Lightning, Water, Fire, and Air! We Love Our Eevee-Lutions and We Don't Care!

Pokemon Go has created a lot of buzz (both negative and positive).
The memes alone number in the thousands at LEAST!
Along with such a craze is sure to come rumors, theories, and conspiracies.

The latest theory seems a bit far-fetched but who knows? Maybe it works.

This theory suggest that, in order to obtain the Eevee-lution that you desire (between jolteon, flareon, and vaporeon), you must nickname the Eevee Sparky, Pyro, or Rainer.

That's right...
You have to name the Eevee after the original Eevee trainers, The Eevee Brothers, to obtain that type of Eevee-Lution.



Redditor SmithNigel came up with the theory and made this post to inform people.

PSA - How to force your Eevee to evolve into your choice of Eeveelution! from pokemongo

After receiving, what seems to be, a massively positive response the theory seems to have some solid base. It will only work once for each Eevee-Lution, though, it would seem.
Have you tied this theory out?
Did it work for you?
Let us know in the comments!
We will update this post with each experience!




Update: Our very own writer Bri has confirmed that this works!!!! Here is a ScreenCap of her Jolteon!

Update #2: We have an anonymous comment that confirms that it works but only the first time!

Source: Thrillist, Reddit

Wait, They Don't Catch You Like I Catch You. Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaps. Wait...

THE MAPS ARE FINALLY HERE 

While searching the web this evening trying to see if anyone has started tracking their Pokemon sighting at all, I stumbled across something called PokeCrew. It is a map that piggybacks off of Google Maps to give a startlingly accurate world map where people all over the world are reporting their Pokemon sightings. All you have to do is look up your location, and see what people in your area are finding. I highly recommend creating a free account yourselves and reporting your findings as well, as helping other trainers out is the wonderfully nice thing to do! 

You can find the PokeCrew maps →  HERE  ←   

HAPPY HUNTING

Thoughts on Pokemon Go from a stay-at-home mother of 4

I will start with the bad stuff and work my way to the good... 

Pokemon Go is just not a game made for people like me. It is more of a single-people game. This game requires you to get up and go within a moment's notice to find the Pokemon of your dreams. When you are stuck at home with 4 crazy kids and you see a Clefairy down the street, your heart sinks knowing that it is either, leave your kids home alone or just let it go.

 

This game can be life-consuming. It has only been a couple of days and already I know of people who have skipped work, slammed on their brakes, and didn't sleep... All in the name of catching Pokemon. 

On the other hand, it is making my family happier. Let me elaborate on that... Before this game our evening routine was: 

dinner

shower

play

bed

Now our routine is filled with much more togetherness: 

dinner

family walk (to catch Pokemon and visit Poke-stops)

shower

bedtime story

bed

When we take our family walks every evening we discover new things we had never seen before. We are able to have fun hunting and catching Pokemon!
My daughter caught her very first Pokemon yesterday!

isn't it cute?

As for the stay-at-home parents like me, if you feel the need, you can buy incense and put those out. The Pokemon will come to YOU. You will be the king/queen of catching Pokemon from your couch/kitchen/laundry room/bed/etc.

Pokemon Go has also united my community in a BIG way! I have made friends with people I would have never met through my town's Pokemon Go Facebook group! We share tips, tricks, rants, etc. on there and we have divided the messages up into teams. I am Team Mystic (Blue) and we have our own chat where we discuss Pokemon Go, safety tips, and our next moves against the other teams!

Pokemon Go is a wonderful game for (almost) everyone!

Have fun out there and be safe!

Angry Gamer Rant #2 (WTF Nintendo)

Sooooo, as of July 5th 2016 Pokemon Go has been officially released! 

….. 

In AUSTRALIA 

….. 

REALLY??!?!?! Wanna know what kind of pokemon they are getting over there? 

Hahahah No seriously tho, I have several awesome friends in Australia that I love dearly. And I’m glad that Nintendo finally did the right thing and gave the Aussies something first, rather than making them wait several months, or even years before they could play something. But come on Nintendo…. 

