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How to Plan for the Ultimate Pokemon Go Hunting Trip

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How to Plan for the Ultimate Pokemon Go Hunting Trip

If you want to find the rarest Pokemon or level up quickly in Pokemon Go, one of the best ways to do that is to plan a hunting trip with friends and like-minded individuals. With the weekend coming up we thought it was time to provide some helpful advice on how to play the ultimate Pokemon Go hunting trip. Here you’ll find everything you need to plan and advertise the trip to make sure you get the most out of your hunt.

The Necessities

Before you even begin to advertise or tell your friends about your hunting trip, you need make sure you have everything to make the trip a success. That includes one (or more) external battery charger (you can find them as low at 10 dollars in most places), plenty of water and snacks (preferably healthy snacks) and maybe even a portable generator depending on how many people are going and how long you’ll be hunting. Battery life is the main reason you’d need to call it a night early, so be extra prepared.

Getting the Word Out

If you just want to invite your friends, that’s a fairly easy task. Text them or contact them on Facebook, however you normally talk to your friends, and tell them you want to have a Pokemon Go outing. There isn’t much to that. However, if you want to invite any and all Pokemon Go players in your area, it requires a bit more effort to get the word out.

The easiest way to inform a lot of people at once is to create a Facebook event page or even a Facebook group and title it based on your area. If you live in Los Angeles, you might title it something along the lines of “Pokemon Go Los Angeles Meet Up”. You can swap out “Meet Up” for “Hunting Party” or “Gathering” depending on what you’re comfortable with.

Generally speaking, a group is better than an event, because people will join the group and stay there. Then you can post any and all events within the group for anyone who’s available. Once you’ve established your group of event page, tell you friends to share it on their Facebooks so the word spreads.

You can also head over to the Pokemon Go Reddit to spread the word that way as well. It’s not quite as effective as having your friends spread the word on Facebook because the Sub Reddit moves pretty quickly. Unless a new topic is upvoted quite a bit, it won’t appear in the “Hot” section to be visible to move people.

There’s a lot that can go into planning a hunting trip, but hopefully these tips will help you get the ball rolling. Keep in mind we also have helpful tips on fast leveling and the best way to hatch an egg in Pokemon Go.

Preparation for the Hunt

When posting on Facebook or Reddit, it’s important to include the necessities people should bring. Tell everyone to pick up an extra charger for their phone batteries, as well as water and healthy snacks. The less you have to share the better off everyone will be, even if it’s just you and your friends.

For something different, find out how to find Pokemon using Google Maps. If not, hopefully you’ve done enough exploring to know where the best spots are. Plan a good time for people to go, but remember that you can’t please everyone. Find a time that works for the majority, even if it doesn’t work for everyone. You can always plan more hunting adventures.

Finally, you should have a plan of action. Know which PokeStops and gyms you’re going to frequent on your hunt. Have a set plan of travel so you know where you’re going and in what order you’re going to be stopping at each location. You don’t have to follow this plan super closely, but as long as you have a good idea of where you want to go you’ll be much better organized.

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Pokemon Go - How to Track Pokemon

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Pokemon Go - Best Way to Get More PokeCoins

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Best Free Apps to Use with Pokemon Go

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Best Free Apps to Use with Pokemon Go

Pokemon Go by itself is a great app, but we’ve got some advice on the best mobile apps you should use while playing Pokemon Go. These apps will help you keep your phone on while also conserving battery life and make egg hatching just a little bit easier. You can certainly play Pokemon Go without all of these additional apps, but with these recommendations you’ll get even more out of your time playing the game. You can search for all of these apps in the Google Play store for Android phones.

Keep Screen On

This free app allows you to prevent your phone from going to sleep. While your battery consumption will increase (more on that in a moment), your GPS will never go off, which means you will be able to hatch eggs a little easier since every step that can count, will count. It’s a good idea to check on your phone periodically while it’s in your pocket, just to make sure you haven’t accidentally tapped something you shouldn’t have, but otherwise this is a great addition to your Pokemon Go experience.

DigiHud Speedometer

When playing Pokemno Go, if you go any faster than 6 mph it won’t count your Trainer as walking. This makes it difficult to hatch eggs while you’re riding a bike or using some other form of transportation that isn’t simply walking. DigiHud Speedometer allows for an overlay of a speedometer so you can quickly and accurately determine exactly how fast you’re going. Keep your speed under 6 mph to ensure every step counts.

GO Extender

With this app you can turn your screen off without your phone going to sleep and without the GPS turning off. The main issue with trying to hatch eggs in Pokemon Go is that leaving your screen on drains your battery. We’ve covered some options to help conserve your battery life, but with this app you can turn off the display on your phone while still keeping everything else on and active.

GoIV

While not an app available in the Play store, you can find it on Reddit and install the app no your phone. This app scans the screen when you’re playing Pokemon Go, and quickly checks the Individual Value (IV) of your Pokemon. Be sure to check out our guide on IV so you know exactly what you’re getting with this app, but it’s very helpful to know the IV of your Pokemon when you’re planning to attack a gym.

We’ll have more on Pokemon Go in the coming months as Niantic adds more features to the app with regular updates.

