If you have been catching Pokémon's for a while you might have noticed that your stardust has been increasing, you were gaining some XP (experience points) and leveled up, etc. Here is a brief description about all these followed by few quick suggestions.
- Pokéstop: These are the locations where you can collect Pokéballs, revive potions and eggs.
- Gym: These are the locations where you can battle with a team or train your Pokémon.
- XP: You gain XP by catching Pokémons, fighting and training Pokémon, collecting collectibles at Pokéstops, etc. Here's a table about the amount of experience you gain from a particular act:
- 10 XP – Curve Ball
- 10 XP – Nice Throw
- 50 XP – Great Throw
- 50 XP – Checking in at a Pokéstop
- 50 XP – Beat a Pokémon in training at a Gym
- 100 XP – Excellent Throw
- 100 XP – Pokémon Caught
- 100 XP – Battling a Pokémon Trainer at a Gym
- 150 XP – Beating a Pokémon Trainer at a Gym
- 200 XP – Hatch a Pokémon
- 500 XP – New Pokémon
- 500 XP – Evolve a Pokémon
- Stardust: You gain stardust when you catch, hatch or transfer a Pokémon. You can use this stardust to Power up your Pokémon.
- Combat Power (CP): It indicates how well the Pokémon can perform in a battle, higher the CP the more Powerful the Pokémon.
- Hit Power (HP): It indicates the life of a Pokémon, i.e when in a battle the HP of the Pokémon decreases when it is attacked.
- Pokémon Candy: It is used to evolve and power up Pokémon's. You can collect the candies by catching the same Pokémon or an evolution series of the Pokémon. You can also gain Pokémon candy when you transfer the Pokémon to Professor. By transferring the Pokémon, you can reduce the redundant Pokémons and create space for new Pokémons.
- Pokémon move's: These are the attacks your Pokémon can perform. The numbers on the right of these attacks indicates the impact your Pokémon can create on the opponent in a battle. The first move is the basic attack while the second one is the finisher of your Pokémon.