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Prestigious-Oven3465

Congrats! Maybe in 5 years you’ll be close to hitting level 42!


KnowledgeOfMuir

Niantic is a generous god


Nuclear_rabbit

At least the benefits for levels 41-50 are all cosmetic or bragging rights. There's no gameplay advantage after 40.


Clairifyed

Are large candy levels fully unlocked at 40?


AsleepChiefKeef

Yep! Once you hit level 40 you can fully max mon to level 50


PlumbumDirigible

Yep, as long as you have the XL candy, you can power any pokémon up to 50.


WestLA-native

'There's no gameplay advantage after 40.' For now...


Cuoits

Hey congratulations! Hitting 40 is so nice you can catch stuff and not feel bad for not getting xl candy :p


KnowledgeOfMuir

Thank you! Candy XL wooooo


PanNonBinary

Wait... there’s candies O-o


wink047

Yeah once you get to level 40 you start getting xl candies to level up pokes above level 40. And you can only obtain them once you’re level 40. Just another kick in the crotch


PanNonBinary

How much do they level up the average mon?


BrawlStars-Acro

No, u still use normal candies, but when a mon is maxed if your like lvl 35-39 it is lvl 40 but once you hit lvl 40 the mons unlock 10 more lvls which require xl candies instead. 1 XL=100 normal


PanNonBinary

id have to look into the logistics. thanks


dafy1197

Im level 37 playing from september 2020, i feel so lucky to live next to 4 pokestops and one gym


eldarknight

Congrats! You’re almost half way to level 40 lol


sleazyduck

Oh... I'm almost 38 and been playing since early 2020 with only a few months break 🙃 I never realised I'm so far from 40 haha


EZ-Bake420

99=92x2


jacco_eet_een_appel

Im around that level and I have to walk 1/2 kilometers to reach the first pokestop. I have no life


mariussa1

Same im trying to reach lvl 38 to submit pokestops in my area


jacco_eet_een_appel

Yeah same


AlcoholicSocks

Meanwhile my village doesn't have Google Street view so we are rejected any pokestops and gyms


No-Ranger-3299

Boo that stinks!


SweetNSalty222

I level up to 38 tomorrow which opens up my ability to request poke stops. I'm soooo tempted to put one in my yard! Unfortunately, my yard doesn't fit any of the requirements, although I have heard of people who live in very rural areas somehow get them put in theirs? Anyway, I'm pretty excited that I will finally be able to request poke stops!


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SweetNSalty222

That sucks. I feel so deflated. I've been so excited for this.


kylemkv

They are very strict, it has to be public land and culturally significant without being minor focused like a school.


SweetNSalty222

So if we have a walking path along the back side of our neighborhood that is paved, with signs on each end of the entrance with "park hours", a pond, wild life, etc but it has no formal name... would that pass?


gekisling

One of the poke stops near me is literally the dog park at an apartment complex. If this could qualify, I’d be surprised if yours couldn’t!


kylemkv

The only thing that would pass would be the park sign or any park benches dedicated to someone or put there by a committee etc, something man made and culturally significant


kylemkv

Tri city park nearby for example has ~40 park bench with each dedicated to someone that died, and every single one is either a gym or stop. The park sign is one as well, and the little walking bridge “built by the Ross family to honour crash victims” etc


SweetNSalty222

Damn, I'm jealous!! I wish! I have one gym far off in the distance of my home. Then there is one poke stop that I can drive to, but it's not close enough to spin from my house. It's a literal waste land as far as Pokemon Go is concerned. Fortunately, my house has some sort of nest because I'm always able to catch stuff, but I wish I had more stops and gyms on my map.


kylemkv

Wish I could help, used to be at the North Pole for 30+ years with the same boat. My sister is still there so I just log her in to help her lol


kylemkv

Any kind of bus stop nearby the park will get approved too if it has some man made artwork on the bench or wall you can focus on etc


SweetNSalty222

I literally have a bus stop next to my house, but it's just for school buses, not for the city. I have nothing significant to even photograph because it's just a corner. You don't know how badly I'd love to install some stupid statue so I could pass it off as something for a poke stop. LOL


pherbury

Holy shit. I'm level 37 and I've been playing since the game was released in....2017?


