Pokemon Go Plus

General Information

Pokemon Go Plus is a watch-like accessory for Pokemon Go. The companion device connects to your phone over Bluetooth® Smart allowing you to keep your phone in your pocket and go about your day-to-day activities while still being able to interact with PokeStops and capture Pokemon. As you pass by a PokeStop Pokemon GO Plus will vibrate and light up and alert you to the location. You’ll even be able to collect new items just by clicking the device. If there’s nearby Pokemon hiding in your area you’ll be alerted with lights and vibrations. You can catch the Pokemon with a button on Pokemon GO Plus and then continue on your way.

Go Plus allows users to perfectly integrate Pokemon Go into travel, family and fitness activities. You’ll be able to play and enjoy your walk, run, hike, park trips or visits to the library without having to look at your phone screen all the time.

Pokemon GO Plus will be available on September 16, 2016 in most countries and later in the year in a few South American territories.

FAQs

• Does it track distance?
  • Yes! Both Buddy and Egg - Even with the phone locked in your pocket

• What Poke Balls does it throw?
  • Only Poke Balls. It blinks red when out. It does not throw Great Balls nor Ultra Balls.

• Can I use it with my phone locked in my pocket?
  • Yes! And doing so saves a ton of phone battery.

• Do you catch every Pokemon you encounter with it?
  • No! Odds are still unknown but Pokemon will sometimes run.

• Does it work with Incense?
  • No. Pokemon attracted by Incense does not appear on Go Plus.

• Do Lure Module Pokemon appear?
  • Yes! You can catch them on Go Plus.

Additional Information

• Plus had no feedback for egg hatching. Egg hatched when I next checked the game.
• Tapping on an Pokemon on the phone to bring the catch screen causes the plus to disconnect from the phone.
• When Pokemon appear in cluster (I had 3 on screen at one point), there is a small delay of 1-6 seconds between catching one / it fleeing and the next one buzzing on the Plus.
• Differentiating between Pokestops and Pokemon on plus: {okestops do pattern of dual vibrate with blue light, Pokemon do pattern of single vibrate with green light.
• Successful catch feedback: 3 vibrations with blinking white light, then multicolor lights with multiple vibrations.
• Failed catch feedback: 1-3 vibrations with blinking white light, then 3 short vibrations with red lights.
• Pokestop feedback: after pressing the plus, it vibrates the number of items you got. E.g. Four vibrations = four items. Single vibration with white light if your bag is full.
• Catch time: takes about 5 seconds between pressing on the plus and a successful catch. More or less the same as after your ball hits a Pokemon in the game.