# Anyone still player Pokemon Go? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [April 6, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145 "2019-04-06T21:49:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2019, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/1 "2019-04-06T21:49:31Z")
My daughter just started playing again. Its a bonding experience for us and it gives me an excuse to get her out of the house and walking. Right now both of us need three new friends to complete our field research. Let me know your game names if you want to help out. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/2 "2019-04-07T00:30:40Z")
I’m shocked to admit that I’m still pretty hooked on this game this long after it debuted. You guys are more than welcome to add me as a friend. I’m very good at sending gifts and opening ones I receive (a lot of players ignore the gift feature). My game name is literally a bunch of random letters. Here’s my friend code: 2042 1209 0001 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/3 "2019-04-07T01:00:30Z")
The lil’wrekker and her boyfriend play it, still. They’re coming up on being 20yo. From what I gather it’s still pretty big at the University they attend. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/4 "2019-04-07T01:26:18Z")
around here the early adopters still play it but in spurts ……the experienced players who already been playing for a couple of years and already have most of the base game finished tend to come out for the updates with new pokemon … play until they finish them and then wait for the next big update …… ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/5 "2019-04-07T02:10:57Z")
Just sent my trainer code as a PM (I’m skittish about having such information just wandering around). Game name is the same as my Doper name with my birth year tacked on. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/6 "2019-04-07T14:09:03Z")
I just sent the two requests from me. You should be getting another from my daughter. Need one more. ---
**Author:** ![RollOutTheBarrel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rolloutthebarrel/32/1649_2.png) [@RollOutTheBarrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RollOutTheBarrel)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/7 "2019-04-07T18:05:33Z")
PM sent. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2019, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/8 "2019-04-07T20:19:01Z")
I’m still playing every day: 7240 6643 5798 It’s a pretty good game, gets me out and about and catching the pokemon, and getting into the raids. ---
**Author:** ![caffeinatedgeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@caffeinatedgeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/caffeinatedgeek)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2019, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/9 "2019-04-08T03:59:31Z")
I’m still playing Pokemon Go because I need a lot of Meltan candies to evolve my Meltan into Melmetal including the shiny ones. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/10 "2019-08-28T17:06:50Z")
I just sent out some friend requests. My trainer code is 5485 1625 1694. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2019, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/11 "2019-08-28T17:53:22Z")
My code is 801211435361. I go through phases of not playing, but I am right now. ---
**Author:** ![smsaks2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@smsaks2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smsaks2000)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2019, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/12 "2019-08-29T16:22:31Z")
My kids and I still play. Just lost a raid yesterday, as a matter of fact. 4395 4518 1869 Let’s play!! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2019, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/13 "2019-08-30T07:14:51Z")
Me, the wife and a couple of the kids played a lot when it first came out, but we were driving around too much just to play the game and I had to put my foot down. It’s become popular at my son’s HS recently so he started playing again, and so I installed it again to help him on raids and such. It’s a better game now, I like the goals and what have you. Too many Pokemon though and I’m still a little confused on the what type fights what type better. I play very casually and not everyday. (and I’m about to add the last three posters to complete a couple of them goals) ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2019, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/14 "2019-09-01T23:55:36Z")
Is it still a horrible battery suck? I installed it shortly after it debuted, but deleted it a few weeks later because I was tired of it draining my battery so quickly. I noticed that it drained so fast that it depleted the battery even with the charger plugged in. ---
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2019, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/15 "2019-09-02T21:07:35Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Is it still a horrible battery suck? I installed it shortly after it debuted, but deleted it a few weeks later because I was tired of it draining my battery so quickly. I noticed that it drained so fast that it depleted the battery even with the charger plugged in. It seems better to me, but that might be because phone batteries have got better and I have a newer phone. ---
**Author:** ![Asylum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/53a042/32.png) [@Asylum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asylum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/16 "2019-09-09T01:34:08Z")
Bumping because I just sent out a couple of friend requests. FWIW, I’ve never had a problem with battery drain because of this game. I’m using a Motorola Android, so maybe that’s the difference? ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5ac83/32.png) [@Doug\_K](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_K)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/17 "2019-09-09T12:47:34Z")
> [@Asylum](#): > > Bumping because I just sent out a couple of friend requests. > > FWIW, I’ve never had a problem with battery drain because of this game. I’m using a Motorola Android, so maybe that’s the difference? The battery drain problem has been well documented. Apparently, the developers knew it would be an issue from the start. [http://mobileenerlytics.com/a-first-inside-look-at-pokemon-go-battery-drain-you-wont-catch-many-if-your-battery-dies-so-quickly/](http://mobileenerlytics.com/a-first-inside-look-at-pokemon-go-battery-drain-you-wont-catch-many-if-your-battery-dies-so-quickly/) > [@](#): > > The Pokemon GO developers anticipated the battery as a major roadblock to the overall user experience, and built into the app two battery saving configuration options: battery saving mode and AR off mode. The battery saving mode is designed to save screen energy while walking, by dimming the screen and slowing the refresh rate, if the user points the top of the phone towards the ground, a natural holding position while walking. > > The AR off mode is designed to cut the app’s camera battery drain, another major source of the app’s battery drain. When the AR mode is off, the camera will not open up when it is time to capture a Pokémon, and the user loses the AR experience of having her actual surroundings just behind the pokemon. Another cite: > **[Here’s how to stop Pokémon Go from destroying your phone’s battery](https://qz.com/735620/heres-how-to-stop-pokemon-go-from-destroying-your-phones-battery)** > > Some pretty nifty tricks. I turned off AR and used battery saving mode, but it still caused my battery to drain even when plugged in. ---
**Author:** ![Sunny\_Daze](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunny_daze/32/438_2.png) [@Sunny\_Daze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunny_Daze)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2019, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/18 "2019-09-09T12:52:23Z")
If I leave it running all the time, it can run down my battery. It’s noticeable but not a deal breaker for me. I’ll have to charge every night, instead of every other or so. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/19 "2021-10-21T21:33:00Z")
Bumping this again. After not playing for a long time I decided to start again. I’ve been rehabbing after surgery and walking a lot. Gives me something to pass the time. I do like some of the improvements since the last time. Just like the last time I posted I need a new friend for field research. Anyone still playing? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145/20 "2021-10-21T22:00:11Z")
You can add me, if you like: 0698 7717 5493 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-still-player-pokemon-go/832145.md?page=2)