Rob Danhoff

[Ashlee The Artist @AshleeTArtist]

⚠️ Warning to anyone considering trading a PhD Pikachu ⚠️

I wanted to share this because the outcome has been incredibly frustrating, and if this is some kind of bug, I don’t want anyone else losing one too.

I recently completed a Lucky Trade with a friend. (In person trade not remote) I traded away a Rayquaza and was supposed to receive a PhD Pikachu.

For those who don’t know, PhD Pikachu isn’t something you can just catch. You have to win enough Showcase competitions to earn it. Depending on where you live, that can take months or even years. Players in highly competitive areas often struggle to win showcases at all, which is why PhD Pikachu is considered one of the hardest costume Pokémon to obtain.

Because of that, most trainers won’t trade one unless it’s a mirror trade.
When our trade completed, something strange happened. Instead of showing the PhD Pikachu my friend traded me, the completion screen displayed my OWN PhD Pikachu that I’ve had for over 2 years and already made Best Buddy.

The Pokémon my friend traded never appeared in my storage.
Meanwhile, my friend’s Rayquaza became Lucky and showed up in his inventory immediately. From his side, the trade appeared to complete. From mine nothing. I cleared data, assets was on good internet etc!

After DAYS of back-and-forth with support, they continue telling me that my 2-year-old Best Buddy PhD Pikachu "cp 1022"is the Pokémon I received from the trade....

The problem is that’s IMPOSSIBLE.

• The Pokémon is over 2 years old
• It was already my Best Buddy WHICH DOESNT HAPPEN OVER ONE TRADE
• It’s not Lucky despite us being Lucky Friends or traded 😂
• It existed in my account long before this trade happened and one only exists still

What makes this even worse is that my friend no longer has the PhD Pikachu he traded, and I never received it. It’s effectively disappeared. Both of us shafted.

At this point, I’m not even as upset about the Pokémon as I am about support repeatedly insisting I received a Pokémon that clearly could not have come from this trade instead of investigating what actually happened. I contemplated even making this post as i was hoping they would be able to revert the trade or fix it or even look into a resolution that actually fits the situation. At the end of the day, it is what it is if the Pokemon is truly gone because of some game bug.

Has anyone else ever had a trade display the wrong Pokémon on the completion screen or had a Pokémon seemingly vanish after a trade? I’d love to know if this is an isolated incident or if others have experienced something similar.
Or if anyone has successfully traded a phd pikachu and has MORE than one in there account! Lmk!♥️💔❤️‍🩹

[Mike @RaspberryWeiner]

New #PokemonGO update is now avaliable.. 👀

[Mother0fDem0ns🇨🇦 @M0ther0fDemons]

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PLEASE I DESPERATELY NEED HELP HERE!

This game is part of my career and I’ve been targeted.

I need help blowing this up as a last resort 😭

Someone today while I’ve been active on my account hacked me.

First deleted my Shundo Articuno and let me notice that before completely locking me out of my account.

I had changed my Trainer Club password as soon as my Articuno was gone to be on the safe side but they were clearly still logged in.

@NianticHelp @scopely #myaccounthasbeenhacked #help

[Mike @RaspberryWeiner]

Either this trainer is cheating or is the hardest grinder ever.. 😂👀
This all raises red flags but I could be wrong 🚩🚩🚩
#PokemonGO

[Mike @RaspberryWeiner]

If you haven't heard, there's a cheat that people are exploiting/selling for $600 that allows your account to skip levels. DON'T DO THIS! YOU WILL GET BANNED 😂
#PokemonGO

[Otyle @ondra_tyle]

@PokemonGoApp

[The Pokemod Group @thepokemodgroup]

Final version of all the quests:

• Level 71
Earn 15 platinum medals
Power up Legendary or Mythical Pokémon 20 times
Make 999 Nice Throws
Catch 100 Pokémon in a single day

• Level 72
Earn 20 platinum medals
Complete a Route 7 days in a row
Use 200 supereffective Charged Attacks
Earn 1,000,000 Stardust

• Level 73
Earn 25 platinum medals
Purify 100 Shadow Pokémon
Power up 3 Pokémon to their max CP
Win 30 Raids

• Level 74
Earn 30 platinum medals
Level up a Max Move 20 times
Explore 200 km
Complete 250 Field Research tasks

• Level 75
Earn 34 platinum medals
Make 999 Great Throws
Hatch 75 Eggs
Send 500 Gifts to friends

• Level 76
Earn 38 platinum medals
Defeat 100 Team GO Rocket Grunts
Explore 300 km
Catch 200 Pokémon in a single day

• Level 77
Earn 41 platinum medals
Win 100 Max Battles
Power up 7 Pokémon to their max CP
Make 10 trades with Pokémon caught at least 300 km apart

• Level 78
Earn 44 platinum medals
Earn 400 hearts with your buddy
Explore 400 km
Complete 500 Field Research tasks

• Level 79
Earn 47 platinum medals
Defeat a Team GO Rocket Leader 30 times
Obtain 50 Lucky Pokémon in trades
Hatch 100 Eggs

• Level 80
Earn 50 platinum medals
Win 80 Trainer Battles in the GO Battle League
Make 999 Excellent Throws
Win 80 Raids

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[Mike @RaspberryWeiner]

WHY DIDN'T ANYONE TELL ME THIS POKÉMON WAS BACK IN RAIDS? 😍🔥
#PokemonGO

[Alyona @askaya]

@realDonaldTrump Thank you for making this happen ❤️

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Just voted in Cameron County, Texas, home of Starbase!

[Nathan @rarenathan]

@pogo_central What it’s gonna take to encounter one garbage iv gigantamax gengar

[Leek Duck 🦆🤝👖 @LeekDuck]

So, revisiting the tip I gave in this post, I see that the maximum you can earn is actually 1080 MP.

This would be visiting 4 Power Spots to get 480 MP, then claim the walking reward twice for 600 MP. This is a final total of 1080 MP.

Up to you if you want to min/max.

[Adam_Della @Adam_Della_]

Sweet cherry doesn’t fuck with no busters y’all, she’s only sweet by name

[Dan Scavino Jr.🇺🇸🦅 @DanScavino]

WOW!!!!! 45–47 arrives at #UFC299 in Miami, Florida…

[Dusty Desert Dweller 🇺🇲🌵🏜🌵 @dusty_dweller]

Must watch😂😂😂

[Jack Posobiec @JackPosobiec]

Motion smoothing on TVs is evil and must be ended

[Harley Morenstein @HarleyPlays]

I’m at the Freedom Factory in Florida for the #LeMullets race and it is so fkn wild!!

They just had the Van Prix where they had mini vans racing at top speeds and hitting jumps!! So insane!

I’m in the pace car!! Shout out to Black Rifle Coffee!

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