In recent weeks, the Pokemon GO mobile game has become a sensation worldwide. She instantly broke all downloadability records among other applications and became the most popular in history. What is she like? This is a rather interesting project, combining the absolutely popular setting of the Pokémon universe, augmented reality and the need to travel to different locations in real time for catching Pokemon.
What kind of game is it?
When your character, who moves with you on a map of a real area (all this is achieved using a GPS signal), is next to a randomly generated Pokemon, you can catch it - for this you need to activate the camera and find your target in the surrounding area. As you can see, this process is extremely exciting, and also very useful in many ways. People try to walk more to collect more Pokémon, they communicate with each other, as they meet on the streets of their cities, unite in teams and fight against each other. If you have already tried this game, you should have understood that ordinary Pokémon come across quite often, while rare ones are not visible almost anywhere. That is why many gamers have a logical question - how to get them? Rare Pokémon are not so called for nothing, because they come across really infrequently, and if you want to become the owner of one of them, then you will need to seriously prepare for this. And this article will give you basic information regarding catching these little cute creatures.
Mindfulness
If your goal is rare Pokémon, then the first thing you need to arm yourself is mindfulness. The fact is that you have a lot of analytical work to do if you are going to crush someone rarer than Piggy or Rattatt. You have to monitor how things are going in your surroundings - pay attention to the movement of green leaves on the map. Many people think that this is a place where it is guaranteed to catch Pokemon, but they are mistaken, so they stop paying attention to the leaves. But in fact, leaves indicate places where Pokémon can appear in the near future, and often these points are static. If you checked one place of leaf movement and found a Pokemon there, then after a certain period of time it will appear there again. Now you understand how this can be useful to you? If you check all these places, then significantly increase the likelihood that you will come across rare Pokemon than if you just wander aimlessly around the neighborhood.
Terrain
Not only the rare Pokémon in Pokemon GO, but even the most ordinary ones are always found on specific types of terrain, and this is information that should help you in finding specific creatures. If you want to find water Pokemon, then you need to go to some reservoir - there your chances will increase significantly. Fire Pokémon are found, for example, at gas stations, and electric ones - near power plants and poles supporting power lines. It is worth noting that information has recently been refuted that in the rain the probability of catching a water Pokemon is higher, and during a thunderstorm you can get more electric Pokemon. The finding of creatures is not based on weather conditions, but solely on geolocation, so neither rain, nor thunderstorm, nor even time of day affects the probability of the appearance of certain species. But here you should always remember the terrain, because it is on it that you have to rely on when you concentrate on the search for any particular creature. Rare Pokémon in Pokemon GO also belong to one type or another, therefore it is better to look for the same Blastoyza next to the water, and not in the middle of the city or forest.
Crowds
If you are wondering where to look for rare Pokemon, then you should definitely pay attention to those places that are most active and visited in your city. Most Pokémon are generated where the most activity is observed, that is, in shopping centers, in central parks, on main streets and so on. Naturally, this does not increase the likelihood that you will come across the rarest Pokemon in Pokemon GO, however, it increases the number of Pokemon that you can collect at a time, and among them, it may well be a rare or even legendary “pocket monster”.
sights
Another landmark that will help you figure out where to find rare Pokémon is the sights that are available in your city. In most cases, the main attractions are marked as poké stops or jim - two types of objects in the game that play a very important role. Staying near the first, you can get certain items for free, such as pokeballs, Pokemon eggs, berries and much more. The second are places of fights between teams for the right to own a specific point. And you can be absolutely sure that somewhere there will be some kind of Pokemon, because, as you already understood from the previous paragraph, most of all they are generated where there are crowds, and various attractions are places that are visited by the maximum the number of tourists or residents. Well, now you know how to find rare Pokemon, but one question remains - how to catch them? After all, this process is not as simple as any Pokémon trainer would like.