In an age when your friends that know you best are just a “click away” Why did you not opt for a simultaneous, worldwide release?  I get that your servers would have totally crashed in a fiery explosion that would have rivaled that of Krakatoa, but that would have been a wait that we could have dealt with, not making the rest of the world cry while we wait as impatiently as a toddler that has been told that they can eat their weight in candy… in five minutes. 

WHY, NINTENDO WHY?! 

**UPDATE**

Pokemon Go is ours now and we could not be happier.

Sun's up, guns up!

Happy summer solstice, everyone!



Today, June 20, marks the summer solstice, first day of summer, and the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere.

While it's not all smiles and rainbows for people like us in Arizona (over 100 degrees at night, are you kidding me??) Air Conditioning is a thing that exists.



But along with the heat comes the longest day of the year which means extra gaming time!

Suit up!



Lock & load!



Mount up!



Harvest!



Catch those pokemon!



Do whatever your little gamer heart desires because we now have the time!!!

If that isn't crazy enough, the summer solstice syncs up with the full strawberry moon!




Mystical, right??
So get your headset on, grab some snacks and drinks, get super comfortable (in the AC), and I will see you all in cyberspace!


Source: ABC7

The Pokemon Come and the Pokemon Go!

OMG IT’S FINALLY HAPPENING!!!!!

After almost a year of spastic-outburst riddled anticipation we finally have a rough date of release for

According to the E3 2016 Nintendo Panel, the long anticipated world wide mobile phenomenon that is Pokemon Go! will be released for BOTH Android and IOS in late July of this year.

I don’t know about you guys, but I can’t wait for this game to launch!

For those of you who have had their heads in the sand like a scared Hippopotas

Pokemon GO! is a collaboration between Nintendo and Niantic, Inc. It is an AR (augmented reality) game that will bring Pokemon into our world! This is something that Pokemon fans of all ages have been begging for since, since,….. well since we were all introduced to the lovable creatures back in 1996*Japan* (1998 *US, Australia*  ,  1999 *EU*) with the release of the original Pokemon Red and Green/Blue (US, AU, EU) on the Gameboy Handheld System. 

Thank you so much Nintendo for answering the Poké-prayers of every person in the history of frikken EVER

Sorry, back to the basics of the game.  To play the game to the fullest you will need this!

That awesome looking bracelet is called the Pokemon GO Plus, it is a Bluetooth enabled device that will vibrate, blink, and generally do weird things to alert you the the presence of a nearby Pokemon. It will be available for purchase soon after the launch of the game for $34.99 USD.  From what we can tell it is not required to play the game.

You know what, why don’t we just watch the video instead of me trying to explain just how awesome this game is, huh, shall we?

Yes, I think we shall……

And while we are at it, here's some beta gameplay!

SEE HOW EFFING AWESOME THAT WAS?!?!?!?!??!??!?!?!

Thank you, Nintendo, for this. Thank you so very much for making the dreams of so many of us “child at heart” adults, and imaginative little ones a reality. There is no amount of thank you that expresses out gratitude.

Source: Nintendo of America

For the Love of All Things Gaming!

E3 (Electronic Entertainment Expo) is a magical time.

It is a time for gamers and tech geeks in the industry to come together and geek out!
(And for the rest of us to watch at home)

But after E3 ends, what will you do?
Where will you go for all of your gaming and entertainment needs? 

(Other than here, of course)

FEAR NOT!!!

Humble Bundle AND Nintendo have released HUGE deals in celebration of E3!!

While these two sales are not essentially linked....

They are both friggin AWESOME!!!

Humble Bundle allows you to pay whatever you feel like paying for a butt-load of games and subscriptions!

You can go check out what awesome loot they're dropping HERE!!!!

Simultaneously, Nintendo have decided to put dozens of their most popular games on super-sale!

Check out if your favorite game is on sale HERE!!!!

E3 is almost over.
It is temporary and it only comes once a year...

But with these deals, you can keep your gaming flame burning bright until next year!