Pokémon plus: Pokémon GO Plus & Poké Ball Plus — Pokémon GO Help Center

Pokémon GO Plus & Poké Ball Plus — Pokémon GO Help Center

Pokémon GO Plus and Poké Ball Plus are optional accessories to enhance gameplay. Using a Bluetooth connection, they notify you of nearby Pokémon and PokéStops without having to look at your phone. As long as they’re connected, they will also count your steps so you can hatch Eggs and get Candy for your Buddy Pokémon.

This article covers the functionality of both the Pokémon GO Plus and Poké Ball Plus. For the sake of clarity, the instructions in this article refer to the Pokémon GO Plus, but they are also applicable to the Poké Ball Plus.

Visit The Pokémon Company’s website for more information about the Poké Ball Plus and the Pokémon GO Plus.

Quick Start Guide

When a Pokémon is nearby, the indicator light on the Pokémon GO Plus will blink and vibrate.

Green for Pokémon you’ve caught

Yellow for Pokémon you haven’t caught

Press the button to catch it!

After you press the button, you’ll see…Multicolor for success

Red for Pokémon has run away

When you’re within range of a PokéStop, the indicator light will flash blue and vibrate.

Press the function button to search the PokéStop for items.The light will pulse multicolor for success and red for out of range

Pairing and connecting

  1. Open the Pokémon GO app

  2. In Map View, touch the Main Menu

  3. At the top right, touch Settings

  4. Touch Pokémon GO Plus

  5. Press the function button to make the accessory discoverable

  6. Touch your Pokémon GO Plus under Available Devices list. The accessory will vibrate when connected

Walking, collecting Items, and catching Pokémon

Walking with your Pokémon GO Plus:

When your Pokémon Go Plus is connected, even if you turn off your phone’s display, the distance you walk will make progress towards hatching Eggs and gaining Candy with your buddy Pokémon.Visiting PokéStopsOnce your Pokémon GO Plus is connected, the accessory will alert you to nearby PokéStops as you walk around.

When you’re within range of a PokéStop, the indicator light will flash blue and vibrate.

To search the nearby PokéStop, touch the function button on the Pokémon GO Plus.

If you’re successful, the indicator light will flash in multiple colors to indicate that you have found items. You may open the Journal to see what you found.

If your Item storage is full, the Pokémon GO Plus will pulse white to indicate that you didn’t gain any items.

If you have moved out of range of the PokéStop, the Pokémon GO Plus will pulse red to indicate that you didn’t gain any items.

Catching Pokémon

When a Pokémon is nearby, the indicator light on the Pokémon GO Plus will flash green and vibrate.When a Pokémon you haven’t previously caught is nearby, the indicator light on the Pokémon GO Plus will flash yellow and vibrate.

To try to catch the nearby Pokémon, touch the function button on the Pokémon GO Plus. The accessory will pulse and vibrate while the Pokémon is in the Poké Ball. The Pokémon will either stay in or break free.

If the Pokémon runs away the Pokémon GO Plus will pulse red 3 times. You may open the Journal to see which Pokémon escaped.

If you successfully catch the Pokémon, the Pokémon GO Plus will flash in multiple colors. You may open the Journal to see which Pokémon you caught.

Viewing activity

If you are using your Pokémon GO Plus while Pokémon GO is running in the background on your Android or iOS device, or your device’s screen is asleep, you will get notifications on your device showing you the results of your Pokémon GO Plus activity.

You can also view your activity catching Pokémon and visiting PokéStops in the Journal.

To view the Journal:

  1. In Map View, touch the Trainer Profile icon

  2. Open the Menu

  3. Touch Journal

The Journal displays your last 50 actions.

Reconnecting Pokémon GO Plus

Periodically, your Pokémon GO Plus may lose connection from your device. Reconnect the accessory to continue to catch Pokémon and visit PokéStops.

To reconnect:

  • In Map View, touch the Pokémon GO Plus icon

    The icon will illuminate and the Pokémon GO Plus will vibrate when reconnected.

If you do not see the Pokémon GO Plus icon in Map View, you may need to reconnect the accessory via the Settings menu (Main Menu > Settings > Pokémon GO Plus).

