Contrary to belief, “Pokemon Go” does not require players to let the ball pass through the ring. (Photo : Getty Images/ Paula Bronstein)
"Pokemon Go" game has many tips used by players where some are helpful and a bunch of them are just fiction. The game is free-to-play, location-based augmented reality game developed by Niantic for iOS and Android devices.
One of the online myth is of matching an egg to get a given Pokemon. According to Cnet, there have been a number of charts that have been circulating the internet listing what types of Pokemon hatch from the 2 km, 5km and 10 km eggs. Such charts are considered useless.
While a Pokemon gamer is more likely to get a rare Pokemon from a 10 km egg, there have been plenty reports of people getting rare Pokemon from 2 km eggs, Niantic reported.
Another type of myth is of water types popping up near water and grass types popping up in grassy areas. Niantic, Inc., the American software development company says that some wild Pokémon appear only in certain environments and climates. For example, some Pokémon may appear only near lakes, oceans, or other bodies of water. The majority of Pokemon seem to spawn in totally random places that have nothing to do with their type.
It is also presumed that a player can catch legendary Pokemon. This is seen as a myth as legendary Pokemon have not been released in the game. Some people have gotten their hands on some, but Niantic told IGN this was a mistake and the Pokemon were revoked.
Another myth that comes up mostly in forums is of getting the ball through the target. Some players argues that to capture a Pokemon your ball needs to go through the colored target ring. Niantic says to throw your ball when the target is at its smallest and to fling your ball at the Pokemon, not the target. When the target is the smallest you cannot throw a ball through because the hole is too small for the ball to fit through.
Getting the Pokeball back is another common myth in the game which is not true.
Lastly, it is also said that a player will never be able to catch them all because some Pokemon are only found in certain locations. The San Francisco based company has not yet released any word on this aspect of the game.
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