Finding & Catching Wild Pokémon

Finding wild PokémonYour device will vibrate to alert you when a wild Pokémon has appeared on the Map. If you don’t see any Pokémon nearby, ...

How do I find specific Pokémon?

You may want to find and catch specific Pokémon to fill up your Pokédex, collect Candy to power up one of your favorite Pokémon, complete Re...

Incubators & Hatching Pokémon Eggs

When gathering items at PokéStops, you may find a Pokémon Egg. Place the Egg in an Incubator, and the Egg will hatch into a Pokémon as you w...

Viewing a Pokémon Summary

The Pokémon summary provides detailed information about the characteristics that make your Pokémon unique. You can evolve, Power Up, and ma...

Appraising your Pokémon

Pokémon GO’s appraisal system allows you to assess the potential of your Pokémon. To appraise a Pokémon:In Map View, tap the Main Menu ...

Powering Up Pokémon

Powering up Pokémon you’ve caught increases their CP and HP. You can power up a Pokémon with Stardust and Candy, which you can acquire...

Catching Pokémon in AR mode

Bring Pokémon GO to the real world like never beforeAR mode uses Pokémon GO’s augmented reality features to allow Pokémon to appear in and a...

What are Shiny Pokémon?

Shiny Pokémon are rare variants of Pokémon that are differently colored than other Pokémon of their species. If you’re lucky, you may random...

Transferring Pokémon

As you catch more Pokémon, you may transfer some of them to Professor Willow to free up your Pokémon storage. You’ll receive Candy in exchan...

Evolving your Pokémon

Every time you catch a Pokémon of a particular species, you’ll receive Candy for that species. Evolution requires a different amount of Ca...

Searching & Filtering your Pokémon Inventory

As your Pokémon collection grows, you can use keyword searches to quickly and easily narrow down the list of Pokémon that you have caught.&n...

Tagging your Pokémon Inventory

As your Pokémon collection grows, you can use tags to categorize and easily access your Pokémon based on characteristics you are most intere...

[Video] Powering Up and Evolving Pokémon

Explore the topics discussed in this tutorial. Learn more about selecting a buddy Pokémon and powering up, transfe...