Pokemon Go - Unofficial reference

[MiniKnight]

I finally took the plunge today. Met a dozen people also walking around staring at their phones over the course of the day. Here are my tips for starting out:

• When you first start, don't take any of the first three. Keep walking away. Find a bike path to start in and just keep going. After running away four times (going to where they aren't in the circles) you get a Pikachu. After three Pikachus you get a medal/ award so starting with one is helpful.
• You'll quickly want/ need a charging solution. Pokémon Go is a terrible battery drain
• When you get duplicates, don't worry about evolving as fast as possible. Just sell the lowest CP ones you have. Candy lets you upgrade later.
• You need to get to level 5. Just keep finding stuff and capturing. Level 5 lets you use Gyms
• The higher your level the better Pokémon you find. Assume anything pre-level 5 you're going to Transfer.
• Turn AP off. This gets rid of the camera but makes it easier.
• Throwing sucks. You need to "throw" the Pokeball to the Pokémon to capture them. It is a pain so just practice.
• You get balls and eggs early on. Potions (after level 5) all from Pokestops. They are the small features on the map.
• Go to grocery stores. Lots of traffic there so good hunting grounds.
• Go to different places to find different Pokémon. If you stay in the same place you'll level slower because you don't get a 500 XP bonus for finding new ones.
• Use the incubators for eggs. Then you'll need to go 2km, 5km or 10km. Driving doesn't work. Slowly going on a hoverboard does work but it's dangerous.
• When you walk, keep tapping the screen to keep the app up. Otherwise it turns the screen off and you lose GPS so you won't find Pokémon.
• Meet people. You'll see people walking around go talk to them. The game is a great conversation starter.

I'm hoping this helps those who haven't started. It's absolutely and completely crazy how many people I've seen out and about playing.

 

[xnoodle]

I want the watch so you don't have to deal with keeping the app open

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[PigLover]

I caught a Pikachu once - but i took an antihistamine and it cleared right up.

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[cesmith9999]

I am excited that I have a windows phone(no pokemon go). I already have an addiction to my existing games...

Chris

 

[Fritz]

Could someone give me a brief synopsis of what this game is all about?

Thanks

 

[Keljian]

Could someone give me a brief synopsis of what this game is all about?

Thanks

In a nutshell

You walk around, catch critters, level them up, then at certain places pit your critters against other critters.

You can pay money to find critters easier.

 

[Fritz]

Thanks. Won't bother to install it.

 

[Patrick]

So I will say, my wife is a fan. She got me to install it and uses it as an excuse to walk around. Every single time we walk around Mountain View I have struck up a conversation with someone, even around midnight in an otherwise usually quiet neighborhood.

Without the social aspect, really boring really fast.

 

[Fritz]

So I will say, my wife is a fan. She got me to install it and uses it as an excuse to walk around. Every single time we walk around Mountain View I have struck up a conversation with someone, even around midnight in an otherwise usually quiet neighborhood.

Without the social aspect, really boring really fast.

It's safe to walk the streets at midnight? Wow.

 

[cheezehead]

GitHub - AHAAAAAAA/PokemonGo-Map: Live visualization of all the pokemon in your area... and more!

There are more public sites, but they keep getting overloaded....roll your own and enjoy

 

[Jerry Renwick]

I finally took the plunge today. Met a dozen people also walking around staring at their phones over the course of the day. Here are my tips for starting out:

• When you first start, don't take any of the first three. Keep walking away. Find a bike path to start in and just keep going. After running away four times (going to where they aren't in the circles) you get a Pikachu. After three Pikachus you get a medal/ award so starting with one is helpful.
• You'll quickly want/ need a charging solution. Pokémon Go is a terrible battery drain
• When you get duplicates, don't worry about evolving as fast as possible. Just sell the lowest CP ones you have. Candy lets you upgrade later.
• You need to get to level 5. Just keep finding stuff and capturing. Level 5 lets you use Gyms
• The higher your level the better Pokémon you find. Assume anything pre-level 5 you're going to Transfer.
• Turn AP off. This gets rid of the camera but makes it easier.
• Throwing sucks. You need to "throw" the Pokeball to the Pokémon to capture them. It is a pain so just practice.
• You get balls and eggs early on. Potions (after level 5) all from Pokestops. They are the small features on the map.
• Go to grocery stores. Lots of traffic there so good hunting grounds.
• Go to different places to find different Pokémon. If you stay in the same place you'll level slower because you don't get a 500 XP bonus for finding new ones.
• Use the incubators for eggs. Then you'll need to go 2km, 5km or 10km. Driving doesn't work. Slowly going on a hoverboard does work but it's dangerous.
• When you walk, keep tapping the screen to keep the app up. Otherwise it turns the screen off and you lose GPS so you won't find Pokémon.
• Meet people. You'll see people walking around go talk to them. The game is a great conversation starter.

I'm hoping this helps those who haven't started. It's absolutely and completely crazy how many people I've seen out and about playing.

Thank you for your information, I haven't played this game before, but I am really interested in it.

 

[Diavuno]

So I will say, my wife is a fan. She got me to install it and uses it as an excuse to walk around. Every single time we walk around Mountain View I have struck up a conversation with someone, even around midnight in an otherwise usually quiet neighborhood.

Without the social aspect, really boring really fast.

I agree 100%!

My buddy talked my girl into installing, then I was installing.

The Vallejo waterfront is MAD with poke' We've been there until 10/11 o clock at night.
3 stops without moving and enough people laying out lures it's nonstop catching.

Benicia is pretty hot too, but past ~8pm you can creep down the street in your car hitting the stops and catching stuff. but slow enough your incubators work.