TACO me too. My local park is a hotspot with 3 pokestops(that's the most we have here) and 20 people go there to play every day. We almost have our first local level 40( they're at 39 and 2.5 million do from level 40)
TACO I'm not such a fan. I've given up on my only local gym because its at a play park. Can't go during the day cos it freaks the pearants out and can't go at night because its full of hoodies. The kids don't want to be social with the 6'2" twenty something alone in the playground for some reason. This is much worse in summer.
Storm of Radiance that Claims the Sky Why? You might as well think what Pokémon you are going to put in the gym before hand. Who powers up their Pokémon before putting one in a gym? That gym was already a level 9 gym you would think a lot of people go there lol.
Sucks to get sniped but I've noticed how long you take to decide. In the last couple battle clips I'm literally sitting here saying "What are you waiting for?!?! JUST PUT ONE IN"
I don't care what the title is you can name it "CLICK BAIT!!!" and I will still happily click it and watch. Keep naming your episodes whatever you want nick. Keep doing what you're doing.
The dodge glitch he talked about, is that where you successfully dodge a lethal attack but your pokemon gets animation locked into dying again and again despite having lots of hp. Because this happens a lot for me and it is incredibly annoying
The only thing they can do atm is to give a time window to put a pokemon in for anyone who was battling the gym when it levels up that earned 30%+ of the prestige to level it up. Another thing they could do is show the prestige live as you fight so you know when to flee from battle to drop your pokemon in.
MYSTIC7 I'm not interested in competitive battling, and while I want to like the gym aspect of Pokémon Go it seems pointless since that accomplishment will likely last for only a few minutes and my highest level Pokémon doesn't even have 2000 cp.
Mystic taking a subliminal swipe at Nick? lol. Mystic, brother, you're the Justin Bieber of Pokémon Go. Nick is the Kendrick Lamar. No use hating, different fanbase. Peace
Nick, you need to read this. There are drone flying laws in New Zealand, you might want to take a look at them. I believe you might need a permit to fly drones in urban areas. Just in case you don't know.
After I spent more than an hour leveling up a gym to level 10 from level 9 filled with Pokémon over 2800 CP. The lowest was 2801, someone came out of nowhere and swiped my spot. Niantic should restrict the a spot to the player who leveled up the gym until they are out of proximity.
micheal white actually they shouldn't limit it to that player until he's out of range because they could just accidentally get out of range if the gps signal is bad. they should give that player like 2 minutes to put a pokemon in before anybody else can
Should have had that kid keep knocking out the bottom poke for you so you could get in! Then it'd be an even more beefed up gym. Where we are gyms have great holding power - it's nice because we have to do enough maintenance to keep it interesting but can still hold 10 gyms without having to commit serious daily time to it :) Cheers!
Mewing_mew 419 I'm glad I'm not the only one who points this out. And also, the plural form of Pokémon being the same as the singular form. Ughh it's not 'Slowpokes', it's just 'Slowpoke' 😩
The day Nick finally learns what all us Mystics go through when we power up a gym. ITS A RACE FOR YOUR VERY EXISTENCE TO GET A POKEMON IN AFTER IT HITS LV10. never prestige more than needed (more than 50k is pointless), always know exactly which mon is going in, and tap as fast as possible when you reach 50k! flee, check mark, gym, add, in like 2 sec (or get sniped by dumb bitches) cause others near you have an advantage in not seeing the "you lose" prestige added screen.
I loved your shots of Auckland. A lot of people from other parts of NZ think Auckland is a concrete jungle. But your drone shots showed the streets are lined with trees, and some of the random green spaces.
Kinda late to say this, but Auckland city center is full of bots and spoofers, partly due to the horrendous cell signal there. I often lose signal just walking among the buildings, and get drifted out whenever I try to fight gyms... It's hopeless, and that's why nobody takes down stacked gyms.
EXACTLY MY POINT! Niantic made it so ONLY YOU can put a pokemon in a gym for certain periods of time after training or defeating it, nick took his time as always meaning that period of time ran out and look where that got him. When placing a pokemon in a gym just choose whatever cus it doesn't matter that much in the end. I've put a charmander in a gym cus it was just my most recent catch and gained me enough time to collect my coins. The charmander was actually there for a few hours.