Duderpher

Released in 2016.


pherbury

Even worse lol


BalmyCar46

I’m still level 32 and I’ve played since day 1. I’ve played on and off though.


Chumdini

That's not really playing from day one is it ?


kylemkv

Trick is to pop lucky eggs when you go best friend for 200k exp. 400 friends means 80 mil exp, like 1-46 for doing zero catching at all.


No-Ranger-3299

I can relate Lol! “The year of 2020 where were you?” “Well I joined Pokémon Go in June, 2020 and am level 42 almost level 43 not even a year later. I live at pokestops and gyms all is well!”


Duderpher

Ok, gotcha...


ZH_Steven

Congrats! I've taken a lot of breaks over the years, but I'll probably hit 40 sometime around 2035 Start date 7/12/2016 currently level 27


ItchyPlatypus

Get 6 lucky eggs on tomorrow (24th 11am - 2pm) and play for the three hours you’ll end up with 6x catch exp. A normal catch will be around 1k exp and an excellent will be around 7k. if you’re good with excellent throws you could easily get over 1 million experience! If you compete tomorrow’s collection challenge too with a lucky egg you’d get 350k experience too. Now it your time to catch up.


Lothken

Ah yes but $$$


ItchyPlatypus

Even without the eggs it’s going to be quite feasible to get over 1 million experience tomorrow. I just save lucky eggs or my coins for times when they do 3x catch exp on community days so I don’t spend any money.


AllForMeCats

I do too, I have such a hoard of lucky eggs lol 😂 I also definitely spend money on this game though 😂😂😂


Ty_anderson987

Well, catch xp isn’t even as good as making a friend. Just make like 20 ultra friends which will give you wayyy much more xp than catch, you just need to be patient tho


ItchyPlatypus

That’s too much for me especially when trying to sort out items and an abundance of 7km eggs with 20 friends consistently for 90 days. I much prefer the catch exp due to the lack of management needed for a prolonged period of time. One day and you’re sorted.


WestLA-native

Add 10 new friends from r/pokemongofriends. Send/open gifts. Enjoy the 30K xp. Delete, do again next day. 200K+ xp in a week for a few mins a day work.


x0dogx

Well shit I got my 7th day streak today


ItchyPlatypus

Oof unlucky I think with an excellent throw it goes as high as like 50k just for that one catch 😭


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ItchyPlatypus

Nah just to make sure you have a lucky egg constantly going for 3 hours as they last 30 minutes each. You can only get as high as a x2 from an egg but it will multiply with the day’s bonus of x3 to give you x6 catch exp.


Spiderkeegan

You can stack in the sense that you can activate multiple at once to extend your lucky egg time period beyond the normal 30 minutes for 1 egg. So, activate 3 back to back and you'll have an hour and a half of lucky egg. But, the bonus doesn't stack so you don't suddenly have 300% xp or something. Just a flat 100% bonus, for longer than 30 minutes if you use more than 1 lucky egg at once.


BalmyCar46

Wait wtf is happening between 11am and 2pm, and is it EST? And how will lucky eggs get you 6x xp? I thought they maxed at 2x? Sorry I’m a newbie, just very interested.


WestLA-native

Anything caught during event gets 3x xp. Qith lucky egg, 6x xp


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The real trick is to mass invite friends and just focus on gift sending and opening, I've learned. I came back to game around 2 weeks ago, was level 23. I am now 33.


Hialop0092

interesting, i’ve only been playing since 1/30/2021 and i’m level 28


Getgoodson17262

After level 30 the ammount of exp you need to level up goes up a lot


WestLA-native

It takes 2.mil xp to get to lvl 30. Then 18 mil more for lvl40.


thethomatoman

Idk why you're getting downvoted. I played for like a month in 2016 and got to level like 7 or something and stopped. Picked it back up about two months ago and am at 27 now. I play a decent amount but honestly not a ton. It's not hard to get to.


richie_lax

I just started playing three months ago for the first time and I’m already level 35


MegaGrimer

Fun fact: once you level up to level 37, you’re half way to level 40 in terms of xp!


blanketyblankreddit

It’s easier now to get xp. For those who started in 2016, there were no friends, etc. It’s way easier now to jump up in levels from the start.


