Top 10 Tips to MASTER Pokémon GO 

I'd like to add a bit to this, 1) Evolve, yeah it's 1k XP (2k when it's a Pokédex register), but when you start grinding catches and start mass evolving with LE, the XP starts adding up. I've done around 10k evolutions which is approx. 20MLN XP. 2) Make tags for stuff that you want to max out, that you've powered up to lvl 40 and lvl 50, make tags for every GBL League. 3) Track your progress, this isn't really a tip that will make you better, but if you make progress, you will be motivated to grind even harder (or at least it worked for me). 4) Make a route that you will follow everytime you grind, you want it to have the most cluster spawns, have the most spawns in between them and have the most pokestops. You should also make multiple of them, shorter one, longer one. 5) Try to find a playstyle you enjoy the most and that you can follow, for example: Raider or Catch grinder or XP grinder etc. 6) Complete field research tasks, I know it sounds stupid, and that you probably do them, but do more of them, do as many as you can, they're a very underrated way of getting hundos, I've done around 12,5k of them, and I've gotten around 40 Hundos. The rate doesn't sound good, but trust me, the Hundos will pile up. 7) Plan ahead, not for like a week or a month, but YEARS. I'm already grinding medals just so I won't be stuck whenever they release new levels and there will be a medal task. 8) Friendship - try to fill your friendlist to the brim - cap on interactions everyday, both Opening and Sending gifts. You can raid/PvP for interactions as well - there's no cap on that, you can technically interact with your whole FL (friendlist), just by PvPing. Nickname the friends you want to interact with the most, with a • for example. 9) Rename your Pokémon - I personally have this system setup - • = Hundo, √ = Level 50, ~ = Level 40, ∆ = Shadow. If the Pokémon isn't a Hundo, I put it's IVs in the back of the name ex. ~∆Macha151512 - Level 40 shadow Machamp with 15/15/12 IVs. 10) It is important to have fun, if you don't like an event, don't play it. You don't have to push yourself, try to not get FOMO, I know it's easier to say than to actually do, but it's possible. --- I hope that these tips helped you with getting better at the game.

Me with all 10 mistakes 💀

Literally the first thing he mentioned about not purifying shadow Pokémon hurts so bad 😭. I didn't know this a few years ago and i purified my near perfect iv Tyranitar...just because i thought getting that stat line to the max was the best choice... and the stat line was literally almost in the end so i purified it for no reason....😭

Thank you for the video very helpful. Looking forward to more current Pokémon go fundamentas content

I never purify Pokemon due to shadows being more powerful, and because I prefer the shadow effect as opposed to the purified effect which I think looks dumb. Honestly prefer if there was no effect for a purified Pokemon, maybe just have the icon on the screen

Depends on the shadow if you should purify it,like if it’s a charizard that’s almost a hundo,you can use it as a mega charizard that is a hundo if you purify it

Really helpfully thankyou aprreciate it

On April 8th 2018 I caught my 3rd shiny pokemon, it was a swablu. I had been playing since 2016 but didn't really care or understand IV's and this was back when IV's were done with descriptions instead of the 3 bar chart they use now. Flash forward to somewhere in 2020 when I realized that shiny swablu was actually a SHUNDO!!!! Had no idea I had a shundo for about a year and a half 🤣

Pretty cool of you to say if you want to stay updated on the game to watch yourself or other creators like you. Mad respect for not dogging on other people in your same field, bro. Love this video, keep up the great work!!

Thanks for the video also this helps so much

I started playing Pokémon Go 3 days after you started and I still watch this video

I played from 2016 to 2019 and just came back. So much has changed. Thanks for this video

My biggest mistake is on Johto tour I transfered a 100% Swinub (saw in my dex) I usually am so good at checking for 4* pokemon, but in the heat of the I want to catch as much as possible moment I didn't, was so bummed out.

I have one question when using the quick cathing method does it give exp when you catch Pokémon cause when I used the method I didn’t know I got any just wondering

I think what you should always do is that if there’s something like a community day then mega evolve a pokemon with the type of that pokemon if you can because you can get extra candies catching a Pokémon with one of the types as the mega For example: if it’s something like aron community day, you can mega evolve a steelix or anything that’s a steel type

That was good stuff! I just wish I had this video...SO long ago! I have done so many of those rookie mistakes, its embarrassing. Thanks for the great vids bro! Keep up the great work sir!

For XP, time egg hatches to events with double XP & add lucky egg. If you've time left on the egg do gifts & raids to add even more.

10:00 Sometimes the rewards are randomly changed to all items or all stardust. It's not bad, last time it happened to me I got all Stardust and I got 4/5 of the rewards for a good chunk of Stardust.

