After Harry Potter mania and Game of Thrones hysteria, its time for Pokemon GO, an augmented reality game that has taken the world by a storm that has defied all logic and age-barriers.

2. After Harry Potter mania and Game of
Thrones hysteria, its time for Pokemon
GO, an augmented reality game that
has taken the world by a storm that
has defied all logic and age-barriers.

3. The game is Nintendo’s first foray into
reality app and is based on its popular
cartoon series Pokemon.
But if you can’t differentiate Blastoise from
Balbasaur, don’t worry, as here is how to
get started:

4. What is Pokemon GO?
Pokemon GO is an augmented
reality game, wherein the players
are Pokemon trainers who have to
walk around the physical world to
capture Pokemons by throwing a
Poke ball.

5. How to catch your first Pokemon?
Like most Pokemon games, the trainers
get to select their first Pokemon,
options of which are limited to three.

6. You can either select a water-type
Pokemon- Squirtle; a fire-type
Pokemon- Charmander; or a plant-type
Pokemon- Balbasaur.

7. What are the types of Pokemon?
All Pokemon’s are different and their
strengths and weaknesses depend on
their ‘type’.

8. Pokemons can be
categorised into
various ‘types’
including-
fire water
plant electric
ice air
bug ghost
steel psychic
dragon fairy
dark

9. Each of these are particularly strong or
weak against specific types of Pokemons.
For example, an electric-type Pokemon can
easily defeat a water-type Pokemon.

10. How do the Pokemon evolve?
In Pokemon GO does not have levels.
However, your Pokemons can evolve with a
combination of ‘Stardust’ and ‘Candy’.

11. How do the Pokemon evolve?
While stardust is collected by capturing any
Pokemon, candy is collected by capturing
Pokemons of a specific type.

12. What are battles and gyms?
Tough Pokemons can easily be captured by
throwing a Poke ball, there are gym battles
in which players fight against each other’s
creatures.

13. What are battles and gyms?
Type on an enemy to use basic attacks or
tap and hold to use a more powerful
attack, and swipe right or left to dodge an
attack.

14. Gyms are places that house tough
trainers. They are controlled by three
different teams- red, blue and yellow. A
player can pick a team when he
reaches level five.

15. Winning fights at gyms will get the players
Poke-coins and stardust.
There is no end to the game, so play the for
as long as you want or until your battery
dies!