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AnimalCrossingCrazy’s tips for safe & fun Pokéventuring with #PokemonGO
We all love Pokémon GO. This is what we’ve been dreaming of for years. But with all of the news stories since the game has dropped, I want to make sure every Crosser and Pokémon Trainer ventures forth safely.
So here are my tips for being safe and having a good time while also catching them all:
- Use a buddy system. There was actually a news story that, in a city, a group of teenagers (let’s call them Team Rocket) were using lures to drive people to specific Pokéstops and rob them. I wish I were kidding. Even before this story came out, though, I was sure people already knew that with any adventure came the need for buddies. Bring your fellow trainers with you as often as you can! If you are adventuring alone, please only do it in notably safe and familiar places. Do not take risks alone. And even if you choose to join an online meetup, always bring 1 or 2 friends.
- Do not trespass on public or private property. I’ve seen this as an opportunity for neighbors to meet neighbors, and it’s a chance for overall fun, but please be sure you aren’t doing anything illegal. And yes, there is a such thing as trespassing on public property. There were local police stations here asking people to please not hide around or loiter around the PD - you could startle a cop, endanger them or yourselves or become an obstruction of justice if you are in their way. Make sure you know where you are and that you are supposed to be there. If you aren’t sure if you can be there, it’s also okay to ask. Just please ask. Introduce yourself and be friendly and polite and respectful. If they say no, you have a whole world outside of that one area to explore. Whatever Pokémon is there will be somewhere else.
- Bring a charger. This game is surprisingly not as much of a data hog as I expected. But as we all have found, and might have expected, it’s not so friendly on your battery. Invest in good, spare chargers, and bring one with you always so you can charge up!
- Always watch your surroundings. This one is obvious - well, all of them should be. But even the app warns you. Please make sure you know where you are and what you’re doing. If you are interacting with a Pokéstop, gym or Pokémon, make sure to click on it to start the interaction and then step to the side so you don’t stop in someone’s way and annoy others. It’s important to always be respectful of your surroundings. If you’ve ever been in a mall, or in traffic, you know that humans have a hard time of this. I figured another reminder wouldn’t hurt.
- Avoid in-app purchases. No one likes an empty wallet. Basically everything you’ll pay for in the in-app store you can get as loot drops from Pokéstops and as rewards for leveling up. Keep your wallet happy and don’t bother.
- Be mindful of your data. This also goes along with keeping your wallet happy. The data this game pulls isn’t as much as it could be, but if you go on adventures for 8 hours a day for a full week, I’m sure it will add up. If your service provider has an app, download it! Most have a feature that lets you track your data usage for both your whole plan and your device alone. Also, it’s not a bad idea to snag free WiFi from public places when you can.
- Bring lots of water and good walking shoes. Don’t allow yourself to get caught in heat exhaustion, dehydration, blisters, shin splits or worse. Make sure you are always prepared with a few water bottles (or a big, reusable water bottle) and your good sports shoes! It’s summer, and you want to make sure that you’re doing your best to take care of yourself as much as you’re taking care of your Pokémon.
- Bring a bag. Just like your Pokémon GO trainer, and every trainer you’ve played in past games, you need a bag! Use a nice, comfortable, durable bookbag or medium-sized purse to carry these things in! Recommendations: a satchel bag, movie-theatre-kind-of-purse, smaller bookbag or even fanny pack if you feel so bold. Anything that won’t bog you down, but leave you hands-free to aim that Pokéball properly.
- Find a safe spot to chill when you get tired, and use your incense. This is key! (Is this where the cool kids insert that damn key emoji?) You have likely grabbed incense in Pokéstop loot drops or have been rewarded it by now. Don’t let them go to waste. Find a cool spot outside, if you’re getting a little warn out and need a break, and drop the incense while you’re hanging out outside. The Pokémon will come to you. That’s 30 minutes to rest and let them do the work.
- Hold onto any lucky eggs! Gotten a lucky egg? Wanna get a ton of XP to level up in one go? Hold onto your lucky egg until you have quite a few Pokémon to evolve. You’ll be about 2,000 XP an evolution. Talk about gains. You get 30 minutes per lucky egg to get double XP, so imagine the possibilities in that time!
I might have forgotten a few things along the way, but please always keep these in mind as you catch them all. Now go forth and become Masters.
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Source: animalcrossingcrazy
So...
—the Catholic Church on the edge of campus is a really popular pokestop near four other pokestops. Its a great place for setting lures and meeting players. So I come across this pokestop and there’s two lures set, it draws about 15 players, we’re all standing around, talking, laughing, having fun. THEN the priest of the church comes out and askes what we’re doing. One of his student clerics who was out there playing explained the game to him. The priest was really interested in what we were playing and overheard one or two players saying their battery was dying. The priest went into the church, and brought out a powerstrip, extension chord and chargers and told us to feel free to charge up at the pokestop.
He was so sweet!
(ps, I’m pretty sure the priest went back inside and started playing cause he and the student cleric were really excited about the game)
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