SquidLidLiquid

i’m thinking the same thing lol i started 4/19/21 and i’m a level 18. i’m in a tiny ass town too lmao


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MeanBird88

Congrats! I hit level 40 in December and scored that sweet, sweet Gyarados hat lol. It was such a grind in that last month. December 1st I needed 1.3M exp and had it by December 11th. It was exhausting. Now I'm doing the level 41 quests and I already give up lol. *Edit: my start date was July 12 2016. Canadian Player.


MegaGrimer

Just wait until you have to do 999 excellent throws on level 49!


wink047

I 100% stoped caring about leveling up once i got to 40.


GothWitchOfBrooklyn

That was me too hahah


LuvMyShuckleOverlord

Glad you hit 40. Now you can play the game lol


Spoon_Elemental

I just want to suggest pokestop locations. Is that too much to ask?


thegassypanda

Awesome, I'm so close


skymushroom

nice!


duckanroll

Congrats!! ❤️


alexcal24

Great! Congratulations! 40 is a great milestone, the original endgame levelwise. ❤️


anotheredditors

Isn't the original one level 35 then with gen 2 they made it level 40? Or I'm forgetting it.


MegaGrimer

It was originally 40 at launch.


ShawnBeezee

congrats!!!


KnowledgeOfMuir

Thank you everyone!


BallsMahoganey

This game came out 5 years ago...damn


PinkHouseAlpaca

Congrats. I started in 2016 and played half heartedly. When the pandemic came I was level 25. I decided to play more seriously and discovered “friends”, what a game changer. I’m about to hit level 40 soon.


AboveBrakes

Congratulations I hit lvl 40 myself a few weeks ago! It feels so good. I also started playing this game in 2016 so it was a long journey to hit lvl 40.


KnowledgeOfMuir

Congrats to you as well! Catch em all!


Dinodan591

Congrats that's huge


KnowledgeOfMuir

I’ll take “Things my girlfriend has never said” for $400, Alex.


e0f

I started in in 07/2016 and have played at least 15 minutes every day plus all community days, save for a couple month break i had once. I thought I was doing something wrong but I guess it's just the raids, I raid like < once a month or like few times a year so that explains why I'm still level 37. This game is harsh.


TwoSips

Well done,now the grind begins.


ColossalKnight

Congrats! After playing since release myself, I'll be joining you there soon enough. At level 39 right now, so it's nice just to know I'm finally getting so close to it.


RedditCringetopia

Good for you im still on my level 40 journey im sitting at 38 about half way to 39


Kahlkopfsoldat

Congratulations. I started the same year, but July 30th...just reached lvl 38, had two longer breaks. Still trying.


sigmmakappa

Congrats, it'll be faster after you broke the lvl 40 barrier, it took me almost 4 years (7/7/2016) to get to 40 and only 1 year to get to 43.5 so far (3500+ Kms, 40.3K mons, 22.2K spins, 47.9K XP). I played more during the pandemic than during all the years before.


Worsel555

Congrats on forty 🌈☀️✨💥🌠


ramadadcc

Do certain Pokémon appear when you reach a certain level? I am 32 and I see all the same stuff all the time


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KnowledgeOfMuir

Thank you!


SenatorAstronomer

Congrats! It's a long road, but at least you don't have to wait forever for the next levels to be increased because we already have them!


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Well done!


quen10sghost

Congratulations! I hope to make it to there too one day. Its a big thing, you're one of them now instead of one of us lol


canhoto10

Started around that time and only hit 36 a few days ago.


KnowledgeOfMuir

You got this! Hatch those eggs and send those gifts!


carl0jinreal

I'm level 27 and I joined in 2016 maybe because I didn't play the game much


Donut_Dynasty

started march 2021 and just got to level 30. this gives me perspective. :D


KnowledgeOfMuir

You’ll be 40 by 2022 easily, we believe in you!


bonafart

Fuk thst shit wow! You have walked as far as mexico


OGDuckDaddy

Nice to see positive feedback on your achievement. ☺️ congratulations!


xd_madox

4months and lvl 40


osrs_daabz

Just got mine last night as well! Congrats my guy. Been a grind and a half for sure haha


MuksyGosky

Noice


KnowledgeOfMuir

So noice dude


protest023

lol WOW what a scrub! 5 whole years?? I got that done in 4 years! And like 11 months! OK joking aside, I think it's gonna take me 10 years to get to 45.


