Pokémon GO: 15 Crucial Tips & Tricks The Game Doesn't Tell You

7. You Can Catch Many Pokémon By Standing Still

Thank the lord for this one, as yes, PokéGO (as I'm officially shortening it to) is definitely built to get you out and about, thanks to the way the world is populated, standing still can reap its own rewards, too.

See, developers Niantic have set up the world to constantly bounce off Google Map data and their own servers, meaning that walking and running will trigger various monsters as they're dependant on parts of the geometry (buildings, bodies of water etc.). However, precisely because of that load time and server catch-up, standing still will see any Pokémon within a short radius pop up regardless.

The best way to play is walking a good 100 metres or so, then taking five minutes and letting that part of the world 'load in' (as seen by the spinning Pokéball in the top left corner). Chances are, a Pokémon will pop up at random intervals, so always take breaks in between bouts of adventuring around your local landscape to see what's hiding.