The Map in Pokemon Go is a vast one -- taken directly from Google Maps, and a lot can happen on them that might not be easily understood. This wiki page collects information on how the overall map in Pokemon Go works, what you can find, and tips for optimizing your experience.
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Understanding the Map
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As the map is created by synching your GPS with Google Maps, you're likely to find a detailed map of the area you find yourself in -- complete with streets, alleys, buildings, parks, and bodies of water. Your trainer will embody you, the player, usually standing wherever you yourself are in the real world, and constantly ping out a pulse that covers a small radius around you. This is the radius that you the player can effect when you are in range of certain things.
The Pokemon tracker pulsing in the bottom-right corner brings up a display of nearby Pokemon when tapped. The Pokemon in the top-left corner of this display is always the nearest to your current position. The number of pawprints beneath indicates relative distance: zero to one are close, while three are distant.
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There's no real indication of the direction you'll find the Pokemon in, but the bar in the bottom-right corner of the map pulses when they change position relative to you. In terms of distance, three paws can be quite a long way; perhaps several city blocks.
Note: As of the July 31st Update, the footprints have been removed from the game, and it is not known if there will be anything to replace them in the future. As of the August 9th Update, the footprints have been replaced.
Around you, you'll often see various points of interest, detailed below:
PokeStops
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The PokeStop is noted by a blue icon with a cube hovering over it. These are interactable areas that players can stop at to receive items and experience. When a player is close enough that their pulse touches the PokeStop's ring of influence, the PokeStop will expand to display a Poke Ball Icon.
The player can then tap on the PokeStop to see the point of interest -- along with a picture to easily identify it -- as many PokeStops are created from art, sculptures, or buildings. If the player is in range, you can swipe to spin the image to gain items and experience. PokeStops will refresh every 5 or so minutes. Note that sometimes a PokeStop will turn blue but not yet shed items for you -- that simply means to be patient and wait just another minute or so.
A PokeStop that is showering pink petals is under the influence of a Lure Module that any player can attatch to increase Pokemon drawn to the PokeStop, obtainable by any nearby player.
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Gyms
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Gyms are large towers that appear on the horizon in one of four colors (corresponding to neutral or the team colors), usually with a Pokemon standing on top. These are where trainers can battle other Pokemon, both fighting at rival gyms or training at friendly ones. The size of the tower often indicates how powerful the gym is, as the amount of prestige will allow more trainers to place their Pokemon in the gym, with the strongest being the Gym Leader.
A player can fight at a rival gym with a team of six Pokemon to steadily lower the gym's prestige the more enemy Pokemon are defeated, as well as earning experience. As the gym's prestige lowers, the level will decrease, and the lowest level pokemon will be removed until the gym turns grey and neutral, allowing anyone to claim it for their team.
Is the Pokemon Gym you see nearby exploding at the top with signs of battle? That means other players are trying to train or fight at the gym. You can even attack the gym with other players, allowing Pokemon to fight alongside you to take down a gym.
Tall Grass
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Tall grass is noted by the shuffling of grass and leaves seen in random areas on the map. These often indicate the presence of nearby Pokemon in the vicinity, but they do not mean that you will always find a Pokemon when approaching the moving grass. Use it as a general indicator to explore the area, but don't misunderstand it as the actual locations of Pokemon shown in your tracker.
Parks
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Parks that have been classified in Google Maps will be shown as dark green areas that contrast against the lighter green of other areas in the map. Parks are a great place to look for Pokemon, as there will be much more concentrated areas of tall grass allowing for a greater variety of pokemon.
Water
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Oceans, lakes, rivers, ponds and other sources of water appear as blue on your map, taken directly from Google Maps. These areas are often great places to skirt the edge of, as players can often find high concentration of water type Pokemon found on the sides of any water source.
Map Tips
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Below you will find tips on making the most of your experience using the map to find new pokemon and places to explore.
- Want to know where you can expect to find PokeStops and Gyms? All points were built off Niantic's previous project, The Ingress Intel Map. By using that program, you can get a look at which points of interest are likely to become PokeStops and Gyms.
- Explore to find new areas, PokeStops, Gyms, and more Pokemon variety. Certain areas often have disctinct cycles of Pokemon found more often than in another area, and by moving around, you may find other locations that Pokemon you are looking for congregate.
- Check Gyms from a distance before engaging. You can save yourself some time by scoping out a gym in advance, as they load quite far in the distance. From there you can figure out if it's worth training or attacking based on the level of the gym and Pokemon inside.
