Upgrade

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An Upgrade in Pokémon Go refers to a permanent account improvement. Unlike Items, which are single or multi-use, player purchased Upgrades will last forever (or at least as long as you continue playing Pokémon Go).

What Upgrades Are Available?
The following upgrades are available to players in Pokémon Go:

Inventory Upgrade: This will permanently increase the storage space for Items.
Pokemon Inventory Upgrade: This will permanently increase the storage space for Pokémon.

Importance of Upgrades
There are many different Items to collect and Pokémon to capture in Pokémon Go. However, there is a limit to the total amount of space that a player's inventory can hold. As a beginner, storage space is really not much of an issue, but in the later stages of the game, it can become an issue.

Many players choose to capture and keep different Pokémon (of the same species) for evolution purposes. Even though Evolution Shards are retained when a Pokémon is released, it is optimal to Evolve Pokémon with the highest CP level.

If your inventory is full, and you cannot bear to part with any Items Pokémon, or upgrading your storage may be the answer.

The Pokémart & Upgrade Costs
Visit the Pokémart to browse the list of upgrades available for purchase. To purchase upgrades and items at the Pokémart, Pokécoins will be required.

Inventory Upgrade: 200 Pokécoins
Pokemon Inventory Upgrade: 200 Pokécoins

Other Notes About Upgrades
- Upgrades are passive, meaning that once purchased they will automatically be enhance that player's account.
- Upgrades are generally more expensive than single use Items such as the Lucky Egg or Incense. Before spending Pokécoins, plan out which Upgrades or items you want most.

Pokémart

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The Pokémart is a store that can be visited in Pokémon Go to purchase special Upgrades and Items.

Players can spend Pokécoins on permanent upgrades such as Increased Inventory Space (to hold more Items) and Increased Pokémon Storage (To store more Pokémon).

Items such as Pokéballs and Special Items such as Incubators, Lucky Eggs, Incense, etc. are also available for purchase at Pokémarts. 

Tip: Check out the Pokémart first, to see which Item or Upgrade you would like most and remember the total cost. Next, save up your Pokécoins until you have enough to purchase that Item/Upgrade. 

Note: Many new players will spend their Pokécoins on the first item they can afford, preventing them from ever having enough to purchase the best Upgrades or Items.

Incense

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Incense is a type of Item that can be purchased from the Pokémart by spending Pokécoins.

Incense can be purchased in quantities of 1x, 4x or 8x.

When used, Incense will increase the number of Pokémon that appear nearby for a 30 minute period of time before wearing off. 

Much like that of the Lucky Egg, immediately after using Incense, a timer will appear on the screen and start counting down.

There are three different types of Incense that can be purchased:

Ordinary Incense: Basic
Floral Incense: More powerful than Ordinary Incense.
Spicy Incense: More powerful than Ordinary and Floral.

Lucky Egg

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A Lucky Egg is an Item that can be purchased from the Pokémart by spending Pokécoins.

When used, the Lucky Egg will grant double XP for 30 minutes. Immediately after using the item, a timer will appear on the screen and start counting down.

The Pokémart offers Lucky Eggs in quantities of 1x, 5x and 20x.

Tip: After using the Lucky Egg, focus on actions that will award the highest XP, such as capturing new Pokémon, Hatching Eggs and Evolving Pokémon to maximize total XP gains. 

Egg Incubator

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An Egg Incubator is an Item that can be purchased from the Pokémart by spending Pokécoins.

The main purpose of Incubators is to hatch Eggs. Trainers can carry around Eggs (collected from Pokéstops), but they will not begin hatching until put inside an Incubator. 

After traveling certain distance with an Egg inside the Incubator, the Egg will hatch into a Pokémon. 

Note: After used a certain number of times, Incubators can break and become unusable. Another will then have to be purchased at the Pokémart. 

Pokecoin

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Pokecoins are in-game currency in Pokemon Go, which allow players to purchase items and upgrades at the Pokémart.

How to Acquire Pokecoins
Pokecoins can be earned by placing Pokémon at friendly Gyms to defend. Your bonus can then be collected by going to the Shop from the Main Menu and clicking on the shield looking icon in the top right of your screen.

Once the bonus is collected a cooldown timer begins counting down. When the timer reaches zero you will be able to collect the bonus again. Pokecoins can also be purchased at the in-game store for real money.



What Can I Buy With Pokecoins 
Pokecoins can be used to purchase inventory upgrades and other useful items such as Pokeballs, XP Boosts, Medicine, etc.

Pokemart (Spend those Pokecoins!)

Inventory Upgrade (Backpack) - Increases the storage space for Items, such as Potions, Pokeballs, Revives, etc.



Inventory Upgrade (Pokemon Storage) - Increases the total number of Pokemon you can store at any given time. This is especially useful when collecting Pokemon for evolutions.

Incense - Used to attract Wild Pokemon to your current GPS location. These include Ordinary Incense, Floral Incense and Spicy Incense.

Incubator - This item will help to speed up the rate at which an Egg will hatch.

XP Boost - This item will give additional Trainer XP for in-game actions.



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Revive - In addition to Max Revives, Pokecoins can be used to revive fainted Pokemon. After losing a  battle, this gives players multiple options to restore a Pokemon to full HP.

Similar to Gems in other mobile games, Pokecoins are a very useful currency in Pokemon Go, that can be purchased or collected by simply playing the game. Make sure to use Pokecoins wisely by spending them on upgrades and rare items rather than common items (Standard Pokeballs) which can easily be found at Pokestops.