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
Nintendo Gottarcatch emang AC EVERYONE RED VERSION The Pokémon Company E SR LUNK TO BLUE VERSION TO ATCH AC 130 MONSTERS Nintendo released simultaneously in North America in 1998 They are the granddaddies of all Pokémon games The games appear to be simple children s games but are actually very deep role playing games RPGs The games feature a ton of strategy and a dynamic storyline In the Pokémon RPGs you are a trainer trying to catch the variety of pocket monsters Pokémon that appear in the game Once caught Pokémon can be added to your party and trained to assist you The longer you train Pokémon the more attacks they learn and the stronger they become Various versions of Pokémon Red and Blue have been released over the years amassing over 57 million units of sales In total the Pokémon franchise has sold over 279 million copies of Pokémon themed games This book not sponsored endorsed by otherwise affiliated with any companie he products featured i book This is not an official publication
Pojo's Unofficial Ultimate n Go Introduction An old Pokémon game that is somewhat similar to Pokémon GO is a game called Pokémon Snap Pokémon Snap was released on the Nintendo 64 way back in 1999 In Pokémon Snap you played a Pokémon photographer named Todd Snap The premise of this game was that you rolled through various Pokémon environments in a cart on a track and took photographs of Pokémon for Professor Oak We know it sounds lame but it was a ton of fun and extremely addictive After each Rail Ride Professor Oak gave you grades on your photos You kept trying to photograph all the Pokémon you could and tried to get better shots on each pass You had some items at your disposal to interact with the Pokémon environment while riding along like a flute apples and Pester Balls People loved Pokémon Snap You could even take your game cartridge down to the local Blockbuster video store and print your pictures out as stickers NINTENDO Only I I Catching EVERYONE Pokémon OE is a Snap This book is not sponsored endorsed by or otherwise iated with any companies the products featured in the book This is not an of
