What to do in Pokemon Go. Pokemon Go game secrets: rules, tips and cheats

We found out whether the trend from last summer is still alive in Russia.

Last summer, the whole world became obsessed with the augmented reality game Pokemon GO. “Pokemon” literally blew up the Internet, the media, the minds of young people and broke several App Store records at once. For example, Pokemon Go reached the 10 million downloads mark the fastest of all mobile gaming applications.

But by the end of August, interest in the game began to fade, and if you believe Yandex statistics, it completely died out in Russia.

Just a month ago, the media remembered the game again. The reason was the sentence imposed on blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky for publishing a video of him playing the game Pokemon Go in the Church on the Blood. The blogger received a three and a half year suspended sentence.

We will not comment on the court’s decision, but will try to find out what happened to the game over the year, whether Pokemon are still alive, whether they are in Russian churches, and whether we can expect new “viral” explosions from the game. The creator of the largest Russian-speaking community GOpokemonGO.ru, Victor, will help us with this. Go!

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The Pokemon GO community and the decline in interest

– Tell us about yourself, how long have you been interested in the world of Pokemon, why did you decide to make a website about them?

Initially, I became interested in the game Ingress, which I was developing Niantic. After playing for a while, I abandoned it. A few months later, I accidentally learned that Niantic was planning to release a new game (Pokemon GO) based on augmented reality technology. I was immediately very interested in this project.

Since there was practically no information in Russian, I decided to launch a website, which I began to gradually fill, making translations and adaptations of English-language articles. Over time, the site has grown into the largest Russian-speaking community for the game Pokemon GO.

– What is the audience of the site and group? In contact with(age, gender), are these regular Pokemon fans? Or those who became interested in them after the release of Pokemon Go?

More than half of the visitors to GOpokemonGO.ru are men aged 25-34 years. Not all of them are fans of Pokemon - many are simply attracted by the concept of the game (exploring the world around us, walking in the fresh air).

– What was the interest at the peak?

– About 150,000 people visited the site per day. For comparison, now on average about 5,000 people visit the site per day.

– A month and a half after the crazy boom for Pokemon all over the world, interest in the game began to decline, did this affect the Russian fan movement? Did people play and quit?

There is no doubt that the release of Pokemon GO became one of the most significant events of 2016 – and not only in the gaming field. Pokemon GO has made many people think differently about augmented reality. The rise of the augmented reality industry is largely due to this game.

The fact that there was a decline is normal, since the interest at the start was simply mind-bogglingly great. However, constant updates and events bring old players back to the game. Don't forget that Pokemon GO has not yet implemented many important features (such as PvP and trading). The developers have prepared many more surprises for us, there is no doubt about it.

Especially, The game has not yet been officially released in Russia, it cannot be downloaded directly from Google Play.

The official release will also bring a number of new players to Pokemon GO.

– I used to see young people on the streets hanging out at poke stops, throwing “luras”, etc., when I entered the game last week I didn’t see much activity, did the game lose its “audience” or did it seem to me?

Yes, of course, the audience has decreased. Pokemon GO has been downloaded 650 million times (according to the developer's estimates), with an active audience of about 65 million people per month. I repeat – events and updates bring back “old” players to Pokemon GO. Moreover, we will soon see an update to the gym system and the appearance of legendary Pokemon in the game, so I would not talk about the “death” of the application.

We are seeing the constant development of Pokemon GO, many features that should have appeared in the first months after the launch of the game are only now being added to the game.

Game updates and official launch in Russia

– Over the past year, the game has received many updates, which ones were significant? What changed? Which of them, in your opinion, should have been released as quickly as possible (which did not happen) so that interest in the game would not pass away and newcomers would not abandon it?

Undoubtedly, one of the most significant updates was the appearance of the second generation of Pokemon in the game. In the first months after launch, the developer was busy solving problems with the stability of the game, since no one could have predicted such a stunning success. Therefore, the implementation of many interesting “features” had to be greatly delayed.

The developer has really worked hard in the year since the game launched. Pokemon GO works stably, the necessary infrastructure has been created for further improvement of the game.

– To want to see something new in the game? What is missing?

Many people are really looking forward to legendary Pokemon, the appearance of battles between trainers and trading in the game.

– Are people going to catch Pokemon together (last summer I often saw night “hunters”)?

I often beat opponents’ “gyms” together with a friend - it’s very convenient, fast and fun, but, in general, coaches don’t play together that often. This is largely due to the fact that the cooperative aspect of the game is not yet very developed in Pokemon GO.

However, Niantic CEO John Hanke ambiguously emphasized that this aspect is a priority in the further development of the game. Soon there will be a global change in the mechanics of gyms - and after that we can expect more “coordinated” actions by members of different teams.

– Why do you think the game was never released in Russia? Will we wait?

Only the developer can give an exact answer, but there was no information from him on this issue. There are a lot of speculations on this matter; I see no point in retelling them.

I believe that the Pokemon GO game will undoubtedly be released in Russia, because a similar application, Ingress, by this developer can be downloaded from Google Play and iTunes without any problems.

The future of the game and the Sokolovsky case

– What do you think about the case of Ruslan Sokolovsky? Maybe the reason for the non-release of the game in our country is that there are too many Pokemon in temples and cathedrals (and the developers cannot “drive them away”)

I will not comment on this case. No, I’m sure that this is not the reason that the game was not released in Russia.

