In PvP, I guess Registeel is Niantic’s favorite Pokemon for GL and UL.
Just look at its huge bulk ( natural ). It is so good at soaking big attacks.
But real trouble is the moveset which Niantic provided to it.
He has access to Focus Blast, Zap Cannon, Flash Cannon and couple these with superfast Lock-On.
Now no single Pokemon can easily soak its huge attacks. And Registeel goes through majority of Pokemon.
Even Giratina takes massive damage from Focus Blast and Zap Cannon despite having resistance against it. Whereas, his Shadow Force is of no use, considering how bad it is made…
Slight boost in attack by compensating it with reduction of defense with that much amount(percent) of defense seems quite absurd to me. And whenever I say this, I always remember those Pokemon who are known for their high attacks, but are not much impactful like bulkier Pokemon.
Still no 100% Legendary from a Trade and one of the Kids acct gets yet another one. They all have multiples now where mine has a big fat 0 from many more Trades. RNG……FU Nianshit
I know this thread’s purpose is for letting us vent frustrations. But I’m removing my latest RNG gripe (Really Nasty Gripe?), because I’ve just gotten tired of complaining. The game is still mostly fun, and my complaints have been about it not conforming to my wishes, more than about misdesign or malfunction.
Don’t want to disappoint anyone, but Niantic Tweeted that the increased spawn range was a bug and is going to be reverted. That said, it appears some people including me may have gotten a bigger, bugged range that was not supposed to happen, so there is a small chance that is what is going to be fixed, however by their wording it doesn’t look like it.
Niantic didn’t accepted my Nomination for Pokestop, which was a Sitting Bench, but was not visible on Google Maps, hence they marked it as fake location.
The worst one I’ve come across is this. Added roughly two months ago by someone from our community. This thing isn’t eligible, AT ALL. It’s a natural feature, and the playground next to it as already an existing Gym. Meanwhile it takes me over 10 tries to get literal playgrounds and art pieces that are clearly eligible through. Seeing this Stop appear actually pissed me off. How could they have possibly gotten this through?
Description says:
Bulb tree
Beautiful tree in playground
Though it is not eligible according to Wayfarers’ strange guidelines, but at least it looks good to the eyes, and certainly one can enjoy sitting beneath it !!
But that Pokestop in centre of road is no ordinary place. It’s name is Highway Glory, and is a bar. So certainly it is not the place to visit, only the name is interesting…
This is the biggest downside of Niantic Wayfarers. It is only reviewed by local community, not by centralized jury. Because of which, there is huge possibilities that the local wayfarers will prioritize to accept those nominations which are accessible to them and their community.
There’s an option in the Wayfarer to send an appeal to Niantic for your rejected nominations. Also you can report Poke stops that are against Niantic’s rules.
If I was reviewing that Bus Stop submission I would mark it low @DeltaEmerald.
Forgot your thinking that because others are in the game all should be in the game. Poor nominations do get through if reviewers are not being 1/2 serious about reviewing correctly and in turn excellent nominations get declined for the same reason.
What I would be looking for to mark it higher would be something distinctive about it. Is it named after a significant person or part of history. If there is something distinctive about it it needs to be shown and mentioned in the submission.
Sometimes you can get lucky with plain/generic Poi’s and enough voters let it through.
You need to get a little more creative or inventive with how you nominate it so it’s not just like the 100’s or 1000’s of common Bus Stops in the area.
You can always appeal it. All but 1 of my submissions I’ve appealed have been accepted.
Not every place in world has some relations with history and/or bear some distinctive feature, which are not natural. But those places have people who play this game. There are huge chances that if anything like this exists, then it would have already be nominated, so it leaves newer players with very less options to consider.
Also the realistic fact is that no one uses Pokemon GO for exploring new places primarily. Majority of population in world either use Google Maps, or contact with local residents or guides for knowing about the place.
Almost every Bus stop in my city is either a Pokestop or Gyms, and few are even Ex-Raid Gyms. So it is quite natural that I will also try to go with nearby Bus Stop.
The area where I live might not have those places which Niantic needs, but despite that many people visit here for physical activities. Look at the satellite view :
Among those green patches, my residential location exists. From this satellite view of Summer season, you can expect that with what kind of surrounding I am enveloped with.
Despite this, Niantic doesn’t bothers to add any Pokestop here.
Read through the rules again and try to find something in your area that is eligible according to the rules (e.g. outdoor gyms, playgrounds, info signs, murals, fountains, trail markers, pedestrian bridges, interesting shops, restaurants). If there are no such POIs, then you can try nominating things that are in a grey area (e.g. graffiti, water towers, decorations on a facade). Sometimes even ineligible nominations get accepted. Make sure you take a picture during the day and give a thorough explanation why it should become a Poke stop. Hope this helps.
The foremost fact which I learned is to take pictures during daytime, with clearer explanations.
Though I had appealed yesterday, let’s see how it turns out.
I had applied that nomination in December 2022, and its rejection mail came in April 2023.
Notice the game leans towards recommending the bulkier teams. Especially if I am raiding short-handed, I like to hand pick a team of “glass cannons” that inflicts max damage quickly and then faints quickly. Then I just let the game recommend my 2nd wave (fastest way to re-lobby, anyway).
