Walkthrough:Pokémon GO/Items
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Items in Pokémon GO have all sorts of uses and usually can be found in multiple ways. Some of them can be bought at the Shop if you wish. This guide explains what all of GO's items do and how you can obtain them, as well as about the Shop in Pokémon GO.
Catching Pokémon
Poké BallsPoké Balls are the most common item you'll use during gameplay. You throw one at a Pokémon you've encountered in order to catch it. When you reach certain Trainer levels, you'll gain access to Great Balls and Ultra Balls, which have a higher chance of successfully catching Pokémon. During some events, Safari Balls are obtainable, which will disappear once the event is over.
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Master BallsMaster Balls are a rare kind of Poké Ball that have a guaranteed catch rate and cannot miss. |
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BerriesBerries can be used to help catch Pokémon, there are a few different variants that do different things. They last until a Pokémon is caught or breaks free from a Poké Ball. They can also be fed to your buddy, which lets them follow you on the map, or to a Pokémon in a Gym of your team, to fill their motivation bar. Razz BerryRazz Berries can make Pokémon you encounter easier to catch. When you're timing your Poké Ball throw, a colored ring will shrink inside the Pokémon's target circle. The color of this ring indicates how difficult the Pokémon will be to catch, with red being hardest and green being easiest. Feeding the Pokémon a Razz Berry from your Bag changes this difficulty. There are also Golden Razz Berries, that higher the chances of catching a Pokémon even more. Additionally, feeding a Golden Razz Berry to a Pokémon in a Gym instantly refills their motivation, and feeding one to your Buddy lets them walk with you, where normally three berries are required.
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Pinap BerryPinap Berries double the amount of Candy when used on a wild Pokémon, as long as the Pokémon is caught with the berry active. Pinap Berries also have an better version, called the Silver Pinap Berry. Silver Pinaps also higher the chance a Pokémon is caught (just like a Razz), along with giving one additional candy, after the amount is already doubled (This means 7 candies under normal circumstances). Like Golden Razz Berries, after feeding one Silver Pinap Berry to your Buddy it will start following you on the map.
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Nanab BerryNanab Berries stop Pokémon from attacking or dodging Poké Balls. This makes it easier to hit a Pokémon. When fed to a Gym defender, a Nanab Berry restores motivation 25% more than a Razz or Pinap Berry.
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IncenseAn Incense draws wild Pokémon to you at a high frequency for 60 minutes. They can be used from your Bag, as long as there isn't already any kind of Incense active, including Mystery Box and Coin Bag. During Community Days, they last 3 hours.
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Daily Adventure IncenseThe Daily Adventure Incense is a daily renewable item. Unlike regular Incenses, they only last for 15 minutes (sometimes 30). It has also has a small chance of spawning the Galarian Forms of Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres. They have very low chance to be caught, but a high chance to flee (unless their Shiny), making them very difficult to catch. This makes them good candidates for using a Master Ball.
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Special IncensesThe Coin Bag spawns Roaming Form Gimmighoul only for 30 minutes. The Mystery Box spawns Meltan instead, and it lasts for 60 minutes.
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Lure ModuleA Lure Module lures wild Pokémon to a PokéStop at a high frequency for 30 minutes. This effect is similar to Incense, but it must be used at a PokéStop, and all players in the vicinity of a PokéStop equipped with a Lure Module will experience its effect, not just whoever set it. You can use a Lure Module when you're viewing a PokéStop's Photo Disc.
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Egg IncubatorEgg Incubators must be used in order to hatch Pokémon Eggs. Any distance you walk with an Egg in an incubator will bring the Egg closer to hatching. Incubators come in two varieties. Right from the start of the game, you have a yellow incubator; this incubator can be used infinitely many times. You can also find or buy blue incubators; these are limited to three uses each before they break.
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Restoring Pokémon
PotionPotions restore a Pokémon's HP if it has taken damage from a battle. A basic Potion heals 20 HP. When you reach certain Trainer levels, you'll gain access to stronger Potions: Super Potions (heals 50 HP), Hyper Potions (heals 200 HP), and Max Potions (fully heals HP).
