Gyms in Pokémon GO are important for earning coins. That is why some people do not like it when they are taken over too early. Rightly so?
What is the conflict? There is currently a discussion going around in the Pokémon GO subreddit that highlights an interesting topic: When are you actually “allowed” to take over gyms?
In the game itself, there are no rules about this: You can conquer a gym from another team at any time. This means: If the Pokémon of the trainers have been there for less than eight hours, they do not receive the maximum number of 50 coins per day from that gym.
That is why some players have the rule that you should leave the Pokémon in the gym long enough for all of them to get their daily coins. And that leads to conflicts from time to time.
How do you deal with gyms in Pokémon GO?
The reddit post describes the experience of a user who was confronted by another trainer because he had “kicked out” their Pokémon “too early” – after his own Pokémon had only been there for a few minutes and was kicked out by the other player.
You can check out the discussion in the subreddit here:
In the comments, it becomes clear that some players find themselves in such situations from time to time. Users report that some players are very strict about leaving Pokémon in the gym for eight hours.
On the other hand, there are also players who make sure that their gym attackers only kick out other players when the coin limit is reached. Some expect this to be reciprocated, while others do not care. It is seen as annoying when trainers insist on the “rule” but do not adhere to it themselves.
And again, there are others who just aim to reclaim their gyms as quickly as possible. They just want their team to have as many gyms as possible.
Now we want to know from you: How do you actually handle this topic? Participate in the survey:
Do you approach the topic of “gyms” in your communities in a way that you try to give everyone certain times in gyms? Or do you just play in a way that you take gyms as soon as you can? Tell us in the comments what you think about this. And if you generally do not care about the team conflict in gyms: Team Harmony in Pokémon GO takes a completely different approach to the issue and does without the classic teams.
