Yup, I'm into it. I just reached level 5.
Sitting at a coffee shop with an active lure. Catching Pokemon! 
What's new? Do you have a lot of pokestops near you? My home neighborhood had a few but I'm at work and opened the app and there are tons! I might take a walk for the first time for lunch. #allforagame
For all the naysayers... Read this and then move along. 
pea / 20 posts
I love Pokemon Go! It's definitely getting me out and moving, too. The other night my husband and I went on a walk to get the toddler to sleep (he always falls asleep in the stroller) and to catch some Pokemon! It was so fun!
pomelo / 5866 posts
We haven't played for a couple days and only for a little while but it's fun! 
Isn't the backlash by people who haven't tried it so strong? (LOL- I didn't say anything about Game of Thrones or Breaking Bad when I wasn't watching)
So what is your rarest Pokemon so far? I stumbled across this chart. We have Ponyta which LO loves bc she kinda looks like a My Pretty Pony. Also we got her on an early morning walk which was a nice surprise. I also have Charmander but only bc he was a starter, I think.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@808love: I was never into Pokemon before this (but my sister was back in high school). I have Staryu which from your chart is rare.
persimmon / 1183 posts
It's a pandemic. LOL
I'm level 18...
At least it's keeping me distracting from the agonizing anatomy scan wait.
coconut / 8472 posts
DH just walked over to the slider and said "there's a jigglypuff outside, I'll be right back." Then came back in and said "He's getting away, I didn't want to trespass." LOL
pomelo / 5866 posts
@bluestriped bee: We got a Staryu on that same morning walk too. Maybe that's when they come out!
We incubated an egg the other day and a water creature came out. That was exciting. Totally cheated to get the distance. Was driving very slowly through the town stuck in traffic. I was NOT holding the phone. My backseat passenger was.... so don't do this if you are a driver. I know, this is horrible to even admit. I should delete that! LOL!
@ShootingStar: I don't even know what that is. At least DH has some self control.
@stiletto_mom: Wow! That's good. I think I'll be more of a collector rather than a battler.
LO found out if you press your Pokemon in the profile it makes a noise.
pear / 1788 posts
I caught a pikachu outside baby gap today and had to stifle a happy dance. Only level 8, but having fun. There is a gym a block from my house, but I can't figure out how to use them, despite passing the level 5 requirement
pomelo / 5866 posts
@Mrs. Microscope: oh yah! That's the best in my book! I can just imagine how excited you were!
pomegranate / 3764 posts
Totally addicted and not ashamed. Gets me out of the house and little one gets to play at the park too!
Around here there are hardly any pokestops so we have to walk/travel to them. All we seem to have are Doduos and Weedles. *sigh*
pomelo / 5866 posts
@jaguar: I don't think I caught any of those. I just went to the mall and there were tons of stops, eggs and Pokemon.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@jaguar: My neighborhood is pretty bare with pokestops and I looked into how to get more.
I found this link.
http://kotaku.com/you-can-now-request-new-pokestops-and-gyms-in-pokemon-g-1783669406
It does appear they took the option away... probably because they probably get a million emails a day ask for new pokestops.
I think I'll still try to request a few for stops and see if they get through.
grapefruit / 4545 posts
I downloaded last night...going to see if DD1 has any interest in going hunting for poke this weekend!
pomelo / 5866 posts
Pokegoworld.com is a crowdsourced map. I can't figure out how to work it but it's supposed to show where everything is. It's a spoiler so just in case it works for you and you don't want to see it, don't look at it.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@808love: Cool! Thanks! I'm on my computer and I can easily add and see nearby pokestops, pokemon and gyms. I'm not sure what you can do on your iphone, though.
ETA: Link doesn't seem to work on my iphone. It does work when I'm on a computer. Weird.
pomelo / 5866 posts
@bluestriped bee: I got it to work ...it's just that nobody uses it where I live.
pomelo / 5866 posts
@Mrs. Microscope: I finally got to level 5 and picked a team, but I'm too scared to go to a gym. Don't know what to do but kind of want to just go for it to learn by experience. Then the other part wants to read up so I can win. LOL!
