Pokemon Go (II): Network Error

[detlef]

Of course I get a quest to add 3 new friends AFTER all of you add me...

Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk

FYI you can delete/add the same player repeatedly to complete this type of quest.

If anybody wants gifts from Hawaii my code is 6312-1133-1212.

[Eleven19]

Added. Also need some more for tasks / gift sending for friend levels. Here's mine, gunna look through and add who I see.

3200 4926 0104

[Anoat]

Niantic canceled Wednesday raid nights, not sure of this is just for tomorrow or until further notice.

[detlef]

That's too bad, new shiny and all.

[Anoat]

Mystery bonus hour today is 2x transfer candy from 6-7pm, time to get rid of all your crappy Darkrai

[Souj]

So whats with the current wild pokemon selection? Pokemon that cam be shiny + a few new gen pokemon?

[Souj]

https://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ra...ate-april2020/

April 15, 2020
New ways to raid, power up your Pokémon, receive Gifts to send out, and more
Pokémon GO
Trainers,

We’re excited to announce upcoming changes to Pokémon GO. In our continued efforts to prioritize Pokémon GO experiences that can be enjoyed in individual settings and from home, you’ll soon be able to enjoy the following.

With a Remote Raid Pass, you can access Raid Battles you can see on the Nearby screen from wherever you are.
You’ll receive a bonus Field Research task daily without having to spin a PokéStop.
As you run low on Gifts, your Buddy Pokémon will venture to nearby PokéStops and bring some Gifts back for you to send out to your friends.
You’ll be able to power up your Pokémon to the desired CP by using all the required Candies and Stardust at once.
After using a Star Piece, Lucky Egg, or Incense, you’ll be able to use more of the same item to extend the item’s effect beyond the usual 30-minute limit. No more waiting for an item effect to expire before you can use another one!
Look out for other updates, including improved battle-screen design.
Access Raid Battles that show up in your Nearby view

With a Remote Raid Pass, an upcoming new item, you’ll be able to join any Raid Battle you can see on the Nearby screen or that you can tap on the map. Only one Remote Raid Pass will be required to join each raid, and you’ll be able to hold a limited amount of Remote Raid Passes at a time. Twenty Trainers can join the same Raid Battle, with a limited number of Trainers using a Remote Raid Pass. Raid Battles that you complete with a Remote Raid Pass will count toward any raid-related research tasks or achievement medals.

At launch, Trainers battling in raids remotely will have the same attack power as Trainers who are able to battle at the raid location in person. At a later time, the attack power for Trainers battling remotely will be reduced. Afterward, a Trainer battling at the raid location in person will have higher attack power than a Trainer battling remotely.

We’ll be making adjustments to this feature over time, including changes to the number of Trainers who can join remotely, the ability to invite friends to raids regardless of their location, and the mentioned adjustment to attack power for Trainers battling in a raid remotely. We’ll announce all changes and improvements via official channels, so please stay tuned for further announcements and updates to this feature.

Want to give this new feature a try? Keep a look out for a 1 PokéCoin bundle that will feature Remote Raid Passes, coming soon to the shop! At launch, Remote Raid Passes will be available to buy individually at the special discounted price of 100 PokéCoins.

Receive one daily bonus Field Research task

At midnight every day, you’ll receive a bonus task without having to spin a PokéStop! These tasks will be different from Field Research tasks you receive from PokéStops and will focus on activities that you can complete from home. If you don’t have an open Field Research slot, then a fourth slot will open up to accommodate the bonus task for you. However, if all four Field Research slots are filled, you won’t receive the bonus task.

Your Buddy Pokémon will bring you Gifts to send if you start to run low

Gifts are an important way to stay in touch with friends and share items. Your Buddy Pokémon wants to help you wherever it can, so it’ll soon be able to bring Gifts to you! As you run low on Gifts, your buddy will start going to nearby PokéStops to get more for you. You’ll see a notification above your buddy’s portrait when it’s returned with Gifts in hand (or paw). A buddy of any Buddy Level will be able to do this for you!

