A player in Pokémon GO has taken on a very special challenge. With his rules, he finally reached level 30, but caught only a single monster.
What kind of challenge is this? On reddit, user notAKawaiiCatGirl explains that he has now reached level 30. However, only the starter Pokémon was caught. Leveling with friends played a small role, as the challenge includes: Only add friends that you know in real life.
We will show you how the challenge looks in detail and which rare Pokémon the player encountered.
From level 40 it ends – This is how the level challenge works
The rules are:
- Catch no Pokémon
- Eggs are allowed
- Only add friends that you know in real life
- No trading, as it makes the challenge too easy
- Raids are played, but Pokémon are not caught
So far, the player has two “Best Friends” in Pokémon GO, which is the highest friendship status. As a starter Pokémon, he chose Bulbasaur.
How does he earn experience points? In this special challenge, the player does not catch any Pokémon. Progress is made by spinning PokéStops, playing in gyms, hatching eggs, sending gifts to friends, and evolving Pokémon.
“However, evolving is very slow when using only eggs,” emphasizes notAKawaiiCatGirl. Because evolving requires Pokémon candies, which the player cannot earn through catches, but only from Pokémon that hatch from eggs. Chance plays a big role here.
That the player has now reached level 30 means that he has earned about 2 million experience points through these activities alone. However, the requirements up to level 40 are steep, as to reach this level, 18 million XP must be earned.
With level 40, this challenge comes to an end. “I cannot reach level 41,” writes the player. Because for levels 41 to 50 in Pokémon GO, there are special requirements. It is no longer enough to simply earn XP. One task for level 41 is “Catch 200 Pokémon in a single day.” Since the player does not catch Pokémon, this is not possible.
How do you feel about such challenges? Do you find it exciting to make the game harder and would you play something like that, or is it too boring for you and do you prefer to play as the game is intended? Please share your opinion here on MeinMMO in the comments.
