Xerneas 🌈 Rainbow Active Form in AR+ is SHUT OFF in Pokemon Go

 

This is a PROFOUNDLY disappointing DISCOVERY!

NO MORE RAINBOWS????🌈

I am SO BUMMED & SO DISAPPOINTED that Xerneas CAN NO LONGER show in AR+ Mode BOTH FORMS.  

🌈 WHY NO MORE RAINBOW ACTIVE FORM???

 

 

I JUST got THE SHINY FORM which was SO HIGHLY ANTICIPATED! 

I knew people who used the SHINY DITTO in RAIDS JUST TO SEE what the XERNEAS SHINY FORM LOOKED LIKE in RAIDS!

 

 

@NianticHelp @NianticLabs @PokemonGoApp
R U aware that #Xerneas mechanic in #AR+ that allows THE ACTIVE FORM to show WHEM SET AS A #BuddyPokemon stopped working? I shot several video clips in Spring 2021 no problems. But its NOT WORKING NOW. Google & Samsung apps BOTH #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/Dqr18ET8wD

— 任思麒 Kandice Z. ☮️✌🏽🕊 (@BlackUniGryphon) October 14, 2022

And JUST so u guys CANNOT GASLIGHT ME, like: 

Oh! You must've REMEMBERED WRONG! 

Or:

 Maybe it's THE MANDELA EFFECT!

 

Like, I SWEAR for YEARS you could ACTUALLY SEE your Lucky Pokemon's Golden Aura when you set it as your Buddy Pokemon BUT I DIDN'T save any Screen captures.

 

WELL, I HAVE PROOF!

I have EVIDENCE!

 

So, let's QUALIFY THIS:

Back when Xerneas was somewhat NEW to Pokemon Go, if YOU SET Xerneas AS YOUR BUDDY POKEMON you could view it in ONE FORM in AR+ Mode (And I used iPhone, Samsung App, AND The Goggle App. ALL OF THEM) 

 

So, in 2021, I WENT OUT OF MY WAY from April to May, several times FOR HOURS (and I was anemic/low blood iron suffering from fatigue, plus there was a deadly pandemic variant out there, while also doing remote raids in the after noons). I would go outside, on the sunny days which were lots back in 2021, which tends to be unusual in New England in Spring which usually has rain galore. 

I went to outside WITH MY SHINY NEW EXPENSIVE LENSES, and my NEW SMARTPHONE, and I would shoot a mixture of B-Roll on my CANON 70D with my 135mm SIGMA f1.8 (an Art Lens/Prime Lens) AND my new CINE Rokinon lens (a manual focus cinema prime lens). Both lenses were sort of a gift. The SIGMA was a gift from my little brother, and the Rokinon was kind of a gift as well, since my Credit Card company gave me a huge CASH REWARD from Black Friday 2020, and the online shop I purchased the lens from gave me a MASSIVE DISCOUNT SALE, so it was just about FREE for me. I don't even think I even paid shipping costs. Like, THAT WAS A GOOD MOVE ON MY PART.

So, I was simultaneously shooting B-Roll on my CANON 70D, on several days with 2 lenses, and ALSO on my Smartphone. I shot in different locations, and in the afternoon-evening. My personal favorite lighting conditions TENDED to by around 7PM-ish give or take, depending on whether it was April or May since the Sunset is a different angel each day as we move in Earth's Orbit from Equinox closer to Solstice, and this can ALSO alter THE GOLDEN WARM COLORS EACH MIN and EACH DAY, as well as HOW MUCH HUMIDITY there is. I was also interested in DIFFERENT Breeds of Sakura/Cherry Blossoms. 

That whole shooting schedule was EXHAUSTING because I have intermittent anemia, and the doctors all bicker about whether or not I am anemic, because sometimes my iron levels test normal. I'm also getting older, and I'm in my 40s now.

So, I would either go back & forth from shooting on my smartphone, or my DSLR. Or, both at the same time. (If u check my Xerneas & Sawsbuck Videos from SPRING u CAN SEE MY CAMERA W A HUGE LENS in many of the shots)

Lets just say, that since the Spring of 2021 my footage AND PHOTOGRAPHY efforts ACTUALLY DID PAY OFF.
 

