Yeah, that does sound a bit repetitive.. 😉 Thanks for the in depth explanation though. A like for you sir.
So what's the general attraction, since it sounds a bit shallow? I get the fun of fighting it out over gyms, and finding random pokemon in museums, but it sounds as if the fun will be over in 14 days time? Is it just Pokemon nostalgia mostly?
After doing the routine for about 10 days, I think I got it and in the process of talking myself out of this game.
1. It's a time sink.
2. Unless you are lucky enough to have a gym in front of your house (some people do) it requires jaunts to the local gym and always requires daily trips to the local Poke Stops for tools of the trade.
3. There is no direct PVP.
4. Controlling a gym seems to be the end all, be all along with having the top level Pokemon(s).
That said, if you look at this game as something to do while on a walk, and your goal is to collect all the Pokemon at your pace, then maybe. It's a good incentive to get out and walk. I was driving by a park last night with 2 Poke Stops together, both had lures on them and there was a crowd of people there, some parked in their cars, others on foot. This is like a phenomena. Everywhere I go now, I see people hanging out at Poke Stops, every person that walks by seems to be staring at their phones, and I imagine are playing Pokemon Go!! Lol. I also suspect that most participants are relying on heavy use of their automobiles for hitting Poke Stops. I know I have been. Walking takes too long.
😛 And I can see businesses getting cross with people loitering around their business or church collecting Pokemon.
Game mechanics. Some of this is repeat. When a different team is taking over your gym, they are battling your Pokemons directly while A.I. controls your Pokemon. If there is a gym close by, it maybe too far away to interact with it, but if you can see it on your map, you can still select it and see what's happening. When it's being attacked, it looks like electricity and lighting bolts shooting out of it.
Anyone correct me if I'm wrong, but my impression is that when your gym comes under attack and you are aware of it, the only thing you could do is rush over to the gym, and start practice fights with your own Pokemon. A successful attack from a different team, lowers the gym's reputation, while a practice fight from members of your team raise the gym's reputation. But I've not done this simultaneously with an attack.
The gym I've been interacting with is across the street at a church. When I see action there, I usually wait for the dust to settle, wait for the people to leave and decide whether I want to go over and take it back. A coordinated team of friends will have a distinct advantage.
A L1 gym is very easy to take over if you have a stable of Pokemon, practically no matter how high the owner's Pokemon is. Because the game will pit your top 6 Pokemon against the gym, so lets say the L1 gym is occupied by a single L1000, you would attack it with your top 6, the fights are sequential, and the Pokemon's health between fights does not recover. So, sequentially, you just pummel it until it passes out, and the gym is yours. For a L7 gym (7 occupants) and I'm sure if you'd have to defeat all seven, but you probably do... have to.
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Taking Over A Gym Question- How do you change your order of battle? When you say you want to take over a hostile gym, a grid of 6 Pokemon appears, can you tap on them to change the order in which they fight? Thanks!