Indicator light notifications

Your Pokémon GO Plus will flash and vibrate to notify you of nearby Pokémon and PokéStops, even if you turn off your phone’s display. In the Pokémon GO Plus settings menu, you can disable notifications for nearby Pokémon, PokéStops, or both. If you disable both notifications, your accessory will not alert you to nearby Pokémon or PokéStops but it will still track your distance walked towards hatching Eggs and gaining Candy with your buddy Pokémon.

Indicator light and vibration key

Green flash and vibration

When a Pokémon is nearby, the indicator light on the Pokémon GO Plus will flash green and vibrate. Press the function button to attempt to catch it.

Yellow flash and vibration

When a Pokémon you haven’t caught before is nearby, the indicator light on the Pokémon GO Plus will vibrate and flash yellow. Press the function button to attempt to catch it.   

Blue flash and vibration

When you’re within range of a PokéStop, the indicator light will flash blue and vibrate. Press the function button to search the PokéStop for items. Upon receiving items, the indicator light will flash multiple colors and vibrate.

White pulse and vibration while attempting to catch a Pokémon

The Pokémon is in the Poké Ball. The Pokémon will either stay in or break free.

White pulse and vibration after visiting a PokéStop

You cannot gain any items from the PokéStop because your Item storage is full.

Multicolored pulse and vibration

When attempting to catch a Pokémon or visit a PokéStop, the indicator light will flash multiple colors and vibrate after successfully catching a Pokémon or visiting a PokéStop. Red pulse and vibration after attempting to catch a PokémonThe indicator light will pulse red 3 times when a wild Pokémon runs away.

Blue flash and no vibration

The accessory is paired to a device but not connected.

White flash and no vibration

The accessory is not paired to a device.

Vibration and no light after pressing the function button

The accessory is paired and connected to a device.

Solid Red and vibration

The indicator light is solid red to alert you to issues using your accessory. You may have moved out of range of the Pokémon or PokéStop, Pokémon storage may be full, or you may be out of Poké Balls.

Plus (Ability) — Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

Plus プラス
Plus

Flavor text

Generation III
Powers up with Minus.
Generation IV
Boosts Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.DPPt
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Minus.HGSS
Generation V
Ups Sp. Atk if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VI
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat if another Pokémon has Plus or Minus.
Generation VII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Generation VIII
Boosts the Sp. Atk stat of the Pokémon if an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is also in battle.
Generation IX
Currently unknown

Plus (Japanese: プラス Plus) is an Ability introduced in Generation III. Prior to Generation V, it was the signature Ability of Plusle.

Contents

  • 1 Effect
    • 1.1 In battle
      • 1.1.1 Generations III and IV
      • 1.1.2 Generation V onward
    • 1.2 Outside of battle
  • 2 Pokémon with Plus
  • 3 In other games
    • 3.1 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series
    • 3.2 Description
  • 4 In the manga
    • 4.1 Pokémon Adventures
  • 5 In other languages

Effect

In battle

Generations III and IV

Plus powers up with Minus. When a Pokémon with Plus enters into a Double Battle with a Pokémon with the Ability Minus, the user’s Special Attack stat is increased by 50%.

Generation V onward

When a Pokémon with Plus enters a battle and has an ally with Plus or Minus, the Special Attack stat of the Pokémon with Plus is increased by 50%.

The move Magnetic Flux raises the Defense and Special Defense of allied Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage, while the move Gear Up raises the Attack and Special Attack of target Pokémon with Plus or Minus by 1 stage.

Outside of battle

Plus has no effect outside of battle.

Pokémon with Plus

# Pokémon Types First Ability Second Ability Hidden Ability
Mareep
 Electric Static None Plus
Flaaffy
 Electric Static None Plus
Ampharos
 Electric Static None Plus
Plusle
 Electric Plus None Lightning Rod
Klink
 Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Klang
 Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Klinklang
 Steel Plus Minus Clear Body
Dedenne
 Electric Fairy Cheek Pouch Pickup Plus
Toxtricity
Amped Form 		Electric Poison Punk Rock Plus Technician
Please note that this is only 100% accurate to Generation VIII games.

  • For Generation III games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation IV or later and Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation IV games, ignore Hidden Abilities.
  • For Generation V games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VI or later.
  • For Generation VI games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VII or later.
  • For Generation VII games, ignore Abilities introduced in Generation VIII or later.

