How does Pokemon Go work? - easily explained
Everyone is talking about Pokemon Go. But how does the game actually work? In this article, we present the pocket monsters and tell you what awaits you as a Pokemon trainer.
What are Pokemon?
The little pocket monsters had their first appearance in 1996.
- So far, Nintendo has only released the Pokemons on its games for the game consoles.
- There are more than 700 different Pokemons, all of which have such unusual names as Ikachu, Glutexo or Magnetilo.
- The monsters have different characteristics and like to fight with each other.
That's what Pokemon Go is all about
This game is all about catching the Pokemons, training them and then letting them fight each other.
- The special thing about the app is that it works with GPS.
- The Pokemons hide in different, real places.
- You can only find the monsters if you are nearby.
- The Pokemons that are in your radius then appear in the real environment on the screen of your smartphone.
- Incidentally, the Pokemons also react to the environment. For example, you will find a water Pokemon more often on a lake or river.
How to play Pokemon Go
You will receive a monster at the start of the game.
- You can only find Pokemons outside. So go into the real world and explore your surroundings.
- The monsters near you appear on the screen.
- The chance that you will spot a pocket monster is greatest in the most visited places.
- With a click on the icon at the bottom right you get an overview of the Pokemons found.
- To catch a Pokemon, you need Pokeballs.
- As soon as you encounter a monster, your smartphone switches to the snap view.
- Depending on the strength of the Pokemon found, you will see circles with a red, yellow or green border around the pocket monster.
- Aim the ball in the circle to catch the pocket monster.
- If you have successfully struck, you will receive experience points, star dust and candy as a reward.
- The pokestops are renewed every 5 minutes.
- Before you send your Pokemon into battle, you can still train the creature.
- The arenas complement the pokestops. There you will meet other players and compete against each other.
Tips, tricks & secrets about Pokemon GO can be downloaded from the exclusive CHIP Guide.