The first route was a long one and I did find a zygarde cell but had issues collecting it due being at the end of the route so I still have 0. Niantic is unable to do anything about my issues so I’m avoiding routes for now.
Real players did the beta tests for these routes unfortunately…my brother and another friend of mine were testers BUT no one was told or explained what this feature was for so the routes everyone made were just random and made no sense. Another fail IMO by Niantic
Alan is an unbelievably good guest star, especially because he isn't reluctant yet isn't excited. The perfect apathetic blend that most of us take to cameras, so thank you to people like Zoë who are more open. She just casually did a half marathon.
I can't get my walk around the block route approved but Zoe is out here climbing buildings and going underground to avoid crazy busy streets on an approved route.
That was insane!! I watched the whole video because you definitely earned it! I’m just surprised that you were able to actually complete the Route and it didn’t completely glitch out in the middle and you lost all of your progress. I created 4 Routes during the Riolu Hatch Day (that are still under review 5 days later) that are maybe a couple km. The one for Raid Hour is the longest and covers 8 gyms that are fairly close. All 4 of the Routes say 1100m and 22 mins. They are definitely not all the same length so obviously Niantic can’t calculate distance so I wasn’t surprised when you had to walk more than 20km to finish this one. I’m exhausted just watching this. 😪 It’s also absolutely criminal that you didn’t find a single Zygarde cell with all of that especially since you need 250 for the Complete form!
Or do it in a similar way they did in Ingress where "missions"exist for 3+ years and work with minor flaws(if there is question to answer then it is hard). Idea is that path should consist of pokestops and gyms that you have to spin in certain order- so you have to be in spin radius for each pokestop but how exactly you follow there is up to you. Route marker can be there for guidence only. In Pokestop dense areas there could be rule that you don't choose pokestops to spin that are at least 50-100 meters apart so that if you accidentally spun them in wrong order you don't need to wait 5 minutes. In rural areas where there are not many pokestops you can still make a route as long as you have 3 POI- start, middle and finish (finish can be the same as start). Zygarde spawns should be definitely increase, I think at least 1-2 cell per every kilometer.
@@udajsthat sounds like a lot. but i do agree that the routes need a proper rework in the future. for now its not really worth it uk :( they NEED to fix the zcell spawn location doe all mine spawned in the very end. and two times the zcell spawned late and since i had to wait too see if i actually got one at all, gps drift got me. wich led the route to end, and zcell despawned :(
Here’s my experience with zygarde cells so far: -You need the zygarde cube to collect cells in routes. I did 5 routes (front and reverse routes back and forth) without picking up a single cell and picked up a cell as soon as I got the cube in my bag. -After 6 straight days of doing New York City routes, the first route of the day gives me the best chance of spawning a cell. First route of the day still won’t guarantee a zygarde cell spawn. -Length of route doesn’t affect the spawn rate of a cell. I did the whole length of Central Park which is a 4km route and it didn’t spawn a cell and I did a 500m route that spawned a cell. I prefer running shorter routes to get the completion rewards quicker. -A zygarde cell pickup can yield more than 1. Most I’ve gotten is 3 from a single pickup. I’m not sure if that’s the most cells you can pickup from a single one but right now I get 1-3 cells per pickup. -You can receive elite fast move and elite tm as a reward for finishing a route so they’re definitely worth grinding. I’ve completed ~20 routes so far and I’m at 18 zygarde cells. It’s a brutal grind for sure. Hope this helps!
Suddenly feeling really grateful for the one, singular route I've been able to find locally that loops around a parking lot a couple of times. That route you did was torture, Zoe and you are a champion for completing it!
Been waiting for this video! Curious if it was worth it. I can't find a single route to test in my city at all. Even in the city centre - there was nothing. The option to create one isn't there. Luckily I could catch Zygarde before I got stuck on the tasks, I guess? Haha Hope you and Alan are enjoying Japan 💜
Wow! Respect to you for completing this! I got tired by just looking how exhausted you were at the end (you sound like my wife when she is tired lol). Good job rating that as a 1 star. And I agree niantic need to fix the routes. I was able to find one Zygarde cell at the end of my route, but before I could click on it, the animation of route complete popped up, and the cell disappeared. Oh, I was mad!
Omg you are a TROOPER for actually doing that! Thats insane!!!! I dont blame you for your frustration! On both the person who submitted it and Niantic for their buggy game. That was nuts! But hey, it does make good content for the channel. Thank you for your sacrifice 😅
I feel super bad for you on the one hand, but also slightly heartened that someone else is sharing my lack of shiny luck. This was a fantastic video and all the kudos for sticking with this ridiculous route to give the system the proper test that in our heart of hearts we know Niantic didn't come close to doing.