– Have you tried to make money at the peak of interest? Advertisers? Souvenir?

The site contains unobtrusive contextual advertising, which can be easily disabled by any ad blocker. When there was hype, many advertisers wrote to me with a variety of offers, especially for monetizing mobile traffic. I rejected all these offers because I was not sure of their honesty. I am glad that GOpokemonGO.ru is a genuine community in which there is a place for friendship, trust, and warmth. Placing aggressive advertising can negatively affect trust in the resource, so such methods of earning money are not used.

– Does the game have any chance of being talked about again?

I don't think the game has been forgotten. Any event or major update is covered on all major resources of the Russian-language Internet. Of course, there will no longer be such “hype” as last year, but this is quite predictable. Although, who knows - Niantic knows how to surprise and present surprises.

All methods for installing Pokemon Go can be found on this page:

(version for android 4.4.2 and higher. Intel devices are still in flight)

HOW TO WALK IN Pokemon GO (INPUT DATA)

At the beginning of the game, you will need to log in using your Google account (since the apk was taken from an unofficial source, it is not recommended to use an account linked to ingress). After choosing the color of clothes, hair, skin, a map will open to you - a real map of the area on which you need to walk with your feet. They will immediately “throw in” three test Pokemon that you need to catch. After catching the first Pokemon, you will be asked to enter a nickname (the nickname must be unique and cannot be the name of one of the Pokemon).

Main screen:

To search for and catch Pokemon, oddly enough, you will have to move around the city with your feet (in real space) with GPS and the game turned on. Camera control tap+swipe – rotate, double tap+swipe – zoom in/out.

The appearance of Pokemon is not tied to pokestops (portals); they appear randomly not far from your route. It has been noticed that Pokémon appear more frequently near arenas.

To search, there is an indicator at the bottom right that there are Pokemon somewhere nearby. When you click on it, a window with more detailed information will open (when you select a specific Pokemon in the nearby window, when you move towards it, the window will blink with a green frame):

To catch a found Pokemon, you need to tap (click) on it, when it appears in front of you, you need to throw a pokeball at it and get into the green or yellow circle (after catching the Pokemon can get out of the trap - you will have to catch it again or leave it):

To catch “difficult” Pokemon (those with a yellow circle), feed them a berry (taking out a Razz Berry from your backpack) and they will be easier to catch. In addition to Pokeballs, there are also Great Balls, Ultra Balls and Master Balls.

The color of the sight circle indicates the difficulty of catching: green – easy, yellow – difficult, orange – very hard, red – unreal)). The size of the circle also affects the chance of catching a Pokemon - the narrower the circle, the higher the chance of catching. The Pokeball can be presented twisted, then when caught there will be a bonus xp.

After catching a Pokemon, it will appear in your Pokemon Storage (not to be confused with your inventory).

At the moment, not all types of Pokemon have been introduced into the game, but about 147 species. You can catch and store several Pokemon of the same type in storage.

Game points (AP) are awarded for caught Pokemon. The amount of AP for different caught Pokemon is different. AP is also given for collected items, capturing PokeStops and fighting (more on this later). A certain number of collected AP allows you to get the next level.

Pokemon GO TEAM

When you reach level 5, you need to choose a team.

There are 3 teams in the game, designated by three colors: yellow (instinct), blue (mysticism), red (valor). In order for the team selection to appear, the arena must be in your coverage area, click on it, the leaders of each team will appear in front of you and tell you what the “strength” is:

Spark: Hello, my name is Spark and I am the leader of Team Instinct. (Yellow). Pokemon are creatures with excellent intuition. I bet the secret to this intuition lies in the process of their emergence from the egg. If you trust your instincts, you won't lose!

Blanche: I am Blanche, leader of Team Mystic. (Blue). The wisdom of Pokémon is immeasurably deep. I study the reasons for their evolution. Thanks to a calm analysis of the situation, it is impossible to lose!

Candela: I'm Candela - leader of Team Valor! (Red). Pokemon are stronger than humans, and they have hearts too! I'm researching how to enhance Pokemon's natural power in my quest for true power! There is no doubt that the Pokemon trained by our team are the strongest in battle!

Be careful - you cannot change the team,
the choice is given only once.

POKESTOPS (PORTALS) Pokemon GO

“Portals” come in two types – pokestops (for obtaining equipment) and arenas (gyms) – for training and battles.

Pokeballs tend to run out, so they need to be obtained from Pokestops (portals). To do this, you need to click on the PokeStop (portal) (it must be within your range of action and active):

swipe its image (circle in the middle) from right to left or left to right.

After receiving items from a PokeStop, you can “spin” it next time in 5 minutes (you can tell by the color of the PokeStop: blue – available, pink – already spun, you have to wait). It is not necessary to wait until the end of the spinning animation and pick up objects; you can spin them up and immediately exit - the items will automatically go into your inventory.

ARENA (GYM, PRESS) Pokemon GO

Pokemon are needed to capture and hold the arena (gym). Approach an uncaptured arena (gym) and place your Pokemon there:

If the arena (gym) is already occupied by a player from the other team, then you have to overthrow the Pokemon, free the arena (gym) and occupy it. You can also drop your Pokemon into your team's occupied arena (there is a limit on the number, see below). The higher the level of the arena (gym), the more Pokemon the enemy will spend to take possession of it.

