# Need Pokemon Go help **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 9, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510 "2016-07-09T22:02:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/1 "2016-07-09T22:02:54Z")
Please help! I just downloaded this onto my tablet and I only got as far as naming my trainer and I can’t get past. It says two things: “Try something longer” and when I get to a certain length “Try something shorter” I never, ever, ever seem to find the sweet spot. What am I doing wrong? Is it me or the game? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2016, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/2 "2016-07-09T22:24:52Z")
It’s the game, i had something similar. Completely close out, and then try again. I had to do that maybe three times. ---
**Author:** ![Oredigger77](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/oredigger77/32/3181_2.png) [@Oredigger77](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oredigger77)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/3 "2016-07-10T00:53:22Z")
The servers are FUBAR oncs you start playing you’ll have to reboot every half hour or so. Looks like it’ll be fun once they get things working right. There is a thread in the gameroom too. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2016, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/4 "2016-07-10T01:45:37Z")
Thank you I will try again later! ---
**Author:** ![TexCat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/texcat/32/9041_2.png) [@TexCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TexCat)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/5 "2016-07-12T21:47:05Z")
Also see this thread in the game room. [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19472222&postcount=92](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=19472222&postcount=92) ---
**Author:** ![Critical1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Critical1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Critical1)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/6 "2016-07-12T21:53:04Z")
Welcome to the Name Game, a sub game of the vast majority of MM (thats Massively Multiplayer) games. Basically you are fighting with a million other players over naming rights. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/7 "2016-07-12T21:55:01Z")
So it took… how long before a PG player admitted they needed help? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![DiggitCamara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@DiggitCamara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiggitCamara)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/8 "2016-07-12T23:21:55Z")
> [@Anaamika](#): > > Please help! I just downloaded this onto my tablet and I only got as far as naming my trainer and I can’t get past. It says two things: > > “Try something longer” > and when I get to a certain length > “Try something shorter” > > I never, ever, ever seem to find the sweet spot. > > What am I doing wrong? > > Is it me or the game? [Here you go](http://www.theonion.com/graphic/what-pokemon-go-53204) Grumbles as he enviously watches people from his Pokémon-free habitat ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/9 "2016-07-13T02:33:13Z")
Thanks for the laughs. 😃 I figured I was going on vacation; I thought it might be fun to play it in the trip. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2016, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-pokemon-go-help/759510/10 "2016-07-13T14:20:04Z")
Moving this to the Game Room