Damn You Swablu!
Not since the Great Pidgey Migration of 2016 has a flying Pokémon been such a nuisance.
I have 247 candies. I’d have the required 400 if I hadn’t just gotten sick of catching the worthless fluff ball.
Alas, I’m bitter about my 152 Wailmer candy. At least I have a WB 96% IV one ready for evolution.
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Last night I went for a walk at a local park. Caught 10+ Swablu in five minutes. They are everywhere. Haven't played much though, so I'm far from having enough candies.
As for Wailmer however....
I hatched a good one and had him as Buddy. Was fortunate to catch a few and hatch a couple and could eventually evolve one.
A couple of days later I hatched three in a row!
And since then a few more. So I'm already have over 300 candies!
It's fun to evolve one to get that big ass whale, but I wasn't planning on getting another one, even if I did hatch a 96% one.
Anyway, I hope you get enough candies for one. It might not be useful, but it is quite fun to put in gyms just because if the size ;)
Yes, there's definitely plenty of Swablu around. However, if you find a good water biome, you will eventually get sick of catching Wailmers too. I walk the Canal Walk near downtown Indianapolis and they're everywhere. I've evolved one and I still have 771 candies. I don't even bother looking at them unless it's raining now. They are kind of a pain because since they're so big, alot of times the mons that you want are hidden beneath them, especially if there's a group of them together. Sometimes you have to catch them to get to whats under them.