Definitely did not travel alone.Ĭaught a bunch of giant Magikarp, and earned a medal. It is remembered fondly.Ĭaught Corsola in Florida. It was with a certain Team Instinct trainer. Participated in my first EX Raid and caught a Mewtwo. I caught a Mew on my birthday after finally mastering the excellent curveball throw technique. Given the weather was unpleasant, I asked her if she would like to go grab a coffee to warm up and catch Pokémon from somewhere slightly less freezing. One of the people in the raid was the Team Instinct player from the previous month. Despite the weather that was only hospitable to electric sheep, there were enough of us to tackle a Latios raid (or maybe Latias. Mareep Community Day was rainy, cold, and altogether miserable. She got a shiny Lugia out of the raid, and I had apparently just met my future wife. I asked out loud, “Who’s the Instinct?” and a cute blond replied she was the odd one out. I found a raid party, and noticed there was exactly one Team Instinct member in a lobby that was crowded with people from Team Valor and Team Mystic. Prompted by interest in having another big raid day (as it was the third ever Pokémon Go Community Day), I hit the boardwalk to hopefully find another “fight club”. I get by with a little help from other nerds. I catch Tiny Dancer, a Kirilia that becomes my walking buddy for 352 nonconsecutive kilometers (as of publishing this article).Īt my second Pokémon Go Community Day, I encounter Pokémon Fight Club ( as chronicled here), and have my first successful Pokémon raid. Very important for my favorite stop to be upgraded.įound an errant Sandshrew party on the beach. Questionable Statue graduated from being a Pokéstop to a Pokégym at some point around here. This may have been one of the last Pokémon of Generation 1 to earn its final form in my ‘dex. I succeeded, but I may have parkoured off a building to do so.Įvolved a Dratini into a Dragonair into a Dragonite.
It was my first, and, as this was before the radar in P-Go was precise, I literally ran all over town trying to find its exact location in time. There is plenty of water around my local play area, but it’s still worth noting for finally scoring 400 candies. Published this nonsense, clearly already hooked by the “fad”.Įvolved a Magikarp into a Gyrados for the first time. I choose Team Mystic, as Articuno is best bird.įound Questionable Statue, the best dang Pokéstop in the whole of the game. However, after a number of local businesses asked me how they could capitalize on the “Pokémon craze”, I figured I had to jump on the bandwagon. I had apprehensions about playing a game I damn well knew I was going to find addicting, so I didn’t sign up at launch. An abridged timeline of events in my life related to Pokémon Go.