Pokemon GO Guide: How to Rank Up Fast

Being successful in Pokemon GO requires raising the trainer’s level as well as the trainer’s Pokemon CP rank. Check out Game Rant’s guide on increasing both fast.

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Being successful in Pokemon GO requires raising the trainer’s level as well as the trainer’s Pokemon CP rank. Check out Game Rant’s guide on increasing both fast.

Pokemon GO is now officially available in the U.S. and other countries, and it’s already creating a fervor among Pokemon fans. While some are unwilling to put down Pokemon GO while their wives are giving birth or even risking their jobs to play, others just want to find a way to increase the power of their Pokemon and raise their trainer rank quickly.

There are two separate leveling mechanics in Pokemon GO: Your trainer’s level, and the CP level of your Pokemon. Raising each of these carries certain perks; raising your Pokemon’s CP makes them stronger, and raising your Trainer level offers more awards when you visit PokeStops, in addition to allowing you to challenge Gym Leaders at level 5. If you’re looking for the quickest way to raise your trainer level and Pokemon CP, this is the guide for you.

Combine Items

Like with most games that utilize microtransactions, Pokemon GO offers some perks to players who are willing to spend a little cash. If you’re willing to trade in some money for the in-game PokeCoins currency, you can buy items to level up extremely fast.

You can gain EXP very quickly by buying a Lucky Egg and Incense. Lucky Eggs double the EXP you gain for 30 minutes, and Incense lures wild Pokemon to you for 30 minutes. Keep in mind that trainers start out the game with two Incense, so if you haven’t used yours yet, make sure to pair it with a Lucky Egg and save some money.

Alternatively, if you’re at a PokeStop, you can use a Lure Module instead of Incense for the same effect. In either case, use the items together and catch every Pokemon you see for a major EXP boost.

Catch Pokemon

The biggest draw of Pokemon GO is going out into the world and finding and capturing your very own Pokemon. Capturing Pokemon will help the player to increase their trainer rank as well as raising the your existing Pokemon’s Stardust, which is the equivalent of EXP for a Pokemon’s CP rank. While catching duplicates of Pokemon the trainer has already found awards 100 EXP towards your trainer’s level, new Pokemon are superior. Finding a Pokemon that’s not already in your Pokedex will award you 500 EXP, but duplicates are useful too.

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Evolving your Pokemon requires using Pokemon candies specific to the breed of Pokemon you want to evolve, meaning a Pidgey uses Pidgey candies. Every Pokemon you capture will provide you with 3 candies of that Pokemon’s type, so capturing duplicates of the Pokemon you want to evolve is one of the best ways to net the required candies.

Evolve Pokemon

Evolving your Pokemon provides an instant 500 EXP boost to the trainer, and it fills in another slot in your Pokedex (providing you haven’t already evolved that Pokemon), which will also provide a quick boost of EXP.

Visit PokeStops Regularly

If you’re lucky enough to have a PokeStop somewhere near you, visit it as often as you can. Stopping by your PokeStop awards the trainer with Pokeballs and other valuable items, but it also provides 50 EXP. Keep in mind that PokeStops need to refresh after you visit them, so expect around a five minute wait before you can get the bonuses again.

Hatch Your PokeStop Eggs

Although it’s not guaranteed, PokeStops can award Pokemon eggs to players. These eggs potentially contain Pokemon that aren’t local to your area, but they also provide some EXP upon hatching. The nice thing about Pokemon eggs is that once you pop them into an Incubator, you can forget about them. Your eggs will eventually hatch after you’ve walked around with your phone for long enough, so they essentially provide a passive EXP boost.

Higher-Level Tips

Once your trainer reaches level 5, you’ll have some new avenues open up for increasing your level even further. Level 5 trainers are eligible to take over Pokemon gyms and challenge existing gym leaders, both of which can earn a substantial amount of EXP.

We’ve already produced a guide on how to do your best at Pokemon GO Gyms, but here’s the basic idea. If the gym is empty, you can immediately take it over for your team, and the Pokemon you leave there will earn Stardust, which you can use towards raising their level. If the gym is already owned by a team, you can fight those Pokemon – whether or not you’re on the same team. Doing so will give you and your Pokemon a boost of EXP, and a chance to take over the Pokemon gym if you defeat the existing gym leader.

Pokemon GO is already proving outrageously popular, boosting Nintendo’s stock by nearly 9% overnight and climbing to the top of the app store charts. With this guide, you’ll join in on the craze with a serious advantage over nearby Pokemon trainers.

More guides:

• How to Get Started
• How to Win Battles
• How to Become a Gym Leader
• How to Level Up
• How to Get Pokecoins
• How to Catch Pikachu as a Starter

Pokemon GO is now available for Android and iOS in select regions.

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