14 hidden mechanics Pokemon Go never tells you about

You’ve been playing Pokemon Go for a week now but we’ve collected 14 Pokeball shaped factoids guaranteed to make you a better trainer- some of which can make a huge difference to how you play.

[TheShapingSickness]

You know, I actually like that they're not giving any tutorials. Games used to be like that before, it makes you want to research and discover all the things the game has.

[Axhole]

these aren't "hidden" most are obvious and simple

[solblackguy]

-Same Type Attack Bonuses (or STAB) is a mechanic in the game. Meaning a Pokemon of a specific type gets an additional attack bonus when using the same type attack. This is actually more valuable than just comparing CP. This is one of the reasons why the Eveelutions are so absurdly strong.

-The three dominant stats in Pokemon Go are Attack, Speed, and Defense. There is no special attack or special defense.

-Finding Pokemon in certain areas are relatively canon to where you would find them in the gameboy games. But, there has to be either a gym or Pokestop nearby to recognize the area.

-Pokemon defending gyms attack in set 1.5 second intervals, regardless of speed.

-Each team has an unlisted perk: Valor can catch high CP pokemon easier and attract higher CP pokemon., Mystic gets bonus CP when evolving pokemon and more CP when powering up ones that don't evolve, and Instinct's Pokemon hatch with 90% of their CP bar filled and significantly more candy.

-All wild Pokemon cap at level 30 and hatched ones cap at level 20, so save your stardust for endgame to power up your favorites. (Unknown how team perks affect this)

-Pokemon Go generates a lot of junk files and cache. Get an app that can automatically clean these files up to save valuable memory space and prevent unnecessary crashes.

-The ceiling fan "trick" doesn't work for hatching eggs. Stop being lazy and travel.

[TheRedGeckoK]

Battery saver mode = guaranteed way to get the game to crash when you flip it up again.

[DengMam]

The one with the google maps download is total horse shit according to one of Niantics developpers. He was asked on twitter if the tweak actually works and is response simply was "There is no way". Turns out the app is sandboxed, so it doesn't share resources with other apps to prevent malicious usage of the app.
I tested it myself, since I live at the border of 2 other countries, I downloaded the maps of surrounding areas and then crossed the border to get a cell connection to a german provider. The Pokemon Go app kept showing me moving on a green area (it couldn't download the map) while the google maps app still used the downloaded map.

[alet]

14 hidden mechanics Pokemon go never tells you about but you don't need a brain to figure out

[liondeag]

Good to see that everyone is still reiterating the same generic info over and over again. Let me know when you have some info that's worth listening to.

[wschippr]

Google engineers have officially said downloading local maps won't help.

[zeeotter]

I nominate you for the Most Annoyiny Accent Award 2016

[Valancet]

"Hidden game mechanics" a.k.a. "Things you will know if you've been playing for more than a day"

[hyronharrison]

you should rename this video to:

Things people who knew nothing about pokemon before go should know...the rest of us know...

[feisar]

Hidden mechanics? More like beginner tips..

[WhosFaulty]

when i use battery saving mode the app always freezes

[rushabhbhakta]

I knew all but the GPS data saving option, but that one trick was WELL worth the watch. Thanks!

[killaddict]

"PO-KOH-MUN"
"PO-KOH-MUN"

"PO-KOH-BOWL"
"PO-KOH-BOWL"

[jaggooey]

but sometimes when I use battery saver, my game doesn't allow me to select anything:(

[Gearsio]

2:30 it's official Jolteon is Satan

[rumotu]

battery saving mode is little bugged. I never can tap on anything afte I get out of battery saving. And I have Xperia Z2 and Android 6.

[thestarscreamER]

Using power save makes the game freeze after the screen goes dark

[DarkPyroZero]

Your first tip is wrong, you get a bonus based on how close to the centre of the Pokemon you hit, ranging from "Nice!" to "Great!" and then "Excellent!", think of the Pokemon as a marble, and you want to aim right for the nose to get the best bonus