Especially here in downtown Osaka. It’s a huge flat city , moore like 45+ on the tarmac n 80% humidity…. 24/24 . Stops at the convenient store are like “smart bomb gifts “ 🥵😓😵💫
you’re a legend for doing this! I noticed that when I did the route near me with my Go++ on I saw no cells, but I did it again the next day and had my Go++ off to avoid eggs and I saw a zygarde cell. I’ve continued to do routes without my go++ on and 4 cells now. No idea if its correlated but I wouldn’t be surprised if theres an issue with these 2 new features interacting :(
I just know my stubborn ass would finish that deadly 20km route as well if it means completing the achievements too. So proud of you for pushing past all those issues and getting it done.
We just watched Zoe’s slow decent into physically and heat-induced madness. The singing to yourself at the vending machine made me CRY laughing….cause I know that pain SO well!
This is really insane!!! But thanks for Zoe’s video and experiment to let trailers know this particular route in Osaka. Really fun to see you enjoy the game!!! Hope to see you on day ❤
About the zygarde cells, i got them for my first 2 routes. Then i did a whole new route back to back and didn't get any cells. But when i went back and tried the same route a third time the same day, i got the cell. Usually the cell drop happens just a few meters before the end of the route. Niantic should introduce atleast a haptic feedback when the cell drops. For now, just keep an eye out for the shiny green blob near the route
I know the pain of pushing yourself too far for this game. Original Swinub Community day I walked to a park I thought was "not that far" but didn't take into account also the walking around the park and the walk back. I was dead after that. You are a true champion for going through this route Zoë. Also Niantic needs to properly test features for a month or so before releasing them and having an event for them. I still have no routes near me, Blazing Trails or w/e is long done and I got none of the bonuses. Great job team.
As soon as I converted the 20 km to miles, I was like, "that's a no from me, boss." All the respect to you for completing not only the 20 km route but all the extra walking that you had to do just to get back on the route. If given the chance, I have a 4-5 km route that I would like to create. Even that's a tough one for me but I would do it to give people in my area a worthwhile route. Still, much respect to you for completing that monster.
after watching what you have gone through im definitly subscribing to you. you walked a marathon for this game and the rewards were MEH. You are a beast Zoe
Great video. I feel your pain. I have been in that heat in Japan. It is miserable. One reason why I am skipping Japan gofest. Although, NYC is no better in terms of weather. Best of luck for the rest of your trip.
Such a timely video. My boys and I tried to do a 2km route today and boy was it tough. After 3 restarts and having a GPS issue halfway we abandoned the route after an hour, mine totally crashed and told me to go to the start and we had some construction blocking part of the route... Frustrating and none of us actually finished... Disappointing! Ah least it wasn't 20km...! 😅
Who ever made this route let the power of being able to make a route go to their head. I haven’t found a route yet here in Fort Worth and I’m fine with that. You’re a good player Zoe!
If you are going to Koyasan for sightseeing, please try walking the "Choishimichi" that runs from Jisonin Temple in Kudoyama Town to Koyasan. It's a mountain road of about 20km, but you'll encounter a number of PokéStops that you wouldn't expect from a mountain road. It is one of the pilgrimage routes that make up the World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, so if you are interested and have time. However, the route is probably not set yet.
the routes near me are 15minute walks. ITs gym to gym (1 route and reversible) then a whole street (2nd route and reversible). It ends/start on one gym going 2 different direction and i love it. I do those 2 routes back and forth for an hour.
My friend and I did a long route around a large park today. I don’t know how many kilometers it was but man did feel like forever, and I know it wasn’t nearly as long as your walk. We both thought we were going to die by the end, lol.
That route is across the street from my office. I looked at it yesterday and thought about doing it myself, so thanks for testing it for us! 🙌🏻 10:13 BTW for this part, you can go underground. Namba Parks has a huge network of underground shopping areas.
yep i like how after multiple controversies over the interaction distance in the game, they introduce a new feature that requires a greater level of accuracy than most phones' GPS can handle. they are legit doing this on purpose istg
It's nice to the See the Feature works for you. Here in my City we have 1 Route created from me, but no one can Walk the Route. The Game actusally goes from Low to Low in huge steps. First year since Release i don't Go to a Go fest and Spend no Money anymore
I know the feeling Zoe. I had 2 re-walk a 1,446km route THRICE. The first mistake was because it paused my route and I didn't realize it because of how bright and sunny it was today. The 2nd one was because I forgot to start the route. My fault, but OMG, throw me a bone, LOL.
