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Pokemon GO’s in-game shop has a variety of items that trainers can purchase with PokeCoins. While it’s likely that Potions, Revives, and Poke Balls will be stocked up via spinning PokeStops/Gyms, some features are shop-exclusive. Furthermore, there are gift boxes in the “Limited Time Only!” section that often contain more than one type of item.
The Voyager Boxes are the most expensive boxes inPokemon GO, but they come packing with useful items. Because of their high cost, it’s likely that trainers may want to forgo them and buy items individually. However, if they have PokeCoins to spare, then it may be worth the investment.
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How to Access the Pokemon GO Shop
Accessing the Shop inPokemon GOis very easy. All players need to do is:
The “Limited Time Only!” section will be displayed first followed by Styles, which are accessories/clothing for the avatar character that coincide with any in-game event. Most of the boxes under “Limited Time Only!” will beshuffled out as the weeks go by. During Halloween or Christmas, there will be holiday-themed “Limited Time Only!” boxes, so if players want to grab them, they should start saving up their PokeCoins.
Voyager Box Contents
Priced at1750 PokeCoins, theVoyager Boxis not for everyone. Despite the high price, it contains items that will no doubt prove their use:
There’s another type of Voyager Box that can appear, too. The wrapping on this one isn’t styled after an Ultra Ball and instead has stamps on its front. This one is cheaper (1485 PokeCoins), but the contents are different:
Understanding Voyager Box Contents
Ultra Balls have a higher catch rate than a Great Ball, and they’re best used when catching Pokemon with high CP, or Pokemon that have a high Flee Rate (e.x, Wimpod). Once players reach level 20, they’ll hav a low chance of getting an Ultra Ball from spinning PokeStop/Gym discs.
InPokemon GO, players only receiveone Egg Incubator that doesn’t break after use. Since Pokemon Eggs are obtained each time a disc is spun (as long as players have room in storage), it’s very easy to run out of Incubators to hatch Eggs. Trainers can hold up to9 Eggsand3 Strange Eggs. These are categorized by how long they take to hatch: 2km, 5km, 7km, 10km, 12km.
Both the Egg Incubators (blue) and the Super Incubatorsbreak after three uses.A Pokemon Egg placed in a regular Egg Incubatorwill take the same amount of time as the unbreakable Egg Incubator to hatch a Pokemon. Incubating an Egg in the Super Incubatorcuts the hatch distance in half.
Trainers can buyx1 Egg Incubatorfor150 PokeCoins; they can buyx1 Super Incubatorfor200 PokeCoins. Unfortunately, Egg Incubators and Super Incubatorscan’t be bought in bulk, like Poke Balls or Max Potions. The only way to get more than one Incubator at a time is to buy a Voyager Box or aHatch Box.
Since the Hatch Box is “Limited Time Only!”, it won’t always be for sale in the shop.
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Is It Worth Buying a Voyager Box?
Voyager Boxes are only worth buyingif trainers desperately need Egg Incubatorsand if they havethe PokeCoins to spare. One thing to keep in mind is that Egg Incubators are usually given as a reward for reaching specific Trainer Levels. Thus, by increasing the Trainer Level, there may not be a need to buy the Voyager Box and players can instead buy one Incubator at a time.
However, since the Voyager Box carriesx8 Super Incubatorsandx10 Egg Incubators, the1750is cheaper than having to buy x8 Super Incubators (1600 PokeCoins) and x10 Egg Incubators (1500 Poke Coins)individually. The x40 Ultra Balls also aren’t a bad deal considering theycan’t be bought from the shop.
Best Way to Farm PokeCoins
The only way to get PokeCoins without using real money is to leave Pokemon todefend Gyms. Forevery hour that the Pokemon is in the Gym, they earnx6 PokeCoins.Pokemon GOhas acap of 50 PokeCoins a day. Meaning if trainers leave multiple Pokemon at different Gyms, and they all come home the same day, players will only receive 50 Coins and lose out on the rest.
The best way to guarantee that a Pokemonstaysin a gym to earn Coins is tofeed it berries to keep its Stamina high. If given aGolden Razz Berry, its Stamina will befully replenished.
Another thing trainers may want to do isleave a Pokemon in an almost-full gym. Each Gym can hold up to 6 Pokemon (one per trainer). The more Pokemon there are,the more Gym Challenges it will takefor trainers on opposite teams to clear out the Gym. It also helps to place a Pokemon in a Gym where the current Pokemon havemoderate-high Stamina.
Finally, the other way of obtaining PokeCoins is tobuy them with real moneyfrom the Shop:
One Voyager Box is 1750, so players will need to buy the1200 PokeCoinsand the550 PokeCoinspack for14.98. However, theamount of PokeCoins purchased can be influencedby thecurrent amount of PokeCoins in the player’s possession, or if they would like to have some leftover currency (i.e, choosing to buy the 2500 pack instead).