It isn't him taking too long exactly. As you add prestige to the gym it is added in real time. After beating each pokemon. So since he keeps battling to see how far he can go it reaches the next level such that by the time he is done battling they have already taken the gym.
Jramir, I usually have 760-900 pokes constantly, under 5sec is reasonable. I have the poke I'm putting in healed up, upgraded, and named with the gym name BEFORE starting to train up. Makes no sense to do that stuff after the battles.. They key is to know exactly how many pokes you need to beat, running on the last one, then going back and putting yours in. Usually there's like only 2 or 3 seconds for them to capitalize as it updates the prestige, only if they're using bots and stuff will they reliably snipe you, even in high-traffic gyms.
7:03 was pretty awesome. I wonder if the kid was scared that you-d fight him or something? Probably not, with that smile on his face. Everyone seems so nice. This trip has been so much fun to experience through your videos. Such beautiful places. You can tell the more relaxed nature of the trip. Cant wait to see whats next.
at least there's actually someone in the area battling the gym. unlike here in our town that has very active lvl10 gym but no one around!! ive seen it everytime with my girlfriend
I love how u are social with other people who play the game just at random. This is what Pokémon is suppose to be all about. GETTING OUT and meeting new people with a similar interest and to make relationships because of that.
I was at a level 7 gym all by myself the other day and I leveled it up...someone took my spot. leveled it up again. lost my spot again. I leveled it all the way up to 10 and I never got a Pokemon in the gym. someone was either hacking or hiding but either way I deserved one of those spots. I haven't fought a gym since. this system is broken.
So sorry to see people doing that to you, Nick! My son actually called someone out that sniped our spot. She opted to stick around and help us get it to 10. She didn't know how to effectively train a gym for max prestige, but it was the thought that counts.
this is why it would be good to have a friend that is on a different team. They could knock out people from a level 10 gym for you to train it back up and vice versa.
oh that hill to Albert Park! I walked up there almost every day for five years and it never rrally got easier! It's one of the oldest of the 50 plus volcanoes in Auckland.
They really need to extend the grace period for sniping prevention. When you have like 300 Pokemon, it takes a little longer than 10 seconds to pick out a good one for gym defense.
Nick you trained more Pokes than necessary, the spot was open for probably 2 or 3 minutes, that's why it was easily taken. You gotta calculate the exact number of Pokes you need to train and then leave the train and place yours
This is what I want to see for pokemon go again this summer. I haven't had a face to face encounter with a player since last july. Nor have I seen an instinct gym over level 4 ever
that opening gym battle is why I hardly play anymore... You get all set to level up your gym, get destroyed by dodge glitches, and then your spot gets poached. so frustrating
Gym battle (and some pokemon catching). But that interaction with other players (and some kids skateboarding) just show what it means to play pokemon go. You don't need yelling for people to enjoy your video, mate. Nice! 1 like for you.
One would had been able to say by now that nick should know that there is not such thing as Team Work in Pokémon Go… only self serves that go for the chance to capitalize on others hard wrk! Still it is good to see that he still have fun never the less! A True and True good Kid!
Thats the way to see New Zealand. Iv been telling my friends for years, go to NZ, get an RV and just drive around for a month or two. If it wasnt a 40 hour flight, minimum, I would ge back every year.
+xXCameron BratzXx I would love a Porygon to power up my Porygon 2 :( But I agree Igglybuff is bad. After my third I was bored. After my fifth I was mad. I have 7.
i caught a perfect iv horsea from my house :p doesn't sound exciting but i've evolved it up to kingdra with the best moveset, so it's my pride and joy xD until i get a shiny magikarp, anyway...
I've just been there Nick.. Saw 2 level 9 gyms.. trained them to level 10.. Someone took my place.. Although, i didnt waste my time in powering up a pokemon.. :p. I really hate itt.. Niantic should do something about itttt..
