Incomplete Guide to Pocket Master

by Stenjamesfar
AKA Jojo from S04 Cerulean City
My wireless is down, so Ive allocated 20 minutes of my day to write up some very basic
information about the game. Everything I write here is from memory since I cannot
access the game right now. Im writing this because when I started playing the game I
desperately wanted more information and it was not available. Hopefully this will help
out beginner players a little.
Endless TrialsIn this mode you challenge progressively more difficult groups of pokemon. Every ten
levels you face off against a single boss pokemon. Every five wins earns you a loot chest
where you pick one of three for a reward (pokestones, evolution stones, dawn stones,
etc.). At each stage you will be presented with three difficulty levels of adversaries. One
star opponents will give you a maximum of three trial stars if you win without losing any
pokemon. Two star opponents give you a maximum of six trial stars and three star
opponents will grant you a maximum of nine stars for a flawless victory.
The trial stars are used for two purposes. The first is to purchase buffs that are presented
to you at regular intervals as you progress. The types of buff are random and could apply
to attack, defense, HP, or skill damage. The buffs cost 5, 15, or 30 stars. If you only
challenge the one star pokemon then you will not be able to afford the larger buffs. Once
you have challenged one of the three opponents you will not be able to challenge the
other two if you lose, but you will be able to battle the opponent that you lost to as much
as you like.
The second purpose of trial stars is to give rewards to the top ranking players. The
number of stars you gain along with the number of stages you complete is recorded and
the top players will be awarded pokestones when the server resets. The rankings are
based on the highest level of trial stars that you earn that day and the stars that you
spend on buffs are not subtracted from the total. If you were to get stuck on an
opponent, reset the trials, and then earn fewer stars on your next try the game will retain
your first attempt as your highest score for the day.
As you progress you will also gain trial coins, which can be used to purchase various
items in the shop. The loot tab is where you claim trial coins based on how many chests
you opened that day. If you do not claim the coins they will be lost the next day.
The Trials are separated into four groups based on the level of your equipment and the
level of the pokemon in your current team. If just one pokemon from your team is even
one level above the limit you will not be able to challenge that group of trials. If you
challenge a group, leave, level up a pokemon beyond the limit, and come back you will
not be permitted to access the trials again with that pokemon in your group. If you were
to promote one piece of equipment and then level it up beyond the limit then you will

also be restricted from that group. Once you choose a group you will not be able to select
another group during that day even if you reset.
It is advisable to keep your team within the limit until you are able to adequately
challenge the next group. Generally your team will not make it very far in the next group
unless everyone in your team exceeds the limit. If one piece of equipment is beyond the
limit you can swap it out with a lower level piece provided you have one available. If
you dont have anything available you can go to the switch tab of your pokemon team
and create a new team with an empty item slot.
ExplorationThe exploration icon is a place where you can send your pokemon to explore and gain
rewards. You are still able to use these pokemon normally, so theres no downside to
doing this. The rewards you gain are based on your pokemons OA (overall ability score)
and how long you choose to explore for. You are given the option of exploring for 1, 3,
or 8 hours at a time. The reward gained from doing 3 sets of 1 hour explorations is
higher than doing one 3 hour exploration.
As you increase in level you will obtain additional slots to allow multiple pokemon to
explore at the same time. Above these slots is a portal that you can click on that allows
you to rob other players who have sent their pokemon to explore. An automatic battle
will ensue with your attack team vs. the players defense team. If you win the battle you
will gain a small random prize. It costs five points to try to rob another player. These
points regenerate at a rate of 1 per 30 minutes. It costs one point in order to generate a
new potential player to rob. If the player has a much higher OA than you it is often a
good idea to refresh in an attempt to find easier prey. Losing against another player will
not cost you anything other than the points used to initiate the attack.
The Garrison tab allows you to set up your defense team against other players that seek to
rob you. While your pokemon are exploring you may be robbed by another player and
lose a portion of your rewards. You are given the option to seek revenge in order to win
back what was stolen, but it is rarely successful unless your team has recently leveled up
a great deal.
