Just secured yourself a Pokemon GO Plus + and want to know how to pair and use it with Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sleep? The Pokemon GO Plus + is the latest Pokemon accessory designed to aid in your adventures across both Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sleep. This primer details how to pair and use Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sleep.
How to pair Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO
To start the process of pairing Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO, open the Pokemon GO app and then open the main menu by tapping the Poke Ball situated in the bottom-middle of the screen.
Next, enter Settings and navigate to Connected Devices and Services. Here, select Pokemon GO Plus +, and your smart device will begin trying to connect to your Pokemon GO Plus +. While this is happening, press the centre button on your Pokemon GO Plus +.
If all goes smoothly, you should see your Pokemon GO Plus + pop up on your smartphone’s screen as an available device in Pokemon GO. Select the Pokemon GO Plus + and confirm the connection to officially link your Pokemon GO Plus + device with Pokemon GO.
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How to use Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO
Pokemon GO Plus + enables you to go about your day catching Pokemon and spinning PokeStops, without ever opening the Pokemon GO app!
Your Pokemon GO Plus + will vibrate whenever a wild Pokemon appears nearby or when you approach places like PokeStops or Pokemon Gyms. When this occurs, you can press the main button in the centre of your Pokemon GO Plus + to try to catch any Pokemon in the vicinity or spin PokeStops and collect items.
If that’s not easy enough, you can customise your Pokemon GO Plus + settings by opening the main menu, navigating to Settings, and finding your Pokemon GO Plus + under Connected Devices and Services. At this point, you can adjust your preferences and turn on auto-throw and auto-spin to catch Pokemon and spin PokeStops automatically! Keep in mind that if you encounter a Pokemon you have never caught before, you must capture it manually with your Pokemon GO Plus + or in the Pokemon GO app.
Pokemon GO Plus + functions even when your smartphone screen is asleep or whenever Pokemon GO is running in the background. View your Journal in-game to see what Pokemon you’ve caught and which items you collected while Pokemon GO Plus + was working for you!
Pairing your Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO will grant you access to exclusive Special Research, where you can encounter a Snorlax wearing a nightcap.
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How to pair Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon Sleep
To pair Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon Sleep, open the Pokemon Sleep app and access the Main Menu. After that, select Settings and More. Next, select Pair a Device under the Pokemon GO Plus + submenu and press the Pair Device button.
You will begin receiving instructions on your screen regarding how to pair your smart device with Pokemon GO Plus +. Follow the instructions to a tee to connect Pokemon GO Plus + to the Pokemon Sleep app.
How to use Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon Sleep
Instead of leaving your smartphone next to you on your bed overnight, you can use Pokemon GO Plus + to track your sleep and transfer it to Pokemon Sleep.
Start tracking your sleep with your Pokemon GO Plus + by leaving it on your mattress near your pillow and pressing and holding the main button for a couple of seconds. The centre of the Pokemon GO Plus + will start glowing blue and vibrate to signal that tracking has begun. If the device glows red, that means that your Pokemon GO Plus + is not lying flat enough.
When you awake from your slumber, press and hold the centre button again, and you will witness the device light up and perform some vibrations, signalling that tracking is complete. If you dozed off for 90 minutes or less, the central button will emit a red light, letting you know that your sleep recording wasn’t long enough for sleep tracking.
As soon as you open Pokemon Sleep, your smart device will automatically connect to your Pokemon GO Plus + and read your sleep data.
Pairing Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon Sleep will award you with a special Pikachu wearing a nightcap that will appear in the game to help you gather Berries and raise Snorlax.
That concludes our detailed overview of how to pair and use Pokemon GO Plus + with Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sleep. Connect your Pokemon GO Plus + to Pokemon GO and Pokemon Sleep, and you will find a Poke Ball icon above your nightcap-wearing Pikachu in Pokemon Sleep that you can tap to get extra Berries in Pokemon GO!
Spinning Golden PokeStops will net you Gimmighoul Coins in Pokemon GO.