I love the communal aspect of pokemon go, talking with strangers and being friendly, it makes playing the game a whole lot more fun
TACO me too. My local park is a hotspot with 3 pokestops(that's the most we have here) and 20 people go there to play every day. We almost have our first local level 40( they're at 39 and 2.5 million do from level 40)
TACO I'm not such a fan. I've given up on my only local gym because its at a play park. Can't go during the day cos it freaks the pearants out and can't go at night because its full of hoodies. The kids don't want to be social with the 6'2" twenty something alone in the playground for some reason. This is much worse in summer.
awh rip
@smiley helen
5AM lol I am 52 so yeah really weird looks sometimes. But I am level 37.5 and working on it everyday.
Lol that face when someone takes your spot at a gym 6:15
At least it was a person physically there XD could have been spoofers
I Hate it when people take your gym spot after you spend a long time training up a gym by yourself! 😡
Here's to hoping a gym rework that deals with that issue actually happens.
I also hate it when you claim a gym, and you go to the next one so you can collect those coins, and they immediately take down that gym you claimed.
Storm of Radiance that Claims the Sky
do you also hate it when it happens to me? 😭
I feel that brotha!
Storm of Radiance that Claims the Sky Why? You might as well think what Pokémon you are going to put in the gym before hand. Who powers up their Pokémon before putting one in a gym? That gym was already a level 9 gym you would think a lot of people go there lol.
Sucks to get sniped but I've noticed how long you take to decide. In the last couple battle clips I'm literally sitting here saying "What are you waiting for?!?! JUST PUT ONE IN"
I don't care what the title is you can name it "CLICK BAIT!!!" and I will still happily click it and watch. Keep naming your episodes whatever you want nick. Keep doing what you're doing.
Westley Robertson I'd watch it even if it says video or insert click bait video title here or insert random video title here or something
The dodge glitch he talked about, is that where you successfully dodge a lethal attack but your pokemon gets animation locked into dying again and again despite having lots of hp. Because this happens a lot for me and it is incredibly annoying
The only thing they can do atm is to give a time window to put a pokemon in for anyone who was battling the gym when it levels up that earned 30%+ of the prestige to level it up. Another thing they could do is show the prestige live as you fight so you know when to flee from battle to drop your pokemon in.
Anybody else highkey studying how to battle in gyms properly? Just me? Forsure
nope...I am with you 😁. Also I love your cheerfulness and positivity man. keep it up.
MYSTIC7 ayyy Mystic love your vids🤗
MYSTIC7 I'm not interested in competitive battling, and while I want to like the gym aspect of Pokémon Go it seems pointless since that accomplishment will likely last for only a few minutes and my highest level Pokémon doesn't even have 2000 cp.
Mystic taking a subliminal swipe at Nick? lol. Mystic, brother, you're the Justin Bieber of Pokémon Go. Nick is the Kendrick Lamar. No use hating, different fanbase. Peace
MYSTIC7 me but I learned everything from watching him 4 months ago
Nick, you need to read this. There are drone flying laws in New Zealand, you might want to take a look at them. I believe you might need a permit to fly drones in urban areas. Just in case you don't know.
After I spent more than an hour leveling up a gym to level 10 from level 9 filled with Pokémon over 2800 CP. The lowest was 2801, someone came out of nowhere and swiped my spot. Niantic should restrict the a spot to the player who leveled up the gym until they are out of proximity.
how does it take u an hour!
was all out of revives and potions, I had to keep using my recents.
micheal white actually they shouldn't limit it to that player until he's out of range because they could just accidentally get out of range if the gps signal is bad. they should give that player like 2 minutes to put a pokemon in before anybody else can
that would work.
micheal white no just git gud
That is why I have an opposite account from my main one because I've been sniped several times so I kick them off and then add my guy.
Should have had that kid keep knocking out the bottom poke for you so you could get in! Then it'd be an even more beefed up gym. Where we are gyms have great holding power - it's nice because we have to do enough maintenance to keep it interesting but can still hold 10 gyms without having to commit serious daily time to it :)
Cheers!
You mean you found someone really battling the gym and it wasn't a spoofer ? Its a miracle.
6:11 damn Nick got played!! -0-.
5:30 the way he skipped that gym fight with the little bit of music, GENIUS!