Catching pokemon
Now you need to figure out exactly how these small creatures are caught in the Pokémon GO game. Rare Pokémon are caught on the same principle as ordinary ones, but you will have to try a lot more than in the case of Weadle or some other standard creature, which come across ten pieces per day. So, when you find a Pokemon on the map, you need to click on it, after which your camera will turn on, and you can start searching for the monster in the area surrounding you. As soon as you notice it, you will need to press your finger on the pokeball, which is located at the bottom of the screen. As soon as you do this, you can see the circle opposite the Pokemon, which is expanding and narrowing. You need to get pokeball right into this circle. The problem is that, depending on the level of the Pokemon, as well as its rarity, this process can be more difficult. If you throw a pokeball at Piggi, you will almost certainly get it (unless, of course, you will throw it completely to the side), but when you encounter a rare Pokemon, you will begin to experience difficulties. A creature can beat off your pokeballs, they may not reach it, so you have to adjust the trajectory along which you send your projectile. But if you are dexterous enough, even the rarest Pokemon will not be able to hide from you.
Pokemon Escape
Unfortunately, the fact that a pokemon is in your pokeball does not mean that you took possession of it. There is a possibility that he will break free and you will have to repeat the operation again. And this is not the worst thing - usually you have enough pokeballs, so you can try again and again until it works out. But there is another possibility, which is much more unpleasant: after the monster has escaped from the trap, it is randomly determined whether it remains accessible to you or not. And the higher the level of Pokemon or its rarity, the greater the chance that it will run away, and you can not repeat the operation. If this happens to Weedle or Zubat, there is nothing to worry about - it is quite possible that you will meet the same Pokemon in ten minutes. But when rare GO Pokémon run away, it really spoils the mood. After all, there is a chance that the next time you will meet such a monster is still very soon. But can such a situation be avoided?
Berries and Super-Pokeballs
If you decide to fully understand how to catch a rare Pokemon, then you should also know what exactly you should take with you. Initially, not all items are available to you, so it is recommended to go hunting for serious prey only after the tenth level. Then you will come across stronger monsters, and you will be equipped with everything you need, namely super-pokeballs and berries. What it is? Super pokeballs are the same pokeballs that you used from the very beginning, but they have one difference. They have a greater chance of keeping the Pokemon inside when it gets there. If the monster still continues to break out, then here berries come to the rescue. Feed them to the Pokemon, and this will significantly reduce the chance that he will run away the next time he breaks out of Pokeball. By correctly combining these two tools, you will significantly increase your chances of getting some rare creature.
Fragrances
In accordance with the original Pokemon universe, these little monsters are attracted by a certain smell, which you can use in this game. To do this is quite simple - you only need to purchase a special item that will be in your inventory. Once you are ready for serious Pokemon fishing, you can activate it - a kind of purple cloud will appear around your character on the map. This means that the fragrance works, but what does it give you? Activating this item for thirty minutes guarantees a significant increase in the appearance of new Pokemon around you. Unfortunately, this does not increase the likelihood that you will see a rare creature, but no one said it would be easy. The convenience of this item is that the fragrance follows you everywhere, and will act where you are at a particular moment. The module’s action is slightly different, so you need to talk about it separately.
Modules
Often you can see how violet petals start spinning on the map next to poké stops - this means that one of the players installed a special module there that attracts Pokémon, that is, creatures will appear much more often in the scope of this module. Please note that this item is less convenient than a fragrance, because it is static and tied to the specific poker stop on which it was installed. But at the same time, it acts much more powerful than aroma. Most often you can find modules in parks, near restaurants and cafes. Some owners of such establishments even purchase modules themselves and install them in their own homes in order to attract more customers. So if you find yourself next to a module that also works for half an hour, then the likelihood that you will catch a rare monster will be significantly higher.
Eggs
Separately, it is worth talking about eggs, as they can also become a source of rare Pokemon for you. Earlier in the article, it was already mentioned that eggs can be obtained at random at poké-feet, but what to do with them next? You have an incubator in your inventory in which you can put an egg, and so it becomes ready to “hatch” it. The word “hatch” is not simply quoted, because you really have to do the opposite - next to each egg there is a signature: 2, 5 or 10 kilometers. This means that you need to go exactly this distance with the game turned on, so that a new Pokemon hatches from the egg. Pay attention to the fact that you can get rare Pokemon only from ten-kilometer eggs, which are extremely rare.
Rare pokemon
That's all you need to know about catching rare Pokémon, one thing remains to be clarified - which of these creatures are considered rare? In total, the game currently has five legendary monsters: Ditto, Artikuno, Zapdos, Molltres and MewTu. The most difficult to catch them.