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Pokemon Go - Player and Trainer Level Up Rewards

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Pokemon Go - Player and Trainer Level Up Rewards

As you increase your player level in Pokemon Go you earn rewards and unlock various items and abilities. We’ve got a list of the rewards for the first 25 player levels, as well as the experience points (XP) needed to reach each level. Pay close attention to your player level because it has a direct impact on the CP level of the Pokemon you encounter out in the wild. If you’ve been having trouble leveling up, be sure to check out our tips for gaining XP fast. You can also find rare Pokemon locations on Google Maps to help you catch a few more before taking on the next gym.

Player Level	Required XP	Total XP	Rewards
1	-	-	N/A
2	1,000	1,000	Poke Ball x10
3	2,000	3,000	Poke Ball x15
4	3,000	6,000	Poke Ball x15
5	4,000	10,000	Poke Ball x20, Potion x10, Revive x10, Incense, Unlocks: Gyms, Potions, Revives
6	5,000	15,000	Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Incubator
7	6,000	21,000	Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Incense
8	7,000	28,000	Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x10, Lure Module, Unlocks: Razz Berry
9	8,000	36,000	Poke Ball x15, Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x3, Lucky Egg
10	9,000	45,000	Poke Ball x20, Super Potion x20, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module, Unlocks: Super Potions
11	10,000	55,000	Poke Ball x15, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3
12	10,000	65,000	Great Ball x20, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3, Unlocks: Great Poke Balls
13	10,000	75,000	Great Ball x10, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3
14	10,000	85,000	Great Ball x10, Super Potion x10, Revive x3, Razz Berry x3
15	15,000	100,000	Great Ball x15, Hyper Potion x20, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module, Unlocks: Hyper Potions
16	20,000	120,000	Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5
17	20,000	140,000	Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5
18	20,000	160,000	Great Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5
19	25,000	185,000	Great Ball x15, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x5, Razz Berry x5
20	25,000	210,000	Ultra Ball x20, Hyper Potion x20, Revive x20, Razz Berry x20, Incense x2, Lucky Egg x2, Egg Incubator x2, Lure Module x2, Unlocks: Ultra Poke Balls
21	50,000	260,000	Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10
22	75,000	335,000	Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10
23	100,000	435,000	Ultra Ball x10, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10
24	125,000	560,000	Ultra Ball x15, Hyper Potion x10, Revive x10, Razz Berry x10
25	150,000	710,000	Ultra Ball x25, Max Potion x20, Revive x15, Razz Berry x15, Incense, Lucky Egg, Egg Incubator, Lure Module, Unlocks: Max Potions
26	190,000	900,000	Ultra Ball x10, Max Potion x15, Revive x10, Razz Berry x15

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Bubble Strategy Power Leveling, Get Your Gym to Level 10, Massive XP

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Bubble Strategy Power Leveling, Get Your Gym to Level 10, Massive XP

The Bubble strategy in Pokemon Go is a way to quickly max out your gym to level 10 and earn a large amount of experience points (XP) very fast. This is not a hack and doesn’t require any modification to your phone. The Bubble strategy simply takes advantage of a very specific match up in the game that allows you to quickly and easily earn a lot of XP while leveling up a gym.

We’ve already shown you some ways you can earn a lot of XP very quickly. However, the Bubble strategy allows you to do this even faster, but requires a bit more preparation to get started. Before we get started on how to perform the Bubble strategy, let’s quickly cover what you’ll need to make this work.

Level 1 Diglett
Level 1 Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag
A few Revives

As you can see, you don’t need all that much to make this strategy work. First off, you need to find a level 1 Diglett. It’s usually best to look in areas with low traffic. Maybe on the outskirts of town or just in areas where there aren’t a lot of people. You can find a level Diglett in other places, but low traffic locations seem to be the best.

Once you have your level 1 Diglett, you need to use Stardust and Candy to power it up one time and only one time. This is referred to as a level 1.5 Diglett. If your Diglett goes above 10 CP, you need to start over with another Diglett. If your Diglett does not have Scratch, you need to start over with another Diglett (Mudshot works too, but you won’t find it on freshly caught Digletts).

With your appropriate level 1.5 Diglett, you need to catch a Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag and power it up to 20 CP. Make sure whichever one you choose you have Bubble. Ideally you want your Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag to have the lowest defense Individual Value (IV) possible. It has to be less than seven points higher than the attack IV of your Diglett. If you’re unsure what IV is, we provide a detailed way to find it online, or a way you can check with the latest in-game update.

When you have a Diglett and Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag with the proper stats and attacks, you need to take over a gym so that you can add your Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag as a defender. Horsea is the easiest to use, followed by Krabby and then Poliwag. Train your Diglett at the gym, tapping the screen as quickly as possible to attack with Scratch (or Mudshot) as fast as you can.

If you attack fast enough (hitting with five Scratch attacks or four Mudshots) you will take down the defender without getting hit. In the worst case, your Diglett will faint and you’ll need to use a Revive, but once you get the hang of this you shouldn’t have to revive very often, if at all. When performed successfully you will earn 1,000 Prestige for the gym and 100 XP for yourself. You can do this repeatedly for an hour to earn over 30,000 XP (or 60,000 with a Lucky Egg active).

Here’s a quick snapshot of the process:

Power up a Diglett to level 1.5 with 10 CP.
Power up a Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag to 20 CP.
Take over a gym and set your Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag as a defender.
Rapidly attack with Scratch or Mudshot to take down the Horsea, Krabby or Poliwag before it can attack you at all.
Repeat the process to earn a ton of XP and level up a gym very fast.

