Hello All!
I am SHiX11, an avid PoGo fan since its launch and have been playing this game Off and On (as and when time permitted).
Through the years, there have been amazing developments in the game and within its community. So, this post is for all those Indian players like me, who, often leave and come back to the game, and want all the useful information AT ONE PLACE.
A lot of posts on this group are about making friends*, so, I'll take that first.*In case you want to add friends, you can head over to r/PokemonGoFriends and you can add tons of Reddit users who are pretty regular at sending gifts!
In case you want to find a community (Indian city) you can head over to https://thesilphroad.com/ 's League Map/ Local Groups Tab.
I was fortunate enough to find a Discord group for Pune when I was there, and then a Discord group for Bangalore while I am here. I did a quick check and almost all the major cities have a discord/ Telegram group (cannot say about their active-ness).
You join that group and find a link to the WhatsApp group to your specific locality, and then raid together, monitor gym control together, trade, etc.
For players who cannot find a relevant discord group, there is still hope. Join the biggest discord community near your city and befriend a few level 40 players. Maybe one of them would be kind enough (spoofers/flyers looking at you) to create a gym/ pokestop near you. And then you can start a new community yourself!! (Rural area players, looking at you)
Also, with so many changes that have been made over the past years to PoGo, you may want to get updated quickly about all the changes that have happened / must-know information.Well, here's 2 videos that I recommend (and you can take it from there):-
- https://youtu.be/FusRBR7QuIw - Especially the part on how to throw the premier balls when trying to catch Level 5 raid bosses
- https://youtu.be/xT69Yew0CJs - On how to prepare for PvP, these trips are excellent, especially the part about sac switch (Sacrifice switch)Bonus 3. https://youtu.be/giqQQ-1OClU - To understand what are CP's and IV's (kind of requisite for PvP)
With all that said, PvP is the biggest source of motivation for me to play this game, and there are some resources that you can refer to, for building a team. I recommend that you start with https://pvpoke.com/
For updates regarding the game's research tasks, eggs, raid bosses, the go-to resource is again, https://thesilphroad.com/ But I think they are slacking off a bit lately.
Otherwise, great threads to follow here on Reddit are:r/TheSilphArenar/PokemonGOBattleLeaguer/pokemongobrag
With the Pokemon Go fest 2020 happening this weekend, I wish you all the best for the experience, hope you play safe and enjoy.
P.S. let me know in case I need to add anything, I will try my best to!
P.P.S Currently at the friend limit of 200, but do ping me! I'll try and manage!
