Category: Pokemon Go

by Nadiki I decided to make this guide to clear up some confusion about Shadow Pokémon, how removing Frustration works, and what the best Shadow Pokémon are. First, Shadow Pokémon now have a “shadow...

by VanityDestroyer Introduction This is a follow up post to my previous write-up Analyzing the Excited State of the Buddy System. This analysis takes an in-depth look at Emotion Point (EP) Decay from the Excited...

by VanityDestroyer Introduction This analysis will take a closer look at the mechanics involved with the excited state and the upkeep required to maintain it. Three topics will be covered with accompanying evidence: Emotion...

by Shark_Eating_Bacon Hello all!  With the recent arrival of Go Battle League and the beginning of the pre-season being Great League, I threw together a guide on how to build a cheap but effective...

by glencurio In reading posts and comments online as well as speaking to local friends and community members, I’ve noticed a pervasive and persistent misunderstanding of stats, CP, level, etc. and how all these...

By now, I’ve heard too many people during raids and some people on TSR say not to evolve Pokémon with high level-low IV, but instead evolve low level-high IV and use that one for battles and raids because they...

by SandheepNair Hey guys, I noticed there isn’t really a comprehensive explanation on the best or most efficient way to send and open gifts in the game. I’ve created a guide below and would...

Pokemon Go Defeating Blissey Guide by Goptimiz Blissey is the tankiest, most annoying gym defender. We’ve been expecting that for a long time, and now it has finally arrived. Blissey is so tanky that is...

Pokemon Go Tips for Playing More Efficiently by anubisrich Catching I saw a number of posts during the starter event talking about how often they jump out. Yes, their capture rate is low, but you...

Pokemon Go Getting Maximum Coins From Gyms Guide by ksisiel Disclaimer: I’m level 30 and I live in a large metropolitan area with many pockets of high and low population density. The following tips...

Pokemon Go Important Tips Guide by bsertz100 The right pokemon Don’t waste stardust until you are around 20-25, if possible even later. Wasting stardust early on is useless since you will constantly be finding...

Pokemon Go Countering Less Common Gym Defenders by chatchan Flying: Pidgeot (166/170/166), Fearow (130/168/146), and Dodrio (120/182/150) Countertypes: Electric, Rock To start things off, we’ve got three different (non-legendary) birds with mostly below-average stats. Each...

Pokemon Go Countering Dragonite and Snorlax by chatchan I’m going to discuss two very powerful Pokemon whose Types are not represented well enough in the metagame to flesh out their own complete sections: Dragonite and...

Pokemon Go Base Catch and Flee Rates by poops_all_berries Details: This data is pulled from the extracted games files.. The numbers are all relative percentages out of 100. The base catch and flee rates are...

Pokemon Go Weave DPS Best Movesets Guide by conspire_pokemon_go I’ve noticed a lot of misconceptions going around about movesets, so I thought I’d do a quick write-up to explain some of the terminology thrown around...

Pokemon Go Countering Grass Type Gym Defenders by chatchan Today I’ll be discussing how to beat the strongest Grass types in the game. Just as a reminder, the average base stats for fully-evolved and non-evolving...

Pokemon Go Holding Gyms For 5 Days Guide by ASOT550 TLDR: Find gyms that aren’t accessible by car, and train them up to level 7. If the total CP of the gym is 10,000+ it...

Pokemon Go Defeating Water Type Gym Defenders by chatchan From my quick Excel math, the average stats for all fully evolved and non-evolving Pokemon in Gen 1 are 154/175/172, which is of course in the...

Pokemon Go Countering Fire Type Gym Defenders by chatchan The vast majority of the Pokemon you are likely to see defending Gyms can fortunately be divided into five clear categories: Fire types, Water types, Grass types,...

Pokemon Go Buddy System Distance Per Candy List Generally: Common Pokemon – 1km per candy Uncommon Pokemon – 3km per candy Rare Pokemon – 5km per candy No. Name Km Size 1 Bulbasaur 3...

Pokemon Go Tracking Pokemon with Sightings Guide by Zakrael So since the update I’ve seen a lot of people complaining about how “it’s changed nothing”, “you still can’t track anything”, and so on. Well, I...

Pokemon Go Stop Worrying and Start Enjoying Guide by Unubore I’d like to share my opinion on how you can improve your personal enjoyment of the game. This is compiled based on what I’ve read...

Pokemon Go Making Your Own Poke Tracker by JTobcat So below is my guide to how I made a spawn map of my entire neighborhood and how I use it to track any Pokemon that...

Pokemon Go Which Pokemon To Keep Guide by VedranG So you want to be the master? (Of Pokemon) Do you have the skills to be number one? First off I’m going to say that this...

Pokemon Go IVs Guide by Armond436 Everyone loves a tl;dr: Pokemon have hidden stats that make them much stronger in the long run. A high-level pokemon with poor stats will have much higher CP than...

Pokemon Go Comprehensive Guide by phozee Now that a little over a full week has passed, I’ve had time to train up, discover some rares, explore the mechanics of the game and take a lot...

Pokemon Go Catch Mechanics Guide by vexxium Every Go player quickly realizes that some Pokémon are harder to catch than others. Why? What calculations happen behind the scene when a PokeBall hits the target? After...

Pokemon Go Each Pokemon’s Best Attacks List by Cototheburn To those still asking, once you catch/evolve a Pokemon, it keeps the same moves you get, no matter the CP. I know it sucks that we...

Pokemon Go Starter’s Tutorial by kutturkuttur This is very long so I’m going to put it in little sections–you can ctrl+f for what you care about. It’s going to be as basic as possible to...

Pokemon Go Beginner’s Guide by Lesbionical Character Creation Your character name is unique to you, so as you may have guessed all the good ones have been taken within the first 20 minutes. Your characters...

Pokemon Go Pokestop Farming Guide by evanthebouncy In this guide we present pokestop farming, the method of gaining reliable experience at higher levels by going through pokestops in quick succession on a bicycle. This method...

Pokemon Go Gym Battles Secret Trick Guide by Samhsuy1 I wanted to share one of the biggest tricks I discovered after countless hours of playing. Gyms: if you’re level 5 you’ve probably already visited...

Pokemon Go Player Leveling Guide by GustPlaysPC Hey guys, GustPlaysPC here, I’m coming at you with some Player leveling methods that my group and I have come up with. We hope this helps you guys...

Pokemon Go Power Banks Guide by RocketJumpingOtter Power banks will probably be the most crucial purchase you make regarding this game (aside for a device for playing the game). Power banks separate the Youngster Joeys...

Pokemon Go Training Guide by trainerscruffmcgruff This is a how to guide from a beta tester and current level 13 trainer. I will cover basics, questions asked provide some screen shots, and random details. Lets...

Pokemon Go Hints, Tips and FAQ by VisforVenom GETTING STARTED First Time Beta Tips / Known beginning bugs: You must sign up with the email address you received the invite for. After signing in, you...

Pokemon Go 1000 CP Guide by PHETZ So I’ve been playing Go since it dropped in Australia and I just reached over 1000CP on my Jolteon at level 16. To celebrate, here’s a quick guide...

Pokemon Go Leveling and Getting High CP Pokemon Guide by VocalInsanity Forwarning and Disclaimer: This is really more for people living in or around larger towns or cities. Rural areas are stuck right now...