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Best Ways to Get Candy and Stardust

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Best Ways to Get Candy and Stardust

To evolve and strengthen a Pokemon in Pokemon Go you need Stardust and Candy, and this guide will give you tips on some of the best ways to get Candy and Stardust in the game. One of the main aspects of Pokemon Go is to strengthen your Pokemon so you can win gym battles and secure more territory for your team of choice. Without Candy and Stardust your Pokmeon won’t be able to get stronger.

You will always get Candy and Stardust when you catch a wild Pokemon. While Candy is necessary to evolve a Pokemon, you need both Candy and Stardust in order to power up a Pokemon. Stardust is universal and can be used on any Pokemon, but Candy is specific to each Pokemon, making it more difficult to come by. There’s even Rare Candy used with Rare Pokemon, which can only be hatched via eggs or caught in the wild with enhanced Poke Balls.

First and foremost, you should try to catch as many Pokemon as possible. You are generally awarded three Candy for each Pokemon you catch. In addition, you can trade in any low CP Pokemon to the Professor to obtain even more Candy. Once you have a few high CP Pokemon, use a Lucky Egg for an XP bonus, then use Candy to evolve them as many times as you can.

It’s a good idea to keep track of how much Candy you have and how much it will take to evolve a Pokemon multiple times. Lower CP Pokemon should only be evolved once. If you waste Candy for a second evolution, the resulting Pokemon will still be fairly low in CP. If you wait until you catch a higher CP Pokemon, you can perform two evolutions and get a much better Pokemon as the end result.

Once you have a few powerful Pokemon it’s time to collect some Stardust. Look around your area for gyms that are controlled by your team (friendly gyms). Place your Pokemon at these friendly gyms and you’ll earn Stardust and PokeCoins on a daily basis (every 21 hours). You can also get Stardust and Candy from hatching your eggs, but once again, make sure you have a Lucky Egg active during this process so you gain the double XP bonus.

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The Best Unknown Secrets

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The Best Unknown Secrets

There are quite a few secrets or lesser known tips in Pokemon Go that a lot of people are unaware of. We’ve taken the liberty of compiling some of the most helpful secrets and tips into one article so you can get the most out of your Pokemon Go experience.

Completing Your Pokedex

If you’re looking to catch them all and complete your Pokedex, you’re going to have to plan a hunting trip, check Google Maps, and leave your immediate area of play. Pokemon are found all over the world, and they’re specifically grouped so that not all Pokemon appear in any one area. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to travel across the world to find them all, but you’ll at least need to travel to the next city or maybe play Pokemon Go on your next vacation or work trip.

Egg Hatching

We already covered some of the best ways to hatch your eggs, but most people don’t know that if you travel faster than 12 miles per hour (MPH) it won’t register distance on your egg. What that means is you have to walk (or securely tie your phone to a ceiling fan - not recommended) in order to hatch your eggs. Driving or even riding a bike won’t cut it in most cases.

Be sure to check out our best Pokemon Go tips and tricks, as well as how to gain XP fast or conserve your battery life.

Evolving Pokemon

Pay close attention to the white line that curves over your Pokmeon. As you level up that line will also grow in size, although you may not notice it at first. However, if you have one Pokemon with a CP of 100 taking up almost all of the white arc, and another Pokemon with a CP of 50 taking up a small portion of that white curve, it means the 50 CP Pokemon has a higher potential strength, even though the CP may be lower right now. As you level up, the 100 CP Pokemon will max out much lower than the 50 CP Pokemon.

As you level up each new Pokemon you fight and capture will be stronger and stronger. Due to this fact, if you spend a lot of candy to evolve a Pokemon you caught when you were only level 4, don’t bother using that same Pokemon for additional evolutions when you reach level 15. By that time you’ll find the same Pokemon with a much higher CP that will become much more powerful with multiple evolutions. In short, evolve your first few Pokemon once or twice, but don’t waste a third evolution on a lower CP Pokemon.

Weather Determines Available Pokemon

While it’s possible to find any Pokemon at any place or time, your chances are much higher if you know some information about the Pokemon you’re looking for. Water Pokemon will spawn more frequently when it’s raining, while dark Pokemon and ghost Pokemon are much more prevalent during the night time hours. Mix up your hunting times and you’ll find a larger variety of Pokemon.

Plan Your Hunting Cycles

Almost everything in Pokemon Go is on a set timer. You can collect only the rewards from gyms every 21 hours, but PokeStops can be accessed every 5 minutes. Find an area with several PokeStops in close proximity so you can make your rounds and circle back to the first PokeStop every five minutes to maximize your XP gain and rewards.

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Pokemon Go - How to Find Pokemon Anywhere in the World

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How to Gain XP Fast, Pidgey Grinding

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How to Gain XP Fast, Pidgey Grinding

Leveling fast and gaining XP as fast as possible is extremely important in Pokemon Go. If you’ve been wandering around looking at Google Maps to find and catch Pokemon but are only coming across low level Pokemon, your player level is probably the biggest issue. Generally speaking, the higher your player level is, the better the Pokemon that you’ll find out in the wild and the more impressive the items are from the various Pokestops along the way including eggs that you can quickly hatch into Pokemon that are more rare. In addition to the strageies we've outlined below, there's a newly discovered strategy to gain XP quickly which involves using a Diglett.

