Pokémon GO BEGINNER'S GUIDE!! Everything You Need to Know as a NEW Player!!

This video is going to be geared towards new players who are starting their Pokémon GO journey. If you just started playing Pokémon GO, or you are coming back to the game after several years, then you are at the right place. I’m going to be going over all of the basics you need to know when it comes to this highly popular and timeless game.

0:00 Intro
1:01 Resources and Currencies
2:47 Fundamentals
5:55 Pokéstops and Gyms
7:25 Gym Battles
9:19 Items
13:10 Premium Items
14:28 Egg Hatching
17:43 Raiding

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Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. A part of the Pokémon franchise, the game is the result of a collaboration between Niantic, Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. It uses the mobile device GPS to locate, capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location. The game is free to play; it uses a freemium business model and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items. The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to around 500 by 2019.

Pokémon Go was released to mixed reviews; critics praised the concept, but criticized technical problems. It was one of the most used and profitable mobile apps in 2016, having been downloaded more than 500 million times worldwide by the end of the year. It is credited with popularizing location-based and AR technology, promoting physical activity, and helping local businesses grow due to increased foot traffic. However, it attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and creating public nuisances. Various governments expressed concerns about security, and some countries regulate its use. By early 2019, the game had over a billion global downloads, grossing over $3 billion in revenue. The game also had over 147 million monthly active users as of May 2018.

[riot]

i just started playing the game again and boy is it alot better then when it first came out, i remember walking around for like over a hour without finding a pokemon before and my area had limited pokestops and stuff now i see plenty of pokemon have a TON of pokestops and gyms near me and its honestly a way better experience

[trippymeows]

Started playing in 2016. I think the last time I played was 2017. Coming back to Pokémon GO in 2023. Thank you SO MUCH for a very comprehensible, thorough guide!! This is by far the most helpful video I've found to catch me up AND to learn useful tips. I watched three or four other channels with similar content, but yours is by far the most helpful! Subscribed!

[davisdecker]

I’m level 40, I still had no idea what I was doing. I decided I should watch about it 😂

[AstriaTVTruthExposed]

Just beat four gyms yesterday. I kept running out of pokeballs but after this video I now have 100+ from pokestops! Thank you!

[Tasselhoff]

The big question is: Why is none of this in the game? There is little to no tutorial for basic stuff like: how to throw pokeballs (let alone curve balls)? What to do at the pokestop?
My first two days of playing have been a massive exercise in trial and error (and now succumbing to watch this amazing tutorial).

[markcisneros]

Thanks for posting this. I'm a total newbie and you just showed me things I've NEVER seen which was awesome! Ain't been playing a month

[TheQuilava]

Really appreciate this, I’ve always been on and off of this game, so I never really learned anything, but my niece likes playing it, so we’ve been going out often playing Pokémon Go with each other. This definitely helped me catch up to speed again.

[kylehappe]

started day 1 in 2016. I was the first person in my state to reach level 20. never touched the game again until about a week ago. thank you! so much has changed. i remember i calculated it was going to take me over 6 months to level up past 22... just did it in a day haha

[jakdorosnezostanewikingiem]

I am glad that you created such video. When I joined the game, many videos missed the basics because they were obvious for most of the players. Well done!

[discosgirafaspodcast]

Just started playing this week and this guide was excellent! Thanks!

[jenkwon]

Thank you for making this video! If my friends ever play again, I will be sure to show them

[revblade]

Overall I liked this video and I'd like to recommend it to friends who are interested in starting the game. However I do strongly disagree with the advice on premium items. For free to play players I think that using lucky eggs, insence, and (the non-free) incubators is a terrible use of Pokecoins. I'd suggest using all coins from holding gyms to buy storage for more Pokemon or items. Not being able to hold more than a few balls, or save favorite Pokemon is one of the biggest frustrations in the game. Even raid passes are not as valuable as storage, until you have enough. Having fewer than 500 item storage is a pain, and having more than 1000 is a goal to aim for early in the game. Storage for at least 500 Pokemon is also a priority, and having fewer than 1000 Pokemon gets frustrating quickly. Once a player has over 1000 or each kind of storage, it may make sense to occasionaly buy premium items.

If you aren't buying lucky eggs, it makes sense to save the few you get for free to use when you are about to become good, ultra, or best friends (perticularly if they have more than one friend that is ready to boost friendship.) Even a x3 XP event for 30 minutes is not going to give you as much boost from a lucky egg, as becoming best friends with a few players.

[yesteryearr]

Great video! Thank you! The game is a little overwhelming at the start and this was a MUCH needed video for me

[robin]

Played this game when it first came out in 2016 and had a blast playing it in Toronto. Then moved a month later to the middle of nowhere with a singular pokestop in a 15mile radius and stopped playing. Now in 2024 I decided to open up my old account but I have no clue how to play it now, but this video helped SO much!

[OConnelsSideOfDaRiver]

Dude this video is seriously informative, I really had no idea how to proceed once I decided to get back into Pokemon Go to supplement my regular fitness regimen. Thanks!

[ElsaBorzoi]

Shared on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter. Extremely comprehensive. Wish it had been here in 2019 when I started playing.

[LilItaly]

Any updates to this for 2024? Just coming back to the game after 8 years

[jasonsmith-zhcb]

started back in 2916.. last pokemon caught some time in the middle of 2017.. use to do it with my 2 boys who 10 and 8 at the time.. totally forgot about the game.. seen a co-worker playing it on our shuttle ride to work.. bemused.. re-downloaded the game and to my utter surprise all my content was still there.. was lvl 17 back then.. don't remember gym raids and all these other things going on now.. but it's actually pretty fun doing some catch up and assessing what i have..

[senecjusz]

Please consider doing some more video for beginners. I have just started playing with my kids. I was looking for information that will allow me to understand game mechanics and strategies. The true is that it is extremely difficult to find content that is nether very very old nor targeted to experience players who are just interested in recent changes in the game's meta.

[Charles-lgiq]

Nice breakdown of the basics. This video is helpful snd I wish it got more viewss