Close Calls: Dodging Mechanics in Pokemon Go
What is Dodging?
Dodging - The act of changing ones position, sometimes to avoid being hit by someone or something. In Pokémon Go, it means...
Ditto mechanics
Ditto is a -type Pokémon which has the ability to change its form to mimic other Pokémon species. In Pokémon GO, it cannot be...
Buddy System overview
The Buddy System in Pokémon Go allows you to walk Pokémon in order to gain chosen Pokémon's candy. In some case, walking a certain...
Daily and weekly streaks
One of the ways that Pokémon GO encourages Trainers to play daily are the rewards for your first catch and Pokéstop spin of the...
Community Day Event Shiny Odds
A lot of our readers are wondering what is the chance to encounter a shiny Pokemon during the Community Day events. The chance is...
How Defender Decay works: formulas, percentages and tips
Defender Decay is the loss of motivation a Pokémon faces when they are defending a gym over time. There are ways that can hasten...
List of iOS devices that will not run Pokémon GO after February 28 2018
As previously reported in January 2018, Niantic has announced that starting on February 28 2018, Pokémon GO will not run on several older iOS...
Movesets in-depth explanation
In Pokémon Go, the term "Movesets" refers to the available attacks each monster can learn. These movesets directly impact how useful that Pokémon will...
Pokeball types
The Pokéball. The staple of the all Pokémon games and your ticket to obtaining that ??? CP Snorlax you happened to stumble upon on...
Egg Hatching
Egg hatching plays a big part in Pokemon Go. From the exclusive "baby" Pokemon that can only be obtained in eggs to those ever...
Pokemon Go Weather and how it affects moves
Weather is a recent feature introduced to Pokemon GO in December of 2017. Not only does it look cool, it brings diversity and a lot...
IVs and their Influence
IVs can be thought of as a Pokémon’s potential to be great within its species. Similar to how genes determine human height, build, eye...
Earning Experience (XP)
In Pokémon Go, you gain experience for almost all in-game actions, in the form of the common RPG-like EXP rewards. You can view your...
Powering up your Pokémon
"Powering up" your Pokémon by spending Stardust and Candies increases their CP, level (hidden), and performance in battle. Sounds tempting, right? Hold on to...
How Pokemon GO calculates stats and Max CP
Pokemon GO's stat system is a little bit different from the main series Pokemon games. While main series games had HP, Attack, Defense, Special Attack,...
Nests
A nest in Pokémon Go is an area with set boundaries within which a specific species of Pokémon can spawn much more frequently than...
Special Items: Lucky Egg, Star Piece, Lure Module, Incense
Besides essential items such as Pokéballs or berries Pokémon GO bag also stores special items. Their use is described below.
Lucky Egg
All experience trainer gets...
Eevee Evolution Tricks
Similarly to the anime and main series games, there is a special method in Pokemon GO to evolve Eevee into any desired evolution form,...
Comprehensive guide to Moves in Pokemon GO
Moves in Pokémon GO are one of the main factors when evaluating Pokémon’s strength. Before any words on quick and charge moves, it is...
Raid Passes
A Pokemon GO raid pass allows a trainer to participate in any Normal, Rare, or Legendary Raid Battle. There are 2 types of Raid...
Evolution Items
A Pokemon GO Evolution Item is required to make certain Pokémon evolve. Trainers can collect Evolution items by spinning PokéStops. Drop rates for evolve...
Level requirements and rewards
Pokémon GO is a predominantly level-based game, and many players build their long-term in-game goals around reaching the current level cap, 40. Leveling up...
List of Shiny Pokemon in Pokémon GO and where to find them
Shiny Pokemon are one of the most coveted (and most controversial) topics in Pokémon GO. Now, Niantic appears to be releasing one new shiny...
Pokémon GO Plus
The Pokémon GO Plus is an accessory designed so you can play Pokémon GO without using your phone. You can catch Pokémon and spin...
Medals
Medals are achievements you earn when you accomplish a milestone in the game. Each medal corresponds to a certain achievement you've accomplished, like reaching...
PokéCoins
PokéCoins (or simply coins) are Pokémon GO in-game currency used to buy items in the in-game Shop. You can get them by buying them in...
Type Effectiveness
In Pokémon games, type effectiveness influences the damage of your Pokémon's move, depending on the type of the attacking move, and the type(s) of...
Exclusive Pokémon
There are several different types of exclusive Pokémon in Pokémon GO: region-specific Pokémon, egg-hatched Pokémon, raid-exclusive Pokémon, weather exclusive and event exclusive Pokémon.
Region...
History of Pokémon GO: removed features, legacy medals and systems
Pokémon GO was released as a half baked game, rushed into market with most of its functionality missing. This article lists most of the...
Weather spawn mechanics
The weather mechanic was recently introduced in Pokemon Go (December 2017.) It affects the game in several ways: from boosting the level of a...