Pokemon Spawns

Pokemon Combat Power (CP) is very important, and many of you are probably wondering why you’re only tracking Pokemon of 10 or even 50 CP. The higher your player level, the higher the CP of the Pokemon you find out in the wild. If you know you can find a certain Pokemon around the corner, when you first start playing that Pokemon may only be 15 CP. However, if you go back to that same area when you player level is much higher, you may find the same Pokemon at 150 CP instead.

Caught Pokemon

If your friend has a Bulbasaur with a much higher CP than your Bulbasaur, there are a few factors at play, but the more significant is your player level. Every time your player level increases, your Pokemon can be powered up accordingly. You’ll have to spend more Candy and Stardust, the max CP level increases as your player level gets higher. You may have also noticed that the Power Up button for your Pokemon is greyed out. That means you need to increase your player level before you can power up that Pokemon any further.

PokeStop Items

The loot you can obtain at PokeStops also varies based on your player level. You won’t find any healing items until your player level reaches at least 5. Likewise, better healing items appear at level 10, and Ultra Pokeballs don’t show up until level 20. It’s very important to continually check back at PokeStops as your player level increases to make sure you always have access to the best items available for your level.

Gaining XP

There are a wide variety of ways you can earn XP, including the brand new Bubble strategy using a Diglett. Knowing exactly how to earn XP will help you level up faster. Below is a list of all the ways you can earn XP, but that’s not all there is to know. Lucky Eggs will double your XP gain for 30 minutes. In addition, if you have a large amount of candy for a specific Pokemon that only needs a small amount for the first evolution, use a Lucky Egg, then evolve as many of those Pokemon as you have for an impressive boost of XP.

Using Pidgey is a great way to abuse the Lucky Egg XP gain. Every Pidgey you catch will give you three Candies. You also get one Candy for transferring a Pidgey to the Professor. So for every four Pidgey you catch, you can gain up to 1,000 XP with a Lucky Egg. Basically, get a ton of Candy for your Pidgey, catch as many of them as possible, then use a Lucky Egg and evolve as many of the Pidgey as you can. You will get 1,000 XP per evolution. This is one of the fastest ways to level up in Pokemon Go.

Another trick is going into a gym battle, defeating the first opponent, then running. When timed correctly you will still get XP from the battle and can immediately go back into the gym to battle once more. Repeat this process as long as you care to grind for XP and you'll get a decent amount of XP gain per hour, even if it feels a bit stale.

If you have some time, find an area with a few PokeStops in a short area. If you can hit three or four in a five minute period, that would be ideal. Move between these PokeStops, circling back every five minutes or so, catching all of the Pokemon you can find. This will help maximize your XP gain, and when you couple it with Candy and Lucky Eggs, you can get a ton of XP is a short period of time.

If you’re just getting started in Pokemon Go, be sure to find out how to get Pikachu as a starting Pokemon and learn some basic tips and tricks!

Good luck playing Pokemon Go!

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Pokémon Go: Levelling up your trainer and pokémon

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Once you’ve caught your pokémon, it’s time to get the pair of you powered up

Trainer

It’s all well and good catching pokémon, but you need to have your trainer hit level five as soon as possible so that you can start training at gyms. You’ll also stumble across more powerful pokémon at higher levels, so don’t invest in any of the little cuties until you’ve started getting a decent team together.

There are a number of ways for your trainer to earn XP. Each level’s full XP requirement corresponds to the level number, so at 1000 XP, you finish level one and move onto level two, then 2000 XP later, you move onto level three which needs 3000 XP before you can hit level four and so on.

100 XP – Pokémon Caught

500 XP – New Pokémon

10 XP – Curve Ball

10 XP – Nice Throw

50 XP – Great Throw

100 XP – Excellent Throw

50 XP – Checking in at a Pokéstop

100 XP – Battling a Pokémon Trainer at a Gym

150 XP – Beating a Pokémon Trainer at a Gym

50 XP – Beat a Pokémon in training at a Gym

200 XP – Hatch a Pokémon

500 XP – Evolve a Pokémon

Using items like Incense and Lure Modules is a good way to boost the frequency of Pokémon popping up on the map. Walking around checking in Pokéstops is also a good way to get both XP and items, particularly as they refresh every five minutes.

And if you’re low on poké balls, don’t waste XP capturing duplicate Pokémon unless you’re particularly enamoured with their CP.

Hitting pokémon inside the capture ring at its smallest will earn you XP for skillful throws. Move the poké ball in a circle before you throw it, and release when it starts to sparkle to get a curve ball. The throw bonuses don’t seem to stack so focusing on precision is the best way to gain XP with throws.

You should hit level five in no time.

Pokémon

When deciding which Pokémon to level up, it’s best to choose the ones with the highest CP. To increase their CP, you need to power them up, and to power them up you need Stardust and Pokémon Candy for that particular variety of Pokémon.

Stardust can be used to power up any kind of Pokémon. You can collect it by capturing Pokémon and hatching eggs.

Pokémon candy is awarded for catching Pokémon, hatching eggs, and transferring Pokémon to the professor. You can’t get them back once you send them away, so if you’ve got a butt ton of Drowzee, get rid of the lower level ones to bump up the candy you need for powering up and evolution.

At the moment it seems that the end stats for your Pokémon will the same regardless of whether you power up to the max or evolve first, and the Pokémon’s size will have a bearing when battling other Pokémon with a similar CP. But if you’re keen on taking over all of the local gyms, CP should be your focus at the start. Because CP represents the Pokémon’s strength, a higher stat means its moves will be more powerful.