Ahh the original gym battle music 🎶 always hum it to myself when I'm battling gyms
I see that you are kickin it old school, living in a van again hahaha! Only Nick and OGs know what I'm talking about.
With someone on the opposite team there, I would have bribed them to kick someone out for you to boost again haha. You deserved a spot!
That's what he should've done, because in the end it was the person who sniped him on the bottom anyway.
Who still hasn't gotten unknown yet??
at this rate i'll never find an Unown :\
Unown doesn't have a gender.
Mewing_mew 419 I'm glad I'm not the only one who points this out. And also, the plural form of Pokémon being the same as the singular form. Ughh it's not 'Slowpokes', it's just 'Slowpoke' 😩
Yakuza Sky Still not helping us find an Unown 😆😅
Shinobi Kowai whats unknown
That face you made when "merylmerr" took your spot brought back memories from when I used to play Ingress "It was you!" xD
I really enjoyed seeing you and the boy battling the gym and being friendly. It was a great change from the interactions that we tend to see.
The day Nick finally learns what all us Mystics go through when we power up a gym. ITS A RACE FOR YOUR VERY EXISTENCE TO GET A POKEMON IN AFTER IT HITS LV10. never prestige more than needed (more than 50k is pointless), always know exactly which mon is going in, and tap as fast as possible when you reach 50k! flee, check mark, gym, add, in like 2 sec (or get sniped by dumb bitches) cause others near you have an advantage in not seeing the "you lose" prestige added screen.
Pretty much, already got to see 2 of this kinds of gyms for mystic in a lisbon university.
I loved your shots of Auckland. A lot of people from other parts of NZ think Auckland is a concrete jungle. But your drone shots showed the streets are lined with trees, and some of the random green spaces.
@5:30
that one note sting is HILARIOUS
The face he made when she took his place was priceless. I laughed, felt bad, then laughed again.
Kinda late to say this, but Auckland city center is full of bots and spoofers, partly due to the horrendous cell signal there.
I often lose signal just walking among the buildings, and get drifted out whenever I try to fight gyms... It's hopeless, and that's why nobody takes down stacked gyms.
Pokemon Go, making you eye everyone suspiciously when your spot in the gym is taken
Once again Nick youve made my day the video is exc. quality & i love to watch everyone interact w you! thanks so much!
6:20 😂😂😂OMG I'm dying at the call out!!!😂😂😂 Merylmerr!!! 💯💯💯💙💙💙Nick! 👍😎🍺🍻🍺
Every time I watch him I train up a gym I cringe because he wastes so much time before actually putting a Pokemon in the gym
Thor Odinson well if you had 800 pokemon to sort thru id imagine that would take quite a while
EXACTLY MY POINT! Niantic made it so ONLY YOU can put a pokemon in a gym for certain periods of time after training or defeating it, nick took his time as always meaning that period of time ran out and look where that got him. When placing a pokemon in a gym just choose whatever cus it doesn't matter that much in the end. I've put a charmander in a gym cus it was just my most recent catch and gained me enough time to collect my coins. The charmander was actually there for a few hours.
Thor Odinson actually no. i tran gyms all the time withn two secs someone beats me to it
It isn't him taking too long exactly. As you add prestige to the gym it is added in real time. After beating each pokemon. So since he keeps battling to see how far he can go it reaches the next level such that by the time he is done battling they have already taken the gym.
Jramir, I usually have 760-900 pokes constantly, under 5sec is reasonable. I have the poke I'm putting in healed up, upgraded, and named with the gym name BEFORE starting to train up. Makes no sense to do that stuff after the battles.. They key is to know exactly how many pokes you need to beat, running on the last one, then going back and putting yours in. Usually there's like only 2 or 3 seconds for them to capitalize as it updates the prestige, only if they're using bots and stuff will they reliably snipe you, even in high-traffic gyms.
7:03 was pretty awesome. I wonder if the kid was scared that you-d fight him or something? Probably not, with that smile on his face.
Everyone seems so nice.
This trip has been so much fun to experience through your videos. Such beautiful places. You can tell the more relaxed nature of the trip.
Cant wait to see whats next.