In other games

Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series

A Pokémon with this Ability will receive a 50% bonus to Special Attack when using a special move if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Minus is nearby. Since Gates to Infinity, the Ability also activates if an allied Pokémon with the Ability Plus is in the same room.

Description

Games Description
MDRB Boosts Special Attack if there is a Pokémon with the Minus ability.
MDTDS Boosts the Pokémon’s Special Attack when a Pokémon with the Minus ability is nearby.
BSL マイナスの とくせいの ポケモンがいると とくこうがあがる
MDGtI Raises Special Attack when an ally with the Plus or Minus Ability is nearby.*
If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon’s Special Attack will go up!*
SMD If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk goes up!
MDRTDX If a teammate in the same room has the Plus or Minus Ability, the Pokémon’s Sp. Atk goes up.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Plusle
The user’s power increases if it battles on the same team as a Pokémon with the Ability Minus.
Pokémon Method
User First Chapter Used In Notes
Plusle Plusle’s attack power increases if it battles on the same team as a Pokémon with the Ability Minus.
Ruby’s Plusle Adding It Up with Plusle & Minun II Debut
  • Ingo’s Klinklang was revealed to have Plus as its Ability.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 正電 Jingdihn *
陽性 Yèuhngsing *
Mandarin 正電 / 正电 Zhèngdiàn *
陽性 Yángxìng *
French Plus
German Plus
Italian Più
Korean 플러스 Plus
Brazilian Portuguese Mais
Spanish Más
Vietnamese Dương tính
Variations of the Ability Minus
Minus • Plus
This article is part of Project Moves and Abilities, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on two related aspects of the Pokémon games.

Plusle | Pokedex

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When Plusle is cheering on its partner, it flashes with electric sparks from all over its body. If its partner loses, this Pokémon cries loudly.

Plusle always acts as a cheerleader for its partners. Whenever a teammate puts out a good effort in battle, this Pokémon shorts out its body to create the crackling noises of sparks to show its joy.

Versions:

This Pokémon does not evolve.

  • Plusle

    #311

    • Electric

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Pokémon TV episodes featuring Plusle

  • Light, Camerapt, motor

    С7 | series 46

    Light, camerapt, motor
    —
    C7 | episode 46

  • Suspicious Fog

    C6 | series 38

    suspicious fog
    —
    C6 | episode 38

  • First round!

    C13 | series 17

    First round!
    —
    C13 | episode 17

  • Encore Contest!

    C13 | series 5

    Encore Contest!
    —
    C13 | episode 5

  • Support group influence

    C7 | series 12

    Support group influence
    —
    C7 | episode 12

  • Green Guard

    С9 | series 10

    Green Guardian
    —
    C9 | episode 10

Watch Pokémon TV

Light, Camerapt, Motor

C7 | episode 46

Suspicious fog

C6 | episode 38

Pokerranger.

Crisis DeOxis. Part two

C9 | episode 27

First round!

C13 | episode 17

Encore Contest!

C13 | episode 5

Pokerranger. Crisis of deoxys. Part One

C9 | episode 26

Support group influence

C7 | episode 12

Green Guardian

C9 | episode 10

Pokémon GO Plus and Poké Ball Plus Help Center — Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO Plus and Poké Ball Plus are optional accessories to enhance your gaming experience. These features use a Bluetooth connection and allow you to receive notifications of nearby Pokémon and PokéStops without having to look at your phone. As long as they remain turned on, they will also count the steps taken, which is necessary to incubate eggs and get candies for a buddy Pokémon.

This article explains the features of Pokémon GO Plus and Poké Ball Plus. The instructions in this article apply to Pokémon GO Plus, but also apply to Poké Ball Plus.

For more information about
Poke Ball Plus and
Pokémon GO Plus, we recommend visiting the Pokémon Company website.

Getting Started Guide

When a Pokémon appears nearby, the Pokémon GO Plus light will flash and vibrate.

Green light if the Pokémon has already been caught

Yellow light if the Pokémon has not yet been caught

Press the button to try to catch the Pokémon!

After pressing, the indicator will display a color signal: a gradient if successful

and a red light if the Pokémon escaped.

If the trainer is within range of the PokéStop, the indicator will flash
blue and vibrate.