Evolving your Pokémon will also give its CP a significant bump. If you want to evolve as soon as possible, then catching the same species of Pokémon is what you should be aiming for, as you can hand them over to the professor for the candy you need to evolve them.

It’s worth noting that your trainer level will affect the available CP of your pokémon, so you may hit a wall with powering them up until your trainer level increases.

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how to find rare and legendary pokémon

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how to find rare and legendary pokémon

Rare Pokémon are subjective. If you live in an area brimming with Bellsprouts, you might wet your pants at the merest hint of a Zubat, while other players can’t send them to Professor Willow fast enough. If you’re struggling to find them, they’re rare.

Different species of Pokémon are found at different locations. Their appearance is based on time of day, the environment (near water, or grassy areas for example), and according to one Reddit user, areas of high cell usage in the Ingress app – Niantic’s last AR game.

In fact, you can use the Ingress app to zero in on a pokémon’s location. The XM generation in the app (areas of frequent cell activity) seems to be linked to pokémon locations, so if you’re planning a hunting trip, you might want to have both apps on the go to save time and maximise the number of pokémon you’ll catch while out and about. be warned that will drain your battery double-time though.

As well as taking a walk around your local area or popping into your local pub between the hours of noon and midnight to see which pokémon are passing through in a 12 hour cycle, it’s important to use Lure Modules and Incense, which will make a larger variety of pokémon appear. And don’t forget to use Razz Berries if a hard-to-get critter that you’ve had your eye on pops up.

Always make sure you incubate your eggs before you head out. Work on hatching those 5km and 10km eggs as a priority as they’re more likely to hold rare pokémon that aren’t necessarily found in your area.

Keep an eye on the bar in the bottom right corner of your screen as well. The silhouettes indicate the presence of nearby pokémon that you haven’t caught yet, so if you’re familiar with Who’s That Pokémon segment from the 90s, you’ll be well-equipped to spot the rarer ones to track down.

Other than these tips, work on getting your trainer level up. As it increases, so do your chances of finding new pokémon.

There are some trainers out there willing to break the rules by GPS spoofing, but there are safeguards in place to make sure you can’t reap the rewards of cheating and you’ll run the risk of a soft ban, so we’d advise against it.

Where are Mew, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres and Ditto?

The three Legendary Bird pokémon serve as the mascots for Teams Instinct, Mystic, and Valor, and we saw Mewtwo in a trailer for the game, but we’ve had no concrete information on which Legendaries are in the game and how we go about catching them.

NesstendoYT on YouTube has been rummaging around in the game’s files and found Mew, Mewtwo, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres in there, as well as Ditto who doesn’t appear to have been spotted out in the wild yet.

Judging by the trailer and the Ingress app’s live events, it’s likely that Legendary pokémon will appear at special events in different countries with the teams competing in a similar way to the Ingress events.

If you haven’t reached level 5 and joined a gym yet, you should probably take each team’s Legendary into account, just in case it affects which one you’ll get later on in the game.

But for now, we’ll have to wait for more updates from Niantic.

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Pokémon GO: Gym Battle Guide - How to Claim Gyms and Win Battles

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This guide offers several tips to help players prepare for gym battles in Pokémon Go. Defeating other trainers in opposing gyms allows you to overtake their gym for your team. Free Pokécoins are earned daily for holding and defending a gym.

The initial phase of Pokémon Go primarily consists of catching Pokémon and earning XP to increase one’s Trainer Level. You must be at least Level 5 to participate in gym battles. Until then, you should focus on catching as many Pokémon as you can in order to level up and have plenty of Pokémon at your disposal to prepare for battles.

Upon reaching Level 5, players must pledge allegiance to a team of their choice. There are three teams to choose from: Team Instinct (yellow), Team Mystic (blue), and Team Valor (red). The team you choose will be the team you represent for the rest of the game, and will determine which gyms you can join or battle. Consider choosing a team based on the gyms held in your location, as this can make it easier to find a gym to join.

Defending a Gym

After picking a team, you can enter a gym of the same color, provided there are enough spaces available for you to join. Gyms initially have slots for three members. When you find a gym, you’ll see the main trainer and the Pokémon they have stationed at the gym. Tap the gym and swipe to see its members, and if there are any available spaces for you to join. If you see an open circle beside the crown in the upper left, that means there is room for another Pokémon. Grey gyms are unclaimed, meaning you can move in right away. Unclaimed gyms are a rare find at this point, however.

Once you have joined a gym, you must assign one of your Pokémon to defend the gym. This will increase the gym’s prestige and improve its defenses. As your gym fends off its opponents, more slots will become available for new trainers to join and enhance the gym’s defenses. Challengers must defeat all of the Pokémon trainers in your gym and reduce its prestige to zero for it to be taken over, so you’ll want to make sure you have one of your stronger Pokémon stationed in your gym to defend it from usurpers.

If a friendly gym is full, you can still help to improve the gym’s prestige by sending one of your Pokémon there to train against its members. You’ll gain points as your Pokémon trains, and as the gym’s prestige increases through training, more slots can be opened for you to join and leave a Pokémon to defend the gym.

Taking Over a Gym

If there aren’t any friendly gyms available for you to join, you may need to take over an occupied gym instead. This involves a bit more preparation, as it requires the trainer to have strong, battle-ready Pokémon who can survive the onslaught of multiple defenders from an opposing gym. There are a few things you should keep in mind before diving into gym battles if you want to come out on top.