The Photography I shot on those shooting days was actually Awarded MULTIPLE AWARDS at different Film Festivals. 

Here's My Portfolio of the Award Winning Photos from those Photo Sets. 

And HERE'S my Official Listing for Film Festivals on FilmeFreeway where they WON THE AWARDS. 

And here's My Portfolio of ALL of my Sakura Cherry Blossoms Relaxation Videos

Also, here's My Sakura Gallery of The Photos I Shot on my DSLR on 500PX

 

So, I'm NOT just some kook! 

I HAVE A FUNCTIONING BRAIN.

Also, the video footage I shot has been my most popular content on my Relaxation Content Brand Channel "Oppressed By Purple". 

If u THINK (conclusion jump) that JUST because I shot stuff also on my smartphone, that somehow makes me NOT a filmmaker, or that I don't understand technology, which has often times been the case when I point out issues in Pokemon Go, I feel I MUST point out THAT I AM AN AWARD WINNING FILMMAKER and AN ARTIST, and I also do VFX & Animation. That's not something a moron does, since it takes time, patience, practice, and tenacity to stick to it. 

I shot SO MUCH B-Roll footage, as well as photos of Xerneas IN BOTH FORMS on ALL of those shooting days, and on MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. 

I ALSO HAVE PROOF.

SO YOU CANNOT GASLIGHT ME, like I must've somehow mis-remembered it. 

This is My Portfolio of Xerneas in Spring time in BOTH FORMS in AR+

I put SO MUCH WORK INTO THIS.

YOU CAN EVEN CHECK THE DATES!

Here's the DIRECT VIDEOS which YOU CAN SEE:

In case u were wondering WHY they all look somewhat differently was a number of frustrating reasons at the times when I made the videos. At 1st, when I would Edit the video clips on my Phone I used Adobe Premiere Rush, which worked GREAT AT 1st, but whenever it would update, or Samsung Galaxy would update, I would run into rendering issues, or editing issues. 

I also had TERRIBLE Internet, and since Verizon refused to update infrastructure to the 2020s modern day capacity the app data wouldn't always sync to my desktop because the internet was stuck in 2005. (except my internet worked better back then, actually) 

Also, YouTube would ONLY allow me to have 10 min videos in 2020-eraly 2021 for some reason, but eventually I was allowed to upload longer videos. 

It used to be that if I uploaded Pokemon Go videos I'd suddenly get a lot of views, but that's NOT ALWAYS THE CASE lately, but on Twitter, my Pokemon Go Content (of ANY KIND) is pretty popular.

Here's ALSO my Tumblr AR+ Photo Posts:

* Xerneas in RAINBOW FORM

* Xerneas in Neutral 2-Tone Blue Form

* Xerneas in Neutral Form

* Xerneas in Neutral Form

* Xerneas in Neutral Form

* Xerneas in Rainbow Active Form

So, THIS PROVES that the ACTIVE 🌈RAINBOW FORM DID EXIST in Pokemon Go.

I DO NOT KNOW WHY it was SHUT OFF.

I DID Tweet at Niantic about it, BUT I have NOT HEARD BACK YET.

I was HOPING to get a beautiful Autumn NEW ENGLAND set of AR+ Photos & Footage, because we get colors up here we never got where I grew up in NJ, PA, and DE. Down there, it's mostly YELLOW, a lil bit of orange, n browns. But, up here in New England we get colors I NEVER EVEN BELIEVED WERE REAL! Pink, Purple, Magenta, Fuchsia, Burgundy, All kinds or REDS & Oranges, even even MULTICOLORED LEAVES.

I ALSO was planning on shooting a DEMO TUTORIAL because even back when YOU COULD see the RAINBOW ACTIVE FORM in AR+, many people DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO IT.

My Pokémon LoFi Wanderlust Content

I created a whole bunch of LoFi content with Pokémon Go AR+ Go Snapshot content!

