{"id":54165,"date":"2016-03-24T18:19:37","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T18:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/?p=54165"},"modified":"2016-07-06T16:12:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-06T15:12:23","slug":"discover-pokemon-in-the-real-world-with-pokemon-go-first-official-screenshots-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mobilefun.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/03\/discover-pokemon-in-the-real-world-with-pokemon-go-first-official-screenshots-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Discover Pok\u00e9mon in the real world with Pok\u00e9mon Go: first official screenshots revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pok\u00e9mon is\u00a0finally coming to smartphones, 20\u00a0years after the insanely popular videogame franchise first debuted. Pok\u00e9mon Go\u00a0is a collaboration between The Pok\u00e9mon Company and Niantic, a former Google startup that has now gone independent, and it looks awesome. Here’s what we know so far.<\/p>\n

Real-world exploration<\/h3>\n

Like Niantic’s first title, Ingress, what you’ll find in the virtual world of Pok\u00e9mon Go\u00a0changes depending on where you are in real life.\u00a0For example, when you’re visiting an interesting\u00a0location like a museum or monument, you might find\u00a0a virtual Pok\u00e9stop that lets you buy supplies, like Pok\u00e9balls for capturing new monsters.<\/p>\n

As you walk around, your phone will buzz let you know when you’ve found a Pok\u00e9mon. If you’re walking near the sea, you’re more likely to find Water\u00a0Pok\u00e9mon like Magikarp, while forests might be home to Bug or Grass types like Caterpie and Oddish. Your phone will show an augmented reality view of your surroundings, including the Pok\u00e9mon it alerted you too, and you’ll have to throw a Pok\u00e9ball at it with some accuracy to ensure a catch.<\/p>\n

As you capture more Pok\u00e9mon, you’ll have access to better items\u00a0and rarer Pok\u00e9mon. Also, the more times you capture a Pok\u00e9mon, the more chance that it’ll evolve, meaning that encountering a Weedle for the fifteenth time might be less frustrating than usual.<\/p>\n