Strengthen Your Pokémon

Before even considering gym battles, you first need to power up and evolve several of your Pokémon to ensure they are strong enough to compete. If you have been capturing loads of Pokémon up to this point, you should have enough Candy and Stardust available to strengthen at least a few Pokémon.

Your Pokémon’s strength is based on its CP, or Combat Points. You can Power Up a Pokémon to improve its stats even further. Power Ups require both Stardust and Candy, which can be accumulated by capturing and transferring Pokémon. In general, you will want to transfer low CP Pokémon of a particular species back to Professor Willow in exchange for Candy. Save power ups for Pokémon with naturally high CP in order to maximize the stat increase.

Evolving Pokémon adds another layer to the process. An evolved Pokémon will have better stats than its previous form, but it will likely take on a completely new move set. If you intend to evolve a particular Pokémon, you should do this first before powering them up, just so you can see the stats you have to work with.

Size Up Your Competition

Once you have several strong Pokémon at the ready, it’s time to go out and find a gym to take over. When you find a gym held by an opposing team, click on the gym to view the CP of the Pokémon defending that gym. Compare the CP of the defenders to the CP of the Pokémon you intend to use in battle. If your Pokémon stack up against the opposition, then proceed to challenge the gym and begin battle.

Element types are an important factor in gym battles as well. This is a Pokémon game, after all. Water extinguishes fire, fire melts ice, etc. These rock-paper-scissors type advantages should be taken into consideration when sizing up your competition in advance, as it will impact your effectiveness in battle. You can take up to six Pokémon into battle with you. It’s best to have fighters that span a variety of element types in order to increase your chances of having a type advantage over your opponent.

Battle Maneuvers

Battles mostly come down to incessant tapping and landing your special attack. When it comes time to battle an opponent, there are only a couple of attacks to keep in mind. To perform a basic attack, simply tap on your opponent’s Pokémon. As you continue to tap and attack, a blue bar will begin to fill up beside your Pokémon’s CP. When the blue bar is fully charged, tap and hold to unleash your special attack. Keep an eye on the enemy Pokémon and prepare to swipe left or right to dodge incoming attacks as well.

Continue tapping vigorously and landing your specials. When a Pokémon faints, it will be replaced with the next Pokémon in your roster if six. Healing Pokémon can only be done outside of battle, using items acquired from PokéStops.

Successfully defeating each opponent in a gym battle session will reduce the gym’s prestige by 2000 points. When a gym’s prestige reaches zero, you can claim the gym and take control of it for your team. You’ll earn additional Pokécoins each day you hold a gym, which is a nice incentive for supporting your team.

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Some Final Pokemon Go Expert Tips

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How to win gym battles and form teams

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Unlike the classic game series, battles in Pokémon Go are relegated to team-versus-team battles over the control of Gyms. What gyms you can challenge depend on what team you join, and your Pokémon’s efficacy in battle relies on both careful planning and quick reflexes. Use this guide to make the most of your Pokémon’s combat abilities, and come out victorious.

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Picking a team

At level 5, you’ll be able to join one of Pokémon Go‘s three teams: Instinct (yellow), Mystic (blue), or Valor (red). Although picking a team is a binding decision, which one you go with doesn’t matter all that much. All it does is determine what gyms you are allied with or rivaled against, despite what some on the internet may have you believe.

Gym battles and how to control gyms

In your travels, you will come across gyms. These are currently the only way to challenge your might against other trainers’ Pokémon. To challenge a gym, you’ll need to be close enough to the real-world location to begin a battle. Once you’re in proximity to it, you’ll be able to assemble a team of up to six Pokémon to battle against that gym’s team if it is held by a rival team.

Unlike the handheld games, where battles play out in turn-based RPG fashion, Pokémon Go‘s battles are real-time, action-based affairs. To attack, you tap your Pokémon, or hold down on the screen to use a special attack. Swiping left or right will also allow you to dodge the enemy’s attacks. Dodging can be a bit finicky depending on your connection, and even laggy at times.

To ensure victory, even in the face of a spotty connection, here are some tips:

Tip #1: A Pokémon’s strength is measured by its CP, and Pokémon with higher CP will almost always outmatch a Pokémon with lower CP. That said, you can always evolve or power up a Pokémon with candies and stardust to increase its CP. However, even if your Pokémon are weaker than the enemy’s, that doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll lose because…

Tip #2: Pokémon have certain weaknesses and resistances. Pay attention to the types of Pokémon you’re going up against, and the attacks your Pokémon know. Each Pokémon knows two attacks — a basic attack and a special attack — that have a type associated with them. Peck is a flying-type attack, for example, while water gun is a water-based attack. If you’re going up against fire, take a Pokémon with water type attacks, because they’ll do more damage. Other examples: water is susceptible to electric, grass is susceptible to fire, etc. There are several elemental types in the game, and each has its own weaknesses. Check out the handy chart below to maximize your Pokémon’s effectiveness in battle.

Tip #3: Two Pokémon of the same species will not always know the exact same attacks. You may have a Pidgey with peck, and another with tackle. Keep that in mind when building your team.

Tip #4: As you attack, tiny blue bars under your Pokémon’s health gauge will fill up. Once they’re full, you can unleash special moves by pressing and holding down on your Pokémon. Special attacks do more damage than regular attacks.

