Pokemon Go!

A Pokemon Go Guide

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Items Masterlist

[Update as of version 0.29.0 , 8/07/2016]

Starting Items:

Pokeballs: “A device for catching wild Pokemon. It’s thrown like a ball at a Pokemon, comfortably encapsulating its target.” Camera: “When you encounter a Pokemon in the wild, you can use your camera to photograph them.” Egg Incubator: “A device that incubates an Egg as you walk until it is ready to hatch.” (note: the default egg incubator has unlimited use!) Incense: “Incense with a mysterious fragrance that lures wild Pokemon to your location for 30 minutes.”

Obtainable Items:

Potion: “A spray-type medicine for treating wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 20 points.” ↳ Available from Pokestops after reaching lvl 5. Revive: “A medicine that can revive fainted Pokemon. It also restores half of a fainted Pokemon’s maximum HP.” ↳ Available from Pokestops after reaching lvl 5. Egg: While technically a Pokemon, Eggs are obtained from Pokestops and require an incubator in order to be hatched. Incubator: Extra incubators are available in order to hatch multiple eggs at once; however, these additional incubators last 3 uses before “breaking”.

Store Bought Items

Lucky Egg: “Increases the rate at which you gain experience by 50%.” Lure Modules: “Lure Pokemon to Pokestops for 30 minutes, other players can benefit from this effect.”Bag and Pokemon Storage upgrades are also available from the store as micro-transactions.

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Names

Can I name my character? You can name your character in pokemon go right after choosing your stater; however, this is not a nickname like in previous games! This is a username that will be visible to other players, so some names will be unavailable. Also remember not to add too many personal details to your name! What if I choose a name I don’t like or use personal information? It is possible to change your username! But you have to send a message through the pokemon go help desk here ! At the moment, it’s likely they will only change usernames if you’ve put important details down.

How do I nickname my Pokemon?

To nickname your pokemon, simply: press the pokeball on the bottom of your screen  → select “pokemon”  → click on the pokemon in your team who you would like to nickname  → press on their name and then enter in your desired nickname! Can I change a Pokemon’s nickname again? Yes! At the moment there doesn’t seem to be any limits on how many times you can change a pokemon’s nickname.

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Starting Pokemon Go

Getting Started:

Choose an email (note: verification is not required, you just have to put in your email’s password when signing up!)

Customise your character out of three main colour scheme options: red, blue yellow (note: this cannot be changed as of update 0.29.0)

Choosing A Pokemon

The professor of Pokemon Go, Professor Willow will prompt you to select one of the three Kanto starters:

✧  Charmander (fire) ✧  Bulbasaur (grass) ✧  Squirtle (water).

Unlike the original Pokemon games, it doesn’t actually matter which one you pick as all three are available throughout the game as catchable Pokemon.

Catching Pokemon

In order to catch Pokemon, it is important for you to check the map on your phone!

Nearby Pokemon are displayed as piles of grass/leaves rustling onscreen.

In order to be able to catch them, the player has to walk close to them until the Pokemon’s sprite appears on screen. When this happens, tap on that pokemon!

The player will then be able to look through their phone’s camera at the real world where the wild Pokemon they are about to catch will be displayed. In order to catch this Pokemon, you will have to flick your pokeballs to try and catch it.

Pokeballs at the bottom of the screen have to be swiped up towards the Pokemon you are trying to catch!

(note: this is a similar mechanic to the “basketball game” on facebook messenger) 

So that you don’t waste Pokeballs, try to aim your throws so that the Pokeball will hit the Pokemon on the head!

Additional information on catching Pokemon:

The distance between you and Pokemon within your area is displayed on the bottom right underneath the sprites/silhouettes of nearby Pokemon. 

          ✧ Single footprint: Pokemon is very close by           ✧ Two footprints: Pokemon is close, but you will have to walk to find it           ✧ Three footprints: Pokemon is further away (approx 100 meters away)

Some Pokemon (like zubat and pidgeotto) will try to dodge the Pokeballs you throw at them, so time carefully and try to aim well!

I will post a guide on specific locations and special conditions for catching certain pokemon!

♡  Mod Willow