Niantic released its Pokémon Go game in 2016 and since then, it has maintained an element of the game to this day: the Pokécoins. These coins are the ones that are used as change within the game, that is, this is the system that Niantic uses for micropayments. That is why today we are going to explain how to get pokecoins in pokemon go, in addition to the price of these. But we also want to explain to you how to get these coins for free and legally, so if you are pokemon go player you will be interested in staying until the end.
Can you get free PokéCoins in Pokémon GO?
The original way that Niantic established to get Pokécoins is by playing Pokémon Go, but also using the gyms that we can find around the city. This is the form that Niantic considers most appropriate in the form of a reward for those players who do not want to spend real money.
Although it is a much slower way to get Pokécoins and can take longer, the truth is that it is completely legal and safe to be able to gradually get these coins and invest them in the store. Now we explain what you can do to get these coins.
Steps to follow to get free pokecoins:
- Reach trainer level 5 to be able to use the gyms and join one of the three teams.
- Go to gyms that are dominated by the same team as yours
- Now leave one of your Pokemon defending that gym.
- Every 10 minutes that your Pokémon defends the gym, you will get 1 Pokécurrency.
- With this method you will be able to get a maximum of 50 Pokécoins per day (regardless of how long you have defending each gym.
- So a Pokémon can only get coins for 8 hours a day.
- You will receive the Pokécoins in your pocket when the Pokémon you have defending the gym returns to your team.
Get Pokécoins in Pokémon Go by going to the gym
Now we are going to explain other ways to get Pokécoins in very simple ways despite the limitations imposed by the video game.
- Visit gyms every day: The only way to get these coins for free is by defending gyms daily, so you must get the maximum benefit from here. If you open the game every day, remember to go to a gym to leave your Pokémon to defend them. And if you don't have any team gyms nearby, you need to team up with other trainers to conquer it.
- Look for gyms with little traffic: When it comes to going to gyms, the best thing you can do is go to those that are more hidden so that other trainers are unlikely to conquer it. Having 5 or 10 gyms that are difficult to access will make it easier to get more Pokécoins.
- Defend in the best hours: When it comes to conquering gyms or defending them, there are specific times of the day when it is better to do it, for example during work or school hours, at night or very early in the morning so that your Pokémon last longer defending the gyms.
- It is better if the gyms are separated: The best thing is that the gyms to conquer are never close to each other. This way you will prevent them from being removed in a very short time. The best distance between them is one and a half kilometers or even more if possible.
- Use defensive Pokémon: And finally it is important to know which Pokémon are worth the work of defending the gyms, they must be the best in defensive attributes such as Snorlax, Umbreon, Vaporeon, Steelix, Blissey or Lapras. Remember to give your Pokémon berries to give them motivation and last more minutes. The goal is that each Pokémon can defend the gym between 4 and 8 hours.
Can you get Pokécoins in Pokémon Go for free?
Niantic plans to add more ways to get Pokécoins for free. It is official and announced by the company, but at the moment, there are no confirmed dates. First of all, they will go through a trial phase for all coaches in Australia. Through the opinions and notes of these players, they will add it to the rest of the players in the world.
Are Pokécoins obtained at Pokéstops?
With regard to this trick, there is a lot of confusion about it and the possibility of getting Pokécoins through Poképaradas has been rumored many times.
However, we confirm that this is impossible. These rumors and doubts arise from the message that appears in the store if you want to buy something and you do not have Pokécoins. This message says: «You have no Pokécoins left! Get them here or go to a Pokestop to get more«.
At the moment it is not very clear if it is an error or if it is due to Niantic's future plans to add this possibility, but at the moment, it is totally impossible to get Pokécoins in this way.
So you can invest your Pokécoins
In the store you can buy anything, however, here are some tricks that will still be useful if you are a thrifty player:
- Don't waste: when you level up you get a lot of rewards such as items. So if you want to buy something in the store, you'd better level up first to get what you want for free.
- Sometimes it is better to play: many of the items you can buy can be obtained by playing. Going to Poképaradas, doing raids, leveling up, doing research tasks, etc. Playing a lot you will be able to get these items for free.
- Take advantage of others: you can get a large number of Pokémon using the bait modules that are placed in the Pokéstops, or also take advantage of those trainers who put them in parks or the busiest areas.
- Make friends: You can send your friends (and your friends to you) gifts. These gifts are obtained in the Pokéstops and in them there are always objects that can come in handy so you do not have to buy them in the store.
- Discounts in sight: it is very common in Niantic that they put discounts for special events or important dates such as Christmas, Halloween, etc. For this you will only have to wait for these dates to be able to save a large amount of coins.
Purchases in the Pokémon Go store
You can buy items from the store with Pokécoins that you can get for free by defending gyms or you also have the option to buy them with real money. The price varies from €1 to more than €100.
This is the complete catalog of the store and its prices: Packs (their prices may vary with offers):
- Special Pack: 1 Premium Raid Pass, 3 Super Incubators and 2 Star Pieces. For 480 Pokécoins.
- Ultra Special Pack: 15 Premium Raid Passes, 5 Super Incubators, 4 Star Pieces, and 4 Lure Modules. For 780 Pokécoins.
- Adventure pack: 12 super incubators, 4 star pieces, 2 incubators and 4 bait modules. For 1480 Pokécoins.
- Starter pack: 3 premium battle passes, 3 super incubators, 30 PokéBalls and 3 Lucky Eggs. For €3,29.
Objects:
- Incubator: 150 Pokécoins
- Super Incubator: 200 Pokécoins
- Premium Battle Pass: 100 Pokécoins (valid for raids or Go Battle League)
- Remote Raid Pass: 100 Pokécoins (valid to participate in remote raids)
- Batch of 3 remote raid passes: 250 Pokécoins
- Pokocho: 100 Pokécoins (for Adventure mode with your partner)
- 20 Pokéballs: 100 Pokécoins
- 100 Pokéballs: 460 Pokécoins
- 200 Pokéballs: 800 Pokécoins
- Incense: 80 Pokécoins
- 8 Incense: 500 Pokécoins
- 10 Maximum Potions: 200 Pokécoins
- Lucky Egg: 80 Pokécoins
- 8 Lucky Eggs: 500 Pokécoins
- 6 Revive maximum: 180 Pokécoins
- Glacier bait module: 200 Pokécoins
- Mossy bait module: 200 Pokécoins
- Magnetic bait module: 200 Pokécoins
- Bait module: 100 Pokécoins
- 8 Bait Modules: 680 Pokécoins
Improvements:
- Space increase (bag): 200 Pokécoins
- Pokemon Storage: 200 Pokécoins
- Team medallion: 1000 Pokécoins
Pokécoins:
- 100 Pokécoins: €0,99
- 550 Pokécoins: €5,49
- 1200 Pokécoins: €10,99
- 2500 Pokécoins: €21,99
- 5200 Pokécoins: €43,99
- 14500 Pokécoins: €109,99
But from time to time you can also find limited time offers in the store when buying Packs. And there is also the option that trainers can customize their avatar by buying accessories such as backpacks, glasses, tops, etc.