Tip #5: If your Pokémon faint or become injured during battle, revive and heal them with revives and potion (both found at Pokéstops) before attempting another battle.

Tip #6: To ensure that an allied gym doesn’t fall into enemy hands, you can increase its level to add more Pokémon. A level 2 gym, for example, can hold two Pokémon. Each player can only assign one Pokémon per gym. If a friendly gym is only at level 1, you can raise its prestige by defeating the defending Pokémon with only one of your choosing. Defeating them will increase the gym’s prestige and once it reaches the next level, you or another player, will be able to add a Pokémon. The higher the gym level means more Pokémon will be defending it — that also means it will be tougher for the enemy team to claim it.

Tip #7: Join forces with other trainers. You can fight against enemy gyms alongside other players, and that makes taking down a rival gym much easier.

Tip #8: For every Pokémon you defeat at a rival gym, you’ll knock down the gym’s prestige level, and your Pokémon will gain experience. So, even if you fail to beat every Pokémon at a gym, you can still whittle down the gym’s prestige, and make it easier for other trainers on your team to take it over. Again, teamwork pays off!

How to defend your gym

If you manage to beat all the Pokémon at a given gym and lower its prestige to zero, you’ll can take over it. You’ll have to assign a Pokémon to defend the gym, and if multiple trainers in your team add Pokémon (depending on the gym level), the one with the highest CP becomes the gym leader. You may even come across an unclaimed gym while wandering around. If you do, post up one of your stronger Pokémon to defend it on behalf of your team. Be aware that putting a Pokémon in a gym means it will be unavailable until it is defeated and returned to you.

Unfortunately, maintaining control of a gym does not impart any bonuses or benefits to your Pokémon; it simply increases the prestige of the gym, and a higher prestige means more trainers can add Pokémon to defend it. So, maybe don’t leave you’re highest level Pokémon behind — they could be gone for a long time. However, that shouldn’t stop you from trying to power up your team and take on as many gyms as possible, as every day you maintain control of a gym nets you daily bonus items, including stardust and Pokécoins. You can only collect these bonus items every 20 hours.

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How To Use Pokestops And Items

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How To Manage And Hatch Pokemon Eggs

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How To Train And Evolve Your Pokemon

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You’d be forgiven if you thought that once you’ve caught one copy of a Pokémon, you’re all set. But in Pokémon Go, the point is to catch as many of each as you can and every Pokémon possible — for good reason. The only way to power up and evolve your Pokémon is by feeding them candies and stardust, which are collected by catching Pokémon, hatching Pokémon, and by transferring them to Professor Willow. Be careful, though. Transferring them is not reversible; you won’t be able to get transferred Pokémon back. Only deposit the weaker extras of the same Pokémon, and hold on to the strongest one.

Evolving your Pokémon with candies: Evolving your Pokémon is one of the main goals of the game, but it takes effort. In order to evolve, say, an Eevee, you will need 50 Eevee candies. Every Eevee you catch nets you three candies, and transferring them grants you another per transferred Pokémon. So, for each extra Eevee you catch and transfer, you get four candies, meaning you’ll need to catch about 13 Eevees in total to evolve just one.

Different Pokémon evolutions require different amounts of candies. Evolving a Ghastly to Haunter, for example, only requires 25 Ghastly candies, whereas evolving a Haunter to a Gengar will require another 100 Ghastly candies. Candies only come in basic Pokémon varieties, and are rewarded for catching any Pokémon in a particular evolutionary chain. If you want to evolve a Magikarp to a Gyarados, you’ll need a whopping 400 Magikarp candies. While catching so many copies of the same Pokémon may sound tedious at first, it becomes addictive, especially when you consider that evolving your Pokémon greatly increases their CP and HP, or Hit Points, making them more effective in battle.

Powering up a Pokémon with stardust: Powering up a Pokémon requires fewer candies — typically just one or two — but also requires stardust, which you can earn by catching Pokémon and by claiming Gyms. The higher you increase a Pokémon ‘s power, the more stardust each upgrade will require. Like evolving, powering up increases the HP and CP of your Pokémon, but at a slower rate. The half-circle meter that rests above your Pokémon shows how far along it is to reaching its full potential, but it is relative to your current level. As a general rule of thumb, try to hold off on powering up your Pokémon too much before they’re fully-evolved, as evolving is a better use of your candies. You’re also more likely to find higher CP Pokémon the higher your level, and the more you play. So powering them up doesn’t add too much value in the early stages of the game.

Lucky Eggs: Lucky Eggs are in-game items that you receive after hitting level 9, or you can purchase them in the shop. They double the amount of experience points you collect in a span of 30 minutes. One trick you can use to level up quicker is to hold onto every type of Pokémon you catch. Then, activate a Lucky Egg and begin evolving your common Pokémon. While doing this, you should also try to activate a Lure Module or Incense to catch as many Pokémon as you can — that also doubles the amount of experience points you get. Fighting a friendly or enemy gym helps, too. Doing all this will maximize the amount of points you can get, and it’s all doubled thanks to the Lucky Egg.

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How To Reliably Catch Pokemon

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The entire point of Pokémon Go is to catch Pokémon — and you’ll find tons of the critters while out and about. When one appears, your phone will vibrate, and you’ll see them on the map. Tap them to begin the capture sequence, which will require you to flick Pokeballs (or greatballs and ultraballs) at the Pokémon on your screen. Below are some tips on how to successfully capture them.

