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Poke Radar is another service that’ll help you track down missing Pokémon

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Poke Radar

Remember PokéMapper, the website I told you all about last week that would supposedly help you track down missing Pokémon? Turns out it’s the biggest load of crap! I mean, it said there was a Dragonite just east of Madagascar, right there in the middle of the ocean, so I swam all that way the other day, and would you believe it, there was nothing but water to be found!

In all seriousness though, PokéMapper does have some annoying issues. I spent a fair chunk of time pinning down my Pokémon findings for others to benefit from my example, only to return the following day to see that all my hard work had mysteriously vanished. I know I’m not the only one who had this problem.

On top of this, PokéMapper works in a way that’s just a little too easy for some to exploit it for trolling purposes. Who put that Dragonite out in the middle of the ocean for example? An asshole, that’s who!

Anyways, what I want in my life is a service that doesn’t have room for that sort of annoyance or error. I need something that’s far more stringent with the placing of Pokémon locations. A new app called Poke Radar seems to fit that requirement perfectly (via Lifehacker).

Poke Radar is identical to PokéMapper in the sense that allows you to have an idea of where to find certain Pokémon. The key difference however, is how those locations are placed (the interface is much better t0o). You see, you can’t just open the app (or website) and drop potential Pokémon locations willy-nilly. You actually have to be at the spot you’re marking. Granted, this system won’t eliminate trolling and such entirely, but I do feel that people are less inclined to swim to the middle of the ocean just to lay down false information, know what I mean?

I’m going to give Poke Radar a go later, and hopefully, find Pokémon I don’t have already. How’s your hunting been going? Got any cool locations you’re willing to share? Also, what do you think of apps like Poke Radar? Do you make use of them, or do you find them completely useless?

Last Updated: July 19, 2016

21 Comments

  1. Ottokie

    July 19, 2016 at 15:33

    I can show you the world!

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 19, 2016 at 15:46

      Except it keeps crashing.

      Reply

      • Ottokie

        July 19, 2016 at 15:48

        Welcome to Bratislava!

        …I mean south africa

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        • Ottokie

          July 19, 2016 at 15:48

          …also no where near Berlin

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        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          July 19, 2016 at 15:49

          It is good that you came in the summer

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          • Ottokie

            July 19, 2016 at 15:49

            xD

        • VampyreSquirrel

          July 19, 2016 at 15:50

          DEMOCRACY!!!!!

          XD
          XD
          XD
          XD
          XD

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      • Tarisma

        July 19, 2016 at 15:49

        At least its just like the game… Never online when you need it..

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  2. Ottokie

    July 19, 2016 at 15:34

    Well the website crashed under heavy load xD

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 19, 2016 at 15:36

      A lot!

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    • Dane

      July 21, 2016 at 12:28

      Been down for the past two weeks, I’ve been trying to create an account to try out the online TCG. -.-

      Reply

  3. VampyreSquirrel

    July 19, 2016 at 15:36

    Lol! Their site keeps crashing, and there isn’t an Android app. So RIP!

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  4. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    July 19, 2016 at 15:51

    I’d hate to be in Upington, even Forest Gump would say f**k that

    Reply

  5. Ottokie

    July 19, 2016 at 15:53

    You know whats the funny part, there are millions playing this, before GO if you asked someone if they liked Pokemon you would only get a scowl xD

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    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      July 19, 2016 at 15:54

      *Scowls

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      • Ottokie

        July 19, 2016 at 15:55

        …ok, a lot less. Still not 100%

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        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          July 19, 2016 at 15:55

          XD

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    • VampyreSquirrel

      July 19, 2016 at 15:55

      You’d have gotten a yes from me, not a scowl, but I’ve never been THAT into pokemon.

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      • Ottokie

        July 19, 2016 at 15:56

        I AM into it a lot, yet I can’t get into the hype of GO xD

        But I am super glad it’s such a success.

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        • VampyreSquirrel

          July 19, 2016 at 16:01

          You’re too much of a Gameboy/DS Poke game person. Also it helps to have a bunch of pokestops and pokemon available, which it doesn’t seem to be true for you.

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  6. Dane

    July 21, 2016 at 12:27

    Pokemon spawn around active devices and pokestops, that’s why you can search around you but not in potential destinations (unless there are other people or pokestops there.)

    Pokemon also despawn, which is why the pokemapper was a load of crap. That Dragonite by Madagascar clearly despawned before you got there. And on Poke Radar you can see countdowns until the pokemans despawn.

    The best spot I’ve found so far is a double Pokestop by the ice rink in North Gate (Gauteng.) There’s always an active lure on one of them, and I sat there for a few hours yesterday and managed to jump from lvl 12 to 14.

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