Last Saturday midnight, I decided to take the family convertible for a spin. I caught a few brand new Pokémon from the Pokémon go app just to add to my pokedex, especially the much anticipated Feraligatr. However, this experience cannot compare to the one that I enjoyed tremendously with my good friend during 5th of March 2017, on a wonderful Sunday.
My friend had suggested to go Poké-hunting in the afternoon. I initially had my reservations. Firstly, my family might need to use the car. Secondly, Sundays are usually crowded due to less people having to work. However, since it was just my second time, I thought of YOLO and drove to my friend's house anyway, and it was a decision that I would never regret.
Much to my surprise, my friend had suggested to go to Tuas. He proudly said how his friend waited 3 hours for a Lapras. He also explained that rare Pokémon mostly spawn at ulu places like Tuas. I had never drove to Tuas before and was worried about the traffic, but I was freaking excited. Fortunately, the roads at Tuas were almost empty. Our strategy was really straightforward- my friend would diligently discover and plan the route for our target Pokémon via the trusty website sgpokemap, while I would follow his astute navigation and drive to the location asap.
Okay, so I caught like 13 new Pokémon during this super hell-yea epic journey. But I am just going to mention the prominent ones. First Pokémon caught was a Blastoise. This Pokémon was so rare I could only procrastinate during my early days of playing. OMG, what a start. I was pumped up for more. A few new Pokémon I really liked, such as Meganium, Arcanine, Larvitar.
Then came Mareep. This Pokémon left a relatively deep impression on me as we struggled to detect it. It was in some factory. I was so worried that we might have to resort to jumping over the fence, and the spawning time was running out. My friend assured me that our location had "overshot" and I just needed to reverse the car. It was nervewrecking but was worth it as we managed to catch Mareep..
Halfway through the perilous journey, I was super urgent and wanted to RUN, and not SKIP TO THE LOO. As you know Tuas is such a secluded place with no shopping centres, and I was afraid that I have to resort to urinating at the bushes. Out of the blue, I saw a totally random cubicle from a distance, thank GOD!
So after I did my business, I was driving towards the East. All of a sudden, I had never seen my friend so insanely excited before. As you know, my Pokémon go master friend had caught MANY Pokémon before, but one Pokémon in his Wanted list was MILTANK. He had detected this sacred Pokémon at the EXTREMEEE WEST END of the map, for the record, at Tuas South Boulevard. Without hesitation, I u-turned the car and headed West to the exact location. We whipped our handphones and got into swift action. Now my friend was super pumped. He could not contain his excitement after catching Miltank and hi-5ed me. We took a breather to savour the moment, after which realising that our journey had not ended - it had just began.
Next significant moment was Typholosion Pokémon. Of all places, it had to be at the end of a golf course all the way at Lornie Road. As expected, there were few other drivers who stopped there as well. Also, my friend had not caught this Pokémon before. I took some photos of my achievement and drove off. Another rare one "in the bag"!
Just when we were going to "pack our bags" and head home, my friend detected yet another MILTANK! Good, it was located at Mapletree Business City, quite near my friend's home. This time, there were more cars, around 7. The Pokémon community spirit is alive!
I caught several new Pokémon, but my friend was feeling very satisfied as well, so I was pleased. We bid farewell after four fruitful hours in the car.
A last note is that I am really thankful for my friend from the bottom of my heart. Without him, I will not have the motivation and enjoyment of playing Pokémon Go. I am just hoping for more epic adventures like the above.
