Pokéwalker

An active PokéWalker

The Pokéwalker is a Key Item available to all farmers and is located in the "Other Links" section of the Farm page. It functions as a webpage in a browser, just like any other page of the website. Users do not need to download an app to use it.

Note: Users cannot login on the Pokéwalker page. Instead it will present them with a button to the main site to login.

Information

The Pokéwalker allows a user to transfer Pokémon to their mobile device and journey with it by their side, accumulating Watts along the way. Users can add the Pokéwalker to their Home Screen for quick and easy access to the page. A Pokémon obtained and transferred from the Pokéwalker is designated with a Pokéwalker icon next to its gender.

Since this is a feature that makes use of mobile devices, battery life and mobile data are two concerns that users may have. To avoid issues with these factors, the entire Pokéwalker is technically only an image, specifically an SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics). This allows the entire Pokéwalker to take up only about 16KB. To conserve battery life, users can turn their screen off and still receive credit for distance, provided that they check in every so often. However, this will be less precise and users may receive less credit for it.

A "hidden" mechanic of the Pokéwalker is Advantage Types. Each Area has three Advantage Types, and if the Pokémon a user is walking with matches any of those types, then distance requirements for higher-tiered Pokémon and Albino Pokémon are reduced quite significantly, as well as rarer items being easier to find while Dowsing. With an Advantage Type, users only need 7.5km instead of 10km for max Albino chances, so that's quite significant! Keep in mind that Advantage Types do not stack, meaning that dual-type Pokémon with two Advantage Types give no advantage over having a single type match.

Features

Watts

The Pokéwalker rewards Watts based on the distance traveled. This information is collected by using the GPS in a user's mobile device. However, the GPS is disabled when the screen is off, when the user is navigating the menu, or playing a minigame.

One Watt is earned for every 20 steps recorded. Steps are recorded internally; therefore, the number of steps cannot be seen. Additionally, as of the 30^th of April 2023, users can cash in Interaction Points to gain distance in the Pokéwalker. The exchange rate is 1,000 Interaction Points = 100 steps (which = 5 Watts). There is a soft-cap of 15,000 steps (= 750 Watts) per day, although the cap can be bypassed in certain ways.

Minigames

Watts can be spent on two minigames.

Poké Radar

Exclamations	Group
! once	A only
! twice	A or B
!!	B or C
!!!	C only

The Poké Radar allows users to hunt for and catch wild Pokémon, at the cost of 10 Watts per game. The user must first find a Pokémon, which is hidden behind one of four bushes. A speech bubble with one or more exclamation points reveals the Pokémon's location, with the group the Pokémon is in visible by how many exclamation points there are (see table to right). It may need to be tracked to another bush if it evades confrontation. When the Pokémon is found, a battle sequence begins. The user can choose to Attack, Evade, or Catch. Critical hits occur when the wild Pokémon attempts to flee while you attack and deal 2 bars worth of damage. Wild Pokémon can also Attack and Evade and have a chance to die or flee during battle. They may also run away if a Catch attempt fails.

Below is a table containing possible player and wild Pokémon moves and the result of each combination.

Player Pokémon Actions	Wild Pokémon Actions	Result
Attack	Attack	Both Pokémon take 1 damage
	Evade	Player Pokémon takes 1 damage
	Run	Player Pokémon takes 1 damage, Wild Pokémon takes 2 damage (Crit)
Evade	Attack	Wild Pokémon takes 1 damage
	Evade	Stare off, neither Pokémon take damage
	Run	Wild Pokémon runs and battle ends
Catch	Attack	Success: Wild Pokémon is caught
		Failure: Player Pokémon takes 1 damage
	Evade	Success: Wild Pokémon is caught
		Failure: Wild Pokémon fails to move, neither Pokémon takes damage
	Run	Success: Wild Pokémon is caught
		Failure: Wild Pokémon runs and battle ends

There is also a chance to find Albino Pokémon; however, there is no way of knowing if a Pokémon is Albino until it is transferred to PFQ. The chance is based on distance walked in the current day.

