How to Connect and Use a Poké Ball Plus With Pokémon Go

Playing Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee with the Poké Ball Plus was perhaps the most immersive Pokémon experience yet. Using the Poké Ball Plus to catch Pokémon instead of just pressing a button allowed players to truly live out their fantasy of being a Pokémon trainer.

But once the game was over, it seemed like there was no further use for the Poké Ball Plus. However, this is not entirely correct. You can also use it to play Pokemon Go. So fish your Poké Ball Plus from the depths of your junk drawer because there are many more Pokémon to catch!

What is a Pokeball Plus?

The Poké Ball Plus is a controller introduced with Pokémon: Let’s Go Pikachu and Eevee. It is shaped like a Poké Ball and offers the player a more authentic Pokémon trainer experience. Because it’s not heavily promoted, many people don’t realize that you can use the Poké Ball Plus with other games as well.

Pokémon is a massive franchise with lots of games and lots of awesome Pokémon companion apps to go with them. By far the most successful of these apps is the mobile game Pokémon Go. This is arguably the best use for the Poké Ball Plus. So to get the most out of your controller, read on to find out how to use it to play Pokémon Go.

How to connect your Poké Ball Plus to Pokémon Go

To play Pokémon Go with your Poké Ball Plus, you must first pair your controller with the app.

1. Ensure Bluetooth enabled on your device.
2. Open Pokemon Go and click the Pokeball in the middle of the screen to open the menu.
3. Open the settings by pressing gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
4. Press OK to allow Pokémon Go to use Bluetooth.
5. Scroll to the bottom of the settings menu and press Pokeball Plus.
6. Press the top button on your Poké Ball Plus and it should appear underneath available devices.
7. choose yours Pokeball Plus in available devices to connect it.

Once you’ve linked your Poké Ball Plus to your account, you can link it directly from the main Pokémon Go screen.

1. Open Pokemon Go.
2. Press the Pokeball icon in the top right corner of the home screen.
3. Press the top button on your Poké Ball Plus to connect it to your game.

Once you’ve linked a Poké Ball Plus to your Pokémon Go account, this icon will always appear on the main page, making using your Poké Ball Plus much easier in the future.

How to use your Poké Ball Plus to play Pokémon Go

There are plenty of Pokémon Go tips and tricks to get the most out of your Pokémon adventure, but using a Poké Balls Plus is a great place to start. With the Poké Ball Plus, you can play Pokémon Go without having the app constantly on your screen.

The controller will vibrate and flash different colors to let you know about things like Poké Stops or nearby Pokemon, which you can then use the controller to react to. Follow our guide below to see what these notifications mean:

• Vibrate and blink green = A previously caught Pokémon is nearby.
• Vibrate and blink yellow = a new Pokemon is nearby.
• Vibrate and flash blue = a Poké Stop is nearby.

To catch a Pokémon with your Poké Ball Plus, press the button on top of the controller. The Poké Ball Plus will flash white three times to indicate that you’ve thrown a ball. If you successfully catch the Pokemon, the ball will flash a multicolored rainbow light. If you failed, it will flash red.

If you press the top button to catch a Pokemon and it immediately flashes red three times, it means you’re either out of Pokeballs or out of space in your box.

To spin a Poké Stop, press the top button. If successful, rainbow lights will flash. If a Pokémon is currently in your Poké Ball Plus, it will automatically rotate the PokéStop for you.

You can manage the notifications your Poké Ball Plus receives in Pokémon Go.

1. Open Pokémon Go and click the Pokeball in the middle of the screen to open the menu.
2. Open the settings by pressing gear icon in the top right corner of the screen.
3. Scroll to the bottom of the settings menu and press Pokeball Plus.
4. Above where it shows yours available devicesyou will see a section labeled notifications.

Here you can easily manage your Poké Ball Plus notifications at any time.

Be the very best like no one has ever been!

Using your Poké Ball Plus to play Pokémon Go is a far more efficient way to collect Pokémon. Not only is it faster, but it also saves your phone’s battery life. There’s also a whimsical charm that comes from holding this mechanical Pokéball that will make you feel like a real Pokémon trainer.

Hopefully this guide has brought more life to your forgotten Poké Ball Plus and you can continue your quest to catch them all!