Pokémon GO Guide: Tips and Tricks for Trainers and Beginners

Our guide lists the most important information as well as tips and tricks for Pokémon GO in a clearly organized guide collection.

Pokémon GO has been causing quite a stir for several days now, as you can catch wild Pokémon in the “real world”. With all the features and information the game provides, it’s easy to lose track. For this reason, we summarize the various topics in our “Pokémon GO” guide collection so that you can find everything important about Pokémon GO at a glance.

General Guides for Pokémon Trainers

To ensure you have a great experience on your adventures, we have general tips and guides for aspiring Pokémon trainers here.

• 5 Tips for New Trainers – Including Catching and Gym Battles
• Pokédex – A listing of Pokémon in the game and their evolution costs
• Select a Team – Here you can find out which team suits you
• How to Properly Use the “Incense”
• Attract Pokémon with the Lure Module
• Level Up Quickly with Many Pidgeys
• Pokémon GO Plus – What the Gadget Can Do
• Creativity through Laziness – Hatching Eggs Without Movement
• Utilizing Less Visited Gyms to Your Advantage
• Catching Wild Pokémon Without AR Function

Improving Your Character and Pokémon

If you want to be the very best Pokémon Trainer, you need to know how to best train yourself and your Pokémon.

• Eevee targeted evolution to Vaporeon, Jolteon, or Flareon
• Using Candies and Stardust Properly
• Get a lot of experience as a Trainer – Here’s how
• What do values like CP and HP mean?
• Get Free Coins to Buy Cool Items in the Shop
• Level 30 Rewards You with Many Cool Items
• Develop or Power Up – When to Use What?
• Get Many Experience Points with the Lucky Egg
• See Future CP Before Evolving with the Evolution Calculator
• Farm Stardust and Use it Properly
• Hatching Eggs – Curves Do Not Count

Catching Pokémon

One of the most important aspects of your adventures is catching Pokémon – Here’s how:

• Pokémon GO Map: Here are locations of rare Pokémon on the map
• Don’t want Squirtle, Charmander or Bulbasaur? Here’s how to get Pikachu as your starter Pokémon
• Catching Legendary Pokémon like Mewtwo – Is that possible?
• Here you can find various Pokémon types
• What to do when the leaves rustle or footprints appear?
• You found eggs? If you hatch them, these Pokémon can emerge
• Rare Pokémon that you can catch

Combat – Here’s How to Battle with Your Pokémon

• Which Pokémon type is strong against whom?
• Tips for Combat – Winning in the Arena
• The 15 Strongest Pokémon Based on CP Values

Technical Information on Pokémon GO

Technical issues and bugs are just as much part of the game as future updates. What is allowed and what is not, you can find out in this section.

• Bugs and Error Messages – What to Do When It Doesn’t Work?
• GPS Spoofing – Is That Even Legal?
• Trading Function Planned for Future Updates
• Nearby Bug – Faulty Footprints Confuse Trainers
• The Game Crashes When Catching? Solutions Are Here
• Niantic Reports Bugs and Issues on Facebook
• Battery Saver Mode for iOS Users to be Fixed

Funny Content

Pokémon GO brings laughter in many places in the “real world”. Here is an overview of the most bizarre contributions to Pokémon GO.

• A Police Station in Australia Puts Pokémon Trainers Outside
• Funny Pictures, Videos and Tweets About Pokémon GO
• Russian Minister Suspects US Intelligence Behind the Pokémon App

Articles

We write general articles about Pokémon that deal with the game and its acceptance among readers. Why Pokémon GO is so successful and which of our authors suddenly feels “old” due to the hype of the little monsters, you can find out here.

• Why Pokémon GO is the Biggest MMO of All Time.
• Mein MMO asks: Does the Pokémon hype annoy you or are you in fever?
• Trainer Plans World Tour to Catch All Pokémon.
• Open Letter from PokéVision to Niantic
• Pokémon GO Aims to Make the World a Better Place