Gen 3 (and Delibird) Spawn Rates: The Holiday Event Update

With the Holiday 2017 event well underway and more gen 3 pokémon being released, I compiled some stats on how common the current gen 3 and Delibird spawns are. Please note that with the current event, gen 3 starters are spawning more frequently than usual.

Very Common

Delibird, Gulpin, Roselia, Spheal, Wurmple, Zigzagoon

Common

Electrike, Makuhita, Meditite, Mudkip, Plusle, Poochyena, Seedot, Shuppet, Snorunt, Skitty, Spoink, Torchic

Uncommon

Ralts, Treecko, Zangoose

Rare

Barboach, Corphish, Delcatty, Duskull, Hariyama, Linoone, Mightyena, Sableye, Shroomish, Slakoth, Wailmer

Very Rare

Banette, Carvanha, Feebas, Grumpig, Luvdisc, Marshtomp, Nuzleaf, Sealeo, Swalot

Exceedingly Rare

Breloom, Combusken, Crawdaunt, Dusclops, Glalie, Grovyle, Kirlia, Lombre, Lotad, Sharpedo, Vigoroth, Whiscash

 

A reminder that 2nd stage evolutions for gen 3 mons do not spawn in the wild. These include Beautifly, Blaziken, Dustox, Gardevoir, Ludicolo, Sceptile, Shiftry, Slaking, Swampert, and Walrein. There has also been no reports of Absol, Cascoon, Mawile, Medicham, Milotic, or Silcoon sightings yet in Winnipeg.

These spawn frequencies do not take into account any weather boosts, since the data was collected during points of extreme weather (where no pokémon had any boosts). Any weather boosts may shift the affected pokémon up one tier.

Episode 14 of PegCity Pokémon GO: Red River College Mewtwo EX Raid!

Episode 14 of PegCity Pokémon GO has been uploaded, featuring video and live stream footage from the Mewtwo EX raid at Red River College on December 11th!

This will be the last video of 2017 for Winnipeg-related content. The next three episodes will shift to my current trip in Toronto, where it will feature popular grinding, pokémon hunting, and raiding locations in the city, targeted to those planning a trip to Toronto in the future.

Christmas Events Info & More!

With the December events now taking place and Hoenn region Pokemon now in the game here are a few things you should know:

  • New Hoenn region Pokemon have been added to the game!
  • There are currently 3 new “Limited Time Only” special boxes in the in-game store, each offering unique value to different trainers.
  • A new item known as “Star Piece” has been added to the in-game shop. You can currently only purchase this item through the “Limited Time Only” boxes available in game. The Star Piece offers a 50% increase in stardust received for each catch for 30 minutes. This includes a 50% boost when feeding berries to gym Pokemon or hatching eggs from incubators!
  • Trainers will receive a single-use Egg Incubator with their first Photo Disc spin for the duration of the event!
  • All lures are currently active for 6 hours from the time that they are placed!
  • Santa Pikachu and Delibird both offer you 250 stardust each when they are caught. The weather effects that give a stardust bonus are also applied to this, allowing for even more stardust!
  • Santa Pikachu is similar to last year BUT now also has the fast move “present” similar to Delibird.
  • Shiny Snorunt have been spotted in the game!
  • Wailmer has now begun to appear as Tier 1 raid
  • There has been an increase in spawns of Hoenn region starters around the world. It is unclear if this was intentional or not.

 

Nests have changed for the 39th time in Winnipeg!

New gen 3 Pokémon are out, and with that the nests have changed for the 39th time! While everyone is enjoying seeing shadows again, do remember to check your nests and see if anything new is spawning!
Since this nest cycle will actually take us to Christmas, we at PegCity would like to wish everyone happy holidays, and hope everyone stays safe while hunting for Pokémon at any of the nests!

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Episode 13 of PegCity Pokémon GO has been uploaded, featuring footage from the Holiday Celebration!

Episode 13 of PegCity Pokémon GO has been uploaded, featuring footage from the Winnipeg Pokémon GO Holiday Celebration back on December 9th!

For those who missed the event or those who want to see a recap of the awesome festivities, do certainly watch this video, and don’t forget to like and subscribe for more YouTube videos!

 

Information on Gen 3 Regionals

With gen 3 released in Pokémon GO, we have some new regionals that trainers should know about. While it is true that there are 56 gen 3 pokémon released so far, trainers can only obtain 54 of them in Winnipeg without travelling.

Generation 3 in Pokémon GO introduced four new regional pokémon. They include the following:

  • Plusle
  • Minun
  • Zangoose
  • Seviper

Plusle and Zangoose can only be seen in the Pacific Islands east of the International Date Line, North America, South America, most of Africa, and parts of extreme Southwest Asia. Minun and Seviper can only be seen in Europe, parts of extreme North Africa, most of Asia, Australia, and the Pacific Islands west of the International Date Line.

