If you want to buy some items in the in-game shop in Pokémon GO, you need the corresponding PokéCoins. We at MeinMMO show you how you can get 50 of these coins for free every day and what other ways there are to acquire the in-game currency.
What type of coins are these? In Pokémon GO there is a specific currency known as PokéCoins. With these coins, you can purchase items in the in-game shop such as incubators, lucky eggs, remote raid passes, or lure modules, as well as expand your item or Pokémon bag.
To collect the corresponding coins, there is a coin system in Pokémon GO that allows you to earn up to 50 free coins daily. In addition, you can buy more coins with real money in the in-game store.
How to earn free coins
What do you need to do? To secure the free coins, you need to occupy at least one gym with your Pokémon. You do this by attacking a gym of another color and taking it over after winning the battle.
To do this, simply click on the symbol with the “+” on the right side of the screen, which opens your Pokémon storage. Now select one of your Pokémon and place it in the gym.
If the desired gym has already been taken by your team’s color, you can easily join. After the battle, you can also select your desired Pokémon via the “+”.
Up to 6 Pokémon of a team’s color can sit in a gym and defend it. If the gym is already full, you need to find another one.
How do you get the collected coins?
How long must a Pokémon stay in the gym? For the time your Pokémon spends in the gym, you can collect coins. For every full 10 minutes, you earn one PokéCoin. If you only occupy one gym, your Pokémon needs to stay there for 8 hours and 20 minutes to reach the maximum of your 50 daily coins.
In total, you can occupy up to 20 different gyms, each with one Pokémon. This allows you to reach the daily coins faster, and you don’t have to defend the gyms for as long. We have answered the question of how long a Pokémon can stay in a gym in our following guide:
Here’s how you receive the coins: You only receive the coins if your Pokémon gets kicked out of the gym. The maximum limit is 50 coins daily. So, if you have occupied several gyms and more than one Pokémon returns on one day, you will still only receive a maximum of 50 coins, regardless of how much longer the Pokémon occupied the gyms.
If you have occupied a gym but your Pokémon does not return that day, you will not receive the collected coins. If it gets kicked the next day, you will only get the maximum of 50 coins despite the long defense time.
If your Pokémon returns earlier, you will receive the proportional coins. After one hour, this would be 6 coins, for example.
Tips for the coin system in Pokémon GO
Effective defense: To avoid being kicked out of the occupied gym immediately, you should focus on strong defense. Use Pokémon that are not easily defeated, such as Snorlax, one of the best defenders in Pokémon GO.
Also, keep an eye on your gyms regularly so that you can feed your Pokémon in case of an attack. When the heart of your Pokémon fades in color, it’s no longer motivated, and opponents can defeat it more easily. By feeding berries, you can restore the heart. Therefore, it’s also worth feeding in between.
If you use a golden razz berry, the motivation goes back to maximum immediately. This berry is especially suitable during a battle. But be careful: You can only feed a maximum of 10 berries per Pokémon within 30 minutes.
Occupy multiple gyms: If you live in a city or region where gym colors change rapidly and frequently, you should consider spreading out and occupying several gyms at once. This way, you shorten the time in each gym to fully receive your daily coins.
While it takes 8 hours and 20 minutes to collect the full 50 coins from one gym, you can reach this after only 1 hour and 40 minutes if you occupy 5 gyms.
How to get more coins
Coins from the in-game shop: In addition to the 50 free coins you can earn daily, you have the option to purchase corresponding coin packages for real money in the in-game shop. To do this, open the in-game shop and scroll down to the “PokéCoins” section.
As you can see from the picture, you have the choice between smaller packages of 100 PokéCoins up to larger packages with 14,500 PokéCoins. In this case, the larger packages are significantly cheaper relative to the smaller ones. This is particularly worthwhile for trainers who regularly purchase additional coins in the shop.
Coins from the web shop: Alternatively, you can now also purchase various coin packages in the Pokémon GO web shop. Just like in the in-game shop, you will need to invest real money. However, when purchasing through the web shop, you can secure additional coins, as shown in the following image. This is not possible in the in-game shop.
What do you think of the current coin system in Pokémon GO? Do you regularly purchase additional coins in the shop, or are the free 50 coins enough for you? Feel free to share your opinion and experience here in the comments on MeinMMO.
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