The key to protecting your gains is to have a competent defense team with a suitable
composition of offense and defense arrayed in a strategic position. Most attackers will
have their ranged pokemon in the middle behind their healer, which means that whoever
you position in the middle will be taking constant ranged damage. If the ranged pokemon
is able to shoot through multiple targets then everyone you place in the middle will be
taking damage. It is usually a good idea to place your weaker pokemon away from the
center line, but it depends on the circumstances.
Below your defense team is a place to insert the leader pokemon from your friends. The
chance that you will be robbed in decreased by a certain percent based on the OA of your
friends combined leader pokemon. Every day you must reselect which of your friends

you would like to include in your defense as it will reset to empty when the server
refreshes.
Hero League
The hero league is much like the arena except you are able to click on your opponents
icon to view their strategic placement of pokemon. It also differs in the amount of tries
you have per day and the cooldown period between battles. Be sure to note that instead
of being able to endlessly refresh your list of opponents for free you will need to pay 10
pokestones for each refresh and your list is limited to three instead of five. Each of the
opponents you are shown will be worth a certain amount of credits that you can earn by
defeating them. Each player begins in the bronze league and must be in the top rankings
at the end of the day to gain access to the next tier. If you are in a higher tier, but are
ranked at or near the bottom then you will drop to the previous tier for the next day.
The leagues are highly competitive and challenging low credit opponents may not be
enough to join a higher tier. Different tiers award different amounts of reputation per day,
so being in a higher tier is greatly beneficial. Players that spend pokestones to refresh
their list until they find a suitable opponent have the advantage. If you dont wish to
spend any pokestones, but are faced with impossible opponents then you can still earn 50
reputation points even if you lose against them. You can challenge the same players on
your list until you run out of tries in order to gain some reputation points to spend in the
shop.
The shop generally has an assortment of gems to purchase and usually a rare pokemon
fragment. Be aware that certain fragments can only be purchased by those of a certain
tier regardless of whether you have the points to afford it. If you wanted to purchase a
fragment of Diamond you would need to be at or above the Platinum level. Every
weekend the league is shut down for an entire day and then begins anew for the next
week, but the shop is still available at that time.
It is highly advisable to view your opponents placement of pokemon in order to win. A
team that consists of weaker pokemon can still defeat you with clever positioning. Once
a match begins it is carried out automatically without any control over the pokemon.
Active abilities are only used at their highest point (if a pokemon has three levels of an
ability it will only activate upon reaching the last level). The games AI can be exploited
using certain abilities in order to win against more powerful teams, but it is recommended
that you play fairly.
ArenaIn the arena you are allowed to refresh your list of potential opponents as many times as
you like by clicking the roll button. You are given a total of five battles per day with a 10
minute cooldown between each battle. You can to view your opponents team of
pokemon down to the smallest detail before you fight them. You are able to tell if they
get a boost from matching equipment, if some of their pokemon are leveled up more than
others, whether they are using gems, if they have any rare pokemon, etc. You are given

the ability to create both a defense team and an attack team. Losing a battle will give you
50 honor while winning a battle gives you 100 honor.
Initially when you reach a higher rank you will be sent a substantial reward via mail. If
you rank down and then rank back up then you will not receive a reward. You only
receive a reward when you break your personal record for highest rank. At the end of the
day you will receive honor based on your ranking. You can spend honor in the arena
shop on high level items, on a small selection of pokemon fragments, or on varying
quantities of dawn stones.
Champion TowerThe tower is similar to endless trials, but differs in a few major ways. The tower has a set
amount of 10 stages to complete. You cannot reset it unless you are a high level VIP
player. When you get to a loot chest the rewards are more likely to be equipment items
and you cannot choose from three different chests. There is no option to choose between
easy, medium, and hard opponents per stage. The buffs you can receive are always
attack, defense, and HP restore and are available after every three victories. Your
pokemon retain their HP and rage meter from the previous stage instead of receiving full
health and having their meter reset. There is no time limit, so it is often a good idea to
disable auto and move your wounded pokemon back to heal when there are few enemies
remaining.
