How to catch the first Pokémon on Pokémon GO

Your friends told you about Pokémon GO , a famous smartphone video game developed by Niantic in which you can take on the role of a Pokémon trainer and go “hunting” for the famous “monsters” in the real world, using reality technology. increased. You have therefore decided to try the title in question and now you would like a hand to take your first steps inside it.

How do you say? This is exactly how things are and, for this reason, you wonder how to catch the first Pokémon on Pokémon GO ? In this case, do not worry, in this guide of mine you will find all the information on the subject in question and a series of tips – I hope useful – to be able to catch your first Pokémon.

That said, if you are now eager to learn more and can’t wait to get started, just take a few minutes of free time to carefully read all the information I am about to give you and try to put them into practice. At this point, all I have to do is wish you a good read and, above all, good fun!

Index

• Preliminary information
• How to catch the first Pokémon on Pokémon GO

Preliminary information

Before explaining how to catch the first Pokémon on Pokémon GO , I think it is appropriate to provide you with some preliminary information regarding the famous free game developed by Niantic and available both for Android (downloadable for free from the Play Store or from alternative stores ) and for iOS / iPadOS (downloadable for free from the App Store ).

As you probably already know, Pokémon GO is a game whose goal is to catch Pokémon. In order to succeed in this intent, however (and here augmented reality comes into play ), it is strictly necessary to leave the house and walk around your city while using the app, in order to find the “monsters” that gradually will appear on the screen on the virtual map.

In this regard, in order to play Pokémon GO it is necessary to activate the GPS using the settings of your device. To do this on Android , go to the Settings app located on the Home screen and / or in the drawer of the, pressing on its gear-shaped icon . Then, go to the Security and privacy> Location services menu and move the lever next to the word Access my location to ON .

On iOS / iPadOS , on the other hand, press on the Settings app (the gear icon) located on the Home screen, so go to the Settings> Privacy> Location Services menu , then move the lever located at the word Services to ON of localization .

In addition, to play Pokémon GO it may also be useful to activate the AR mode which, using augmented reality, allows you to see the Pokémon “projected” in the real world, through the camera of the smartphone or tablet in use.

However, I remind you that the use of this feature involves a greater consumption of battery, therefore, since it is not strictly necessary to play Pokémon GO, I recommend that you disable it during the game, using the appropriate lever.

Having made the necessary premises above, let’s see together how to start playing Pokémon GO in order to take the first steps and, in particular, capture the first Pokémon of the tutorial and also the subsequent ones.

How to catch the first Pokémon on Pokémon GO

After you have downloaded and launched Pokémon GO on your device, the first thing you need to do is to register, in order to sync all game progress to your Niantic account .

First, therefore, enter your date of birth , using the appropriate text field you see on the screen and press the Confirm button . At this point, press the New Player button , if you need to create an account, or tap the Existing Player button , to log in (if you were previously registered).

As a new player, you can register via Facebook ( Create an account with Facebook ), Google ( Create an account with Google ) or create an account for Pokémon Trainer Clubs .

To continue, you then consent to the requests that are shown to you, in order to authorize the game to access the location and also, optionally, to the camera , in order to subsequently activate the AR mode . He also authorizes the processing of personal data and accepts the terms of use of the service by pressing, respectively, the OK , Accept and OK buttons .

At this point, you can start the initial tutorial of the game: first of all, create your virtual avatar , customizing its appearance and look , using the special tools that are shown to you; then confirm the creation by pressing the Yes button .

Now you can catch your very first Pokémon by choosing one of those proposed to you as your starter Pokémon: Bulbasaur , Charmander or Squirtle .

To catch it, tap on the Pokémon of your interest, then hold down on the Poké Ball icon until the circle turns green ; at this point, throw the Poké Ball at the Pokémon, to catch it. If successful, it will be added to your Pokédex . Then press the √ icon to confirm the addition.

At this point of the Pokémon GO tutorial, you have to choose a nickname for your virtual avatar: type it in the appropriate text field and press the OK button to confirm. Congratulations: you have officially completed the tutorial and you can now leave the house to look for other Pokémon!

When you see a Pokémon on the map, you can catch it by tapping it. After that, you can choose whether to activate or deactivate the AR mode by pressing the AR button .

At this point, to capture the Pokémon you have identified, press and hold on the Poké Ball icon until the circle tightens turning green . Then, as previously done, throw the ball towards the Pokémon and cross your fingers so that the capture is successful.

Please note that for some Pokémon, it may take multiple tries. In any case, at the end of the capture, the Pokémon will be automatically registered in the Pokédex .

Well: now that you know how to do it, repeat the above procedure for all the Pokémon you will find on the map, in order to catch as many as possible.