20k jeez, a 3 minute walk and I wanna go back home. Also the only route near me goes through a grocery store, feel like ppl think I’m crazy going in and not even getting anything
Massive props to you for doing the route. Seems route function is broken and that route was as well. Hopefully they remove it or people decide to do make it separate routes.
You are doing so well with this route Zoe, I am doing a one million step challenge over 3 months to raise money for Diabetes Uk, and my best distance so far is 10km in one 3 hour walk, you deserve so much respect for your hard work
I’ve got about 20km into routes now, 3 different 1km routes in 3 parks near me - and so far no cells, but a lot more xp because I think I’m getting about the same rewards for each 1km route as you received for 20km - that’s a messed up reward system right there.
No it was my fault, I actually got the egg on the first open but I didn't animate showing the egg. I should have checked before opening 😅 BUT YAY lucky friends!!
Poor zoe hats off to you for going threw all that!.. unfortunately I can't do any of that disabled. So that research is just never going to be done. But hope you have better time while your there good luck girl! No new shinys after all that?? That's sad games still broken
Thank you for including your criticism through on this one. I have yet to be anywhere near a route, can't create one and have basically ignored the zygarde research since it dropped. I didn’t realise there were so many other issues with it either. I get you were tired and sore after 20km but it's nice to feel backed on the frustration of the dysfunctional nature of features not working. I feel so demotivated with this game lately.
Zoe you are an absolute trooper. You rock for that. What a punishing route that was. We appreciate you. Now go get a massage while your out there you deserve it.
When first introduced I had many problems starting a route - cleared all game data fixed the issue (and the constant crashes). Longest route to date 2.4 km - zero Zygarde cells despite doing three routes/day for the last week.
The longest route I did was 2.4 km. The second longest I did was 1.3 km. I enjoyed walking the 1.3 route more that the 2.4 km route as it was much more safer. It was at a local university in town. The public can walk through It with no issues as long as it's not during school hours. There is another route I like doing that is around 748 meters at the university as well. I walk that one quite often.
In regards to eggs, I would love for Niantic to make an automatic drop when you open gifts with an open spot. With egg shinies boosted for the new shiny releases and it being an egg that is what folks are wanting. It creates frustration when the eggs don’t drop and there are gift caps per day and a expiration date on the event. I know your egg issue was glitch, but I’ve experienced what you did with open egg spots. Great job on the route!!!
The routes should be reformatted, maybe to include specific pokestops to be spun in a specific order, and then also let the creator provide a suggested path which you have no obligation to strictly follow. But something tells me Niantic really wants to show off their ultra-precise geolocation tools lol
What kind of a-hole would make that kind of route!? You are a real trooper Zoe! I would have quit after 5k. All of the routes I created were less than 600 meters.
Imagine being a newer player in Japan and doing that route to only realise you gotta do it in reverse, and go back again just to get the three routes you need to complete the research. Yikes! Hope the devs work on this new routes idea and add some newer features like, Z Axis information as well as total route division save points so that longer routes can't crash out and lose data. As for the Zygarde cells, they need to have a frequent guarantee at certain points of a route as opposed to being completely random for different trainers at best. If it's meant to be a walking grind like eggs, at least set a point at which the player is rewarded for their efforts.
I loved your honesty in this video .. I haven't watched a lot of your stuff but if this is the way you are .. or at least have the capacity to present yourself ... count me in.
I wish for events like this that are 7km specific we could open as many gifts as possible. I put so much money in for incubators and have actually enjoyed playing the past few days. Also being able to delete eggs we accidentally spun would be soooo nice.
I was hoping temps would be better for you. We're getting similar 40°C + temps here too, with high humidity so the heat index is even higher. I don't know Japan's forecast, but here we have a solid wall of heat stroke warnings for the whole forecast period. Please stay safe out there. These temps are no joke.
I just really wish Niantic would have fully released the routes feature when they released the research. It makes no sense why they'd give challenges that pretty much no one can do. I've been enjoying pokemon go again lately so im not that mad but still lol. Anyway, awesome video as always! Keep up the great work Zoë 🤙
Otsukare sama and a MILLION! Wow, you are a real champion! Was so funny hearing sookie Zoë, which we hardly ever get to see THIS much of. Bless you💖💖💖 Come to Kashima. We have now 3 really good routes😉😉😉
I left a like, a comment for the first time, even i am a subscriber for at least 5 years... coz i appreciate the effort, sending ❤❤❤ for energy on your next adventure.