When a pokemon is defeated it can no longer be utilized in your current attempt at
completing that floor, but can be replaced before the next battle by any pokemon above
level 10 in your possession. After every win you will receive a random number of gear
cards. The champion coins you win are influenced by three conditions. To get the
greatest reward, which is 15 coins, you must complete the battle quickly (there is no
visible timer during the battle), not lose any pokemon, and defeat the very last enemy
pokemon using skill damage. Each day you are given the choice of resetting the current
floor of the tower or advancing to the next floor, which has slightly higher level
pokemon. The shop will generally have items, badges, chests, or various berries to
purchase with champion coins.
GuildWhen you are not in a guild you will be shown a random list of guilds that can be
refreshed. Once you join a guild this list will no longer appear. Certain guilds require
that the player be a certain level. Some guilds are higher level than others, which allow
you purchase a greater variety of items from the guild mall. Items in the guild mall are
purchased using contribution points. Contribution points are earned by checking-in for
that day and through donating. You can donate a small quantity of gold, a large sum of
gold, a few pokestones, a significant amount of pokestones, or a great deal of pokestones.
The more you donate the more contribution you earn. Donating daily is required by
certain guilds and a history of your donations is available for all guild members to view
under the member icon. Guild battles can be found through the exploration icon, but
have not yet been implemented in S04 Cerulean City.

Myth PokemonAs you progress through the game you may trigger a myth pokemon event. Usually this
happens while uncovering tiles, but it can also happen while auto-farming a completed
stage. Once you receive the notification that you have triggered an event click on the
myth pokemon clouds in the background of the main screen or on the icon that appears in
the right hand corner. There is a time limit of 60 minutes before the myth pokemon
escapes. You can challenge it for free and attempt to do as much damage as possible
within a short time limit. After your attempt there will be a cooldown time of 35 minutes.
You can remove the cooldown by using pokestones. The amount of pokestones required
to remove the cooldown is based on the amount of time left on the timer. Without using
pokestones you are allowed to battle the myth pokemon twice provided they are not slain
at some point. During your battle you may randomly receive a myth pokemon fragment
pertaining to the pokemon you are battling.
If you have friends you can either invite everyone or go through a list and individually
pick who you want to invite. It is advisable to invite friends to battle the pokemon as you
will receive extra dawn stones if you slay it within the time limit. Your friends can also
invite you to battle their myth pokemon if they encounter one. Only a set number of
myth pokemon battles will give you rewards for the day. The rewards are based on the
percent of damage that you deal during the event. Usually the rewards do not increase by
much after a certain amount of damage, so using pokestones to remove the cooldown
may not be worthwhile unless you are in great need of gold and dawn stones.
Once you have battled in a certain number of myth events you can click on the loot tab to
choose a fragment of a myth pokemon (Enten- melee, Raiko-ranged, Suiken-healer). If
you do not select a fragment during that day then it will be lost when the server refreshes.
Although there are only a limited number of battles you can earn rewards from you can
still participate in additional battles to help your friends receive extra dawn stones for
slaying their myth pokemon. If you enable the x2 button at the top right then the battle
will only take about 15-20 seconds.
SummonThe first option is to summon pokemon through hatcher cards. You are able to summon a
low-quality pokemon for every ten hatcher cards you collect. The second option is to
summon a pokemon using 260 pokestones. There is a summons count-down indicating
how many more summons before you receive a five star pokemon. If it does not say that
the next summon will be five star quality then you will most likely receive a four star
pokemon. If you complete enough tasks in a day you will be granted a free summons
following the stated cool-down period. The third option allows you to summon ten
pokemon at once. It also has a summons count-down, but this one is in regards to a 15
quality five star pokemon rather than just a five star pokemon. The cost is presently set
at 2,300 pokestones, but that price can change. The combine tab has a small number of
rare pokemon that you can obtain by collecting a number of more common pokemon.