I focused a lot on Spring Sakura Cherry Blossoms, including while I was in Florida last year.

Here's a Video Project I made from footage I shot THE EXACT same time I shot my Pokémon content:

 

Here's the Pokémon Go Sakura Videos:

 

Here's some of my Autumn Content:

 Summer Content:

 

And, here's a recent Video:

Anyways, I am an avid Pokémon Go Player. I'm currently ALMOST at Level 45. 1 of my favorite parts of this game is that I can go outside, walk around, play, and the world is my game.

 

 

Other New England Winter Content & Pokémon Go AR+ GoSnapshot

 

Generally, this blog is for my Boho Chic, Gypset, Nemophilist, Wanderlust, Raver stuff, and other similar content... But, included in my WANDERLUSTING is my love for Playing Pokémon Go. 

This is THE MAIN reason why I no longer suffer from depression. I'm completely cured. I haven't suffered from Depression even once since the end of 2018 when I went back to playing the game. 

So, I did create some videos for the LoFi Music Niche, but so far they're in the 10 min range for my Brand Channel "Oppressed By Violet" 

I am hoping to release extended long play versions of these videos by 2022 also, as well as the ASMR & Relaxation Content on "Oppressed By Purple" the OTHER Brand Channel. 

Augmented Reality & LoFi Chill Out Music:

The Short Form Versions of Content on my ASMR & Relaxing Music & Ambient Audio Channel:

I am hoping to expand these channels, and the content. I'm hoping to break into this niche market, but not actually driven by money. I'm AN ARTIST, and I would like my content to find viewers that appreciate this style or relaxation content. I've been struggling to find enough views & viewers, but I have better internet now. 

I plan on cutting long form versions of my videos, and probably hosting more live streams.

Winter ASMR Relaxation Video Brand

 

The Playlist of the older shorter Videos on my Brand Channel:

 

The 1 Hour Version I Just Finished Last Night:

The 3 Hour Version:

The Reasons Why this is TAKING SO LONG:

 Pesky Hackers:

I'd actually been working on this concept since 2016, and was wanting to shift this direction since 2019, but My computer was hacked very badly at the end of October-Early November of 2019 that I had NO COMPUTER until August of 2020, so WAY BEFORE people took the pandemic seriously.

I did actually shoot a lot of footage in 2018-2019, then started shooting at the end of 2020 & early 2021. I also got a gift from my brother, and was also working on a project with him. 

PATHETICALLY BAD INTERNET:

My so-called Broadband Internet in my section of South Weymouth (Massachusetts, 02190) is rigged. They're been promising us access to FIOS since 2002, but the specific spot we happen to have our neighborhood in is rigged by Verizon & Comcast, so even if u switch to Comcast, u STILL need to go through the monopoly of Verizon. 

Meanwhile, Down the street at Starbucks, Wholefoods, or in the other direction in South Field/Union Point, they have EXTREMELY FAST INTERNET. Or across the street from my neighborhood, they're laying in NEW INTERNET for the so-called "LUXURY" apartments. 

I literally had better internet when G.W. Bush was president in 2005. Meanwhile, the internet NOW is worse than that, so we finally got a Wireless internet from T-Mobile, and the call to Verizon had the dude on the phone stuttering.  

Yeah, EMBARRASSING.

New Electrical System Installed Into Building

Not only did we have several Power-outs since September, especially in October due to storms, so, before we got the new internet, our building needed a new electrical system installed since ours was from the 1960s-ish. The date on this got pushed back from August to September, then it kept getting pushed back further & further, October, November, then December... It also was an awful experience. 

So, that had to be done BEFORE we got the new internet, and ALL the furniture was moved several times, and we're STILL re-ranging everything. We also had Thanksgiving Holidays, all sorts of shopping stuff we had to do, and medical stuff. And, I'm also a Pokemon freak, and Pokemon EVERYTHING was frequently happening simultaneously. And I'm somewhat popular now on Twitter in the Pokemon fandom, as well as locally in Pokemon Go, including on Discord. It's a BIG DEAL in new England to play Pokemon Go. I also got most of the new PokeStops & PokeGyms in the area. I'm a major contributor. 