How to proceed: approach the arena (gym) - open it - click on the glove at the bottom right - select 6 Pokemon for battle - after GO you start tapping on the enemy - when the blue mana bar is full, long tap on your Pokemon - you can swipe right to left to avoid the blow – if the arena is pumped up (that is, more Pokemon have been planted there), then you will have to fight again, and so on until you knock out all the Pokemon.

To free the arena (Gym) from the enemy's Pokemon, you need to lower its prestige to 0. To raise the prestige of your arena (Gym), you need to train in it by defeating your own Pokemon.

If your first Pokemon in the arena is defeated, then the second one connects. A third player from another player (most importantly, from the same faction) can connect.

A fight in your own arena (gym) is exactly the same as a fight in the opponent’s arena (gym). Only in the case of their own gym, Pokemon do not fly out when they lose. It’s better to swing in other people’s arenas (gyms). It’s best to place more powerful Pokemon on your own so that they don’t get knocked out.

One of the reddit users also reported receiving the maximum gym level - level 30 with 21 slots for Pokemon. To do this, it was necessary to gain 204,000 prestige points.

If a Gym's Prestige is reduced to zero, the defending team loses control of the Gym, and you or another player can take control of the Gym by assigning a Pokémon there to defend the right to the Gym.

Also, each occupied arena (gym) brings you +10 coins per day, you can pick up coins in the store available from the game menu. You can receive no more than 100 coins once every 21 hours, i.e. if you capture 15 arenas, then there will also be 100 coins. All players whose Pokémon are in the arena (gym) receive coins, not only the one who captured:

What can you buy with coins:

• pokeballs (for catching pokemon).
• “incense” baits – increase the chance of finding/attracting wild Pokemon for 30 minutes, from 1 to 3 Pokemon every 5 minutes (Pokémon that are not found in the area can come running to the bait).
• lucky egg (for 30 minutes doubles the points received in the game).
• “lure” module (inserted into a PokeStop and lures Pokemon, but, unlike an individual lure, they are visible to everyone who is near the PokeStop).
• incubator (three-time use, for growing eggs).
• backpack upgrade (increases inventory).
• storage upgrade (increases Pokemon storage capacity).
• poke coins (buy a handful of game coins for real money).

Questions about the arena (gym):

• How to replace a Pokemon in the arena (gym)? - Not at all, until the enemy knocks him out.
• Why can't I knock a Pokemon out of the arena? As soon as the battle begins, everything winds down and I again find myself in the arena's dressing room. - Communication glitches. Restarting sometimes helps. It happens that an opposing Pokemon has CP10, but it kills the entire team (bug). Sometimes just waiting for the battle to end helps (the probability of winning is about 25%)
• How to challenge a Pokemon to fight another Pokemon? - No way with wild ones. Only in the arena (gym).
• What happens to my knocked out Pokémon? Is it lost forever or is it coming back to me? - Will go back to storage.

Pokemon GO EGGS

So, you came across an egg in the game (they drop out of PokeStops) - to germinate it you need an incubator. You already have one in your inventory - unlimited, and in the (game) store you can buy a three-time one or they will give it to you when you reach a level, and grow several eggs at the same time. In order for the egg to germinate, you need to travel N number of kilometers (indicated on the egg, there are 1, 2, 5, 10, the further the better the Pokemon). The found eggs themselves are visible on the page adjacent to the page of your caught Pokemon (in the Pokemon storage, second tab. In total, you can only carry 9 eggs and you cannot get rid of them, only “bear them.”

POKEMON UPGRADE Pokemon GO

You can also improve and upgrade your Pokemon. To do this, select a Pokemon in your storage. To improve or upgrade you will need stardust and candies. A candy for strengthening needs 1, for an upgrade it varies depending on the Pokemon - 12, 25, 50, 100, 200 or 400. The level of the Pokemon is not written anywhere, but you need to navigate by the notch on the arc above the Pokemon. The amount of dust required also varies. Minimum 200 dust to improve the weakest Pokemon. You get stardust when you catch or incubate a Pokemon (100 dust for each) and as a daily bonus for captured arenas (in addition to coins), the professor sends you candies when you send your Pokemon “for experiments” (1 candy for each) , and the sent Pokemon will not return to you. You can donate sick Pokemon. The transfer button is located at the very bottom of the Pokemon window. Also in the Pokemon storage window, you can sort them by number in the Pokédex, favorite, time of capture, name, fighting strength.

The scale in the form of a semicircle above the Pokemon is the combat power indicator, the entire scale is the maximum possible CP at a given player level, the current CP is marked with a dot. If the position of the point on the scale is not the farthest right, then the CP and HP indicators can be improved by pressing “Power UP”. Even if your Pokémon's gauge is full, you can improve it several more times, gaining a new level. You can give a Pokemon a new name by clicking on the pencil next to the old one (Cyrillic is possible, but not longer than 12 characters).