Seems like Niantic has not thought out how the Route should works in real life. For ex. they should put a distance restriction, also the altitude, stop going through shopping centers (very complicated maze), etc. Learn and improve from the experience of Zoe and others. When will it be fully rolled out? How you going to control on people submitting duplicate routes. Maybe you should work with Strava (the running app) to improve the Route feature.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is struggling. We tried a short one this weekend. We couldn't get it to work no matter what we did. Hopefully they fix the bugs soon
20km at average walking speed, 5km/h should take about 4 hours. Add hill/stairs, multi-tasking, slight detours, traffic, stop/starts (Niantic, Lunch), Pokémon go distance tracking (cutting the corners) etc. you would probably be lucky to get much more than 2.5km/h so around 8 hours to complete. So few people have that much time to blow. Routes that long in the city would be ridiculous.
What a route! I've not come across any yet! I've recently moved from London to Scotland and still figuring out my switch to semi-rural from urban game play. However, one shiny yesterday! 4 today! Not the new ones though, although I got my second wingull so can now complete the family and chimeco from the daily incense that I rarely use. Hope your feet are not too sore!
Route Feedback for Niantic: When a cell appears near end of route it is (1) too small (2) disappears too quickly (3) requires your eyes glued to the screen. All of which are dangerous when one should be “aware of your surroundings”. My opinion is the cell should be gathered automatically upon route completion. Thank you.
You know what I’d like? For Niantic staff to go out in real conditions and test their new features. We players shouldn’t be the beta testers!
Amen!! Preach!!! I am so sick of it when we as players have to test if the new features work for Niantic
The first route was a long one and I did find a zygarde cell but had issues collecting it due being at the end of the route so I still have 0. Niantic is unable to do anything about my issues so I’m avoiding routes for now.
Real players did the beta tests for these routes unfortunately…my brother and another friend of mine were testers BUT no one was told or explained what this feature was for so the routes everyone made were just random and made no sense. Another fail IMO by Niantic
@@ButterfliesAreNinjasthe thing about the beta for people is that they could only create them unfortunately so sort of pointless
By definition, beta testing is done by real users/players.
I don't know who is more of a mad lad, the person who created this monstrosity, or Zoë for actually doing it in the summer heat. What a champion
The person who created it is definitely the crazy one.
The person who created it is definitely a spoofer
@@StrYEETWizard911 or they live there?
@@baitykris1 The person who created this, is laughing so hard now.
at first i thought that the person that created the route was, like, on a bicycle or something. but then! the stairs!!
Alan is an unbelievably good guest star, especially because he isn't reluctant yet isn't excited. The perfect apathetic blend that most of us take to cameras, so thank you to people like Zoë who are more open. She just casually did a half marathon.
bro did the character analysis
a marathon is 26km or more and zoe did a 20km but her total steps are 26km+ so she did pretty much a full marathon
Marathon is 42km
@@somebody2641a marathon is 42 km, which is roughly 26 miles. So this route (20 km) was basically a half marathon, not a full one.
@@Will5353_yeah running not walking 😂
I can't get my walk around the block route approved but Zoe is out here climbing buildings and going underground to avoid crazy busy streets on an approved route.
Whoever submitted this route is crazy and whoever green lit it at Niantic is even crazier.
and the trainer who desperately ran it for Zygarde cells is the craziest. :)
Quote: "I envision suffering". `~`
I like it! Hard-core people would do it!
@@S0NICHU So hardcore being 20km on your way, ending up with no cells. Try again later.:)
@@jankees4037 she got no cells? Well that is BS! Her rewards was BS too!! However, you need too look up "hard-core"
Yet my 1, 2, and 3k routes just to get something down in my area are still pending
The reward for completing the 20km route was the same as I got for finishing a 1km, that's insane. It should be ~20 times more.
She said it was more than 20km but the fact that Niantic can’t actually track it.
my 600m route consisently gets better rewards
Credit to you for finishing this. Credit to Alan for making the smarter choice.
Beer always is the solution to anything in life!
Alan peace-ing out sent me 😂
The 1 star rating at the end of it 😂. Kudos to you for actually doing the route Zoë 👏
I love when Alan's in the videos, he's just so casual. It's so nice to see you guys playing together
I am going to Australia again later this year, and indeed many blokes are pretty casual and cool. It is a country where you can relax.
That was insane!! I watched the whole video because you definitely earned it! I’m just surprised that you were able to actually complete the Route and it didn’t completely glitch out in the middle and you lost all of your progress.