When you collect the required pokemon they will be lost in the exchange, but you will be
given back all invested potential points, awaken materials, and level-up berries.

Black MarketThe black market uses either pokesouls or pokestones for purchases. Usually equipment
items will cost pokestones while pokemon, dawn stones, or pokemon fragments will cost
pokesouls. Pokesouls can be obtained as rewards throughout the game, but can also be
earned directly by sacrificing existing pokemon. It is generally a bad idea to sacrifice all
inactive pokemon as they can be used in relationship slots to provide stat boosts to other
pokemon or leveled up to complete entries in the pokedex for a permanent attack and HP
bonus. Many pokemon can be obtained by consistently purchasing their fragments when
they appear in the black market.
FactoryIn the factory there are enemies you can defeat for specific rewards. There are only a set
number of rewards you can win from each group per day, but you are allowed to
challenge that group as many times as you like until you win those rewards. The groups
you can face award equipment, gold, or evolution stones. Each group has multiple
difficulty levels that are accessible based on your OA. If the player loses to a higher
difficulty they are still able to battle the lower difficulty for rewards. Some of the
evolution stone groups are only available to challenge on specific days of the week.
Server FundThe server fund can be found under the events icon. The player must be at least VIP3 in
order to buy-in for an initial cost of 1,000 pokestones. Whenever a certain number of
people buy into the fund pokestones are given to the buyers. For example at 1,000 buyers
you would receive 1,000 pokestones. At 2,000 buyers you would receive 2,000
pokestones. Currently the fund has maxed out at a 3,000 pokestone reward. In order to
receive the most from the server fund the player would have to start from scratch on a
recently created server and buy in from the beginning. In addition to the pokestones
provided based on buyers there are also substantial rewards available for reaching
specific goals in the game.
Potential PointsThese points retroactively increase stat improvements per level for a pokemon. If a
pokemon gains 100 HP, 100 attack, and 50 defense per level then the successful use of a
potential point will slightly increase those numbers to something like 101 HP, 101 attack,
50.5 defense (this is merely an example and not an actual situation in the game). In this
example if the pokemon is level 60 then they will have gained 60 HP, 60 attack, and 30
defense from one potential point.
In order to activate the potential points there are three options. If you use pokestones you
get a 100% chance to activate the point and a 40% increase to the stat improvement. The
more points you spend the greater the cost of pokestones. If you use gold it will start out
with a 50% chance to activate, but without the 40% increase to the stat improvement
from pokestones. The probability to activate will decrease below 50% as you spend more
points as the cost of gold increases. If you dont use gold or pokestones and just potential
points then the chance to activate will be very low and will continue to decrease as you
spend potential points. The decrease in probability to activate and the increase to cost

only apply to that specific pokemon based on the number of potential points you have
spent on it. If you switch to a new pokemon it will start from the beginning.
Trainer PointsOn the bottom of the screen there is a menu with an icon for pokemon team. In the
pokemon team there is a title written vertically under the switch icon that displays your
current level of trainer. Each trainer upgrade costs three stars and will provide a
permanent stat boost to your pokemon. The stars can be obtained by defeating the boss
pokemon of a stage (the one with a skull icon when you are uncovering tiles in a
dungeon) without losing any pokemon during the battle. The stars you use to increase
your trainer level also unlock rewards from the chest in the lower left corner of the stage
map. The stars are not spent when opening the chest.
ReforgeReforge is similar to potential points except it applies to equipment rather than pokemon.
You dont need to use pokestones or gold to reforge an item, but there is a random chance
the item will become weaker instead of stronger. The probability that the item will
become stronger per use of reforge is much higher than the probability that it will become
weaker. If it becomes weaker the player can just reforge it again to make it stronger.