TABLE OF XP POINTS BY LEVELS Pokemon GO

(the maximum trainer level in the game is not yet known)

trainer level	number of items up to next level	trainer level	number of items up to next level	trainer level	number of items up to next level
2 lvl	2000 xp	11 lvl	10000 xp	20 lvl
3 lvl	3000 xp	12 lvl	10000 xp	21 lvl
4 lvl	4000 xp	13 lvl	10000 xp	22 lvl
5 lvl	5000 xp	14 lvl	10000 xp	23 lvl
6 lvl	6000 xp	15 lvl	15000 xp	24 lvl
7 lvl	7000 xp	16 lvl	20000 xp	25 lvl
8 lvl	8000 xp	17 lvl	20000 xp	26 lvl
9 lvl	9000 xp	18 lvl	20000 xp	27 lvl
10 lvl	10000 xp	19 lvl	25000 xp	28 lvl

XP POINTS TABLE FOR ACTIONS IN Pokemon GO

(the number of XP is indicated without the use of Lucky Egg)

action	number of XP
PokéStop “hack”	+50xp
catching pokemon	+100xp
catching a new Pokemon (+100 per catch)	+500хр
nice throw (not a bad throw of a pokeball) – you need to get into the large circle of the sight	+10xp
great throw (good throw) – you need to get into the middle circle	+50
excellent throw (excellent throw) - you need to get into a small circle	+100
curved throw (in addition to nice, great, excellent) – how to do it, see FAQ	+10
egg incubation 2km
egg incubation 5km
egg incubation 10km	+1000xp
Pokemon evolution 12-50 candies	+500хр
Pokemon evolution >50 candies	+1000xp
training in the arena with your team's Pokemon (for each defeated)	+10xp
battle in the arena with the other team's Pokemon

Q: – how to walk?

A: – feet around the city))

Q: – How do the commands differ besides the formal description? What does this affect?

A: – so far only by ideology, what influences it is unknown

Q: – What does weight and height affect?

A: – According to unverified data, it affects CP, both up and down, depending on the type of Pokemon. Characteristic marker XL or XS above height and weight.

Q: Why do Pokémon of the same level with the same level of pumping have different characteristics?

A: – Pokemon do not have an exact attack and HP value, they have their own, as yet unknown, range. By analogy with living beings.

Q: – is there any confirmation/denial that the elements influence the course of the battle? For example, does a fire Pokémon have an advantage over a grass Pokémon, or is a Rock Pokémon well protected from Electric?

A: – Below is a picture of the effectiveness of types (elements):

Generation 1

Applicable to: Pok?mon Green (Japan), Red, Blue and Yellow

Generation 2-5

Applicable to:

Pok?mon Gold, Silver & Crystal.
Pok?mon Ruby, Sapphire, FireRed, LeafGreen & Emerald.
Pok?mon Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, HeartGold & SoulSilver.
Pok?mon Black, White, Black 2 & White 2.

Q: – What does the Battery Saver option in Settings do?

A: – when turning the phone to any position other than horizontal, the screen turns black in the game with a faded game logo. Does not work on all phone models, but is relevant for Super AMOLED.

Q: – is there an assumption/fact how many “foots” there are in meters and any trick in the direction of the search?

A: On the field test, one leg was equal to 40 meters. The trick to finding the answer is below.

Q: – Question: Is it possible to upgrade only after you have completely improved it? and where can I see who this or that Pokemon will turn into after the upgrade?

A: – you can evolve with any level of SR. After evolution, the window with the new Pokemon will automatically open and you will see who it evolved into.

Q: – what do the leaves flying across the screen in a certain position mean?

A: – that there might be a Pokemon there. most often they appear there

Q: – how many levels does the arena have?

A: – according to unconfirmed reports, 21 Pokemon were put in one arena, while the arena level was 30

Q: – Is it possible to replace a planted Pokemon in the arena?

Q: – Are HP restored and how long does it take?

A: – they do not recover themselves, to cure a Pokemon you need to use a spray in your backpack, or a yellow crystal (if HP is 0) which will restore 50%

Q: – Is there a card like Intel in Ingress?

Oh no. There is a plugin for IITC, with the ability to save the type of portal (PokeStop\Arena), you can upload the entered data and exchange it with other players. https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/139783/Ingress/pogo-portals/IITC%20plugin-%20pogo%20for%20portals.user.js

Q: – How is the location of portals in Ingress and Pokestops in PoGo related?

A: – Directly. Pokestops are located only at the coordinates of portals, but not all. Gyms are also located according to the coordinates of the portals, but not all of them. There is a theory that the respawn of Pokemon (Pokespots) occurs at the coordinates of the remaining portals. Simply put, if you open the Ingress portal map https://www.ingress.com/intel and go to the nearest portal, you will probably find either a Pokestop, or a Gym, or nearby Pokemon (Pokepot).

Q: – How does the flashing of the Nearby bar in different colors relate to the distance to the nearest Pokemon?

A: – If you select one of the Pokemon from the Nearby list, the bar will blink when you approach it. If you do not select anyone from the list specifically, the bar will blink yellow when you approach one of the Pokemon on the list, or green when the number or order of Pokemon on the list changes.

Q: – how to throw a curved pokeball?

A: – while holding the pokeball in battle mode, move your finger around (as if drawing a circle) until the pokeball starts spinning and throw it at the wild Pokemon. Please note that the flight path will change

Q: – how to change the game nickname?

A: – you need to follow the link https://support.pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/hc/en-us/requests/new?ticket_form_id=319908, fill out the form, and then confirm your E-Mail by following the link in the letter you received (if you have not done this before).