I created 4 Routes during the Riolu Hatch Day (that are still under review 5 days later) that are maybe a couple km. The one for Raid Hour is the longest and covers 8 gyms that are fairly close. All 4 of the Routes say 1100m and 22 mins. They are definitely not all the same length so obviously Niantic can’t calculate distance so I wasn’t surprised when you had to walk more than 20km to finish this one. I’m exhausted just watching this. 😪
It’s also absolutely criminal that you didn’t find a single Zygarde cell with all of that especially since you need 250 for the Complete form!
The 1100m thing is a known issue; one of my routes is 1620m, but it's listed as 1100m on the description. This freakin' company, man...
They should make the routes like an actual route from the traditional game. Not a skinny line to follow but a large path like half a block wide
Or do it in a similar way they did in Ingress where "missions"exist for 3+ years and work with minor flaws(if there is question to answer then it is hard). Idea is that path should consist of pokestops and gyms that you have to spin in certain order- so you have to be in spin radius for each pokestop but how exactly you follow there is up to you. Route marker can be there for guidence only.
In Pokestop dense areas there could be rule that you don't choose pokestops to spin that are at least 50-100 meters apart so that if you accidentally spun them in wrong order you don't need to wait 5 minutes.
In rural areas where there are not many pokestops you can still make a route as long as you have 3 POI- start, middle and finish (finish can be the same as start).
Zygarde spawns should be definitely increase, I think at least 1-2 cell per every kilometer.
@@udajsthat sounds like a lot. but i do agree that the routes need a proper rework in the future. for now its not really worth it uk :( they NEED to fix the zcell spawn location doe all mine spawned in the very end. and two times the zcell spawned late and since i had to wait too see if i actually got one at all, gps drift got me. wich led the route to end, and zcell despawned :(
@@udajsi agree, 1-2 per kilometer. kinda like the buddy candy distances would still be a hell of a grind. bjt thats lightwork compared too now
Here’s my experience with zygarde cells so far:
-You need the zygarde cube to collect cells in routes. I did 5 routes (front and reverse routes back and forth) without picking up a single cell and picked up a cell as soon as I got the cube in my bag.
-After 6 straight days of doing New York City routes, the first route of the day gives me the best chance of spawning a cell. First route of the day still won’t guarantee a zygarde cell spawn.
-Length of route doesn’t affect the spawn rate of a cell. I did the whole length of Central Park which is a 4km route and it didn’t spawn a cell and I did a 500m route that spawned a cell. I prefer running shorter routes to get the completion rewards quicker.
-A zygarde cell pickup can yield more than 1. Most I’ve gotten is 3 from a single pickup. I’m not sure if that’s the most cells you can pickup from a single one but right now I get 1-3 cells per pickup.
-You can receive elite fast move and elite tm as a reward for finishing a route so they’re definitely worth grinding.
I’ve completed ~20 routes so far and I’m at 18 zygarde cells. It’s a brutal grind for sure.
Hope this helps!
Vengeful Zoe is so funny. "Hope your delivery food arrives cold" haha
Wow!! I don’t think I would have even clicked on a 20 kilometer route. Congratulations for completing it!!
zoe going through the 5 stages of grief while walking 20 kms. so very brave. i hope she got some good rest afterwards
That's about the same I'll walk for Go Fest weekend close to 20km on both days 10km per day
Suddenly feeling really grateful for the one, singular route I've been able to find locally that loops around a parking lot a couple of times. That route you did was torture, Zoe and you are a champion for completing it!
I actually can't believe you saw that route through. That was nuts. You go girl.
20km is 12 miles, that is a LOT for most folks 😂 in 100º? That is crazy, even I wouldn’t do that, and I walk about 10-15 miles daily 😂
It's about 1.6km per mile walked.
I try and walk between 6-9km per day roughly 4-6 miles for health purposes
Been waiting for this video!
Curious if it was worth it. I can't find a single route to test in my city at all. Even in the city centre - there was nothing. The option to create one isn't there.
Luckily I could catch Zygarde before I got stuck on the tasks, I guess? Haha
Hope you and Alan are enjoying Japan 💜
Wow! Respect to you for completing this! I got tired by just looking how exhausted you were at the end (you sound like my wife when she is tired lol).
Good job rating that as a 1 star. And I agree niantic need to fix the routes. I was able to find one Zygarde cell at the end of my route, but before I could click on it, the animation of route complete popped up, and the cell disappeared. Oh, I was mad!
Omg you are a TROOPER for actually doing that! Thats insane!!!! I dont blame you for your frustration! On both the person who submitted it and Niantic for their buggy game. That was nuts! But hey, it does make good content for the channel. Thank you for your sacrifice 😅
I feel super bad for you on the one hand, but also slightly heartened that someone else is sharing my lack of shiny luck. This was a fantastic video and all the kudos for sticking with this ridiculous route to give the system the proper test that in our heart of hearts we know Niantic didn't come close to doing.
My biggest question is who approved this route because wtf!!! Absolutely brutal i gotta subscribe after this because that's insane!
Hey girl, you’re a legend that’s 20 times more than I would’ve put up with. I felt your pain all the way.
You are such a trooper for going through that route.
Especially here in downtown Osaka. It’s a huge flat city , moore like 45+ on the tarmac n 80% humidity…. 24/24 . Stops at the convenient store are like “smart bomb gifts “ 🥵😓😵💫
you’re a legend for doing this! I noticed that when I did the route near me with my Go++ on I saw no cells, but I did it again the next day and had my Go++ off to avoid eggs and I saw a zygarde cell. I’ve continued to do routes without my go++ on and 4 cells now. No idea if its correlated but I wouldn’t be surprised if theres an issue with these 2 new features interacting :(
I just know my stubborn ass would finish that deadly 20km route as well if it means completing the achievements too. So proud of you for pushing past all those issues and getting it done.
You are an absolute freaking legend for walking this route 😹 Good job and enjoy the well deserved rest!
We just watched Zoe’s slow decent into physically and heat-induced madness. The singing to yourself at the vending machine made me CRY laughing….cause I know that pain SO well!
This is really insane!!! But thanks for Zoe’s video and experiment to let trailers know this particular route in Osaka. Really fun to see you enjoy the game!!! Hope to see you on day ❤
About the zygarde cells, i got them for my first 2 routes. Then i did a whole new route back to back and didn't get any cells. But when i went back and tried the same route a third time the same day, i got the cell. Usually the cell drop happens just a few meters before the end of the route. Niantic should introduce atleast a haptic feedback when the cell drops. For now, just keep an eye out for the shiny green blob near the route
I know the pain of pushing yourself too far for this game. Original Swinub Community day I walked to a park I thought was "not that far" but didn't take into account also the walking around the park and the walk back. I was dead after that. You are a true champion for going through this route Zoë.
Also Niantic needs to properly test features for a month or so before releasing them and having an event for them. I still have no routes near me, Blazing Trails or w/e is long done and I got none of the bonuses. Great job team.
You gained a new subscriber today for this video 👍 that route looked brutal
As soon as I converted the 20 km to miles, I was like, "that's a no from me, boss." All the respect to you for completing not only the 20 km route but all the extra walking that you had to do just to get back on the route. If given the chance, I have a 4-5 km route that I would like to create. Even that's a tough one for me but I would do it to give people in my area a worthwhile route. Still, much respect to you for completing that monster.
after watching what you have gone through im definitly subscribing to you. you walked a marathon for this game and the rewards were MEH. You are a beast Zoe
“Get out mate” 😂
You have my sympathy for cracking through that, so called, route 😅👏🏻mental!
I was all ready impressed by you doing the 20km route, but then you topped yourself with the Neil Breen quote😁
I really loved this video. Your suffering was our fun. You really earned our full respect.
With these being so broken they need to make it so that the distance between them taking off or pausing them much higher.
Great video. I feel your pain. I have been in that heat in Japan. It is miserable. One reason why I am skipping Japan gofest. Although, NYC is no better in terms of weather. Best of luck for the rest of your trip.
Such a timely video. My boys and I tried to do a 2km route today and boy was it tough. After 3 restarts and having a GPS issue halfway we abandoned the route after an hour, mine totally crashed and told me to go to the start and we had some construction blocking part of the route... Frustrating and none of us actually finished... Disappointing!
Ah least it wasn't 20km...! 😅
That route is ridiculous. You’re a champ for doing it
That route was brutal!
Who ever made this route let the power of being able to make a route go to their head. I haven’t found a route yet here in Fort Worth and I’m fine with that. You’re a good player Zoe!
Way to take a hit for the team Zoë - that was a looooong route. 😅 - Thank you
Thank you Zoe for your sacrificing that route for our entertainment. Go Fest Osaka will bless you now.
If you are going to Koyasan for sightseeing, please try walking the "Choishimichi" that runs from Jisonin Temple in Kudoyama Town to Koyasan. It's a mountain road of about 20km, but you'll encounter a number of PokéStops that you wouldn't expect from a mountain road.
It is one of the pilgrimage routes that make up the World Heritage Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range, so if you are interested and have time.
However, the route is probably not set yet.
the routes near me are 15minute walks. ITs gym to gym (1 route and reversible) then a whole street (2nd route and reversible). It ends/start on one gym going 2 different direction and i love it. I do those 2 routes back and forth for an hour.
My friend and I did a long route around a large park today. I don’t know how many kilometers it was but man did feel like forever, and I know it wasn’t nearly as long as your walk. We both thought we were going to die by the end, lol.
That route is across the street from my office. I looked at it yesterday and thought about doing it myself, so thanks for testing it for us! 🙌🏻
10:13 BTW for this part, you can go underground. Namba Parks has a huge network of underground shopping areas.
Thanks for taking one for the team. You have my gratitude and condolences.
yep i like how after multiple controversies over the interaction distance in the game, they introduce a new feature that requires a greater level of accuracy than most phones' GPS can handle. they are legit doing this on purpose istg
The look you gave alan when he said he walked 7km😂😂😂😂
the whole video is so funny, thanks for the laugh, i could totally not doing any 20km seriously
It's nice to the See the Feature works for you. Here in my City we have 1 Route created from me, but no one can Walk the Route. The Game actusally goes from Low to Low in huge steps. First year since Release i don't Go to a Go fest and Spend no Money anymore
The funniest video you have ever done. Loved it...."cool story"
I know the feeling Zoe. I had 2 re-walk a 1,446km route THRICE. The first mistake was because it paused my route and I didn't realize it because of how bright and sunny it was today. The 2nd one was because I forgot to start the route. My fault, but OMG, throw me a bone, LOL.
This is my favorite video you've done so far, great job! Loved all the exploring.
This was my favorite video thus far. 😂😂😂
There should be a length limit on routes!
20k jeez, a 3 minute walk and I wanna go back home. Also the only route near me goes through a grocery store, feel like ppl think I’m crazy going in and not even getting anything
Massive props to you for doing the route. Seems route function is broken and that route was as well. Hopefully they remove it or people decide to do make it separate routes.
You are doing so well with this route Zoe, I am doing a one million step challenge over 3 months to raise money for Diabetes Uk, and my best distance so far is 10km in one 3 hour walk, you deserve so much respect for your hard work
I’ve got about 20km into routes now, 3 different 1km routes in 3 parks near me - and so far no cells, but a lot more xp because I think I’m getting about the same rewards for each 1km route as you received for 20km - that’s a messed up reward system right there.
I'm sorry I didn't send you an egg :(
I'm so glad we hit lucky friend just in time! :D
No it was my fault, I actually got the egg on the first open but I didn't animate showing the egg. I should have checked before opening 😅 BUT YAY lucky friends!!
Poor zoe hats off to you for going threw all that!.. unfortunately I can't do any of that disabled. So that research is just never going to be done. But hope you have better time while your there good luck girl!
No new shinys after all that?? That's sad games still broken
Thank you for including your criticism through on this one. I have yet to be anywhere near a route, can't create one and have basically ignored the zygarde research since it dropped. I didn’t realise there were so many other issues with it either. I get you were tired and sore after 20km but it's nice to feel backed on the frustration of the dysfunctional nature of features not working. I feel so demotivated with this game lately.
Zoe you are an absolute trooper. You rock for that. What a punishing route that was. We appreciate you. Now go get a massage while your out there you deserve it.
When first introduced I had many problems starting a route - cleared all game data fixed the issue (and the constant crashes). Longest route to date 2.4 km - zero Zygarde cells despite doing three routes/day for the last week.
this video is why Zoë is an absolute legend 🙌 also, you guys being in Osaka makes me so happy ❤
Perseverance and commitment right there. Respect
The longest route I did was 2.4 km.
The second longest I did was 1.3 km.
I enjoyed walking the 1.3 route more that the 2.4 km route as it was much more safer. It was at a local university in town. The public can walk through It with no issues as long as it's not during school hours. There is another route I like doing that is around 748 meters at the university as well. I walk that one quite often.
In regards to eggs, I would love for Niantic to make an automatic drop when you open gifts with an open spot. With egg shinies boosted for the new shiny releases and it being an egg that is what folks are wanting. It creates frustration when the eggs don’t drop and there are gift caps per day and a expiration date on the event. I know your egg issue was glitch, but I’ve experienced what you did with open egg spots. Great job on the route!!!
Kudos to you for the sacrifice for this video o7
That mic cut-off at the end there was the cherry on top for this video XD
The routes should be reformatted, maybe to include specific pokestops to be spun in a specific order, and then also let the creator provide a suggested path which you have no obligation to strictly follow. But something tells me Niantic really wants to show off their ultra-precise geolocation tools lol
What kind of a-hole would make that kind of route!? You are a real trooper Zoe! I would have quit after 5k. All of the routes I created were less than 600 meters.
