Everything you could ever want to know about ‘Pokemon Go’

July 16, 2016

Are you curious about Pokemon Go and just too afraid to ask what it is, or how to play at this point?

WVEC has put together a list of everything you could ever want to know about Pokemon Go, along with some tricks and tips.

What are Pokemon?
Pokemon, or Pocket Monsters, were created in Japan in 1995. The concept is that people, commonly referred to as Pokemon Trainers, catch and battle creatures known as Pokemon. At this time there are over 700 different species of Pokemon. Though the Pokemon Go game currently focuses on the original 151.

What is Pokemon Go?
Pokemon go is a location-based game that you play on a smartphone. The game is free and uses augmented reality. What this means is that when a player finds a Pokemon, the game taps into the user’s camera and it appears that the user is catching the Pokemon in the real world. Players must travel outside in order to find other Pokemon. When the game begins you are offered a starter Pokemon, you are given three options:

Charmander
Squirtle
Bulbasaur
There is a cheat code for users to get a Pikachu at the beginning of the game, but we’ll get to that later. Once you have your starter Pokemon and understand the rules, all the user has to do is go outside and walk around! The phone will vibrate when a new Pokemon is in the vicinity.

How to get a Pikachu as your starter:
When you first begin your Pokemon training adventure, you must pick between three different Pokemon, but many users want to start with the most iconic Pokemon, Pikachu. Unfortunately that is not one of the three options, but due to a gaming cheat you can in fact pick a Pikachu as your starter.

According to GameXplain, when the choice of the three starter Pokemon pop up on the map at the beginning of the game, simply walk away. As you walk, the three starters will continue to pop up, but after a few minutes, Pikachu will also appear with them. At this moment, simply tap on Pikachu and capture him. If you want to see how it works, watch this YouTube video explaining the process:

Are you curious about Pokemon Go and just too afraid to ask what it is, or how to play at this point?

WVEC has put together a list of everything you could ever want to know about Pokemon Go, along with some tricks and tips.

What are Pokemon?
Pokemon, or Pocket Monsters, were created in Japan in 1995. The concept is that people, commonly referred to as Pokemon Trainers, catch and battle creatures known as Pokemon. At this time there are over 700 different species of Pokemon. Though the Pokemon Go game currently focuses on the original 151.

What is Pokemon Go?
Pokemon go is a location-based game that you play on a smartphone. The game is free and uses augmented reality. What this means is that when a player finds a Pokemon, the game taps into the user’s camera and it appears that the user is catching the Pokemon in the real world. Players must travel outside in order to find other Pokemon. When the game begins you are offered a starter Pokemon, you are given three options:

Charmander
Squirtle
Bulbasaur

There is a cheat code for users to get a Pikachu at the beginning of the game, but we’ll get to that later. Once you have your starter Pokemon and understand the rules, all the user has to do is go outside and walk around! The phone will vibrate when a new Pokemon is in the vicinity.

How to get a Pikachu as your starter:
When you first begin your Pokemon training adventure, you must pick between three different Pokemon, but many users want to start with the most iconic Pokemon, Pikachu. Unfortunately that is not one of the three options, but due to a gaming cheat you can in fact pick a Pikachu as your starter.