There can be many reasons why you regularly open Pokémon GO and are out and about in the game. MyMMO author Paul Kutzner has now become one of those reasons lost.
Pokémon GO offers content for various trainer types that can pull you back into the game and motivate you over the years. Whether you are more on the hunt for the strongest monsters for raids or the battle league or you are more focused on rare forms and variants of monsters.
One of my biggest motivations has unfortunately been lost to me recently. And it’s the fault of one of my best buddies.
Strong together, weak alone
What was that motivation? I have been playing since 2016, with longer or shorter breaks, Pokémon GO. At the beginning, a large part of my circle of friends also started as trainers in the game, but over the years it has become fewer and fewer.
Although there were friends who came back for a short time, there was a special buddy who was always there. One of my best buddies ever. We not only traded and regularly exchanged ideas about new monsters and strategies, but also worked together on getting better attackers.
We always had a goal that we pursued together: to own the strongest monsters and complete raids with them. Of course, you can complete raids with many trainers on-site or now also from a distance with other, unknown trainers. But we wanted to achieve it alone. Just him and me.
To do this, we analyzed our teams and farmed the corresponding specimens and candies. Are we a bit weak against electric bosses? Ok, one farms Kaumalat candies and the other Rihorn candies. Do we look old in psychic raids? Good, let’s each farm and level up another Tyranitar.
There have been times when we were in a raid that narrowly failed. So we quickly checked on-site if there was another potential strong monster in our boxes, used rare candies, and used TMs. And successfully defeated the boss afterwards.
What has changed? However, this buddy is currently in a phase where he is no longer playing Pokémon GO. And that not only makes me very sad, but also robs me of one of my biggest motivations in the game.
While I miss the regular exchange, I especially ask myself: why level up strong monsters now? Of course, I could also go out with other trainers and complete raids. But it’s not the same.
Especially the feeling of success when you managed to defeat a strong boss at the end with just the two of us was fantastic. And the joy when one of us subsequently even received a shiny was immense.
I really hope that my buddy will find his way back into the game sooner or later. This could not only lead to more shared successes and entertaining times but also give me more focus to improve my team further.
How about you? Do you also have such a buddy or a group that is a great motivation for you in the game? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. If you are looking for current raids that you can complete together, feel free to check our overview with all events in March 2026 in Pokémon GO.
There have been times when we were in a raid that narrowly failed. So we quickly checked on-site if there was another potential strong monster in our boxes, used rare candies, and used TMs. And successfully defeated the boss afterwards.
What has changed? However, this buddy is currently in a phase where he is no longer playing Pokémon GO. And that not only makes me very sad, but also robs me of one of my biggest motivations in the game.
While I miss the regular exchange, I especially ask myself: why level up strong monsters now? Of course, I could also go out with other trainers and complete raids. But it’s not the same.
Especially the feeling of success when you managed to defeat a strong boss at the end with just the two of us was fantastic. And the joy when one of us subsequently even received a shiny was immense.
I really hope that my buddy will find his way back into the game sooner or later. This could not only lead to more shared successes and entertaining times but also give me more focus to improve my team further.
How about you? Do you also have such a buddy or a group that is a great motivation for you in the game? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments. If you are looking for current raids that you can complete together, feel free to check our overview with all events in March 2026 in Pokémon GO.