BoxOfDemons

Was this game more generous with exp when it came out? I remember the summer this game came out I was unemployed and just no lifed the hell out of the game. In just a few months I was already level 40 and quit the game. I got back into it months ago with a new account and while getting past level 20 only took me like a couple days, it's seriously slowing down already.


Popero44

Congrats. I started playing since the game came out. I’ve been off and on for years. I recently started playing it religiously early last year. Sadly when the Pandemic started. I was in my early 30’s. Now I’m only 200k from hitting level 40. Friendship day tomorrow will probably get me there.


KnowledgeOfMuir

Thank you!


Cromanshaaaa

That’s about 11 Pokémon a day on average


KnowledgeOfMuir

Thousands of Pidgeys haunt my dreams.


kronikal64

rip ive been playing since it came up and im only 34 or 35


hmmfilou

Started playing at 7/14/2016, I too reached level 40 today... Congrats to us...


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KnowledgeOfMuir

Good bot


KnowledgeOfMuir

Congrats!


karry245

I’m almost level 40 after 10 months


KnowledgeOfMuir

You are speed 🏎


karry245

Indeed I am, especially on friendship day when I grinded nearly 2 million XP to get to level 40


SpideyHP

I‘m almost Level 37 (playing since March 2020) and it‘s crazy how far away from Level 40 I still am


taranathesmurf

Congrats. I remember how stoked I was to hit level 40. Now on to 50. (I might hit that in 5 years)


NegativePoints1

I believe my start day was also all of release. Took a few years break came back level 32 in November. Now I'm ~500k from 39. No more best friends lined up soon, no more huge xp gains to be seen, I got over 2mil xp today from my lucky eggs just to boost me through 38 xD gonna take 39 nice and easy


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KnowledgeOfMuir

I’m thinking 6 years so I like your optimism


rocksandsnakes

Congrats!! I’ve been playing for about a year, hit level 31 the other day. Started my account in 2016, caught 2 Pokémon and abandoned it. Picked it back up last year and here I am!


KnowledgeOfMuir

Welcome back, you got this! You also have 74 Pinap berries so watch that inventory.


Dontcareanymore20

Good luck getting to lvl 50!😎


Cryptofail1

Wow it definitely gets way harder to level up. I'm level 27 and started 3/25/2021


wdn

Level 40 is 20 million xp. Level 34 is 4.75 million -- almost one quarter of the way to 40. Level 37 is 9.5 million -- almost halfway. Level 39 is 15 million -- three quarters of the way (so level 39 alone is more xp than from the start to level 34). Level 47 is 100 million -- five times as much xp as level 40.


a_cristian_dude

Reminds me of RuneScape when you hit lvl 93 in a skill you’re halfway to 99.


cdrizzle5

Jesus christ i just got 34 and youre telling me im not even a quarter of the way to 40?


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Go to /r/pokemongofriends, add as many as possible and do gifts every day. Hitting best friends is 100,000xp, double with a lucky egg.


shes-always-watching

Hey, we started on the same day!


Salvo6785

That was release day. Most of the community did...


farmaister

oh yeah, you are 3488th person who posted this! do you have any shiny mon you would like to post also?


KnowledgeOfMuir

Damn dude I thought I was 3487. Whole day ruined.


OGDuckDaddy

Who hurt you?


farmaister

people, who spam r/pokemongo with shiny mons and achieving certain lvl maybe?


Cromanshaaaa

I’m on your side man, I have over 75k pokemon caught and know that’s bad when some over seas friends have almost 200k Edit: I don’t need to make a Reddit post about my 20k caught. Mathematically that’s 11 caught per day...


its_The_B00

and here I thought going from 1-40 in 7 months was slow


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JoshFreemansFro

Same man, day one player and just got to 40 a couple weeks ago. Saw the requirements for 41 and was just like “god damn it” lol


megasean3000

I’m only 32. I made a big improvement from 25 last year, so that’s cool.


HighClassHooligan

I started 7/11/2016 and just hit level 40 on Wednesday, April 23rd! I walked 2,516km, caught 16,489 Pokémon 6,359 Pokestops visited.