- If in a moving vehicle (and NOT operating it) it's important to note that you can only interact with PokeStops and Gyms if the player is close enough and remains there long enough. However, if you are good at timing, or slowed down enough, you can interact with a PokeStop out of range and spin the disc right as you pass it by. Pokemon however can be interacted with as you move, and will sit with you in the car until you catch them (or they run away!)
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Finding PokeStops and Gyms in Pokemon Go is, well, very simple. Just open up the app and take a look around -- PokeStops look like little blue cubes, and Gyms are taller structures with Pokemon defending them.
(Check out CNET's complete guide to Pokemon Go)
There's a catch, though. You can only see nearby PokeStops and Gyms on the Pokemon Go app -- anything more than a mile away won't show up, and you can't move around the map without physically moving around the map. What if you want to check out the PokeStop situation in a different part of town?
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Pokemon Go is pretty new, so there's no universal map of PokeStops and Gyms yet. But Niantic didn't pull all of these landmarks out of thin air, it pulled them from Ingress, its other augmented reality mobile game. And there is a universal map of Ingress portals, aka PokeStops and Gyms.
Here's how to access the map:
1. Download and install Ingress (iOS, Android) on your smartphone and sign up for an account using your Google log-in.
2. Open Google Chrome and install the Tampermonkey extension and the Ingress Intel Total Conversion browser add-on. (You can also use Mozilla Firefox and the Greasemonkey add-on.)
3. Once those add-ons are installed, click this link to open the Ingress Intel Map and sign in using your Ingress (Google) credentials.
4. Click the layer button in the upper right corner of the Ingress Intel Map and click Google Roads. Check the following boxes: Unclaimed Portals, Level 1 Portals, Level 2 Portals, Level 3 Portals, Level 4 Portals, Level 5 Portals, Level 6 Portals, Level 7 Portals, Level 8 Portals, Resistance, Enlightened, Artifacts, Ornaments, Pokestops and Gyms.
5. You will see a map of blue, green and orange spots, as well as a handful of PokeStop (red and white) and Gym (blue with PokeBalls) markers. The blue, green and orange spots are Ingress portals, and are probably something in Pokemon Go -- either PokeStops or Gyms. The PokeStop and Gym markers are definitely PokeStops and Gyms that have been confirmed by the Pokemon Go community.
If you do not see any PokeStop or Gym markers, click PoGo Opt at the bottom of the right-hand sidebar, and then click Load all PoGo portals.
6. You can help out the Pokemon Go community by marking portals as PokeStops or Gyms. To do this, click on the Portal and click the PokeStop icon or the Gym icon next to the portal's location name.
(H/T reddit user tf2manu994)
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Sure, you could look at your in-game Pokedex to figure out what's located where..but not only do you have to encounter a Pokemon first to access them there, that method isn't as useful as having all the information in one picture.
Thankfully, Reddit user Bobdor is way ahead of us—check out this awesome map he created. Click 'expand,' then right click and choose 'open in a new tab' to see the whole thing:
With this, hopefully you can have an easier time catching all the available Pokemon in X & Y. Do note that in order to get all the Pokemon listed under Friend Safari, you need at least a handful of friends registered. Additionally, Bobdor notes the following about the map:
If a pokemon has the 'horde' symbol next to it, it doesn't mean that it ONLY comes in hordes. It just means that it DOES come in hordes.
Also if a pokemon has any 'fishing' symbol next to it. I just put the easiest method for capture instead of listing all. For example if you can catch something with a good and super rod, I just put good because you don't NEED the super rod.
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This elegantly designed interactive Pokemon Go map will help you easily locate the Pokemon you’re trying to catch.
Pokemon Go relies on map and GPS data from Google to fill the world around you with virtual Pokemon that you can catch, level up, and later use in battle against other players.
This feature only works in the area around you, and doesn’t show you where a specific Pokemon may be hiding. Enter Pokevision, an interactive map that displays Pokemon locations all over the world (where the game is available), in real time.
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That means you can drop a pin anywhere on the map, scan the area, and get a detailed report of the available Pokemon, and how much time you have before they expire. This is especially helpful when finding rare Pokemon, as you’ll know just how long you’ve got before they disappear.
The site allows you type in your city name, or simply choose it from the map. You can only make one search every 30 seconds though. Pokevision will still work when Go servers are down, but the accuracy and frequency of data may take a hit.
At the time of writing, Pokemon Go servers are having some trouble, so it’s best to wait until they’re back online to try it out. Gat general test books free download pdf 2019.