Press the button for a PokéStop Hidden Object Scene. The device will flash multi-colored lights when there are items and will glow red if you are too far from the PokéStop.

Connection and connection

  1. Open the Pokémon GO app.

  2. In map mode, press the button
    main menu .

  3. Click the button in the upper right corner
    settings .

  4. Click
    Pokémon GO Plus .

  5. Press the function button to make the accessory discoverable

  6. Select Pokémon GO Plus from the list
    Available devices . The accessory will vibrate when the connection is established.

Walking, collecting, and catching Pokémon

Walking with Pokémon GO Plus

When Pokémon Go Plus is connected, even if the phone’s display is off, the distance traveled will be counted towards incubating eggs and receiving candy for the buddy Pokémon. The Pokémon GO Plus accessory also alerts you to nearby PokéStops.

If the trainer is within range of the PokéStop, the indicator will flash
blue and vibrate.

Touch the button on the Pokémon GO Plus to search the nearest PokéStop.

If successful, the indicator will overflow
different colors . To find out exactly which items were received, you can open the journal.

If the item storage is full, Pokémon GO Plus will flash
with white light to indicate that items have not been received.

Pokémon GO Plus will flash if the Trainer is out of range of the PokéStop
in red to indicate that the items were not received.

Catching Pokémon

If there is a Pokémon nearby, Pokémon GO Plus will flash green and vibrate. If there is a Pokémon nearby that hasn’t been caught yet, the Pokémon GO Plus light will blink amber and vibrate.

Touch the button on Pokémon GO Plus to try to catch the nearest Pokémon. When the Pokémon is in the Poké Ball, the accessory will begin to pulsate and vibrate. After that, the Pokémon can either stay in the Poké Ball or break free.

If a Pokémon escapes, Pokémon GO Plus will blink red three times. To find out which Pokémon escaped, you can open the journal.

When you successfully capture a Pokémon, Pokémon GO Plus will flash in different colors. To find out which Pokemon was caught, you can open the journal.

View Activity

If you use Pokémon GO Plus while Pokémon GO is running in the background on your Android or iOS device (or your device’s screen is asleep), the accessory can send Pokémon GO Plus activity notifications to your device.

You can also track your activity in catching Pokémon and visiting PokéStops in the log.

View log

  1. In map mode, press the icon
    trainer profile .

  2. open
    menu .

  3. Click
    Magazine .

The log shows the last 50 activities.

Reconnect Pokémon GO Plus

Pokémon GO Plus may sometimes lose connection with the device. To continue catching Pokémon and visiting PokéStops, you need to reconnect the accessory.

Reconnection

  • In map view, tap
    Pokémon GO Plus .

    When reconnecting, Pokémon GO Plus will vibrate and the icon will light up again.

If you don’t see the Pokémon GO Plus icon in map mode, you may need to reconnect your accessory via the settings menu (Main Menu > Settings > Pokémon GO Plus).

Indicator Lights

Even if the display is turned off, Pokémon GO Plus will flash and vibrate to alert you to nearby PokéStops and Pokémon. Notifications for nearby Pokémon and/or PokéStops can be turned off in the Pokémon GO Plus Settings menu. If you disable both notifications, Pokémon GO Plus won’t alert you to nearby Pokémon or PokéStops, but it will still keep track of the number of steps you’ve taken to incubate eggs and receive candy from a buddy Pokémon.

Indicator light and vibration

Green light and vibration

Pokémon GO Plus flashes green and vibrates when there is a Pokémon nearby. To try to catch him, you need to press the button.

Yellow Light and Vibration

Pokémon GO Plus flashes yellow and vibrates when there is an uncaptured Pokémon nearby. To try to catch him, you need to press the button.

Blue light and vibration

If the Trainer is within range of the PokéStop, the indicator will flash blue and vibrate. To search for items in the PokéStop, you need to click on the button. When receiving items, the indicator will vibrate and flash in different colors.

White light and vibration when trying to catch a Pokémon

Catching a Pokémon hits a Poké Ball. After that, the Pokémon can either stay in the Poké Ball or break free.

White light and vibration after visiting PokéStop

Trainer cannot receive items from PokéStop because item storage is full.

Multi-colored light and vibration

After successfully catching a Pokémon or visiting a PokéStop, the indicator will flash in different colors and vibrate.

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