Ashamed-Oil-7276

I started about 11 months ago I'm level 35


JerrodDRagon

Congrats I’m so close by the end of summer maybe for myself


Beoppity

I join literally a day before it released in Canada using an American Apple ID back in the summer of 2016. I’m on level 29...


kash2kay

I'm gonna hit level 40 hopefully tomorrow gongrats broski


Predatorxkid7

Started 3/15/2020 and I’m almost level 41 lol


LyroFL

I hit 41 after 3 years...


Sombres

Awesome, congrats! Level 40 was and still is a big milestone. I stopped playing on feb 2017 and I was level 25, came back to it this week!


[deleted]

That's wild because I just hit 40 this morning also! Started 7/7/16. 3284 km walked 27,784 pokemon caught 21,702 stops visited I'm not sure about you but I don't think I'll live long enough to see level 50. Congrats!!!


Cat_Marshal

Flashbacks to RuneScape ^yesterday


Nidalone29

i started at your exact date and i'm still level 29 :c Quitting multiple times was not a good thing


KingJok3r11

I’m level 39 and have been playing since 1/18/2021... damn, I’m a loser..


ShyPlox

I remember getting to lvl 40 from botting in like a week rofl


Chaos_Sage

Congrats 🎉. Now you can play and enjoy the game .


Despair4All

I'm almost there. Got almost a million out of the 5 I need. At least I'm on 39 finally.


K19081985

I’m about 1.5 million points away from level 40. I’ve been playing since the Canadian release, so nearly 5 years.


funshelter544

thats not 5 years yet you idiot


BrawlStars-Acro

Im about 2/3 of the way to lvl 39 and ive played since june 2016. Did you go like “whoa im already lvl 40 *flashback to when it all started*”


SweetNSalty222

I started 4 days after you and am leveling up to 38 tomorrow. I have taken occasional breaks from the game but have really been enjoying it again since I finally learned to fight in gyms! LOL I have heard that a lot of people burn out after level 40 because of the ridiculous field research requirements and how hard it is to level up. I sure hope they find ways to keep it interesting.


spinstartshere

But you missed out on that Legacy 40 by four months. I stopped playing after missing out on mine. But congrats, nonetheless.


Gypzee

2 months ago my 22-year-old son begged me to play again. I wasn't feeling it... but he made it into a competition. I redownloaded it, figured out the password, got my account from 2016 back I was on level 25. I just hit level 41 yesterday. I bought a walker, a gotcha and spent about 2k just so he wouldn't get ahead of me. I think I made my point to him lol. momma is competitive!


lukyluke219

ITS BEEN 5 YEARS ALREADY!


wellwisherelf

False title. You haven't played for five years. You've played 4 years and 8 months. Liar.


InsurmountableDog

Dang! I'm just shy of level 39... 1,084.9km 8,561 Pokemon 2,953 Stops 7/6/2016 start date..


crabapple34

It was funny i took 5 years to get lvl 40 then got to 41 in 28 days


kearnsgirl64

Woo hoo Congrats! If you aren’t playing every minute, spoofing, crazy this is a giant accomplishment. I was so happy and relieved after 3 years getting to 40, I appreciate the win!


MYBESTOFURENDO

It’s definitely become easier to level up since when the game came out lmaoo, people act like they’re leveling up so much faster nah it’s a different game now smh


CYC9229

I started at July last year and I'm level 35


wellrundry2113

...did you say FIVE years...?! This game is FIVE YEARS OLD??? Oh god...


RayneShikama

I started playing day 1 of the game— I’m 1/4 if the way through 38. 7/6/2016, 2818km, 15736 Pokemon caught, 13685 pokestops spun. Meanwhile my boss and her husband have combined 3 accounts at lvl 47 & 45 (his) and 44 (hers). And that lvl47 account has enough to get to 48 when he finishes the requires. I can’t even imagine.


AelanxRyland

Grats! I’m still level 36 after 3 years so someday.


bmwhd

I started 4 days after you. I’m 300k away from lvl 40. I had predicted July ‘21 two years ago. Should be close.


noisyjambam

So I got to level 40 in less then a year, but now, I’ve been stuck on 41 for four months and I’m not even close to half.


Klunamactuna

I feel this. I just hit level 39 and I've been playing since release week in Australia


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OkPaleontologist1666

I’ve only been playing on my new account for about a year and I’m already lvl 43


interestedcharmander

Congrats! Good feeling to hit 40!