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ReviveRevives restore fainted Pokémon to a healthy state. A Pokémon that has reached 0 HP during a battle at an opposing Gym will faint, and its HP cannot be restored by Potions. Only a Revive can restore a fainted Pokémon, with a basic Revive restoring 50% of a Pokémon's HP in the process of reviving it and a Max Revive restoring its full HP. You'll only start finding Max Revives after reaching Trainer level 30.
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Storage and miscellaneous
StorageYour default item and Pokémon storage space is 350 items and 250 Pokémon. You can purchase extra capacity for either of these at the Shop, with each upgrade allowing 50 more items or Pokémon. (Eggs are separate from your other Pokémon storage and are always limited to 9.)
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CameraYou can use the camera to snap a picture of a Pokémon while you're in an encounter with it. To use the camera, simply press the camera icon in the lower right of the screen, then press the button at the bottom to take a pic.
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Lucky EggUsing a Lucky Egg doubles the XP you gain for 30 minutes in real time. Plan ahead in order to make the best use of this! You can line up a bunch of Pokémon to evolve, or plan to head out and catch Pokémon, hatch Eggs, and visit PokéStops and Gyms before using your Lucky Egg.
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Shop
This is where Pokémon GO kind of hopes you'll spend a bit of real money on the game. If you love the game, by all means, go ahead! (If you're a minor, please be sure you have your parents' permission if you're spending their money.) Remember, it helps the developers keep running and improving the game. But if you don't want to spend money on GO, you should also be able to get most of the things in the Shop in other ways if you want.
The only things totally exclusive to the Shop are the Bag and Pokémon Storage Upgrades. But even these you don't have to spend money on, if you work at collecting PokéCoins for defending Gyms.
PokéCoins
PokéCoins are a premium currency in GO that you use to purchase items and upgrades in the Shop.
- Acquisition
- Defend a Gym for 21 hours (Defender bonus)
- Purchase from the Shop for real currency (see table)
| PokéCoins | United States | Canada | Eurozone | United Kingdom | Australia | New Zealand | Japan | |
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100 | $0.99 | $1.39 | €0.99 | £0.79 | $1.49 | $1.49 | ¥120 |
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550 | $4.99 | $6.99 | €4.99 | £3.99 | $7.99 | $7.49 | ¥600 |
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1,200 | $9.99 | $13.99 | €9.99 | £7.99 | $14.99 | $14.99 | ¥1200 |
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2,500 | $19.99 | $27.99 | €19.99 | £14.99 | $30.99 | $29.99 | ¥2400 |
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5,200 | $39.99 | $54.99 | €39.99 | £29.99 | $62.99 | $59.99 | ¥4800 |
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14,500 | $99.99 | $139.99 | €99.99 | £79.99 | $159.99 | $149.99 | ¥11,800 |
Items and upgrades
Items and upgrades can be purchased with PokéCoins from the Shop in the following amounts:
| Image | Item | Purchase | Cost |
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Poké Ball | 20 Poké Balls | 100 PokéCoins |
| 100 Poké Balls | 460 PokéCoins | ||
| 200 Poké Balls | 800 PokéCoins | ||
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Incense | 1 Incense | 80 PokéCoins |
| 8 Incense | 500 PokéCoins | ||
| 25 Incense | 1250 PokéCoins | ||
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Lucky Egg | 1 Lucky Egg | 80 PokéCoins |
| 8 Lucky Eggs | 500 PokéCoins | ||
| 25 Lucky Eggs | 1250 PokéCoins | ||
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Lure Module | 1 Lure Module | 100 PokéCoins |
| 8 Lure Modules | 680 PokéCoins | ||
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Egg Incubator | 1 Egg Incubator | 150 PokéCoins |
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Bag Upgrade | 1 Bag Upgrade | 200 PokéCoins |
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Pokémon Storage Upgrade | 1 Pokémon Storage Upgrade | 200 PokéCoins |
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