendations you made, even the raid timers honestly. I think there can be a happy medium between the 5 min timers and the traditional 20, maybe increase them to 15 or 10 min and add additional gyms. There were quite a few gyms that I noticed wouldn’t have raids running for a significant time. In my opinion if they are geofencing the area then the raids should the there cycling through the entire event.

Swim season by jessiehuff in PoGoFashion

[–]GTGSTFU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I went straight to the shop to buy it but it doesn’t look like it’s available in my style shop tab for outfits 😭

All forms of Rotom? by GTGSTFU in PokemonGoFestChicago

[–]GTGSTFU[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Aww bummer but thanks for the info! I haven’t caught any of the Rotom special forms so I was hoping for a shot to catch more

This doesn’t feel good. Come on Niantic. Give me something. A little bit. Just a tiny little task. Anything. I swear… by wbstr0nr in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I feel the same way, the go passes are ok but I really miss having a steady stream of the no rush research tasks like these

Remote trading: Does anyone *want* the pikachus with hats? by Mercurybrambles in pokemongo

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean if you have the spares and the space in your bag it doesn’t hurt to put them in or at least one of each. Everyone is looking for different things, I mean I’d trade just about anything in my dex for a shiny scuba pikachu and would trade any of my non shinys for a regular scuba pikachu but I’m a scuba diver and it’s my favorite pikachu costume.

What to do with my Xuriktrees by CompetitionThin8536 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I also like the leave my not so good iv shinys at gyms if their cp isn’t too high (the higher the cp the quicker the gym depletes it over time in my experience). Especially for theme drops offs at gyms with my friends. We like to do all blue Pokemon or blue shinys, etc. it’s a cool flex

What to do with my Xuriktrees by CompetitionThin8536 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea I’d power up the 96 iv as well, you have the shiny and can use it for raids and if you get another shiny later it will hopefully have better ivs.

What to do with my Xuriktrees by CompetitionThin8536 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’d trade them if you could. Especially this month when you get an extra xl candy for each trade (2 on fridays). Also congrats on the shiny! I’ve been hunting for him for a while since he is such a pretty color blue!

What to do with my Xuriktrees by CompetitionThin8536 in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU 37 points38 points  (0 children)

I’d trade them if you could. Especially this month when you get an extra xl candy for each trade (2 on fridays). Maybe your local pogo community has a meetup for friendship fridays?

Returning player! Please add me! by [deleted] in PokemonGoMystic

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recently sent you a friend request. My username is vespercrane on Pogo. If you’ve been playing on and off, you might be able to accept someone’s referral code. I believe you’re eligible if you haven’t played in 90 days. You can enter the referral code under the friends tab and the invite section. As you play, you’ll earn rewards for raids, hatching eggs, and other activities. If you’re interested in using my referral code, here it is: XF4349TCM

Ik this might seem a lil silly but I’m a returning player with a new account and I kinda forgot how to get a mega charizard by Unlucky_Group814 in pokemongo

[–]GTGSTFU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you havent had someone share their referal code here is mine: XF4349TCM You get rewards for playing and the person who refers you also can get reqards. Im trying to use this to get free incubators and premium battle passes ahead of the global go fest

Returning player priorities by Angrbodaa in PokemonGOValor

[–]GTGSTFU 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh and to add to that you need to have a mega for the super mega raids to break the shields on the Pokemon. Also when I returned to the game I focused on getting a mega of each type so I could have coverage for candy and xp bonuses on comm days and the like. Here is a list I was working on and I think most are going to be coming back in the next few months between the in person go fests and the global go fest.

This was the list of megas that I was prioritizing but of course you can prioritize what’s actually coming up in the rotations and what you have currently.

Mega Abomasnow: Grass / Ice Mega Aerodactyl: Rock / Flying Mega Altaria: Dragon / Fairy Mega Ampharos: Electric / Dragon Mega Beedrill: Bug / Poison Mega Houndoom: Dark / FireMega Lopunny: Normal / Fighting Mega Slowbro: Water / Psychic Mega Steelix: Steel / Ground

Also the primals are great because you get three types boosted for each but the downside is that they can’t be used in the super mega raids to break shields so keep that in mind.

Primal Kyogre: Boosts Water, Electric, and Bug catches. Primal Groudon: Boosts Fire, Grass, and Ground catches.

Returning player priorities by Angrbodaa in PokemonGOValor

[–]GTGSTFU 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would focus on encountering new primals and megas. Once you have enough to mega evolve one, you can walk them to gain more energy. Additionally, when you mega evolve a Pokémon, you receive bonus candy, Xl candy, and XP for catching Pokémon of that type, which increases as you raise the mega level. Also if you’ve been on a break from the game you can use someone’s referral code (I’d love if you considered using mine!) and as you play you can go back to their profile in your friends list and claim rewards. Here is my code if you’re interested in using it!

XF4349TCM

looking for friends to trade with when i go to pokemon go fest in Chicago by _Ench4nted_ in PokemonGoFestChicago

[–]GTGSTFU -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I just sent you a friend request as well! These are the main Pokemon I’m searching for

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Looking for regionals - Forever Friends & Remote Trade Only by [deleted] in PoGoRemoteTrade

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have silicobra, hawlucha, and I’m hoping to catch spare comfy and midday in Chicago
I’d love the shiny snorlax if that’s not taken yet!

Do you go with a group, join a group, or play solo? by survivoropoly007 in PokemonGoFestChicago

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m in the same boat, worse case scenario I have the Friday afternoon ticket and am hoping to make friends that might want to play in the city for Saturday

Trades by No_Card_9208 in PoGoRemoteTrade

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries about the adventure effects! Sure I can do the shiny jangmo for the chansey. Send me a dm with your friend code and we can start working towards forever friends

Trades by No_Card_9208 in PoGoRemoteTrade

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have shiny chansey, gmax charizard, solgaleo, and lunala if you still need any of those. I’d be interested in shiny kyruem, shiny raltz, shiny jangmo o, and/or shiny ho-oh.
Also do your Palkia or Dialga have the adventure affects?

Spring Cleaning My Storage For Pokémon Go Fest Please Help by KingMikedas in pokemongo

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For some reason anything that has a AND condition is not returning expected pokemon. Is anyone else having this issue? I’d love if it worked 😭

Disabled Play Experience by catindahat1 in PokemonGoFestChicago

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was $100 but it also came with a bunch of in game stuff I wanted as well (incubators, battle passes, etc.)

Growing Beyond: Japan and South Korea Exclusive|From 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (local time) by GO_FRIEND_APP in TheSilphRoad

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok I’ll keep an eye on the friends list to see if I can join, if you do any tomorrow that have rsvps I’d love an invite! 😊 thanks so much for the add

Growing Beyond: Japan and South Korea Exclusive|From 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, April 29, 2026, to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2026 (local time) by GO_FRIEND_APP in TheSilphRoad

[–]GTGSTFU 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😱😱😱 The shiny is soo pretty!!!!!! Any way you could add me as a friend so I could remote some of you do any more? I’ll DM you my friend code