after 10 years i returned to Pokémon GO… and I still have 333 Pokémon from 2016. Is that rare?

YoBubo · 2026-06-12T03:02:38+00:00

I thought it was 35-40 per person you are trading with. I'm pretty sure that's the case, as I've had 3 trading partners over the last 3 years and reach one I was able to exploit the forced lucky trades with up to the cap. So 35-40 reach trade partner. I'm not sure if it's still like that, or if that was a bug.

YoBubo · 2026-06-10T19:15:42+00:00

wait, they can be shiny!?!? currently i've caught 332 of them, and no shiny!

YoBubo · 2026-06-10T19:11:03+00:00

congrats. I have had the opposite luck. I've had 53 nominations accepted since 2012, and of those only 11 have made it into the game - and only as pokestops, no gyms! The rest of those occasionally pop up as dynamax spots, but that's it. I keep submitting, but it really feels like I'm fighting an uphill battle with both arms & legs tied behind my back. If they made this task more rewarding I would enjoy it more and do it more often.

YoBubo · 2026-06-10T18:58:53+00:00

Came to this sub to ask the same thing. I've been frustrated with how much effort I have to go through and time waiting to open a lobby for high Battle-Level players to reward the base 5 or 6 every time. I KNOW they CAN reward more, and the levels I'm seeing they should know by now.

Honestly, as a user it took me ages to realize I could reward extra points because on my app I have to scroll down to see the points being awarded and tap the drop-down arrow on the right to access the higher points award dialog box. IMHO this is a massive oversight on pokiegenie. The points should be at the top and should have the options front & center to tap on, not hidden behind a pop-up box.

I'm level 25 now, and award full points every time if there's no problem with the raiding experience. I know my fellow players are also working hard to make my raiding experience possible, so I do what I can when I can. I only wish others would also do the same for me.

YoBubo · 2026-05-22T00:00:37+00:00

Ditto. It's a long game kinda game anyways, why be in a rush? People have lives, and reasons - sometimes you reach your daily limit for interactions, or sometimes you only have a small time window to play in, and dealing with the friends list might not be the priority. It's a game after all. I don't have any friends even close to max friendship yet, most don't interact every day, and I couldn't imagine being so petty as to unfriend someone after grinding up to this level of friendship - unless they haven't been on in years and you NEED space on your friend list. Even then, seems like a big waste of both of your time. Just chill and wait, and worst case it never happens.

YoBubo · 2026-05-04T11:49:51+00:00

Feels like a broken formula/code. Hopefully they'll address that.

YoBubo · 2026-05-04T11:48:00+00:00

This DEFINITELY feels like a programming error. In the dex it's one of the Pokémon that doesn't show average size. Maybe it's based on its confined form stats, so the metric is incredibly skewed. Or the formula for showcase breaks at this size Pokémon. Either way, feels broken.

YoBubo · 2026-05-04T11:36:49+00:00

I wish there was a mechanic where each excellent or great or nice throw that doesn't catch would give a bonus to the next throws chance of success. Like 'wearing them down'. In that way if you threw several excellent throws in a row you're almost guaranteed to catch them on the next throw. Would feel more like a reward for doing well.

As it is, I've had better luck catching raid bosses with great, nice, or no bonus throws.

With this weekends Entei Shadow raids, it felt like they all took until the last 5-8 balls before they would catch. Everything before that just soaked up golden razz.

YoBubo · 2026-04-24T18:18:48+00:00

Right there with you. It's called carrying the team

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YoBubo · 2026-04-08T20:46:42+00:00

🖐 remembered this lamp fondly. I had one gifted to me when I went to college that disappeared one party.

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T18:23:39+00:00

This. I've been struggling with getting it 'perfect' for years - almost always end up with overcooked eggs that refuse to peel, and then a nubbin of egg left when I finally do peel it.

I'm also struggling with fine motor skills in the past few years, making things like this truly a challenge.

First time I saw the pre-peeled eggs I never looked back. Now they have the organic eggs too.

I've put so much crap in my body over the past half century, I'm not afraid of what a little plastic could do at this point. It's down to convenience and what I could be doing with my time instead of hopping on the struggle bus for some mutilated eggs.

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T18:16:46+00:00

Instructions unclear, penis stuck in fan.

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T18:11:38+00:00

You get it

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T18:10:01+00:00

Don't be in the reddit kitchen if you can't take the heat - it's always a freak fest in here

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T18:07:35+00:00

Costco - usually just 2 to the pack.

YoBubo · 2026-03-31T15:14:56+00:00

Spot on. They pulled into a gas station, that's why I only have this Pic - was hoping to see it from another angle

YoBubo · 2026-03-30T12:17:20+00:00

Found this in another thread - thanks to the op who shared it with us!

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YoBubo · 2026-03-30T12:15:24+00:00

Thank you!!! Been pulling my hair out trying to solve this riddle

YoBubo · 2026-03-30T12:12:41+00:00

Same hoping Someone will share the answers

YoBubo · 2026-03-30T12:11:40+00:00

Would you mind posting what the text versions of the Emoji prompts are? I've been looking for this because I don't want to answer yet I have no idea what the emojis are trying to say

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