Jul 14, 2016, 07:38 PM
(This post was last modified: Jul 14, 2016, 07:46 PM by VoidThoughts.
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There are some other things you should include in the guide too.
PROXIMITY:
On the lower right corner of the screen there is a pokeradar of sorts that will show you pokemon nearby. There are 4 markings under a pokemon to tell how close it is to you.
Within the menu of pokemon you own you can swipe the screen to the left to reveal a list of eggs you own. Eggs are picked up randomly at pokestops. To hatch an egg not only must you walk a certain distance listed under the egg itself, but you must put it in an incubator. You get 1 free unlimited use incubator from the start and can get 3-use incubators from the shop or as a level up reward. An incubator can only hold one egg at a time.
The eggs themselves come in 3 varieties: eggs that take 2km to hatch, eggs that take 5km to hatch, and eggs that take 10km to hatch. To hatch an egg you must walk the given distance, if you use a car or train or other form of transportation the game will notice the speed you're moving at and not count the distance towards the eggs you are incubating.
While the pokemon you get from any given egg is random, it is not completely so. There are sites that list what pokemon might hatch from an egg that requires a given distance to hatch. Also depending on the distance needed to hatch an egg, the egg will give different amounts of experience. The more distance needed, the more experience.
POKEMON WEIGHT&HEIGHT:
This one I've seen a bit of debate over and I personally cannot say anything for sure. While pokemon of a species will all have a similar weight and height, their exact weight and height are likely to be different. Sometimes a pokemon's weight or height will have a green bubble over it that will read either XL or XS, meaning the pokemon extra large or extra small relative to the average weight or height of its species. Its possible for the weight and height to not share this trait- in fact from experience most of my own pokemon usually only have a bubble denoting it's unusual size in only the weight or height. It's not known if these measurements actually effect the pokemon's HP&CP or if they are purely cosmetic.
POKEMON AVAILABILITY:
Some people claim that specific pokemon can be found in specific places or in certain weather conditions. Some say koffing appear at gas stops, ghastly and zubat come out at night, water pokemon show up when it rains, and so on. From personal experience I find this to be entirely false and most likely coincidental. However the game is young and there is still research going into what pokemon might be found where.
MEDALS:
As a sort of achievement tracker, you can receive medals for fulfilling various requirements. They are ranked bronze, silver and gold. The more of a specific task you do the higher your rank will rise. For the most part medals revolve around catching pokemon, either to complete the pokedex or certain types or species en mass. There are a few other medals though that you are rewarded for things such as winning fights in gyms or hatching eggs or visiting pokespots. Medals you've unlocked and collected are found at the bottom of your trainer status screen.
JOURNAL:
The journal keeps track of pokemon captured along with the CP they had at capture, the date captured and the time of capture. It will also keep track of when you visit pokespots and what items you received from them along with the date and time visited. The journal is found on the trainer status screen.
TEAMS:
There are three teams (yellow, blue and red) and other than battling for control of gyms they seem to have no effect on gameplay. You can join at level 5 and check what team you are on from the trainer status screen.
PROXIMITY:
On the lower right corner of the screen there is a pokeradar of sorts that will show you pokemon nearby. There are 4 markings under a pokemon to tell how close it is to you.
- 3 footprints - within a kilometer of your current position
- 2 footprints - within 100 meters of your current position
- 1 footprint - within 10 meters of your current position
- No footprints - STOP MOVING you are right on top of the pokemon and it will spawn on the screen if you wait a minute or two
Within the menu of pokemon you own you can swipe the screen to the left to reveal a list of eggs you own. Eggs are picked up randomly at pokestops. To hatch an egg not only must you walk a certain distance listed under the egg itself, but you must put it in an incubator. You get 1 free unlimited use incubator from the start and can get 3-use incubators from the shop or as a level up reward. An incubator can only hold one egg at a time.
The eggs themselves come in 3 varieties: eggs that take 2km to hatch, eggs that take 5km to hatch, and eggs that take 10km to hatch. To hatch an egg you must walk the given distance, if you use a car or train or other form of transportation the game will notice the speed you're moving at and not count the distance towards the eggs you are incubating.
While the pokemon you get from any given egg is random, it is not completely so. There are sites that list what pokemon might hatch from an egg that requires a given distance to hatch. Also depending on the distance needed to hatch an egg, the egg will give different amounts of experience. The more distance needed, the more experience.
POKEMON WEIGHT&HEIGHT:
This one I've seen a bit of debate over and I personally cannot say anything for sure. While pokemon of a species will all have a similar weight and height, their exact weight and height are likely to be different. Sometimes a pokemon's weight or height will have a green bubble over it that will read either XL or XS, meaning the pokemon extra large or extra small relative to the average weight or height of its species. Its possible for the weight and height to not share this trait- in fact from experience most of my own pokemon usually only have a bubble denoting it's unusual size in only the weight or height. It's not known if these measurements actually effect the pokemon's HP&CP or if they are purely cosmetic.
POKEMON AVAILABILITY:
Some people claim that specific pokemon can be found in specific places or in certain weather conditions. Some say koffing appear at gas stops, ghastly and zubat come out at night, water pokemon show up when it rains, and so on. From personal experience I find this to be entirely false and most likely coincidental. However the game is young and there is still research going into what pokemon might be found where.
MEDALS:
As a sort of achievement tracker, you can receive medals for fulfilling various requirements. They are ranked bronze, silver and gold. The more of a specific task you do the higher your rank will rise. For the most part medals revolve around catching pokemon, either to complete the pokedex or certain types or species en mass. There are a few other medals though that you are rewarded for things such as winning fights in gyms or hatching eggs or visiting pokespots. Medals you've unlocked and collected are found at the bottom of your trainer status screen.
JOURNAL:
The journal keeps track of pokemon captured along with the CP they had at capture, the date captured and the time of capture. It will also keep track of when you visit pokespots and what items you received from them along with the date and time visited. The journal is found on the trainer status screen.
TEAMS:
There are three teams (yellow, blue and red) and other than battling for control of gyms they seem to have no effect on gameplay. You can join at level 5 and check what team you are on from the trainer status screen.
