Pokéwalker

The Pokéwalker is a Key Item available to all farmers on PokéFarm Q. It is a device that allows users to stroll with a Pokémon anywhere they like. This is based off of the Pokéwalker that was included with copies of Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version. A Pokémon obtained and transferred from the Pokéwalker is designated with a Pokéwalker icon next to its gender.

An active PokéWalker

Location

The Pokéwalker page 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.

Information

For more detailed information, please visit Niet's announcement about the Pokéwalker

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, as well as when the user is navigating the menu or playing a minigame.

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 both rare Pokémon and Albino Pokémon are reduced quite significantly. With an Advantage Type, users only need 7.5km instead of 10km for max Albino chances, so that's quite significant!

Note: Advantage Types are the same as in the official PokéWalker from HeartGold/SoulSilver, so feel free to look them up and take advantage of this bonus!

Features

Watts

The Pokéwalker allows a user to transfer Pokémon to their mobile device and journey with it by their side, accumulating Watts along the way. One Watt is earned for every 20 steps recorded.

Minigames

Watts can be spent on two minigames.

One minigame, 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 an exclamation point reveals the Pokémon's location. 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 randomly occur 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. 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 other minigame offered is Dowsing, which 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 stones, treasures, gems, and boxes.

In both cases, the rarity of what users find will increase the further they have walked in a day. 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.

Areas

Areas are unlocked by transferring unused Watts back to Pokéfarm Q.

Below is a list of known Areas and the Pokémon that can be found there. 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.

Areas
Area	Tier A Pokémon		Tier B Pokémon		Tier C Pokémon
Refreshing Field	Doduo	Kangaskhan	Nidoran♂	Nidoran♀	Sentret	Pidgey
Noisy Forest	Wobbuffet	Bellsprout	Paras	Venonat	Spearow	Oddish
Rugged Road	Onix	Magby	Ponyta	Machop	Geodude	Hoothoot
Beautiful Beach	Psyduck	Staryu	Poliwag	Slowpoke	Sunkern	Wooper
Suburban Area	Magnemite*	Elekid	Magnemite*	Murkrow	Rattata	Hoothoot
Dim Cave	Gastly*	Smoochum	Gastly*	Onix	Machop	Zubat
Blue Lake	Poliwag	Dratini	Shellder	Krabby	Tentacool	Goldeen
Town Outskirts	Abra	Voltorb	Grimer	Koffing	Rattata	Furret

• 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.