Pokemon Go – The Best Tips & Tricks Guide: Getting Pikachu, Trading Duplicates, Improving Catch Rates and Eeveelution; Do's and Don'ts When Playing
Pokémon Before
Pokémon, according to a Wikipedia article, is a media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company which is a Japanese consortium between Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures.
Said franchise created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1995 is centered on fictional creatures called "pokémon", which humans, known in the game as Pokémon Trainers, catch and train to battle each other for sport.
Pokémon Now
Having been around for 20 years now, Pokémon has garnered quite a fan base filled with people who have watched the animated series, read the manga, and/or played the games on different platforms such as the Game Boy, Nintendo DS, and several others.
It's safe to say that the Pokémon fandom is one of the most widely spread and universal around the globe, its fans ranging from seven year-olds to your stereotypical and/or not so much college graduates.
Pokémon GO
As elaborately explained by another article by the same website, Pokémon GO is a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices and released in most regions of the world in July 2016.
Players, now known as pokémon trainers, capture, battle, and train Pokémon who appear on their devices as though in the real world, thanks to the usage of GPS and cameras of compatible devices.
What makes it so popular all around the world today is that you need not to be a fan from the very start to get into the feel of the new game.
From the customizable pokémon trainer to the augmented reality feature, it offers so many new attributes that even veterans of the series will not be bored, but rather, excited over the thought of a new journey with pokémon.
Another plus is that is promotes physical and mental health as in order to capture pokémon and continue on your voyage to eventually become a pokémon master, you must walk around your area and new ones, making exercise seem fun and extremely bearable— a stark but welcome contrast to the old Pokémon games wherein you need only your handheld console and a room to binge play in.
Pokémon START!
It is no surprise that lots of the game's players want to progress in the game as quickly as they can.
Starting with an (function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push(["_mgc.load"])})(window,"_mgq"); Eeveelution - take your pick Eevee, after 10 kilometers of walking and 25 candies, will evolve into one of three possible evolutions- Vaporeon, Flareon, or Jolteon. Thanks to an article by the Australian Network News, we now know that naming your Eevee a certain way will help you get the Eeveelution you want. According to the article, naming your Eevee after any of the Eevee Brothers in the Pokémon Animated Series will determine their new form- naming your Eevee "Sparky" will land you a Jolteon, "Rainer" a Vaporeon, and "Pyro" a Flareon. Getting Pikachu as Your Starter Pokémon Pikachu's fame inside and outside the fan base might be due to the fact that Ash Ketchum, the protagonist in the Pokémon Animated Series, had one for his starter pokémon. If you wish to have the same pokémon for your starter, according to an article by Geek, when starting the game, continuously ignore and flee from Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, the default starters. If done right, Pikachu will eventually appear, and you'll get the chance to land said pokémon as your starter. Trade in Duplicates As stated in an article by Digital Spy, collecting a lot of the same pokémon is more useful than previously assumed. Candy, which is essential in evolving pokémon and claiming powerful allies, can be obtained by trading Professor Willow any pokémon you have duplicates of. Whether you want to level up faster or evolve your pokémon, trading in duplicates can come in extremely handy. Improved Catch Rates According to an article by Pocket-lint, disabling AR (augmented reality) during capture mode will take you to the virtual Pokéworld. While it isn't as aesthetically pleasing as the AR world, your catch rates will significantly improve, helping you catch that Kadabra you've been looking for for days. To Do or Not to Do While the tips and tricks above will make your game progress faster than that of others', you won't help but miss a little bit of the simple thrill of simply playing the game and trying to get there. Although, at the end of the day, when you finally manage to become a pokémon master, would it really matter? That's up to you to decide, trainer.
