"Now Pokemon Go is in Pakistan"
Pokemon Go is here, the fulfillment of many dreams for catching those magical little creatures in real life (or as real as it could be). However, the thing with Pokemon Go is that catching Pokemons in the game is only half the fun (or well, three-quarters of fun).
Note: Although the application is not officially available in Pakistan but you can download it through our guide.
So without further ado, here’s a simple step by step process:
Android:
- Download the APK for the game on your device
- Go to the Downloads folder using any file explorer
- Click on the downloaded file
- Tap on install
- Pokemon Version
iPhone:
- Open App Store and tap on Apple ID (your current email)
- Tap on Sign Out.
- Go to the Settings app.
- Tap on General.
- Tap on Language & Region near the bottom.
- Tap on Region
- Check off United States.
- Go to the Pokémon Go listing on the App Store on your iPhone or iPad. (Tap Change Store if it stays stuck on your old region and says the item isn’t available in the current store.)
- Tap on Get and then on Install.
- Tap Create New Apple ID.
- Check United States if it isn’t already checked.
- Fill out the required information.
- Tap None for billing information (Pokémon Go is free).
- Verify your email address by opening the verification email sent to you.
- Download Pokémon Go.
- Login to your new US iTunes Account if you aren’t already logged in.
If you follow these steps correctly, you should be well on your way to becoming a Pokemon trainer.
Getting Started
Now that you have the app installed, it’s time to sync an account with the app to keep track of your Pokémon. You can either sync it with your Google account, or if you’re a super nerd and have a Pokémon Trainer Club account, you can use that to sign in.
Once you sign in, you might get this error message about server issues. Unfortunately, there are too many people trying to play and this is not something that has been worked out at the moment. If you are unlucky enough to experience this saddest of all screens, I’m afraid you have no choice but to wait a little while before checking again. When you’re signed in, you will be asked to customize your avatar before the game play begins.
Now it’s time for the real fun to begin.
Gyms
Like pokestops, Pokémon gyms are also located at different public places. Once you reach level 5 by gaining XP through finding Pokémon and visiting pokestops, you can go to a gym and join one of three teams: Valor, Mystic, or Instinct, each represented by red, blue and yellow respectively. You can then battle different Pokémon at the gyms.
The entire concept of the game is really cool and something that shows just how far technology has come. We went from trying to catch Pokémon in the games to watching the anime and trading Pokémon cards to now actually being able to catch Pokémon in the (somewhat) real world. Now all that’s left is to wait for real Pokémon to come into our world (let’s do this, science).
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