29:55 "Day 1 and a billion kilometers done, and nothin' to show for it eXcEpT tHe MeMoRiEs We MaDe AlOnG tHe WaY"
Zoe ranting is the content I am here for!!
Imagine being a newer player in Japan and doing that route to only realise you gotta do it in reverse, and go back again just to get the three routes you need to complete the research. Yikes! Hope the devs work on this new routes idea and add some newer features like, Z Axis information as well as total route division save points so that longer routes can't crash out and lose data. As for the Zygarde cells, they need to have a frequent guarantee at certain points of a route as opposed to being completely random for different trainers at best. If it's meant to be a walking grind like eggs, at least set a point at which the player is rewarded for their efforts.
Brilliant as always! Saint Zoe of the Two dots! She braved the heat and insanity of the 20km route in Xtreme heat! Hail Zoe!
I loved your honesty in this video .. I haven't watched a lot of your stuff but if this is the way you are .. or at least have the capacity to present yourself ... count me in.
I wish for events like this that are 7km specific we could open as many gifts as possible. I put so much money in for incubators and have actually enjoyed playing the past few days. Also being able to delete eggs we accidentally spun would be soooo nice.
Damn!!! I'm off today and you reminded me for over 35 minutes that I have to work tomorrow. That looked painful!!!!
I was hoping temps would be better for you. We're getting similar 40°C + temps here too, with high humidity so the heat index is even higher. I don't know Japan's forecast, but here we have a solid wall of heat stroke warnings for the whole forecast period. Please stay safe out there. These temps are no joke.
oh my goodness I cannot believe you did that?! I'm for sure buying some merch for your efforts
I just really wish Niantic would have fully released the routes feature when they released the research. It makes no sense why they'd give challenges that pretty much no one can do. I've been enjoying pokemon go again lately so im not that mad but still lol. Anyway, awesome video as always! Keep up the great work Zoë 🤙
After 29'33" mark, grandma Zoe popoed out, best entertainment for the day.
Otsukare sama and a MILLION! Wow, you are a real champion! Was so funny hearing sookie Zoë, which we hardly ever get to see THIS much of. Bless you💖💖💖
Come to Kashima. We have now 3 really good routes😉😉😉
P.S. I really do hope you get to meet the trainer who made that route. Hopefully by then you’ll be able to laugh with each other over it.
God bless you for doing that route! I know that Japan can be very hot and humid.
I left a like, a comment for the first time, even i am a subscriber for at least 5 years... coz i appreciate the effort, sending ❤❤❤ for energy on your next adventure.
The wish for them to have semi-cold take away food just cold enough to have to microwave 😂😂. The pain sux but the comic relief is great!
Seems like Niantic has not thought out how the Route should works in real life. For ex. they should put a distance restriction, also the altitude, stop going through shopping centers (very complicated maze), etc. Learn and improve from the experience of Zoe and others. When will it be fully rolled out? How you going to control on people submitting duplicate routes. Maybe you should work with Strava (the running app) to improve the Route feature.
Oh man Zoe. You sound like me while I'm training for my half marathon. You got this!!👏👏👏
I'm glad I'm not the only one who is struggling. We tried a short one this weekend. We couldn't get it to work no matter what we did.
Hopefully they fix the bugs soon
20km at average walking speed, 5km/h should take about 4 hours.
Add hill/stairs, multi-tasking, slight detours, traffic, stop/starts (Niantic, Lunch), Pokémon go distance tracking (cutting the corners) etc. you would probably be lucky to get much more than 2.5km/h so around 8 hours to complete. So few people have that much time to blow.
Routes that long in the city would be ridiculous.
What a route! I've not come across any yet! I've recently moved from London to Scotland and still figuring out my switch to semi-rural from urban game play. However, one shiny yesterday! 4 today! Not the new ones though, although I got my second wingull so can now complete the family and chimeco from the daily incense that I rarely use. Hope your feet are not too sore!
Route Feedback for Niantic:
When a cell appears near end of route it is (1) too small (2) disappears too quickly (3) requires your eyes glued to the screen. All of which are dangerous when one should be “aware of your surroundings”. My opinion is the cell should be gathered automatically upon route completion. Thank you.
Oh my God Zoë! Can’t believe you did this. I hope you rested up well and got some nice food afterwards 😊
Man I really love how lovely it is in Japan. Jealous. Have fun!