{"id":1165,"date":"2016-07-17T20:49:29","date_gmt":"2016-07-17T20:49:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:04:46","slug":"12-tricks-pokemon-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12facts.com\/12-tricks-pokemon-go\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Tricks You Should Know About Pok\u00e9mon Go"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0Go is the game that has swept the world, causing Nintendo\u2019s stock value to increase by $7.5 billion in two days. However, the popular game\u00a0doesn’t always explain how to play, leaving many players frustrated. Fortunately, we have twelve tricks to help you level up, beat your rivals, and get free coins and Stardust. Most importantly, these tips will help in your quest to find rare\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0and\u00a0“catch’em\u00a0all!”<\/p>\n

1. In Pok\u00e9mon Go You Can Choose\u00a0Pikachu\u00a0As Your Starter.<\/h2>\n
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The game offers you\u00a0the choice of\u00a0Charmander,\u00a0Squirtle, and\u00a0Bulbasaur\u00a0as your starter\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. If you’d rather have the iconic\u00a0Pikachu\u00a0instead,\u00a0simply walk away from these starter\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0a few times. This causes\u00a0Pikachu\u00a0to appear on the world map, and all you have to do is catch him!
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2. Use the Tracker.<\/h2>\n

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The tracker in the bottom right of the screen helps you find specific\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0in the area. Click on it to expand the tracker, which shows you up to nine\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. Beneath each one will be between zero and three\u00a0pawprints. Zero\u00a0pawprints\u00a0means something is immediately close, whereas one\u00a0pawprint\u00a0means you must walk somewhere nearby. Two and three\u00a0pawprints\u00a0means you must walk farther. The grid of nearby\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0updates in real-time, so if you see a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0moving to the right in the grid, or if you see the number of\u00a0pawprints\u00a0increase,\u00a0you will know you are now going the wrong way.<\/p>\n

3. Lures and Incense<\/h2>\n
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Using incense will entice\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0to your location for thirty minutes. You can use lures at\u00a0Pok\u00e9stops\u00a0to do the same thing, only others can benefit from the use of a lure. You and others can see when a lure has been deployed by the large amount of pink flowers\u00a0floating around a\u00a0Pok\u00e9stop\u00a0on the world map. Using either incense or a lure is a gamble, though: while these are both great ways to find rarer and higher-level\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, you will not necessarily lure the specific nearby\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0that you want. Instead, use the grid and the number of\u00a0pawprints\u00a0beneath the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0to track him down.<\/p>\n

4. Look for Rustling Leaves.<\/h2>\n

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The world map holds many clues about nearby\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. One of the biggest clues are the rustling leaves that you see on your map. You should head towards those areas (which are typically within forest, parks, or other rural areas) in order to track down the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0that are hiding within.<\/p>\n

5. Ring Sizes and Curveballs Are Important<\/h2>\n
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Instead of immediately throwing the\u00a0Pokeball, you can wait to cause the capture ring around the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0to shrink is size. You have your best chance of capturing the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0when the ring is at its smallest. The color of the ring can also indicate difficulty, with green rings being easier and yellow\u00a0rings being more difficult. The red ring indicates extreme difficulty, and this\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0will need to be captured with a Great or Master Ball which you will receive when leveling up.\u00a0To get extra style points when capturing\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon, you can use your finger to shake the ball before throwing it. This causes it to become a\u00a0curveball, which awards extra points upon capture of the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

6. Taking Over a Gym Requires Multiple Victories<\/h2>\n
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Unlike the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0show, you have to beat your\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0rivals several times to “win” and take over a gym. Beating the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0that are left guarding a rival gym will lower its reputation points. After the gym’s\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0have been beaten three times, the gym becomes neutral; this allows you to station one of your own\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0there and take it over, which can award you\u00a0Pokecoins\u00a0the longer the gym remains yours. Don’t forget that you can heal\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0after each fight before stepping back in the ring!<\/p>\n