That she detained four suspects who, under the pretext of finding a Pokemon, lured victims to a secluded place and robbed them.

Explaining what Pokémon Go is

Alexey Zenkov

What is going on?

Yoshizaku Tsuno/AFP, Getty Images

After several years of relative quiet, Pokémon are making a comeback. The Nintendo-owned franchise that exploded in the late 1990s is taking America by storm again, this time through what has become the franchise's biggest title on mobile platforms. It is not yet available in Russia, but we have compiled instructions for those of you who are eager to play. (How to install Pokemon GO if you live in Russia).

This game is so popular that it has almost surpassed Twitter on Android in the number of daily active users, Tinder in the number of downloads on Android devices, and porn in the number of Google searches. At the same time, Nintendo's shares on the stock exchange rose sharply, adding almost $11 billion to the company's value.

In a nutshell, Pokémon Go uses your phone's GPS and clock to determine what time and place you are in the game, and then randomly places Pokémon around you (on your phone screen) for you to chase and catch. The idea is for you to travel around the world more, trying to catch more and more new Pokemon in the game.

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When you get stopped by the police but you have to catch them all #Pokémongo

Where does this popularity come from?

Part of the game's popularity is that it's free, so it's easy to download and start playing. But something else is more important. Pokémon Go brings to life the dream that every Pokémon fan has dreamed of since the first game: what if Pokémon really existed and lived in our world?

But to understand why people are so attracted to this idea, we first need to go back to the late 1990s and the original Pokémon games.

How Pokémon games work

The Pokémon series takes place in a world inhabited by exotic, powerful creatures. They can look like rats, snakes, dragons, dinosaurs, birds, eggs, trees and even swords. Humans called "trainers" travel this world to tame these creatures and, in an ethically controversial manner, use them for duels.

Pokémon Go is an attempt to bring to life what Pokémon fans have always dreamed of Much like catching bugs—a popular hobby in Japan, where the games originated—the main goal in Pokémon games, from the original Pokémon Red and Blue to the yet-to-be-released Pokémon Sun and Moon, is to collect all these fictional creatures.

There are 151 creatures from the original games available in Pokémon Go.

Gaming took the world by storm in the late 1990s, giving rise to a phenomenon called Pokémania. In America, the original handheld game Pokémon Red and Blue was released in 1998, followed by Yellow in 1999 and Gold and Silver in 2000. Along the way, spin-offs were released, for example, Pokémon Snap and Pokémon Pinball in 1999, a popular animated series, movies, card games and many other materials. For several years, Pokemon ruled the world. (The franchise is still going strong, it's just not the cultural phenomenon it once was).

But ever since the games began coming out on Nintendo's handheld consoles, fans around the world have had a dream: what if Pokémon weren't limited to the world of video games? What if they became real and lived in the real world?

Now technology has reached such a stage of development that a world in which Pokemon is real can be simulated. That's essentially what Pokémon Go does: by using your phone's time and location tracking feature, the game simulates what it would be like if Pokémon were actually hanging around waiting to be captured. And given that many fans of the original Pokémon game have grown up, the idea has a special nostalgic charm that only enhances its popularity.

Playing Pokémon Go is different from regular games in the series

Pokémon Go is based on the original games for portable consoles, but in addition, the creators made some deviations from the canons of the franchise.

First similar points: There are Pokemon and you need to catch them. There are also mentors and other trainers with whom you can compete for fame, glory and trophies. You can also change the appearance and name of your hero. There is also a professor who helps you get started, in particular, he gives you your first Pokemon.

At the same time, some things have changed quite a lot. For example, in console games, you used a controller to move around the world that the developers created. In Pokémon Go, you need to travel around the real world, and the game uses GPS and time data to determine your position on the game map and which Pokémon may appear near you.

Moreover, the creators have put a lot of effort into making sure you explore the world around you at different times. For example, if you go to a park, you are more likely to find Tree-type or Bug-type Pokemon there. If you find yourself near a lake or ocean, you will encounter more water-type Pokemon. And if you go hunting at night, you will be more likely to come across night and ghost types of Pokemon.

This feature is also being developed with the help of so-called PokéStops - special places in the real world marked on the game map. You can go there for things like pokeballs and eggs, from which full-fledged pokemon hatch. You can also install special devices at PokéStops that lure Pokemon, which causes the stop to be highlighted in pink on the map, so that players know that they can go there and get their next Pokemon.

Tweet: Ashe Schow @AsheSchow

My biggest tip for #PokémonGO: play while you're riding in an Uber. This way you won’t be able to participate in training battles, but on the way from Cap Hill to Adams Morgan I managed to catch more than 20 Pokemon.

This need to move through space determines the depth of the game: to catch all the Pokemon (and earn all the medals associated with collecting Pokemon), you will have to travel very far, day and night - just like Ash Ketchum does in the animated series. This is the only way to become the best.

Monetization

The game's monetization is also built on this: in the store, you can use real money to buy things that will help you attract Pokemon. Since Pokémon Go is free to download and play, this is the only way developers can make money. (Perhaps they will also make money by selling collected data from players’ devices.)

