Pokémon GO: Items and their Usage

There are many items you will be unlocking while you are playing. Here is a brief description about the items:

Pokéballs

These are the principal items required for the capturing of a Pokémon. If you are out of Pokéballs then you will not be able to catch any Pokémons. You will be able acquire these Pokéballs at Pokéstops. 

Great balls

You can unlock Great balls when you reach Level 12. They function of Great ball is same as a Pokéball. The catching rate of a Pokémon with Great ball is higher than Pokéball. 

Ultra balls

You will be unlocking an Ultra ball after reaching Level 20. These have much better catching rate even when compared to Great ball. Use this type of ball when you trying to catch a Pokémon with High CP value. This is the best kind Pokéball you can receive as of now.

Lucky Eggs

By using a Lucky Egg you will be gaining 2x XP for thirty minutes duration. You will have to make use of Lucky eggs when you are reaching higher levels because you will have to gain a large XP to Level up.

Pokémon Eggs

These eggs are quite different from the Lucky eggs. These Pokémon eggs are of three types: 2 KM, 5 KM and 10 KM. You need to walk these KM distances in order to hatch the egg. After the egg hatches you will receive the Pokémon.

Egg Incubator
Egg incubator is used to hatch eggs that you have received at a Pokéstop.

Potions

Potion is used to restore a Pokémon's health by 20 HP. You will be unlocking this Potion at Level 5. 

Super Potions

You will be unlocking a Super Potion after reaching Level 10. A Super Potion restores a Pokémon's health by 50 CP

Hyper Potions

Hyper Potion is used to restore a Pokémon's health by 200 HP. If you reached Level 15 you will unlock Hyper Potion. 

Max Potions

You can unlock Max Potion at Level 25. This potion fully restores a Pokémon's health.

Revive
Revive is used when the HP of the Pokémon becomes zero after a battle. By using a Revive you will restore half of the life of the Pokémon.

Max Revive
It offers a full health recovery for a Pokémon that has fainted after a battle. Max Revive is unlocked at Level 30.

Lure Modules
It is unlocked at Level 8. A Lure Module can be activated when you are near to a Pokéstop. This module will be active for a duration of 30 minutes. All the players near this can take advantage of this module. This module attracts the Pokémon nearby at a frequency of at least one Pokémon for every five minutes.

Incense
Incense is similar to the Lure Module. Incense works on your character just like the Lure Module works on a Pokéstop. To make a best use of the Incense module, you will have to walk at least 200 meters for every minute. You will unlock Incense on reaching Level 5.

Razz Berries
Razz Berries are used when you are trying to catch a Pokémon. By throwing a Razz Berry at a Pokémon, the chances of the Pokémon getting captures in a Pokéball increases. 

Camera
Camera is used to capture a picture of a Pokémon when you are trying to catch it.

Pokémon GO: Candies required for evolution

You might have wondered what is the need to collect doubles of a Pokémon. By collecting doubles, you will be acquiring the candies of that Pokémon. These candies are required for the evolution of your Pokémon as well as for power up. Hence you should be collecting multiple Pokémon. If you catch a Pokémon, you will be receiving three candies of that species. If you hatch an egg, you will receive greater number of candies. And we also know that by transferring the Pokémon, we will receive one candy. Here is a table which shows the number of candies required for evolution of your Pokémon:

If you consider to evolve Graveler, you will have to collect Geodude candies. Even by catching a Graveler or Golem you will receive Geodude Candies only. You need 100 candies to evolve Graveler into Golem. So if catch 26 Pokémon of Geodude Species (i.e you should be catching Geodude, Graveler or Golem), then you will have 78 Geodude candies. Then transferring 22 of these will give you 22 candies. So now you have 100 Geodude Candies. You now have enough candies to evolve Graveler into Golem. Be careful while transferring your Pokémon because you won't be able to get them back.

Pokémon GO: Team Leaders

Now that you have got to know that you have to choose between Team Instinct, Team Mystic and Team Valor, lets get to know more about the leaders of these teams. 

Team Valor - Candela

Candela is the head of the red team. Her M.O. is very much in line with what Pokémon trainers have been taught from the get-go: To be very best Pokémon master, you've got to train for it. Bonding with your Pokémon helps to tap into their strengths, according to Team Valor. If that sounds good to you, go Valor. Also, if you like the fire bird legendary Moltres, that's another reason to go with Valor. Moltres is its mascot. 

Team Mystic - Blanche

Blanche is in charge of Team Mystic, the brainiest of the bunch. The blue team is most interested in evolution; beyond that, the members of this faction are cool to a point of intimidation. If you're interested in the science behind what makes Pokémon tick - and are convinced that keeping calm is all it takes for success - choose Team Mystic. Mystic is represented by Articuno, the icy legendary. 

Team Instinct - Spark

Spark is the leader of Team Instinct, the yellow team. Spark is all about trusting your instincts - hence the name of the team. If you feel that Pokémon are innately talented, and that success in battle can be chalked up to trusting your gut, Instinct is probably the way to go. Team Instinct's mascot is the legendary bird Zapdos.

Pokémon GO: Training at a Gym

Conquering enemy gyms is one aspect of battling at gyms. In addition to that, you will also be able to train your Pokémon's at friendly gym's (gym's owned by your team). By training your Pokémon, you will be able to increase the maximum CP your Pokémon can reach while Powering it up. And also you will be able to increase the gym prestige i.e. leveling up friendly gyms. By leveling up a friendly gym, you will be able to become a trainer at the gym and place a Pokémon of your choice. The following table shows the minimum Prestige points required to become a trainer at the gym:

Pokémon GO: Level up Goodies

After you level up each time in the Pokémon GO, you will be receiving few items as level up rewards. After certain levels you will also be unlocking new items. Here is the list of items that you will be receiving as rewards after you level up: