The Unofficial Pokémon GO Tracker's Guide: Finding the Rarest Pokémon and Strangest PokéStops on the Planet

by Adam Clare

Much more than a player’s guide, The Unofficial Pokémon Go Tracker’s Guide takes you on an epic journey to all the weird and wonderful places Pokémon appear across the planet — from the Pentagon to Iceland’s Westfjords to Frankenstein Castle — and shows how everyday players are taking the world’s greatest, most exciting treasure hunt by storm.

Uncover secrets of the player community in this one-of-a-kind, visually striking guide. Experience infamous and obscure PokéStops first-hand through the eyes (and screens) of real-life Pokémon GO players — just like you! See how players congregate at bustling Central Park to capture a care Vaporeon and kayak to the middle of New Zealand’s breathtaking Oriental Bay to claim an undiscovered PokéGym. Learn about PoGo yarn bombing, moth research, mountain climbing, and other quirky elements of the world’s favorite game.

In this guide you’ll visit PokéStops from the creepy to the artistic to the landmark, including:

• Harry Houdini’s tomb
• Area 51
• A Hells Angels motorcycle club
• The White House
• The British Library
• Nicaragua’s Masaya Volcano
• And more!

The Unofficial Pokémon Go Tracker’s Guide features almost 160 pages of tips and secrets for tracking Pokémon in strange places, playful, full-color illustrations, and images of the strangest PokéStops. It's the perfect companion for Pokémon diehard fans, evangelical gamers, and armchair travellers of all ages.

Genres: Nonfiction

152 pages, Paperback

Published November 1, 2016

About the author

Adam Clare is the Lead Game Designer at Wero Creative where he makes video and escape games. He is a Professor of Game Design at Sheridan College. He has worked on escape rooms in multiple countries, and wrote the book Escape the Game about designing escape rooms and puzzles.

In 2016 he wrote The Unofficial Pokemon GO Tracker’s Guide: Finding the Rarest Pokemon and Strangest PokeStops on the Planet. Adam has worked on games for nearly every platform from digital to the real world, from VR to AR.

You can follow his research and find his games at RealityIsaGame.

Reviews

[Billy Thompson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cool facts about the game.

[Kris Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's awesome! It tells you of great places to go and avoid when playing PoGo. I play religiously and travel often, so this gives me a lot to go on!

[Misty · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5

[Glen Farrelly · Rating 4 out of 5]

I briefly tried Pokemon Go when it came out and haven't played much since it drains my battery quickly and uses a lot of data. But I'm very interested in this topic, so I picked up this book. It's a really good overview and record of the game. It does an insightful and entertaining job at explaining the diversity of game play, highlighting cool game locations, and explaining ongoing social issues regarding game play.

It's a very interesting, well-written, and designed book (it's presented like a tourist guidebook). I would have preferred a few less generic and full-page photos and more tips and author's insight.

[Charlie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute book that highlights some interesting facts and stories as well as impressing on trainers the importance of respecting and observing their surroundings - in other words, don't be rude and don't get run over!