The availability map of these 4 regionals is essentially shaped like a “yin-yang” symbol. A theory behind the yin-yang like separation between the two groups include their differences between Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. Plusle and Zangoose were only available in Pokémon Ruby. while Minun and Seviper were only available in Pokémon Sapphire. Another possible theory of the regionals is that for Plusle and Minun, they are the + and – pokémon, therefore they cannot be together. For Zangoose and Seviper, they are biological rivals (mongooses vs. snakes), therefore must be separated. The Pokémon episode “ZigZag Zangoose” provides an anime touch to this rival.

With earlier generation regional pokémons are starting to appear for limited times away from their traditional locations, the introduction of new regionals allows for international travel to not be devalued for Pokémon GO trainers.

Groudon has been released! What you need to know about this new legendary pokémon

After what seemed like a much needed break from legendary raids, Niantic decided to throw us a curveball from left field today and introduced Groudon as the next legendary raid. The first Groudon spawned in Winnipeg at 4:01pm at the Black Horse gym near the Pembina Pony Corral.

Since many trainers are still familiarizing themselves with gen 3 pokémon, Groudon might not be familiar for most, especially compared to the legendary pokémon in gens 1 and 2. This article will sum up what you need to know about this new legendary pokémon.

Groudon is a ground-type pokémon with an interesting moveset. It can learn Dragon Tail or Mud Shot for its fast moves, followed by Solar Beam, Fire Blast, or Earthquake for its charge moves. Needless to say, trainers may need a diverse army of pokémon in their arsenal, especially if the raid count is on the low side.

Given its ground typing, Groudon will be weak against water and grass pokémon. However, its diverse charge typings may pose a problem for some trainers if they come unprepared. For instance, a Vaporeon will get melted by Solar Beam, and an Exeggutor will be destroyed by Fire Blast. Regardless of charge typings, however, one can never go wrong with Gyarados with double water movesets or Ho-Oh with Steel Wing and Solar Beam.

Groudon’s CP range in normal conditions is 2236 to 2328. Under weather boost (i.e: when it’s clear), Groudon’s CP range jumps to a range of 2796 to 2910.

A “typical” Groudon raid will need at least 7 trainers to take it down. However, Groudon can be taken down with 4 high-level trainers, provided they have level 40 Gyarados with Waterfall and Hydro Pump. Under rainy conditions, Groudon can be taken down with 3 trainers only, since water moves on Gyarados would be boosted. It can also be 3-manned with level 40 Sceptiles and Exeggutors in clear conditions, provided the raid boss does not have Fire Blast.

Groudon has a large distance in the catch screen, similar to Lapras. Its full attack animation also takes a while (even if it seems the scratch itself is very quick), therefore trainers should not attempt to throw their premier balls until the scratch part of the attack animation is complete.

Groudon’s base catch rate is 2%; similar to the legendary beasts and Ho-Oh. Given its large distance, however, it may actually be harder for trainers to get a good throw out of it.

Hopefully this guide will help trainers catch their first Groudon, or if they already have one, find ways to test the limits of their pokémon to beat this new raid boss.

Episode 12 of PegCity Pokémon GO: Ho-Oh Raid Parade!

Episode 12 of PegCity Pokémon GO is now uploaded, featuring the long-awaited footage from last week’s Ho-Oh raid parade! We also did one Mawile raid during the raid parade, also featured in the video (which I was forced to solo…you’ll see why).

Coming soon: A recap of our 1st Annual Holiday Celebration at The Forks!

How Weather Impacts Game Play!

Pokemon Go has recently added a weather feature to the game! It is important to understand this new weather feature due to its impact on many different aspects of the game. With the addition of weather, some of the changes that have occurred are:

  • Pokemon of the corresponding weather region see an increase in spawn rate. This can help trainers capture Pokemon they previously might not have been able to in their regions!
  • There is a 25% increase in stardust received on Pokemon caught in the corresponding weather region. This means trainers will now receive 25/75/125 additional stardust depending on the evolution stage the Pokemon caught is in.
  • There is a 20% attack strength type bonus for Pokemon in the corresponding weather region! This can be useful when deciding which Pokemon to use to take down gym or doing raids!
  • The maximum level of Pokemon caught in the wild is now 35, if they are in the corresponding weather region. This means you’ll need to spend less stardust to power up these Pokemon and incentivizes trainers to catch Pokemon that are boosted by weather bonuses.

Below is a visual graphic summary of what type bonuses each weather results in. Currently, how the weather in a region is determined is unknown so weather in game might differ slightly from actual weather outside.


Credit for graphic: u/DrPikaJu

Niantic may have leaked information on gen 3 evolution items and more!

Now that the first 50 gen 3 Pokémon have been out for a week, trainers are slowly starting to get the hang of the new mons they see around their neighbourhood and while travelling around the city.

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