AwakenIn order to unlock a pokemons abilities beyond the default ability you will need to
awaken it. Initially the awaken process requires a very small amount of dawn stones and
gold. Some lower quality pokemon will have fewer abilities to unlock. The first three
times you awaken will add a +1, +2, or +3 to the name of your pokemon and significantly
increase its attack and HP. The fourth time you awaken it will unlock a new ability, but
require another pokemon to be consumed instead of dawn stones (gold is still required).
Once you consume a pokemon the portrait border will change color and you will
essentially start the process again. There will be another three stages that increase stats
and require dawn stones and gold before you can unlock a new ability by consuming a
pokemon. The last ability is unlocked a little differently in that the pokemon you
consume must be the originial version of the pokemon you are trying to awaken. Certain
rare pokemon require specific pokemon to be consumed in order to awaken. At the
beginning of the game there is a limit to how far you can awaken a pokemon based on
player level. Evolving a pokemon can change what abilities have already been awakened
and what abilities will be awakened in the future.
PromoteOrdinary items will naturally max out at level 40 unless you promote them. Each
promotion will raise the level limit by 10 and consume an item one grade below it. An
orange item will require a purple to promote it while a purple will require a blue one.
Promoting an item does not automatically level it up those additional levels. You must
spend gold to level up the equipment after a promotion.
Gems-

Gems are most often found in the hero league shop although they can be obtained
through other means. Gems are separated into various types. Similar types can be
combined to upgrade a particular gem, but the success rate is based on the quality of the
gems used in the combination. Using four level one gems to upgrade a level three gem is
likely to result in failure and all four lesser gems will be lost. Gems do not grant
additional abilities to a pokemon, but rather enhance existing abilities or increase stats.
The most powerful gem early in the game is the integrity gem which increases HP and
attack by 800 at level one and doubles that amount at level two. Other gems may
enhance abilities such as freeze, poison, slow, and blind.
FriendsThe friend icon allows you to search for friends, add friends, delete friends, mail friends,
and accept friend requests. It also allows you to send and claim stamina. Every day you
are allowed to claim stamina from a maximum of 30 friends. You cannot claim stamina if
your friend has not first sent it to you. Each friend can send you 2 stamina points per day.
You can send stamina to your friends even if they are not online at the time. When you
send stamina it does not take stamina away from your own individual pool. The
maximum number of friends you are allowed to have grows as the player levels up.
Friends can invite you to their myth pokemon events where you can obtain rewards based
on how much damage you deal. During certain battles you can swap out one of your
pokemon (although not your leader or back-up pokemon) for the leader pokemon of one
of your friends. Whether you win or lose that battle you cannot use that particular
friends leader pokemon again until the next day.
PokedexThis is where you can learn about every pokemon in the game (whether you have
encountered them yet or not). You can view the base stats on each and learn how their
abilities progress after they evolve. The portrait will only fill in after you have possessed
that pokemon in that particular form. There are filters located at the bottom right that will
separate the pokemon based on whether they are defense, attack, ranged, or healing.
The bonus tab allows you to see which bonuses are granted to each of your pokemon.
Pokemon are separated into groups with a specific bonus listed above. Once you fill up
every slot in a particular group you will receive the stated bonus to each of your
pokemon. Once you fill in a slot it will stay filled in even if you later sacrifice that
pokemon to the black market or consume it in to awaken another pokemon. Some groups
are more difficult to fill than others. Eevees group requires you to own each of her
evolved forms, but once Eevee has been evolved she cannot be reset to her original form
(the reborn tab gives you back awaken materials, potential points, and berries, but not
evolution stones and the pokemon will be a level one pokemon of that evolved form). In
order to complete groups where a pokemon has multiple forms the player will need to
obtain the original form of that pokemon more than once.
