"Just a community announcement: Please, this is just a game. Don’t belittle lower level players for asking to do low level raids with them."

#PokemonGO: I was part of a group in the California Central Valley, and there were a few of us levels 12-28 who would ask for help on low raids because it’s fun you know getting to go after a bunch of Pokémon and not just legendaries. Well the “power couple” were these instinct people who were constantly berating us and calling us assholes for wanting to do “stupid shit” like wanting to get a Lapras or a Snorlax. It’s almost like they think they run the town.They kicked me and some others from the group when we said we didn’t want to do the 15th or so Suicune raid because it’s a waste of raid passes to use it on just one Pokémon. Now that I’m starting a new group to pretty much keep the game alive for me and the friends I made from it they’re still trying to follow us around on social media and call us assholes.Just please make sure when you play this game you do it in good spirit and not make it almost political. When I think Pokémon I think of a fun game with good sportsmanship and competitiveness, like the show and games I grew up with.Thanks guys and have fun!UPDATE: while they do have the Facebook Messenger group, I talked to the admin of the main Facebook page and shower her the toxicity. She promptly blocked them. This is good because that’s how they got people into the Messenger group. I’ve now started the “Non-Toxic Pokémon group for those who like to have fun and do good stuff” and welcomed anyone who wants to play for the fun of it. A lot of people from the other group who we’re non-confrontational came over because there really wasn’t much of an option. Just watch out for any instinct players named “theGqueen” or “Gangrel” via /r/pokemongo http://ift.tt/2iyDJZg