Power up your Pokémon faster

Currently, powering up your Pokémon can take quite some time. With this update, you’ll be able give your Pokémon all the Candies and Stardust needed to power it up to your desired CP level at once. Now you can focus more of your time on honing your battle skills in the GO Battle League!

Activate multiple Star Pieces, Lucky Eggs, and Incense at a time to extend effect durations

Trainers who enjoy playing Pokémon GO for extended periods of time and optimizing active bonuses will soon be able to rest easy. Each Star Piece, Lucky Egg, and Incense still has a 30-minute duration, but this update will allow you to activate more Star Pieces, Lucky Eggs, or Incense before the items’ effects have worn off, which will extend the durations of the items’ effects. The upper limit to these items' duration is 24 hours per item, but be careful! Once an item is activated, it will disappear from your Item Bag and cannot be returned. Use your items wisely!

Other updates

Here are some other updates to Pokémon GO that you’ll be able to experience soon.

Battle screens have been polished. The way HP bars appear will be updated to be consistent across battle systems. Pokémon types will also now appear on the battle screen, along with text that tells you whether a move is super effective or not very effective.
The shop icon in the Poké Ball menu will soon show a notification if there are updated boxes or new items in the shop.
Thank you, Trainers

As we work to continue improving your gameplay experience, we wanted to express our gratitude for your continued support. Our team is working hard to address your feedback, as well as create new and exciting gameplay that can be enjoyed both from home and when we’re able to go out and explore together again.

Please be aware of your surroundings when playing Pokémon GO. Upcoming events are subject to change. Be sure to follow us on social media, opt in to receiving push notifications, and subscribe to our emails to stay updated. For the latest on in-game events and feature updates, be sure to check this help center article.

—The Pokémon GO team

[Souj]

Fyi, I'm getting a lot of Litwicks with incense right now for fire hour.

Well I was... now I'm just getting Sentrets, which to my knowledge, is not a fire type at all.

[Anoat]

I got one Litwick the entire fire hour and it was garbage

Sentret are every hour with boosted shiny rates today

[Laugana]

Increased item bag storage is a godsend.

[Souj]

I got one Litwick the entire fire hour and it was garbage

Sentret are every hour with boosted shiny rates today

I got 6 litwicks and all of them are 1 star.

My storage is still at 450 max. Havent really needed an increase. Pokemon is up to 850.

And a 3 star shiny sentret.

[Souj]

Volbeat, the international exclusive bug seems to be out and about in north America atm. At least in northern Illinois lol

-and everywhere, I realize after I read the noted on it. Both have chance to be shiny.

I caught 2 shiny today. Both Feebas lol

[Sepukku]

Abra Community Day is live.... getting tons of spawns at my place. Incenses last 3 hours as part of the social distancing and are generating me tons of pokemon without even moving. Activate your buddy too... my 3*star buddy brought me 50 pokeballs already and Abra is photobombing any buddy pics.

[Souj]

A little over an hour in and only 1 shiny abra so far. Though literally right after the shiny abra, I did get a shiny yanma, so yay. That and the two shiny feebas I caught the other day almost male up for the month long period of not seeing a single shiny.

But man, when it comes to determining what a "flat surface" is, the pokemon camera is really really stupid.

[Anoat]

I ended up with 20 shiny Abra today, no clue what I’m gonna do with them all

[Souj]

Took 2 hours to get 3 with just incense. I stopped after that.

[FallingHigher]

Completely forgot, logged in with 15 mins to go and got a token shiny so can’t complain

[Sepukku]

I went 1/150ish on Shiny Abra yesterday, but I got a Shiny Feebas (#5.... so yay?)

[Souj]

This distance raid thing is great. I have like 8 gyms I can see from my house. But unfortunately, most of those gyms are on NIU campus and they're shutdown, so all these Darkrai raids are always empty.

[Souj]

So I'm not big on the just giving pokemon hats thing to begin with- most of it just seems lazy and boring, especially after already giving pikachu a dozen different r hats, but the Charizard has is especially looking lazy and ugly. It's just a round dome with some lines drawn on it. Why didnt they give it a protruding nose?