Thanks for the tip

Hi! I just recently came back to this game, and remembered your channel. Im surprised that you still upload daily! I really enjoy your videos, and admire the dedication.

Agree 100%. Except, I always purify or transfer. I am not a noob! But team Go Rocket has done this to these Pokemon, and they are "suffering." It seems against the spirit of the game to "rescue" them, only to leave them and use them that way. I know it's silly, but they look so much happier after they are purified! :) Besides, I'd rather have the hundo! All other tips were spot on! :)

Its difficult for me to even do anything im only level 31 trying to reach 40 but and i haven't done big raids because I don't have the right good pokemons or friends on there so ive been trying to do everything solo

I haven’t done the math but I am pretty sure getting as many people as possible to good friends, deleting and then do the same with new people gives more exp than grinding all the days for best friends.

I can tell you now purify Shadow Pokemon is perfectly fine as long as they are Shadow Pokemon that you do not plan on actually using and you have a research mission to purify them. There's also the option of purifying them because you have a full list of Pokemon you can have and you need to make room, also only purifying them so that you can get more pokeballs for when capturing a Pokemon from team rocket.

I was scrolling into my RU-vid history today to see what my first video I ever watched was, when I saw your name pop up in 2017. It was a clash of clans video back from 2017. I didn't even play pokemon go at that time, and I had never even heard of you before. Crazy to think you would become one of my favorite youtubers down the road.

THANKS MAN

Me who has also played since 2016: 😮 FINALLY SOMEONE WHO STARTED AT THE SAME TIME

Very useful advice. My friend got me back into this game. I too started in 2016, but am far behind. I couldn't help but notice the "Blue Balls" Vaporeon.

Yes! I need all of these to help me get out of that Noobery tier 🎉😊 Thank you for the awesome video!

The only time you should purify pokemon is if you’re not gonna use it anytime soon because then you can add it to your purifier badge which will allow you to get more balls after a team go rocket battle

Just realized me and mystic started playing on the exact same day

I played this back in 2016 and then stopped playing it back then too because I didn’t think it would catch on 😂

Hey, cool tips, but it helps if you explain WHY some things are. A lot of player's don't understand the numerical differences between a shadow boost (I think it's 20% damage?) and how relevant IV's actually are, since base stats are hidden in game. So it's great that shadow = good, but please tell us why! Just a good way to look at advice in general: explaining why to do something and not just telling someone to do it is a way to earn people's trust (and repeated viewership) as well as create a generally more knowledgeable and innovative player base.

The tags are so nice! I just created a tag for the pokemon that I've added a double move to, so I don't accidentally transfer one since it's so expensive to do so.

Lol I love how your PVP stardust demonstration went sideways. It was the rare time where they were only giving items. It would've been much cooler if rare candies were there.

I have literally been playing the same amount of time same day year and month lol

POV: You’re looking for trainer codes to become friends with people bc you dont have any 😓

5:39 I've learned this the hard way when I accidental transfered my Rhydon which was carrying me in battles at that time when I wanted to Appraise it. At least now I have my one and only Kyogre which is now carrying me lol. This was literally the last time I've seen a Rhydon or a Rhyhorn...

I started playing the exact same day you did. Took a break for about 7 years but I'm back.

regarding purifying Why keep when charge moves are hard locked.

Been playing since August 4th 2016. Stopped playing consistently in 2019. Getting back into it and it’s been so nice

C'mon, JT Gilly tip 4.5, always have a transfer tag going for those double transfer candy events. It's an old tip of his but I'm always happier when I do it.

I rarely purify anymore and if I do it's a three star that's not that good for battles

“Do you see anything missing? I transferred the yamask” Me- gets jake Paul ad “ You suck!” 😂

What I'm doing every week is saving up some friends and opening the all gifts with a lucky egg on. This season we're able to open 40 gifts/day. Dropping a lucky egg exactly 11:45pm I'm able to open 40 gifts before midnight and 40 after midnight, 80 in total. Becoming good friends with 80 trainers is like 480,000 XP! And becoming great friends is like 1,600,000 XP! I never did for ultra and best friends because they never open/send gifts when I need them. lol

Literally just went to try the quick catch method and saw a cranados so thought yeah ill try it on that.... Was a shiny! 😅👌

8:46 That One Vaporeon Called ‘Blue Balls’☠️

U might not see this comment but what about max iv low wp pokemons? should i grade them up before evolving? Are they even worth the recourses? Should u even max wp before evolving?

