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How to find Pokemon in Pokemon Go
July 24, 2025
By Walking Around
The majority of Pokemon that you’ll find are ones that you’ll see while you wander around. That means to find most Pokemon, you’ll need to be on the move. This can include walking, running, or even traveling by car if you’re the passenger (don’t drive and play Pokemon Go). Pokemon will randomly spawn and pop up in your path as you go and you can find them.
Usually, you’ll find common stuff over and over again. The rare ones do show up, but as the adjective implies, this doesn’t happen very often. There are also a variety of factors when it comes to finding Pokemon. They include:
Aside from these factors, most Pokemon will spawn in varying numbers pretty much everywhere and you’ll just have to walk around and find them. Unfortunately, Niantic removed all real-time tracking functionality from the app (for now). That means you’re essentially walking around until one randomly shows up.
By Using Items
There are also a couple of items that you can use to make Pokemon spawn near you. They are Incense and Lures. Incense can be used by you and make Pokemon spawn wherever you are. Lures are used on Pokestops and make Pokemon spawn around a Pokestop. Since these items are quite rare, you’ll want to verify to use them when you have the time so you don’t waste them!
Each item has varying mechanics, but they do bring in tons of Pokemon. Especially if you have a place in your area with many Pokestops that are frequently Lured by other players and/or businesses.
Other Pokemon finding tips
There are tons of tips, tricks, rumors, methods, and hearsay that claims to help you find Pokemon. Due to this, it’s difficult to nail down exact information but we do know some things for sure. Here are a few.
If you have any other fun tips on finding Pokemon, tell us about them in the comments! Also, once you catch a Pokemon,you’ll want to level it up and evolve itas well!Click here to see the latest Pokemon news!
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