Nick's vlogs exude such a positive vibe and capture the interconnectedness of the community so well. Keep up the quality work dude.
im at home winding down b4 sleep... and then that face @ 6:16 shows up. The feels,,, and LOL.
Such a beautiful city. Added to my travel list.
S/O to James for that fast internet.
Shame on "merylmerrr". Shame. Shame. Shame. What a horrible person. Shame.
she looked like she might have been cute.
thats an excuse? they have good bone structure so ill let them have it
orangecrushaa how shallow
it's also possible she was also training at the same time.
it might have been an accident, propably she didn't know
at least there's actually someone in the area battling the gym. unlike here in our town that has very active lvl10 gym but no one around!! ive seen it everytime with my girlfriend
Nick, what was pretty cool was when you interacted with other random people battling gyms. I'd like to see more of that even back in California!
love the music and the view when you use your drone when you battle the gyms
I love how u are social with other people who play the game just at random. This is what Pokémon is suppose to be all about. GETTING OUT and meeting new people with a similar interest and to make relationships because of that.
hands down best part of Pokemon Go, meeting people also playing
Bravo! Bravo, Nick, you have done it yet again. . Your editing was tremendously enjoyable : )
Love seeing you out and about. Hanging with skate kids. Battling against little man. Great series of vids man.
7:06 THIS is what Niantic wanted. THIS was the sole purpose of making Pokemon Go.
I was at a level 7 gym all by myself the other day and I leveled it up...someone took my spot. leveled it up again. lost my spot again. I leveled it all the way up to 10 and I never got a Pokemon in the gym. someone was either hacking or hiding but either way I deserved one of those spots. I haven't fought a gym since. this system is broken.
This is why I avoid levelling up any gym for mystic besides 1-2 times.
'dat face when you realize you got gym-jacked... Priceless ! :D
So sorry to see people doing that to you, Nick! My son actually called someone out that sniped our spot. She opted to stick around and help us get it to 10. She didn't know how to effectively train a gym for max prestige, but it was the thought that counts.
I love how you were still really nice towards the kids at the end even though they were being lowkey annoying!
Just wanted to say I am enjoying this series. It's entertaining and insightful. Thanks for sharing your experience.
NICK, Im w liver problems & i cant hunt right now. Thank you so much for entertaining us & showing us ur travels. thank u my friend have fun!!!
this is why it would be good to have a friend that is on a different team. They could knock out people from a level 10 gym for you to train it back up and vice versa.
6:21 Yellow Shirt Instinct Gym 100% Guilty. IT WAS YOU
Nick i saw you at Long Beach Remember me from my profile pic
Nick's gonna live in a van... down by the river!
Yeah, living in a van would be a great advantage to have for taking down gyms lol.
He rented a freakin' RV?! This is awesome. I cant wait to see tomorrows vid!
That was a cool video man. Love you for keeping the kids in. Keep posting.
I like that you're loving NZ so far nick! Make sure to soak in as much country as you can, I think you'll love the beaches here. Keep it up :)
Some of the best videos you have made yet Nick! Well done!
Nick seems to be having an awesome time! Loving this New Zealand section of the trip :)
Actually pretty excited about that van-thing! Keep it up and have a good time living the vanlife ;)
Nick is honestly the coolest dude out here man
This is the lag I experience just in Ontario Canada. Kinda nice to see it represented on the channel lol makes me feel less crazy
Wow, this Australia trip is so goddamn interesting, you should travel more often! Especially with the trailer your vlogs have become 10 X interesting
Frickfracktic Baby he is in New Zealand. Different country.
I know. I was talking about the Australian part of his adventure smh
oh that hill to Albert Park! I walked up there almost every day for five years and it never rrally got easier! It's one of the oldest of the 50 plus volcanoes in Auckland.
They really need to extend the grace period for sniping prevention. When you have like 300 Pokemon, it takes a little longer than 10 seconds to pick out a good one for gym defense.
I love that Hitmonlee is worshiping Snorlax in the title picture! haha
always be prepared before you go into a gym, Nick.