7. Holding Gyms Gives You Free Stuff.<\/h2>\n

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Taking over a gym isn’t the only way to get free stuff. When at a friendly gym, you can station your own\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0there to help defend it. Whether you lead the gym or just help out, you will receive cool prizes daily. Click on the shield icon within the Shop menu to see the amount of coins and stardust you have been awarded. As you take over or provide back-up to more and more gyms, the amount of reward will rise, eventually capping at 100 coins and 5,000 stardust per day.<\/p>\n

8. Eggs Only Incubate for Actual Walking<\/h2>\n
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When\u00a0visting\u00a0Pok\u00e9stops, you will occasionally get eggs. These eggs can be hatched by selecting them from the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0menu and placing it inside an incubator. You receive one incubator with unlimited uses, and may receive others as awards (and still more can be purchased with real money from the Shop). Once inside the incubator, you must walk the amount of kilometers indicated by the egg to hatch it–these ranges include 2 kilometers, 5 kilometers, and 10 kilometers. Unfortunately, the game uses GPS to measure your progress towards\u00a0hatcing\u00a0the eggs. That means it is not enough to get on a treadmill or walking machine. Instead, you must actually walk around, though this does provide a fun excuse to exercise. With\u00a0more eggs inside incubators, you can hatch more eggs with every step you take.<\/p>\n

9. Evolve Duplicates For XP.<\/h2>\n
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It doesn’t take players long to get sick of seeing the same\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0over and over again. If you catch every duplicate you see, then you will eventually have a huge stockpile of creatures like\u00a0Pidgey\u00a0and\u00a0Rattata. It may be tempting to start skipping these\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0when you see them, but they are still very valuable to you: in addition to the 100\u00a0experient\u00a0points you’ll get for capturing each one, you can evolve any\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0for an additional 500 experience points. This is a great way to build experience points, and all it costs is the “candy” for each\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0(which you will have in abundance from capturing so many of the same ones). It adds up quickly: for instance, it only takes 12\u00a0Pidgey\u00a0candy to evolve him for 500 experience points, and you receive three candy every time you capture one. So, every four\u00a0Pidgeys\u00a0captured allows you solid experience points. You can boost this even more by using a Lucky Egg, which doubles your experience points for thirty minutes. Deliberately stockpile candy and surplus\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0in order to receive a whopping 1000\u00a0experient\u00a0points per evolution during this time.<\/p>\n

10. Use\u00a0Razzberries\u00a0to Make\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon Easier to Catch<\/h2>\n
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In addition to using special balls when you receive them, another way to increase your odds of catching higher-level or rarer\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0is to use a\u00a0Razzberry. You receive these items from\u00a0Pok\u00e9stops\u00a0and from leveling up, and you can select the items when confronting a\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. Once you throw them a\u00a0Razzberry, they become much easier to catch, but it’s still not a guarantee–the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0may still run, and you still have to throw your ball with accuracy.<\/p>\n

11. Turn off AR Mode.<\/h2>\n
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For many people, half the fun of the game is taking pictures of the real-world locations where they find\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon. For the serious trainers, though, it’s much better to turn the AR mode off. When it is off, the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0you fight will be in front of cartoon locations representing your area, such as grasslands. Why is this better? Now, the game will stabilize the\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon\u00a0in the center of your screen. This is much easier than trying to move your phone around to line up a better shot–instead, you must simply master throwing your ball into the center of the screen each time. Also, turning the camera mode off makes this battery-intensive game use a little less of your\u00a0cellphone’s\u00a0power.<\/p>\n

12. Nothing Tracks When the App Is Closed.<\/h2>\n
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The chief reason that this game is such a battery hog is that it must always be on to track anything. If you close the app, it will not track the steps you walk to hatch your eggs, nor will it alert you to any nearby\u00a0Poekmon\u00a0or\u00a0Pok\u00e9stops. The best thing you can do to conserve your battery is to select the Battery Saver mode from the settings–this will turn your screen off when the phone is upside down, but the game will still track your steps and buzz to indicate nearby\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

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