Facts about Pokémon GO

Hottest mobile game of 2016, Pokémon Go. Have you tried it? Do you love it?
Here are some interesting facts about this new games coming out for you to see.

• Pokemon are tied to locations by geography and environment.

Pokémon Go (stylized as Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices. It was initially released in selected countries in July 2016. In the game, players use a mobile device's GPS capability to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, who appear on the screen as if they were in the same real-world location as the player.

• Items collection and Pokemon gyms are found at historical and artistic landmarks.

• Hatching eggs is tied to walking distance, the same as in the video games.

Sometimes you'll get an egg at a Poke-Stop. Each egg is labeled with how far you need to walk for it to hatch--2 kilometers, 5 kilometers, and so on. To incubate an egg, you must find or purchase an incubator and place the egg inside, then leave the app running (it can be on in the background) while you walk.

• Evolving Pokemon requires you catch more of them.

Every Pokemon caught comes with one Evolution Shard and requires a specific number of them to evolve. For example, to evolve Pikachu to Raichu, you will need to catch 15 more Pikachus in order to collect 15 more Evolution Shards. According to the team, there will be a cap on how many Pokemon you can catch and hold, but once you have all the Evolution Shards you will be able to set redundant Pokemon free to make space.

• Pokemon Gyms aren't NPC fighting rings rather they are asynchronous multiplayer PvP areas. 

Pokemon Gyms, like Poke-Stops, are also tied to monuments and other well-known sites.

• Pokemon Go players can use a small clip-on device to collect items and catch Pokemon without keeping their phone out.

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