I have about 30km worth of eggs I supposedly have to walk to get hatched. Maybe I'll take another slow drive today.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@808love: What team are you? I'm chose team mystic! Yeah, I'm pretty intimidated by the gyms, too. I'm fine with just catching pokemon and going to pokestops.
pomelo / 5866 posts
@bluestriped bee: I'm with you on being satisfied catching Pokemon. :0 I chose Yellow-Instinct only because it was the least chosen one. Just to be sure, I did an online quiz where you answer a bunch of questions and it tells you which team 'matches' you the best and I was supposed to pick Valor, red but my instinct was yellow so I went with it! LOL! I'm sure there are a lot of quizzes but this was the one I took. https://www.buzzfeed.com/awesomer/mystic-instinct-valor
Here's a great How-to Play Overview link to pass on to newbies. Comments have tips. http://kotaku.com/how-to-play-pokemon-go-1783354400
Miami Police Dept did this fun video that touches upon the game and safety. I sent it to my aunt who was so worried.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@808love: Thanks for the link to the quiz. I was afraid the quiz would tell me something different but it appears I picked the right team. Woohoo!
nectarine / 2641 posts
@808love: That chart makes me happy! I have an Electrabuzz (I think that's what it's called.)
At work, I can get to 3 pokestops from my desk (I work at a historical attraction), AND I'm on wireless here (my data plan is hurting after a week out of town with no wireless). Nothing much near my house, though.
nectarine / 2641 posts
@808love: I also have a Jynx. This might be really region-specific, because I haven't even seen some of the "common" ones (in my nearby feed), but I have two in the "epic" category and two "very rare" (and I've only caught 30 total...)
pomegranate / 3764 posts
@Jess1483: Jealous! I have no local Pokestops, gotta go driving and then exploring to find them.
I have an Electabuzz and a Jynx (both from eggs hatching) and I was pretty excited last night to catch a Tentacool. Cute wee jellyfish!
pomelo / 5866 posts
@jaguar: there are definitely more hot spots in certain areas. I haven't come across those jellyfish! We just drove across the town today and found so many different creatures. @Jess1483: Still no epic but we got cool looking boxer hitmochan and that is 'special'.
pomegranate / 3192 posts
What is Pokemon go? I looked it up in the App Store on my iPhone but couldn't see anything. I'm so uncool haha.
hostess / wonderful apple seed / 16729 posts
@QBbride: this thread should help.
http://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-is-pokemon-go#post-2584870
pomelo / 5326 posts
@QBbride: it hasn't been released for us Canadians yet! That's why you can't find it in the App Store. I'm not sure when it's being released.
pomegranate / 3192 posts
Thanks @bluestriped bee:
Thanks @delight: ! Yeah I googled it after and read it wasn't released here yet, so no wonder I hadn't heard of it!
bananas / 9227 posts
Yep. I play. It's out during the perfect time, IMO. With all the depressing news going on, it's been a great distraction and actually motivated me to go out and walk! It's officially out in Sweden today and of course, the servers are down 
I was hoping to hatch my egg and see if there's a gym nearby.
BTW, I'm team mystic. Anyone else?
bananas / 9227 posts
I found an informative link for those that are intimidated by gyms. I trained in a gym for the first time yesterday and it took me way too long to muster up the courage to just do it. I read that it's really difficult to defend a gym because the opponent can easily choose the Pokemon whose type deals the most damage. Here's an informative link that talks about type.
pomelo / 5866 posts
This happened at LO's swim lessons today.
He tried push me in the pool so I threw a Pokeball at him. You know who won.
pomegranate / 3658 posts
I downloaded it yesterday after being intrigued by all the hype. I think my phone is too old! It kept freezing after I caught a critter, and it wore my battery from full charge to totally dead halfway through our (admittedly somewhat epic) afternoon walk/picnic outing. I could have caught so many more! Boo. (And I live in an area that seems to have a gym on every other block, it's extremely dense. I know I'll have a chance at nabbing a bunch on my bus commute though, I've seen people doing that which seems kind of like cheating but whatever.)
pomelo / 5866 posts
@PawPrints: oh yah I suppose the bus is a great place to catch them. I feel ya with losing battery right when the picking is good. That's what happened to me too! Oh and I don't think it said you have to walk on the site. Just an unspoken norm I shall break. I have 40km of eggs I need to hatch and there is no way I'm going to walk that anytime soon. We have only been playing here and there but I keep running into them along my daily travels.
bananas / 9227 posts
I was so disappointed with the servers yesterday! We explored a new beach and it had so many stops and friendly gyms ... then while I caught something new, it froze and then the server never came back online
pomelo / 5326 posts
Does the three footprint tracking device not work? Mine always show three footprints no matter where I go!
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