RelationshipsIn the pokemon team icon there is a place in the lower right for relationships with several
diamonds that can be filled in. The diamonds represent how many stat boosts that

particular pokemon has based on relationships. Each pokemon has their own list of
pokemon that will provide a stat boost if they are active on the team at the same time or if
they occupy a relationship slot. If two pokemon are listed for a stat boost that means both
are required in order to receive the boost. Relationship slots can be purchased at the
appropriate character level for an increasing cost of pokestones. The final slot costs
2,000 pokestones to purchase while the preceding slot costs 1,000. Each slot allows the
player to gain relationship stat boosts to their pokemon without actually having that
pokemon active on the current team.
Whenever a pokemon is placed in a relationship slot it will be inaccessible on that team
until it is removed. It can still be used in one of the other teams the player is allowed to
create without removing it from the first teams relationship slot. Each of the three teams
you can create has their own set of relationship slots. The slots do not carry over from
one team to the other and must be manually configured to provide a bonus. A pokemon
in a relationship slot does not appear on that teams switch menu until they have been
removed from the slot.
PokecodesOnly one pokecode has been released so far. It can be found on the in-game notice board
and is labeled as the newbie pokecode. The newbie code is 248859220610
Player ProfileIf you click your player portrait at the top left you will open up a menu that allows you to
change your player name. It shows what level you are and how many experience points
are required to reach the next level. It shows how much stamina you possess and how
long before you earn another point. There is also a timer indicating how long before you
fill up your entire stamina bar. There is a feedback button that allows you to report bugs,
ask questions, or file a complaint. The options button lets you customize your game. The
poke code button allows you to enter the only existing poke code so far.
The purchase button allows you to buy more pokestones. A month card costs $6 and
gives you 300 pokestones immediately and the ability to claim 120 from the bonus tab
each day for 30 days. If you buy another month card it will also give you 300 pokestones
and then extend the number of days you can claim pokestones by 30. Each month card is
a single payment of $6. It does not auto-renew or charge you for each day of the month.
If you buy two you will be VIP3 and will be allowed to buy into the server fund for 1,000
pokestones in order to receive thousands more.
Boss Pokemon DebutThis icon will alternate between Zap-dos or Mutant. When the event is not currently
active it will display a count-down detailing when the event will start. Once the event
starts everyone on the server will have a maximum of 15 minutes to slay the boss
pokemon. A challenge button will appear that will initiate an attempt. Each attempt
provides the player with 40 seconds to deal as much damage as possible. After an
attempt there will be a 60 second cool down before you can try again. You can remove

the cool down for 10 pokestones and receive a 10% increase to attack during the next
attempt.
The ranking tab shows how much damage you inflicted compared to other players and
updates constantly throughout the event. Loots will show you what reward you can
expect based on the percent of damage you inflicted. If the boss pokemon is slain it will
have increased HP during the next event and if it is not slain it will have reduced HP.
Gear CenterThis is where you can spend gear cards or pokestones in order to obtain gear. Combine is
where you can exchange five items of the same quality for one item of the next higher
quality. The exchange will melt items that have been leveled up for free (usually it costs
pokestones in order to retrieve invested resources from an item), but it will also charge a
significant amount of gold based on the quality of the items being combined.
MallThe mall is a place to buy items with pokestones. The most common item purchased in
the mall is bread, which grants 30 stamina points when consumed. The cost of bread
increases by 10 pokestones for every purchase that day.
The end. If Ive made any mistakes I apologize in advance. Please do not message me
directly as I am not a game guider and do not have the time or experience to answer
difficult questions (unless you are a cute girl in which case Im all ears). You can direct
your questions to the Pocket Master Facebook group where various members are
frequently happy to provide an answer or at least an opinion.
For reference I have been playing the game (regularly) for a week and a half. I usually
have Venus, Alligator, Tyrant, Machochamp, Toge, and Needlequeen (full relationship
boosts) as my main team, but I regularly swap out certain members for Geranium or
Frostlass based on the situation.