Dowsing

Dowsing lets users search for items of various rarities at the cost of 3 Watts per game. In each game, the user has 2 tries to successfully find an item behind 6 bushes. Choosing an incorrect bush on the first try will result in one of two messages: "It's near!", which indicates that the item is in a bush adjacent to the one chosen, or "It's far away...", indicating that the item is 2-5 bushes away. Items that can be found while Dowsing include berries, evolution items, treasures, gems, and boxes.

In both cases, the rarity of what users find increases the further they have walked in a day and are affected by Advantage Types. Both the Pokémon and items collected can be transferred to a user's PokéFarm Q account and will be ready for pickup in the Collection Area.

Affection

As of the 30^th of April, 2023, Pokémon can gain Affection for using the Pokéwalker. For every 100 steps that are walked, the Pokémon gains 1 Point of Affection. Using this method alone would take 25,500 steps to max out a Pokémon's Affection. If a user is using their Interaction Points to gain distance on the Pokéwalker they would need 255,000 Interaction Points to max out a Pokémon's Affection.

Areas

Areas are unlocked by transferring unused Watts back to PokéFarm Q and reaching each goal to unlock the next area. A user can see how many Watts they saved and how many are needed for the next area under the Send/Retrieve a Pokémon.

Each area has six possible Pokémon to catch, and they are divided into three tiers (A, B, and C). The more steps a user has taken within the day, the rarer the tier of Pokémon they can encounter. Please note that each time a Pokémon is sent out into the Pokéwalker, the types of wild Pokémon that will be found are randomly generated as a group of three, with one Pokémon from each tier. Therefore, if a user would like to find all Pokémon within one area, they must retrieve and re-send their Pokémon to the area more than once.

Below is a list of known Areas and the Pokémon that can be found there. The levels of the Pokémon you can encounter are also included, however note that the level of Pokémon cannot be seen until you transfer them back to Pokéfarm. The Advantage Types for each area and the amount of Watts needed to unlock it are also included.