Got back into the game last summer, didn't know what shadows even were, but I got a 98 shadow swinub, and my only knowledge about them was that if you purify it, the IVs go up, so naturally, I purified it and regret it to this day

I love doing PvP ❤️❤️✨. It's always good for Stardust and Potential Legendary encounter after rank 20 ❤️🐣

And btw I think he started around July too that’s when basically everyone started to to play my brother and his freinds on there bikes every where getting Pokémon

Does quick catch work with raid Pokémon?

THIS VIDEO WAS SO HELPFUL

i started playing during the 1st few months of pokemon go but i stopped from burn out, i came back few years later and got a shadow shiny pineco from a team rocket balloon. I didnt know what purify did soooo i may or may not have purified it .-. regreted it ever since

8:40 did you guys see the vaporeon with the name blue balls or is it only me?

What if shadow pokemon are a 1 or 2 star??

Glad to know your stats are better then mine. I also started playing the same date! Brutal 😅

5:42 Brandon remembering glalarian yammask Edit: welp I should have watched before commenting 🤣

Sadly back in 2020 when i got my first shadow mewtwo, the ivs were 15,14,14 and i got too existed to get a hundo i purified it. I regret to this day

and what about purify latios ?

Mystic 7 saves the day thanks for the tips👍😎🔥🔥

Guidelines from the master himself 🙌

i have the same start date lol

How do you come across the good pokemon ? I keep getting nothing but weak pokemons.

Question the 0 iv shadow are still good to level up or should I focus one star 2 of maxed out shadow pokemon?

wow thank you for the quick catching tip, master

GUYS YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT JUST HAPPENED, I found a Jynx and threw a poke ball at it, it hit the ball back to me, and it looked like my partner’s paw (alolan vulpix) HIT IT BACK TO THE JYNX, GREAT THROW, AND IT GOT CAUGHT BY THAT

Good video

Finally someone who mentions that PVP is a great way to get stardust.

Love you man keep up the amazing content been watching for years

Shadows are good when it comes to attack but there defense is terrible and dies very quickly.

What is iv pokemon

Great video, still new to all of this info and especially didn't know about the shadow pokemon being stronger. Good thing I never had enough candy to purify my shadow Latios. Also I'm down to give people my trainer code plus I stay on top of sending gifts daily.

Started/stopped in 2016 and picked it back up recently. Totally different game, basically needed to relearn the whole thing.

While I appreciate the advice, I am also very sad that I purified my 4* Shadow Seedot 😭 But you live you learn 👊🏼

Damn I started playing only 2 days before him and I’m sure he’s caught way better ones than me 😂

6:18 POV: You're transfering old pokémon that could've been used for high % lucky trades.

JuniThorne, lvl 37: 2947 7462 3273 TayganPhilglas, lvl 29: 5283 1238 5743 Me and my bro!

I purify my Mewtwo shado and its become 100 iv its steel no good?

I purify to complete the purified pokedex The grind is real

Oh my god I needed tips for like ages. Thankyou for making this video

Thanks this was really helpful since I am only level 25 I did not know any of these. I have subbed and think that your content is great!

When i was Little i purified a shadow shiny scyter

I just beat the team rocket boss and got a shadow kioger

Similar to Hundo checking is to research what the good IVs of the Pokemon spawning. Some events can be great for the not so good Pokemon if you get IVs like 0/15/15 for GBL

Can you make a guide on tagging tips? Or maybe some tagging ideas

I have to purify my Mewtwo to change its attack so I can beat Giovanni since I don’t have any of the other Pokémon to beat his 2nd in line

One question. Do i keep one of every pokemon?

My who purified my 98% Articuno..😅🙃 It was all the way back at 2019 tho. Innocent days.😂

If you do PVP, at the end of each season, pop a star piece to get a lot more stardust

I've been playing since 2016 and I'm still overwhelmed on how much multitasking you have to do to play this game efficiently. There's just too much to keep track of. I'm a hardcore gamer at heart but this is a big turn off for me and I just can't play this game casually. 😢

i only purify mons that are bad and i need to do it for quests

Whenever I get a task that says "power up a pokemon X many times", I always use low CP pokemon, to use the minimum amount of stardust.

Thanks you... I started to play in 2016 also... my first shadow Mewto... I purified 😞😓 now I'm waiting for an event we can special trade shadow pokemon..

What if they are 3star but have low cp??

I started today how do I check my pokemon's stats

Personal pvp tip, don't waste your shields when your pokemon is likely to faint.

If you use auto rec knowing you’re going to raid a boss more than once, yous not a real one. Contribute to the team and help us all get through faster please. We get more balls and rewards that way lol

How do we find friends?

Oh shit, that's what the "Tag" are for!!!! It's good to know, it's good to know, even I'm a few years behind. 😂😂🤣🤣