The accessory Poké Ball Plus of Nintendo came to the market along with the two deliveries Pokémon: Let's Go Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go Eevee! for nintendo switch, a peripheral shaped like a classic Pokéball from such a popular franchise that allows players feel like real Pokémon trainers capturing creatures in said video games with their own Pokéball in hand. Now, the Poké Ball Plus (available on Amazon) is not only compatible with Nintendo Switch Pokémon video games, but it is also possible to play Pokémon GO in mobiles iOS and Android for like this take advantage of its features capturing and collecting objects. Therefore, below we offer you the definitive tutorial for connect the Poké Ball Plus to your iOS or Android smartphone to play Pokémon GO in the most authentic way possible.
How to connect your Poké Ball Plus to Pokémon GO
And the Poké Ball Plus is an accessory from the same family as the Pokémon GO Plus bracelet, since both peripherals allow us to play and interact with Pokémon GO to capture Pokémon creatures without having to take the phone out of our pocket.
So, if we play Pokémon GO with Poké Ball Plus, it will not be necessary to keep an eye on the phone constantly, since every time we approach the position of a Pokémon, the Poké Ball Plus will light up and vibrate automatically. When the accessory alerts us, we just have to take it with our hand and press your center button; Depending on the color it lights up, we will know if we have captured it or not. Below we offer you the different meanings of each color of the Poké Ball Plus:
- Green light and vibration: We approach a Pokémon
- Multicolor light: Pokémon captured
- Yellow light: We haven't caught the Pokémon
- Red light: The Pokémon we wanted to capture has fled
- Blue light: We are approaching or we are at a PokéStop
Furthermore, with the Poké Ball Plus connected to our Android mobile, the accessory also will count our steps, with which it will be possible to accumulate kilometers traveled and hatch Pokémon eggs. Now, in order to be able to carry out all these activities in Pokémon GO with our Poké Ball Plus, we must first connect the accessory to the mobile wirelessly; Follow the steps below to pair both devices:
- Make sure your phone has the Bluetooth connectivity activated
- Make sure you have your Pokémon GO app updated to its latest version
- Open Pokémon GO and look for the Poké Ball Plus option in the application settings
- Press the A button on your Poké Ball Plus until the LED starts flashing
- Click on the Poké Ball Plus option in the Pokémon GO settings menu
- The application will search for nearby devices via Bluetooth
- If it finds your Poké Ball Plus, it will connect automatically
This way you will have connected your Poké Ball Plus to Pokémn GO and start playing the app. Niantic without having to constantly keep an eye on your mobile screen; And with the accessory connected to the mobile phone where you run Pokémon GO, every time you approach one or more Pokémon or a PokéStop, the device will notify you so you can interact without taking your phone out of your pocket, in addition to accumulating steps for your Pokémon incubators.
Of course, to use your Poké Ball Plus in Pokémon GO, we must first make sure that It is not connected to Nintendo Switch, since it cannot be connected to two devices at the same time.