Tip #1: A colored ring will appear around the Pokémon you’re trying to catch. Different colors denote the likelihood of catching the Pokémon, with green being the easiest and red the most difficult.

Tip #2: As you hold down the Pokéball, the colored ring will go from large to small. You want your Pokéball to land on the Pokémon inside that circle — the smaller the circle the more experience points you get for hitting it on target. You can also toss a curveball by holding down on the pokéball and moving it left and right before you throw it. It’s a lot more harder to catch a Pokémon this way, but you’ll get more points.

Tip #3: You can feed Razz Berries to a Pokémon to make it easier to catch. Berries are a random drop from Pokéstops, and a reward for increasing your trainer level. Use them by tapping on the backpack icon when attempting to catch a Pokémon.

Tip #4: Pokémon will sometimes move to avoid Pokéballs, or even use an attack to deflect them. Pay attention to their movements so you don’t waste too many Pokéballs trying to catch them.

Tip #5: There’s a rumor going around that if you miss, you can tap on the Pokéball while it’s rolling on the ground to reclaim it. This has not been proven, and many people have said that this does not work. Don’t waste your time trying to reclaim these balls.

Tip #6: Finally, if you’re having trouble catching the Pokémon due to it’s position on your screen, or you simply don’t want to be pointing your phone at random angles to find them, turn off the AR mode. This can help make catching Pokémon easier especially while walking as they will stay centered on the screen amid a forest environment. This does sacrifice some of the game’s charm, but it pays to have stability when you’re trying capture that coveted Dragonite.

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Ready to become a ‘Pokémon Go’ master? Our ultimate tips guide

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Is it just us, or is everyone playing Pokémon Go? Even if you’re somehow one of the few that isn’t, you’ve likely seen it all over you social media feeds, in the headlines, and maybe even mentioned on the nightly news. In short, the game is an absolute phenomenon. The recently-launched title takes the iconic Pokémon franchise maxim “Gotta Catch ‘Em All!” and turns it into a real-world, augmented reality (AR) game for your smartphone, one in which you must skirt your city and neighborhood in an effort to catch as many virtual pocket monsters as possible.

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Surprisingly, Pokémon Go has a lot going on despite how simple the game is on the surface. Whether you have yet to begin amassing your collection, or you are well on your way to filling out your Pokédex, this article will breakdown all the game’s nuances and various ways to play. We’ll cover everything, from how to find, catch, and train your Pokémon, to how to best use your items and maximize your strengths in battle.

How to pick the best starter Pokémon

Like in the classic handheld video game series, you begin your adventure by picking a starter. At first, you will be surrounded with the three classic starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur, Squirtle, and Charmander. Choosing a starter isn’t too important as you’ll likely find a higher level Pokémon sooner or later in the game. It is not uncommon to find Bulbasaurs and Squirtles wandering around, but Charmanders don’t seem as prevalent. However, there is a hidden fourth starter: Pikachu. You have to follow some simple, specific, steps in order to get the electric mouse to appear — thankfully, we’ve got a detailed guide on how to do so.

Tips to find the best wild Pokémon

Pokémon Go wants you to get up on your feet and venture into the real world. The only way to find Pokémon is by wandering around outside. Using your phone’s GPS signal, the game tracks where you are, and will spawn Pokémon for you to capture based on your location. In town, grass- and normal-type Pokémon will often appear. If you go near water or out at night, however, you’re likely to encounter water-based and psychic Pokémon, respectively. That said, people have run into water Pokémon in locations without water nearby, so it’s not entirely based on your geographical location.

Here are some tips for finding Pokémon:

Tip #1: In the lower-right corner of the screen, a small tab will display nearby Pokémon. Tapping this tab will open a window that shows the approximate distance you are from all possible Pokémon in the area. The distance is represented by foot steps; 3Just ma means it’s far, 2 is moderate, and 1 is close. This does not indicate direction, however, so you’ll have to pay attention to the changes in footsteps under each Pokémon’s icon.

Tip #2: Clicking on one of the nearby Pokémon icons will show you the distance to that specific Pokémon. If you move your smartphone around in different directions, a green light will eventually flash around the white rectangle — that indicates the correct direction to head to find it. This can be a little tricky seeing as the GPS isn’t always reliable. The pulsing rings around your trainer will change as you get closer to the Pokémon in question, and the footsteps will begin to decrease from 3, to 2, to 1, and to zero. Once they disappear, it means the Pokémon is right where you are. Tap on screen and the creature should appear within about 10 seconds.

Tip #3: Whenever a Pokémon appears, as long as it’s on screen, you can tap it to begin the catching process — no matter how far away it is from you.

Tip #4: If a Pokémon happens to flee while you’re attempting to catch it, it’s possible it will still be present on the map for you to try again.

Tip #5: Use Incense and Lure modules! Incense is a usable item you purchase in the Pokémon Go shop, or nab by leveling up. It attracts Pokémon to you and thus increases the odds of catching a rare Pokémon. It also lowers the probability of them fleeing.

Tip #6: Lure modules work in a similar way, but apply to the Pokéstop in which you use them. The lures attract Pokémon to that location for 30 minutes, and in doing so, benefit all players in the area. So, if you see a spot on your map with pink confetti-like animation, go there for a better chance at finding Pokémon. Add some incense, and you’re likely to be swarmed by the little monsters.