Here’s a list of useful Pokémon GO resources:
The Silph Road
The Silph Road is the leading worldwide community of Pokémon GO players. Originally intended as a platform for trading, it evolved into a large network of people and useful tools centered around the game.
- Main site
- Silph Road Subreddit — Up-to-date discussion about all aspects of the game on Reddit.
- Nest Atlas — a comprehensive map of Pokémon nests (locations featuring recurring spawns of a single species)
- League Map — a worldwide map showing Pokémon GO communities on Discord and Telegram. Useful for finding players wherever you go.
- Silph Research — In-depth, science-based analysis of the game’s mechanics.
GamePress
GamePress offers a variety of useful guides and calculators on their site. They are well-known for providing timely raid guides showing the best counters to use for a particular raid boss.
IV Checkers
Tools to quickly find the Individual Values of your Pokémon. Most are apps available for Android and iOS, allowing fast appraisals. The tools listed below have been verified as safe to use by the greater community.
- Poke Genie (iOS and Android)
- Calcy IV (Android)
- GoIV (Android)
- Poke Assistant (In-browser)
- GamePress (In-browser)
Breakpoint Calculators
Breakpoint calculators are an advanced tool to help analyze the exact point a powered-up Pokémon begins to do more damage against a specific raid boss or gym opponent. They are useful to determine an optimal point for using stardust effectively, though the breakpoints depend on weather, friend bonuses, and the specific opponent.
Gym Calculators
- Gym Badge Progress Calculator — upload a screenshot of a gym badge to see your progress towards the next badge level.
- Gym Demotivation Calculator — check how quickly a Pokémon will lose motivation in a gym.
Pokebattler
Pokebattler allows for battle simulations against gym and raid bosses, using custom stats from your own Pokémon. Use it to find the best counters for a particular match-up.
GoRanger
GoRanger is a useful companion app to the game. It shows start and end times for in-game events, and offers other features like a shiny checklist.
Legacy Moves List
Many Pokémon have had moveset changes that make some moves unobtainable after a certain date. P337 has a list of such legacy moves, along with details about their importance.
Pokémon GO Plus Companion
The Go Companion app for Android notifies you when your Go Plus disconnects, and improves connection latency and performance. It may increase the chances your Go Plus connects if this has been an issue for you.