Combat system

In addition, the combat system has changed dramatically. When you try to tame a Pokémon, you do not use a Pokémon from your own team to fight it. Instead, you directly confront the Pokémon yourself: swipe the screen to throw a Poke Ball—a device used to catch Pokémon—in the direction of your opponent, who hits the ball.

There are no traditional battles in the game at all. When you go into battle with a trainer or other trainer, you don't choose a team of six Pokémon, each with four moves, and choose those moves to outsmart your opponent, as happened in the console games. Instead, the outcome of a battle is usually determined by your Pokémon's fighting strength, a stat that every creature in the game has. There's no need to strategize like that anymore - you just tap the screen to make the Pokemon attack and swipe the screen to make it parry attacks.

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Since there are no traditional battles in the game, the only way to make your Pokemon stronger and evolve it (Pokemon can evolve to stronger forms) is to use special items that can be obtained by catching Pokemon and by fighting with trainers. These actions also affect your level as a trainer, allowing you to access new content like new training points and increasing your chances of finding rarer Pokemon.

The game currently doesn't have a multiplayer component, meaning you can't engage in battles or trade with your friends - two features that are very important in console games. (There are even serious tournaments with cash prizes.)

Judging by the game's first trailer, multiplayer mode may be coming in the future, although this feature has been announced from the very beginning.

The lack of normal multiplayer and familiar battles upset some fans of the franchise.

Another major issue is battery usage. Having a game on all the time can quickly drain your phone's battery - to the point where there are guides on how to play and save battery power. In fact, this is one of the technological rough edges that will have to be corrected over time in augmented reality games.

Ash and Pikachu meet Scraggy, the best of the Pokémon.

In addition to making childhood dreams come true, for many, Pokémon Go was the introduction to a new type of game that blends the real world with the virtual world - a mixture called "augmented reality."

This is not virtual reality, where you put on glasses or a helmet and are completely immersed in the virtual world. Augmented reality games use technology to augment the world around you, like putting the Pokémon Abra in your toilet.

Why would anyone want this? Well, everyday life can get boring. Why not add some Pokemon to it?

Predecessors to Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is perhaps the most advanced augmented reality game to date. But it wasn't the first, and it certainly won't be the last: developers are increasingly embracing the concept as games like Ingress, Life Is Crime, and yes, Pokémon Go come out.

Google even parodied the idea of ​​Pokémon Go for an April Fool's Day prank in 2014 (although it may have been a secret reveal, given that Niantic, the company that created Pokémon Go, was launched at Google):

Ingress, meanwhile, showed a potential problem with augmented reality games. In Ingress, users can take over each other's "portals", which requires them to travel to different locations in the real world. So players can literally crash into each other in the real world in an attempt to capture the portal.

Problem: When people compete, they can become aggressive. And already There is messages about how people had conflicts in real life because of the game.

There have already been several incidents with Pokémon Go as well. Even if we forget for a moment about the four suspects who allegedly placed beacons on Pokéstops to attract victims and rob them, there are several cases of injuries due to the game, and police are advising players not to go where they shouldn't be. Most players will likely stay sane and not get into trouble, but there is still some risk in combining the real world and a video game.

Pokémon GO, Nintendo's mobile game, was released last week. In 4.5 hours it reached the top of the App Store, and in five days after its release, Nintendo shares rose by 25%. In the US, the game was installed on 5% of all Android smartphones, which is more than smartphones with the Tinder app. On July 8, players spent an average of 43 minutes on Pokémon GO, more than WhatsApp and Instagram. So far the game is officially available only in three countries - the USA, Australia and New Zealand. However, unofficially it can be played in Russia.

Pokémon GO was made with the participation of Niantic studio, which is developing the mobile game Ingress. In it, people with smartphones must move around the city to capture points and recapture them from the enemy team. Pokémon GO has similar mechanics. The game tells you that a Pokémon has been found nearby, you walk a few blocks to it (or further), point the camera, watch it stand in the middle of a familiar street, and throw a virtual Pokeball. Caught Pokemon are trained and pitted against other players' Pokemon. The gameplay is completely tied to the map: some Pokemon live near water, others in parks, and others only in Australia.

To play, you need to constantly walk and visit locations unknown to you before. This leads to curious and tragic cases: in the early days, people found Pokemon in hospitals, in cemeteries , in a crowd of police And other places; one player was so carried away by the search that he fell into a ditch, another was looking for a water Pokemon and found a corpse by the river. In St. Louis, criminals came up with the idea of ​​robbing people at pokespots.

In Russia, the game sometimes works with errors: it asks you to log in, loses your location. There aren’t very many people, you can’t buy anything, but it’s fun to play. Pokémon GO fits into your life in such a way that you simply won't be able to ignore the Jigglypuff on the next street. The Village explains how to install the game in Russia.

How to install Pokémon GO on iOS

Go to your iPhone or iPad settings, Find the “iTunes Store and App Store” item, click on your Apple ID and sign out.

Return to settings, go to “General”, and then to “Language and Region” and select the USA (you can also select Australia or New Zealand).

Find Pokémon GO in the App Store. This can be done through a search in the store, but it is better to follow the link.

When you try to download the game, The App Store will prompt you to create a new Apple ID account. Register it for a second email address that you have not used before in the App Store.

Enter USA as your country of residence, as well as an address in some American city (for example, Oakland, 482 25th Street, but it does not have to be real) and a real zip code (for example, 94612). And refuse to provide your bank card details.

