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Fun week with ‘Pokemon Go’ sees luck change

What a difference a couple months can make. In January, Pokemon Go’s content was dull to say the least. However, beginning with the Road to Kalos event, which led to the global Kalos Tour event Feb. 28 and March 1, my luck with this game has been over the top in more ways than one. It started Thursday, Feb. 26 with the Sinnoh raid hour, featuring origin forme Dialga and Palkia. The objective was to get a shiny Dialga or Palkia with a special background and its adventure effect move, which wasn’t guaranteed and made it difficult to find one that checked off all three ...

California return trip a massive success

Tens of thousands of people gathered at Rose Bowl Stadium and nearby Brookside Golf Course last weekend in Pasadena, Calif., with their phones in their hands and eyes on their screens for a fun event full of surprises. Among them were five trainers from Altoona who flew out of the ...

Remote trades in Pokemon Go a long time coming

The first-ever remote trades are finally happening in Pokemon Go after some trainers were able to achieve forever friends together. Although there was initially a problem reported with the feature, the issue has been resolved, and people can now trade Pokemon with others they may never meet ...

‘Pokemon Go’ content feels subpar

After hearing YouTuber Poke Daxi talk about how he’s burnt out from playing Pokemon Go, I wanted to address why I haven’t written a column in months. I stepped away from writing about Pokemon Go after feeling a similar burnout to what Poke Daxi and other content creators are ...

Incentive options a win-win for players

You can’t always make everyone happy, but most Pokemon Go trainers would probably agree that Scopely, which acquired the game from Niantic earlier this year, could make the Go Pass and Go Pass Deluxe better than it is currently. The Go Pass is a free progression track in Pokemon Go ...

Friends inspire change in viewpoint

Jim Rohn famously said, “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” which suggests that the thoughts and behaviors of your relatives, colleagues and friends have a significant influence on how you choose to live your life. Over the past year, I’ve spent ...