WHAT S INSIDEE Introduction 6 Safety First 14 How to Get Pikachu as Your Starting Pokémon 16 Main Screen 18 Name Frame Screen 20 Nearby Screen 22 Pokédex Screen 24 Pokémon screen 26 Egg Screen 28 Shop 30 Pokéstops 32 Gyms Screen 34 Catching Pokémon 36 Augmented Reality 38 Items screen 40 0 0 Pokéballs 42 Lucky Eggs 44 Potions and Revives 46 Incense and Lure Modules 48 Razz Berries 50 The Pokémon Camera 52 Settings Screen 54 Item Management 56 Transferring Pokémon to Professor Willow 58 Leveling up and Powering Up 60 This book is not sponsored endorsed by or otherwise affiliated with any companies or the products featured in the book This is not an official
Evolving Pokémon 62 Attacking Gyms 64 Supporting Local Businesses 70 Socializing 72 Choose your Eevee Evolution 74 Taking Fun Pictures 76 Pokémon GO in the News 78 Regional Pokémon 80 What's Inside an Egg 82 Experience Values 84 Pokémon Go Plus 86 Fact or Fiction 88 Pokémon Combat Chart 92 The Future of Pokémon Go 94 The Pokédex 96 This book is not sponsored endorsed by or otherwise affiliated with any companies or the products featured in the book This is not an official publication
INTRODUCTION What Is Pokémon GO Pokémon GO is an augmented reality game blending the real world and the Pokémon world into a playable adventure on your mobile device Players visit real world locations in order to discover Pokémon catch Pokémon battle other Pokémon trainers and look for Pokémon related items Pokémon Go is a free to play mobile app for iPhone and Android devices It is what many people call a freemium game It's completely free to download and play But you also have the premium option to buy in game currency called Pokécoins Pokécoins can be used to purchase additional Pokéballs and other items Pokécoins are not needed in order to play Pokémon GO however The game is thoroughly enjoyable without spending a dime Pokémon GO works using your device's GPS and marks your current real world location The GPS puts your avatar onto a cartoony version of Google Maps Your avatar is a cartoony version of you The maps are extremely detailed showing roads buildings houses rivers parks signs monuments etc The next requirement in the game is that you actually get outside and move The maps will show Pokémon rustling about in bushes and PokéStops you should visit and Gyms you should go to It's all pretty amazing if you ask us And it's your job to catch em all and visit em all This book not sponsored endorsed by otherwise a iated with any companies the products featured the book This is not an ol icial publication
Pojo's Unofficial Ultimate n Go Introduction So What Is Pokémon We ve been Pokémon experts at Pojo since 1998 We started a Pokémon site 18 years ago and it s still up and running today But we realize that this might be the first time some of you are playing a Pokémon themed game So here is a little Pokémon history lesson Satoshi Tajiri of Japan is credited with creating Pocket Monsters Pokémon He loved catching insects and tadpoles as a kid in the suburbs of Tokyo When he first saw the Nintendo Game Boy system and Link Cable he imagined insects traveling across the link cable to other Game Boys He pitched his idea to his friends at Nintendo Nintendo funded his project Satoshi Tajari then spent six years developing the game that would ultimately become Pocket Monsters Green and Pocket Monsters Red in Japan Red and Nintendo GAME BOY Green were released in 1996 and Pocket Monsters was a huge success in Japan Due to trademark issues the name was shortened to Pokémon for the North American release an Pokémon Red and Blue were This book is not sponsored endorsed by or other ise Ifiliated with any companie the products featured in the book This is not an official publication