After installation, you can sign out of your new Apple ID and go into the old one. But the game will not be updated this way, so sometimes you will have to log out of your Apple ID and log into a new one. If you do not have a US bank card, you will not be able to purchase anything within the game.

When will the game officially be released in Russia?, you may have to reinstall it, but from the old Apple ID. Achievements in the game will most likely be saved.

How to install Pokémon GO on Android

To run the game on an Android smartphone, you need to install its ARK file.

Before doing this, go to settings, select Screen lock and security. In it, allow the installation of applications not only from Google Play (item “Unknown sources”).

Download the latest game installation file. Many media outlets recommend taking it from the APK Mirror website (at the time of publication of the note, version 0.29.0 was there).

Click on the downloaded file in the notification center and wait for the installation to complete.

Then check if the game has access to the camera, memory and GPS on your smartphone. To do this, go to the settings, then go to the “Applications” item, find Pokémon GO there and select “Permissions” in its settings. If the game doesn't have permissions, give them.

The game will most likely not be updated automatically, so new versions will have to be downloaded from APK Mirror and installed manually.

A new game,PokemonGO, which today has won millions of fans around the world, is now available here in Russia. If even adults find it difficult to resist cute pocket monsters, then what can we say about children! Can the characters of a popular game be called harmless? What danger does a game in which two worlds – real and virtual – merge together pose for the younger generation? Let's listen to the opinion of a child psychologist on this matter.

Less than 15 years have passed since the Japanese series about Pokemon, so beloved by children at that time, was popular. After watching it, schoolchildren became fans of these monsters - posters, games? chips and stickers with images of favorite characters were literally swept off store shelves.

Now, in 2016, Pokemon are conquering the world again, but now they have become the heroes of the popular game Pokemon GO. Surprisingly, not only children, but also adults - people with different social status and level of education - become its adherents.

Increasingly, there are reports in the media about children who, while searching for Pokemon, found themselves on the roadway, climbed to a height, entered a construction site, or got lost in the city, carried away by the game. Although the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Roskomnadzor warn about the dangers of the game, the number of children who catch Pokemon is growing every day.

Pokemon - who are they?

The word "Pokemon" literally means "pocket monster." These are cute animals with superpowers. Those who have played a similar game in the past should have achieved the following goals:

• collect all the Pokemon;
• develop their abilities by training the characters.

In the old game, the winner was the one who collected an entire army of monsters, honed their skills and tamed them. Having become the master of Pokemon, the player seemed to adopt their abilities, while feeling power and strength. Here we can see a subtle psychological influence on the adherents of the game, thanks to which children became dependent on it.

Features of the new Pokemon GO game

The peculiarity of the modern game is that it literally intersects two worlds - the real and the virtual. To find his pocket monster, the player must wander the streets, looking at the screen of a tablet or smartphone, and catch a Pokemon. The search is carried out in reality, and the tablet is the window into the virtual dimension. That’s why on the street we increasingly see people moving around without taking their eyes off their smartphone screens, risking falling, getting hit by a car and getting injured. They are driven to these strange actions by the goal of discovering their Pokémon.

After installing a free application on your smartphone, you need to register, and the game will require you to open access to the resources of your phone (camera, geolocation, photo album, and others) - only under this condition will you be able to play. Next, the system sends a message indicating the object in the real world where the virtual Pokemon is located. You can see it using the same smartphone. And so on.

All the classic elements of an addictive virtual game are present here (excitement, competition, development, variety), but there is also a social element - players may well meet in reality.

Why are Pokemon attractive to children?

When it comes to certain pocket monsters, the thought of something unpleasant and creepy immediately arises. However, those who are far from the modern game think so. The developers endowed the characters with a pretty appearance and gave them funny names. That's why kids love Pokemon so much. Let's get to know them better.

• Pikachu is a mouse-like monster that has the ability to accumulate an electrical charge concentrated in the pokemon's cheeks.
• Meowth is a cat monster.
• Slowpoke is a pink Pokémon that resembles a slow-moving hippopotamus.
• Bulbasaur - It has a bulb on its back.
• Charmander is a Pokémon with a flame-shaped tail. When the monster loses power, the flame goes out.
• Squirtle is the name of a turtle who will eventually turn into a ninja.
• Chansey is a sweet and kind plump character with an egg that helps him when attacking.
• Jugliuff is a very vulnerable singing monster.
• Snorlax is a lazy, bear-shaped Pokemon whose favorite thing to do is sleep and eat.

These are not all Pokemon, but even the first glance perfectly demonstrates the apparent cuteness of these heroes.

Even at the first meeting, monsters do not seem evil and unpleasant; they make us want to make friends, because their qualities are similar to the people we have met in life. Sometimes they remind us of ourselves. However, constant interaction with your Pokémon allows them to develop into skilled fighters over time. Is this game really safe?

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What dangers does Pokemon GO pose?

According to psychologists, this game poses a danger to children. But what is it?