We were supposed to get #FIOS by 2006. They NEVER INSTALLED ANYTHING TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
Screw u #Verizon! The ONLY REASON ur legally allowed to hike prices IS TO PAY FOR UPKEEP & UPGRADES but it's WORSE THAN 2005!
I GOT #TMobile #Wireless internet!
I will tell my neighbors! pic.twitter.com/CJdVoauA0D

— Black UniGryphon Arts 烏獨角獸 (@GryphonUni) December 3, 2021

YAY FAST INTERNET!!!!

So, it's not as fast as UMASS Boston, but I WILL TAKE IT!!!!

I can upload LONG videos now.

I've put quite a lot of effort into this content starting YEARS AGO. I was shooting the B-Roll Footage as part of this concept, as well as another TV Show that did actually air 2 episodes of in 2019 that I work on with my friend Roland. I actually LOST most of this footage tho. 

I shot footage of all kinds of snow, nature, interior decor, and many other subjects. Typical B-Roll stuff. 

Before, when I started this channel in August 2020, I only could upload UP TO 10 MIN of video length. Then, sometime this year (2021) YouTube allowed me to upload longer content. So, I stopped doing 10 min cuts, and just allowed them to go to whatever full length I wanted. But my internet was so slow, and so poor, that anything long than 15-20 could clog up the internet for a whole day just to upload, AND if it timed out, or crashed, u had to START ALL OVER!  If you think THAT'S BAD, just trying to upload a SINGLE PHOTOGRAPH to Flickr or 500PX was MADDENING. 

But, now I can upload videos, and also get back into streaming like I did in 2018. 

Since Lockdown, I got a new WACOM CINTIQ, and I also got to use a variety of new software including stuff by Escape Motions. I've been using Rebelle 3, and I ALSMOT got Rebelle 4 on Black Friday/Cyber Monday, but they teased out Rebelle 5, and Rebelle 4 isn't even 1 year old yet, n I JUST GOT Rebelle 3 last year on Black Friday 2020, so when Rebelle 4 dropped quickly after and I saw how GOOD IT WAS, I was mad. 

Anyways, I've been using Rebelle 3 to make the Chinese Stamps & Paper Labels. I'm wanting to get Rebelle 5 probably, or 4. I saw the cool stuff that 4 does.

I've also been obsessed off & on with Chinese Chengyu and Chinese Idioms. Including making new ones, or fake ones. Some people insist that only ancient Chenyu are real Chengyu, but businesses use the Chengyu format to make slogans, and brands, and titles of stories or movies... and, those same people still consider those as Chengyu, even tho they are not ancient. An actual Chinese Chengyu consists of 4 words only to convey a larger idea. It's also a type of poetry & language arts. I often meddle with it in both modern Simplified Chinese, and old Traditional Chinese text. I'm not an expert in it, but I am at a level with my Chinese that I can comprehend that there's something there. But, when I was in my teens or 20s it was way over my head. I also like to re-work old well-known Chengyu, and switch the words around. I also think it's funny or humorous at times.

Both as an artist & philosopher, its given me a lot to ponder & consider. There's other kinds of similar

idioms language arts poetry that Chengyu came from, including a type of ancient Chinese formal language. (古文 gǔwén "ancient text", or 文言 wényán "text speak", 文言文 wényánwén "text speak text") Sometimes it's referred to a "Classical Chinese" but there's many things these things are called, and it gets lost when trying to explain it in English. Also, even in Chinese they call it different things, view it differently from person to person, and its also not always appreciated for the high minded & sophisticated intelligence the ancient peoples utilized to create these. 

Some of this ancient language may have been created to separate people in different classes on society, and could ONLY be understood if one was educated to. Also, some people were so intelligent that they COULD ACTUALLY SPEAK in this manner, not just in writing. But, over the centuries, it became integrated into culture through music & dramas like operas, songs, and popular poetry. So, most people could eventually understand it. 

Chengyu are THE MOST interesting since they use ONLY 4 words.

