by IamNotCreepy » Wed Jun 21, 2017 9:39 pm
So the most amazing thing happened, and this is the only place where I feel like anyone will appreciate it.
Up until this Fire/Ice event I had never even seen a Lapras.
The other day, I saw one was nearby at a Pokestop, but I was in the car headed to lunch in the opposite direction (my wife was driving). I came back to that stop after lunch, but no Lapras. I was bummed.
Yesterday, I had stayed home sick from work with a stomach thing, but in the afternoon I was feeling better, so I spent some solid time trying to find another Lapras. After 4pm, I still hadn't found one, but I was still seeing the event Pokémon.
I went home and found out the event had been extended by another day. Yes! I still had some time to find one.
I got to work this morning a little early, so I figured I'd swing by some nearby spawn points, and lo and behold! A Lapras. I plied it with berries and Ultra Balls, but after about 5 attempts it ran away. I was SO. PISSED.
This week at work I've had an extended lunch of 1 hour instead of 30 minutes, so I decided to hit up the nearby stops/spawn points with some incense. This was my last chance before the event ended. I caught a bunch of other stuff, but sadly, no Lapras. I had also depleted all of my Pokeballs and Super Balls, with just about 10 Ultra Balls left.
I had a 15-minute break today that started at 4pm, after the event. I just happened to finish up a call 5 minutes before, and I thought "What the hell?" and decided to see if luck would shine down on me.
I fired up the app, and what do I see? A LAPRAS. The problem? I was on the 4th floor, and the Pokestop was about a block away. And I had less than 5 minutes. So I ran.
I kept it cool while I was in the building in front of my coworkers, but once I got out the door I high-tailed it to the spawn point. I made it with literally seconds left and caught that sucker on the first throw.
And then the event immediately ended.
Unbelievable.