Areas
Area	Unlock Requirement	Tier A Pokémon		Tier B Pokémon		Tier C Pokémon		Advantage Types
Refreshing Field	Free	L8 Doduo	L8 Kangaskhan	L5 Nidoran♂	L5 Nidoran♀	L5 Sentret	L5 Pidgey	Bug	Fire	Flying
Noisy Forest	Free	L15 Wobbuffet	L8 Bellsprout	L6 Paras	L6 Venonat	L5 Spearow	L5 Oddish	Fire	Flying	Ice
Rugged Road	50	L9 Onix	L9 Magby	L7 Ponyta	L7 Machop	L8 Geodude	L6 Hoothoot	Fighting	Ground	Water
Beautiful Beach	200	L10 Psyduck	L10 Staryu	L8 Poliwag	L8 Slowpoke	L6 Sunkern	L6 Wooper	Dragon	Electric	Grass
Suburban Area	500	L11 Magnemite*	L11 Elekid	L8 Magnemite*	L11 Murkrow	L7 Rattata	L7 Hoothoot	Fighting	Normal	Psychic
Dim Cave	1000	L15 Gastly*	L12 Smoochum	L10 Gastly*	L10 Onix	L8 Machop	L8 Zubat	Dark	Rock	Water
Blue Lake	2000	L15 Poliwag	L10 Dratini	L12 Shellder	L12 Krabby	L9 Tentacool	L9 Goldeen	Dragon	Electric	Grass
Town Outskirts	3000	L15 Abra	L15 Voltorb	L13 Grimer	L13 Koffing	L16 Rattata	L15 Furret	Fighting	Ghost	Normal
Hoenn Field	5000	L30 Linoone	L30 Skitty	L25 Volbeat	L25 Illumise	L17 Zigzagoon	L15 Wurmple	Bug	Fire	Flying
Warm Beach	7500	L20 Azurill	L31 Wailmer	L20 Horsea	L26 Carvanha	L22 Goldeen	L15 Magikarp	Dragon	Electric	Grass
Volcano Path	10000	L31 Slugma	L32 Meditite	L25 Rhyhorn	L27 Houndour	L29 Geodude	L19 Ponyta	Fighting	Rock	Water
Treehouse	15000	L30 Castform	L30 Kecleon	L28 Girafig	L28 Stantler	L14 Gloom	L13 Weepinbell	Fire	Flying	Ice
Scary Cave	20000	L30 Marowak	L30 Tauros	L33 Golbat	L24 Natu	L13 Machop	L15 Gastly	Dark	Ghost	Rock
Sinnoh Field	25000	L30 Combee	L39 Mime Jr.	L33 Shinx	L30 Budew	L13 Bidoof	L15 Kricketot	Fire	Flying	Ice
Icy Mountain Rd.	30000	L28 Snorunt	L31 Snover	L28 Sneasel	L20 Bronzor	L15 Mareep	L16 Swinub	Fire	Ground	Ice
Big Forest	40000	L35 Tropius	L30 Bonsly	L30 Tangela	L30 Bibarel	L17 Exeggcute	L19 Mareep	Fire	Flying	Ice
White Lake	50000	L32 Misdreavus	L22 Chingling	L25 Haunter	L28 Buizel	L17 Chinchou	L19 Remoraid	Dragon	Electric	Grass
Stormy Beach	65000	L30 Shellos	L26 Finneon	L27 Seel	L30 Magikarp	L22 Psyduck	L20 Shelder	Dragon	Electric	Grass
Resort	80000	L30 Pikachu	L33 Pachirisu	L32 Clefairy	L30 Jigglypuff	L25 Marill	L25 Hoppip	Fighting	Normal	Psychic
Quiet Cave	100000	L31 Spiritomb	L33 Munchlax	L30 Feebas	L26 Chingling	L33 Golbat	L30 Noctowl	Dark	Ghost	Psychic

*Some Pokémon appear in different tiers within the same area. They differ in level and must both be caught to complete the Dex for that area.

Poor GPS

As of the 30^th of April 2023, the "GPS Signal Lost" error text has been replaced with "Poor GPS Signal (~###m)". The (~###m) is the accuracy of the signal being received. In order to work properly, this value must be below 30m.

Troubleshooting

If you are struggling here are some troubleshooting tips.

Denied Geolocation:

• Android/Chrome
  • Settings -> Site Settings -> Location -> Check the Blocked section for PokéFarm and click allow.
• iPhone/Safari
  • Search -> Location -> Safari Websites -> Switch it from 'never' to 'ask' (not 'while using app')

Poor GPS:

• Check your location permissions.
• The device is old.
  • Older devices generally don't have accurate enough GPS chips.
• The device is in Power Saving mode or similar.
  • Many devices will lower the accuracy of GPS results to save power.
  • If battery life is a concern, remember that you can turn the screen off and walk, so long as you turn it on again at your destination to claim the straight-line distance. You won't get as much progress counted, but you'll save battery life!
• The environment is too rural.
  • Remote areas may not have good enough coverage for reliably getting a GPS signal.
• The environment is too urban.
  • Ironically, living in an urban area can cause problems too:
    • Tall buildings or buildings made of solid concrete may block or scatter GPS signals, resulting in lower accuracy.

If none of these help, try the Help forums, other users might have ideas or experience!

Trivia

• The walker is based on the physical Pokéwalker that was included with copies of Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver.
  • The physical Pokéwalker had 5 additional event areas that are not present in the Pokéfarm Pokéwalker.
• Pawmo, Bramblin, and Rellor are currently the only Pokémon needing steps to evolve.
• Fairy is the only type to not be an Advantage Type in any areas due to the fact that at the time of the physical Pokéwalker being released it did not exist.