Many netizens couldn’t wait to experience traveling between the real world and the virtual world of Pokémon, especially here in the Philippines. John Hanke, the founder of Niantic, the developer of the game stated that he does not want to limit the availability of the game. The game was mostly released in the European countries, however they definitely fixed some server issues with the intention of releasing this game in about 200 countries.
Discover Pokémon in the real world with Pokémon GO!
The 26 countries in Europe where Pokémon Go has been released include: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta , the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland. Who knows? Due to the large number of players locally, I don’t think the Philippines will be ignored as well as other Asian countries that have a large number of players waiting for this game.
With the company’s determination to distribute the Pokémon GO game worldwide, it is possible that it will be released here in the Philippines before the end of this year.
How to play the game Pokemon Go?
Pokemon Go is developed on Niantic’s real-world gaming platform, allows players to use real locations, and encourages them to explore in the real world to track down Pokemon (the real world will be the setting for this game). As you explore its areas, the game allows you to capture over a hundred varieties of Pokémon, similar to those in its series of video games that use real-world locations such as New York, Paris, and the Japan (Kanto and Hokkaido) regions.
You can seize and capture countless Pokemon by exploring within your cities, towns, and even across the world. Once your mobile smartphone vibrates while moving, that is the sign that you are near a Pokemon. As soon as you find a Pokemon, target that Pokemon by aiming at your smartphone’s touch screen, once you’ve already targeted it, you can easily catch it by simply throwing a Poké Ball. Make sure you hit it with a Poké Ball or it might run away. At the same time, you should look for PokéStops located in significant places, such as: monuments, public art installations, historical markers, and other areas or places of a similar nature in order to collect more Poké Balls and other types of items.
Accounting and Customizing Your Pokémon Go Trainer
After creating an account, the player will need to create an avatar and customize it by choosing a hair style, skin color, eye color, outfit design, and other additional accessories. Once the user creates an avatar, it is displayed at the player’s existing location, along with a map showing the existing area. The basic function of the map is that it displays the total number of Pokémon Gyms and the total PokéStops count. As players travel through the real world, their custom avatar will also move across the map.
PokéStops Function
PokéStops offer items such as Pokéballs, eggs, and even potions. In fact, it could be equipped with items known as “lures” that usually attract Pokémon.
The purpose of gyms
Gyms function as battle locations for team-based “king of the hill” matches. It is usually found in interactive places.
Catch more Pokémon and complete your Pokédex
Pokédex is considered as the encyclopedia of Pokémon, where the description, height, weight, species type, and other information of a certain Pokémon are listed. As a Trainer you will progress in levels, once you get higher levels you will be able to catch more powerful Pokémon and add them to your Pokédex to complete it. Also, you will gain access to much more powerful items like Great Balls to give you a more effective hit to catch a Pokemon. To advance to the advanced level, you will need to explore and discover more Pokémon.
As the game progresses, you’ll discover alternate strategies for getting more Pokémon into your Pokédex. If you catch a Pokemon at sufficient intervals, you’ll have a chance to evolve one of them into a stronger Pokemon. If you keep exploring, you’ll probably come across Pokemon Eggs found at PokeStops, which will hatch when you’re already in a particular range. After they hatch, you might discover Pokemon you may never have encountered before.
A large number of wild Pokémon will appear in specific locations near your geographic area or even throughout the world. Like, for example, some water-type Pokémon are likely to be seen in the vicinity where it is near oceans, lakes, rivers, etc. When he’s not at his house or when he’s not in his typical location, don’t forget it and be aware that you could run into Pokémon you’ve never seen before.
If you catch a Pokemon at sufficient intervals, you’ll have a chance to evolve one of them into a stronger Pokemon. This method is incredibly useful if you’re having a hard time catching a Pokemon in the wild. For example, if your location has a sizable number of Poliwags, but you couldn’t find any Poliwhirls, you need to capture many Poliwags so that at some point you can acquire the ability to turn one of them into a Poliwhirl.
Become a member of a team and join a battle
As the saying goes, “No man is an island”, you need to join a team to be able to challenge other teams and participate in a battle. The moment you join a particular team, you get a potential and you can designate a Pokémon you caught to an Open Gym location or you can assign it to a Gym where a certain team member assigns a Pokémon. Gyms can also be found in real locations around the world, the same as with PokeStops. Only a single Pokémon can be assigned to a selected Gym. That’s why, as a team, they need to work together to make their defense formidable.
If an opponent comes and claims a Gym, you’ll be able to challenge this team using the Pokémon you’ve caught and beat the defending Pokémon. You see, team battles are also fun and at the same time challenging and difficult. You can choose which Pokémon will have to face your rival team. Each Pokémon possesses two types of attacks, while fighting, you can also avoid your opponent’s attacks by swiping the touch screen left or right. If luckily your chosen Pokémon wins the battle, the Gym’s status will gradually decrease, and when the Gym’s prestige is at level zero, that’s the time when you or another team member can take over and take control of the Gym. assigning it a Pokémon. .
Now that your team has taken control of the Gym, you and other team members can now increase the Gym’s level status by competing with the defending Pokémon. Not only that, you can also train battles against your own team to help your Pokémon level up. Once the gym reaches an advanced level, you or another team member can assign additional Pokémon to strengthen its defense. If you want, you can call your friends to add more teams and challenge the opponent Gym together with their combined team, to defeat the most powerful Gyms much faster.
By undertaking many challenges in various categories and completing each mission, you may be able to discover achievement medals that will appear on your profile. Challenges like exploring and catching Pokémon. You can get as many medals as you can by doing your best.
Additional features: Pokémon GO Plus, funny photos and Pokémonedas
By introducing Pokémon GO Plus, the game could hit the world by surprise. It is a portable device that allows users to play games even if they are not using their smartphones. This device alerts the player to a certain game event via Bluetooth that connects to the user’s smartphone. As for example, if there is a Pokémon detected by this device near the area, the user will be notified by vibration and LED alert. On top of that, this gadget can perform basic functions like catching a Pokemon by pressing its button.
Another awesome feature of the Pokemon Go game is its fun photos. You can capture photos at any time using the in-game camera, especially when you encounter a Pokémon in the wild. You can direct this Pokemon to the live scene according to your camera position and take a snapshot at any time. You can then save the image and share it whenever you want.
Finally, you can download the game anytime from the main website or Google Playstore at no charge. The only charge is when you want to level up your Pokémon GO experience by purchasing items through PokeCoins, the in-game currency of Pokémon GO that users will have to spend real money out of their pockets for. These PokeCoins can then be exchanged for upgrades, such as additional items and power-ups.