Nick you trained more Pokes than necessary, the spot was open for probably 2 or 3 minutes, that's why it was easily taken. You gotta calculate the exact number of Pokes you need to train and then leave the train and place yours
i love the skateboarding!!! and the van!! Word. epic end.
I absolutely haaaatee that hill 2:00 😂
This is what I want to see for pokemon go again this summer. I haven't had a face to face encounter with a player since last july. Nor have I seen an instinct gym over level 4 ever
Love watching your vids Nick!
This one was great.
Awesome video! Love seeing you take these trips
Those kids fully understood social media marketing, need them follows! 😂
Recently snagged a normally priced go plus and it helps out so much.
that opening gym battle is why I hardly play anymore... You get all set to level up your gym, get destroyed by dodge glitches, and then your spot gets poached. so frustrating
This also happened to me! I kept on training and training while someone is battling the gym until I won and took over the gym. 😀
There was a flareon in the wild, and he ignored it! I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!
Awesome nick great video and editing again!
Nice video Nick. I've been on and off Pokemon Go but your videos make me want to go back to it
James is the real MVP!
Power Up first before battling the Gym!
EXCELLENT as always ! Thanks Nick :)
Last time I was this early, Pokemon Go had only Gen 1 Pokemon
Gym battle (and some pokemon catching). But that interaction with other players (and some kids skateboarding) just show what it means to play pokemon go. You don't need yelling for people to enjoy your video, mate. Nice! 1 like for you.
One would had been able to say by now that nick should know that there is not such thing as Team Work in Pokémon Go… only self serves that go for the chance to capitalize on others hard wrk! Still it is good to see that he still have fun never the less! A True and True good Kid!
NICK LIVING IN A VAN... DOWN BY THE RIVER? xDDDD YES! Hahahaha.
Also, HOW is that still a thing, that someone can steal your spot? I thought they fixed that...
Thats the way to see New Zealand. Iv been telling my friends for years, go to NZ, get an RV and just drive around for a month or two. If it wasnt a 40 hour flight, minimum, I would ge back every year.
Yesterday I hatched 3 eggs, one being a Krabby, another being Igglybuff, and another being a Porygon. I mean, I can't complain for the Krabby ;)
+xXCameron BratzXx I would love a Porygon to power up my Porygon 2 :(
But I agree Igglybuff is bad. After my third I was bored. After my fifth I was mad. I have 7.
JJJ I like igglybuff I was actually mad about the krabby :P
JJJ I'll trade you a porygon for an igglybuff. I have yet to catch one^^
fang k my username is minecraftplaer6
fang I've also got a Pichu and Cleffa I'm willing to trade
To this day i have yet to catch or hatch a Pokémon with perfect IVs.
Same. 97.7% is my highest, Victreebel.
That's pretty up there. My highest is a 93% Rhydon...how exciting :/
GabeSerrano i got perfect eggxecute, it would be more perfect if the evolution skill it got was better
Never hatched one but caught a perfect eevee.
i caught a perfect iv horsea from my house :p doesn't sound exciting but i've evolved it up to kingdra with the best moveset, so it's my pride and joy xD until i get a shiny magikarp, anyway...
Mom's spaghetti
vomit on his sweater already
+0bl1t3rally YT meatball meatball spaghetti underneath
Goth Prince but on the surface..
FlexFlinstonedTM he looks calm and ready
Jack to drop bombs, but he keeps
Well, at least you were able to see who you were fighting against. In my town I fight ghosts !
The most gyms my wife kids and I got was 18 gyms. But lately we've only had 11-14. And the same gyms always keep getting taken over.
6:14-6:27 just killed me!!😂😂😂💀😂😂😂
That's fantastic that she was wearing a yellow shirt!
That's the closest thing to 1v1 battling that we have so far.
I've just been there Nick.. Saw 2 level 9 gyms.. trained them to level 10.. Someone took my place.. Although, i didnt waste my time in powering up a pokemon.. :p. I really hate itt.. Niantic should do something about itttt..
Skater kids were awesome!! You are so brave to drive in a country on the wrong side of the road!
I'm hoping Juan makes an appearance sometime before the end of the year.
Well, you should've have it prepared ahead of time. You only get like 30 seconds for your reserve spot.