1. The main problem that psychologists especially highlight is the influence on the child’s developing perception of the real world. In the game it is viewed only through the prism of virtuality. The merging of two worlds in Pokemon GO can erase the boundaries between reality and fiction in children's minds, because their psyche is very vulnerable. The development of a child’s mental abilities directly depends on the correct perception of the world around him.
2. There is a risk of becoming addicted to the gameplay, since in order to achieve results in the Pokemon game you need to constantly search, catch, raise, and take care of your Pokemon. Children who are carried away by catching monsters lose precious time that they could spend on doing homework or socializing. The spirit of competition encourages schoolchildren to play even more in order to stand out among their peers. The result is a decrease in academic performance, loss of interest in real life and activities.
3. The first stage of the game looks harmless, but what happens next? No one knows what awaits Pokemon, what fate the developer has predetermined for them. Perhaps your child, already trapped in addiction, will become the ruler of evil and cruel characters who will need to kill their own kind? This prospect can have detrimental consequences for the child's psyche.
4. With the development of attachment, a replacement of priorities occurs when the favorite entertainment takes first place, and the word of the parents fades into the background. Does the child value play so much that he is ready to carry out any order from adults for its sake? Is it normal that he is ready to make sacrifices or be obedient not out of respect and love for loved ones, but for the sake of permission to continue the game?
5. The danger of getting injured while catching Pokemon is quite high - players are forced to quickly move around the city, peering at the tablet screen, not noticing what is happening in reality. During the gameplay, they fall, jump out onto the road where cars are driving, collide with other passers-by, and find themselves in unfamiliar places. In this sense, the game is dangerous for adults too. Foreign media cite cases where people, focused on the image of the screen of their gadget, fell into sewer manholes, were hit by a car while crossing the road, and so on. They mention cases where teenagers climbed into completely inappropriate and dangerous places, including guarded courtyards, construction sites, etc.
6. Some game features are available for money. What should it take for children who don’t know their value, but are eager to get to the next level quickly, to click on the “Buy” button on the screen of their smartphone? This comes with huge costs for parents.

PSYCHOLOGIST PROPOSES TO BAN CHILDREN PLAYING POKEMON GO BECAUSE OF ADDICTION

Pokemon Go can be addictive, similar to drugs, so parents should prevent their children from playing it. Clinical psychologist and health psychology specialist Mikhail Khors told reporters about this.

“I would advise parents to prohibit their children from playing Pokemon Go,” said M. Horse.

At the same time, the psychologist emphasized that the only way to be guaranteed protection from virtual addiction is by not downloading this game. “What do you need to know about psychoactive substances and psychoactive objects such as a smartphone, the Internet, Pokemon, etc.? That all this can and does cause addiction. And I am sure that almost everyone present here has consumed alcohol at some point in their lives, but not everyone will develop an addiction. Consumption of a substance is a test of whether addiction will develop or not,” he emphasized.

What should parents do?

1. First of all, figure out the game yourself and understand what it is - when talking with a teenager, it is important to speak the same language. In addition, unfounded prohibitions like “it’s impossible because I said so” are completely ineffective. You can, of course, deprive your child of all his gadgets, but when you bought them, did you understand that this was not just a phone or an e-reader?
2. So, if you don’t want your child to play such games, don’t buy him modern gadgets. But seriously, it’s important to prepare your child for possible risks, just like when you were a child you taught him to cross the road, remember?
3. It’s certainly not a good idea to suggest installing an app, but if this has already happened, explain the safety rules.
4. Limit the time of the game, do not turn it on in high-risk places: when crossing the road, on public transport, in the subway, and it’s not worth it at school, where else, think for yourself.
5. Do not allow them to buy bonuses in the game on their own, or consult with you - you are the source of funds.
6. Be interested in your child’s success in the game - this way, firstly, you will receive feedback: you will find out how much the child is “involved” and where he goes with his Pokemon, and, secondly, you will strengthen trust. At the same time, you should avoid three things: a mentoring tone, a categorical prohibition and excessive familiarity.

The question “what to do” here is most likely rhetorical. Free your children from Japanese monsters. Give them back true reality. Free their minds from other people's control. A child is not a puppet in the skillful hands of the game developers. This is an independent person.

Rospotrebnadzor asked psychologists to check the game Pokemon Go - what do you think?

Rospotrebnadzor asked psychologists and teachers to check the game for mobile devices Pokemon Go, the Interfax agency reports with reference to the chief state sanitary doctor of Russia Anna Popova

Mostransavto CEO Alexander Zaitsev asked Pokemon Go players to follow safety rules and not be distracted by smartphone screens at bus stops, bus stations and bus stations. Mostransavto reminded that while waiting for a bus you should not go out onto the roadway, and when boarding a vehicle you need to behave calmly and not try to get in at the moment when the doors are already closing.

Due to the popularity of the game, Russian Railways also recalled that train stations, platforms, railway crossings and stations are places of increased danger.

Roskomnadzor has already warned that the game has malicious versions that allow it to seize control of a player’s device, steal his personal data and monitor his movements. According to the service, criminals have already begun to use Pokemon Go: they place Lure Modules, which increase the chances of Pokemon appearing, in a certain location and set up ambushes there.

State Duma deputy from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Denis Voronenkov asked the Federal Security Service and the Ministry of Telecom and Mass Communications to completely ban the game in Russia. In his opinion, players could become involved in espionage or a terrorist attack.

Pokemon Go is an augmented reality mobile game based on the Japanese animated series Pokemon. Players must find Pokémon in the real world, train them, and engage in battles with other players' Pokémon.

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