But this style of language arts is ALSO used for Chinese names. In Mainland China today, people have a "MingZi" as their legal name (but in Ancient times, there were many other types of names) so, they use this method for the names. 

My Chinese name also uses this style by putting 3 characters together: 任思麒

So, for my brand channels "Oppressed By Violet", and "Oppressed By Purple" I used different ways of creating this type of language arts. 

For "Oppressed By Purple" I wrote the Chinese Seal/Stamp as a Chengyu, but for "Oppressed By Violet" I used this style but in 9 Characters instead of a Changyu. They both literally say the exact same thing, and it took me hours to figure it out this summer. 

The entire ordeal is itself a major puzzle. If you've ever heard of an ancient Chinese Poet, Li Bai, his work is often mind blowing to me, especially when I look at the words written out. He actually was so smart & clever that he could write poetry while drunk. When you look at the words you can also see how he placed the words together, and some of his poems in Mandarin that don't rhyme can actually Rhyme in Cantonese. My daughter could actually receipt some of his poems when she was a child. 

I also quite enjoy always returning to Dao De Jing by Laozi (Tao Te Ching by Laozu). It's a personal favorite, since I am a philosopher and an artist. What I like most about this book is the methods applied to THINKING, like if something isn't working out, problem solving, or also to explain why everything has gone wrong. Alan Watts often commented on this text himself, and is a favorite topic of Zen masters (Zen is also known as Chan). 

The funny thing about all the setbacks was that I actually handled everything rather well. All the computer crashes, and computer hackers, and stalkers. I never suffered from any of the problems other people had during Lockdown/Quarantine. I actually benefited a lot from it, and even the setbacks tempered me, my resolve, my patience, and I never suffered from the stressed or depression other did. 

Many of my dreams & ambitions actually DID COME TRUE. I got a lot of PokeStops & PokeGyms into my community, whereas in 2019 there was only about 4 PokeGyms, ans some sparce PokeStops here & there. 

I got my WACOM CINTIQ the EXACT SIZE that I wanted. I got a Nintendo Switch, that I wanted this year. I also got THE LENS I'd ALWAYS WANTED. We also updated parts of our home, like redoing the bathroom, expanding the garden in my so-called balcony on the 1st floor, and we got better foods & nutrition. Not only did we get a new Fishtank, but we got 2!!! AND, we even got a CAT!!!! 

I also have multiple screens on my computer!

All the bullies that were a pesky problem either made peace with me, or went away. People that had abused me badly when I was young actually came out of the woodwork & apologized. I also even reconnected with OLD FRIENDS. Also made some NEW FRIENDS and we do Pokemon Go Raid Hour every week! 

 Hopes & Dreams For The Future

 I am hoping that all of my work on this stuff pays off, meaning I would like for it to find an audience. It's my hope that I could grow a following for this content. I've spent SO MANY HOURS shooting video content for this Brand Channel Concept, and I would like for it to get the views it deserves. Before COVID there weren't that many channels doing this kind of stuff in the ASMR niche, but its exploded since then. I was frustrated that my shorter videos were just NOT CUTTING IT, so I'm hoping to break into that market.... altho' I'm NOT actually interested in making money. Just sharing this type of content, and I would like the VIEWS to MATCH the appreciation level of the popular videos that don't even have good quality to them. 

I'm HOPING that by next years, the longer videos will have the views in the thousands because I WORKED SO HARD ON THIS STUFF. I know that people enjoy this kind of ASMR Relaxation content, so I would HOPE they would eventually find their eyeballs & ears upon mine.

 I'm hoping to re-work the winter videos some more, and put out some longer ones; perhaps even  some live streams.

If you'd like to see my Recent Photography you can find it on my 500PX Gallery.

Webb Park Wanderlust Test Footage Filming

I managed to get back up to North Weymouth, yesterday evening with my friend Roland, and we shot some test footage in Webb Memorial Park. Part of the cliffs broke off during the super storms last year, so accessing it is different than before.

You can also see the Boston Skyline across the bay.

Read Kandice Z.'s review of Webb Memorial State Park on Yelp