Your First Hour

The core loop of Arcadia, catching, battling, earning Grit, and beating your first gym.

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Arcadia rewards you for playing. Here is the loop you will settle into, and what pays out along the way.

The core loop

  1. Catch Pokemon. Every capture earns Grit and builds your Pokedex. Chain catches quickly to build a catch combo for bonus rewards.
  2. Battle trainers and wild Pokemon. Knocking out Pokemon earns Grit that scales with the fight.
  3. Spend Grit on Poke Balls, healing items, evolution items, and competitive gear in the shops.
  4. Beat the next gym to raise your level cap and open new ground.
  5. Log in daily for a login streak reward that grows the more days in a row you play.

Catch combos

Catch several Pokemon in a row without a long pause and your combo climbs. Hit a milestone and you get paid:

ComboReward
5A Grit bonus
10More Grit and a title
25A bigger Grit reward, announced to the whole server
50A large Grit payout, a Vote Key, and a celebration

Your combo fades if you stop catching for a while, so keep the momentum going.

Healing your team

Use /pokeheal to fully heal your party. Everyone can use it on a cooldown; ranks shorten that cooldown. You can also heal at any Pokemon Center.

Milestones that pay

  • Pokedex milestones hand out Grit as you catch more unique species.
  • Daily objectives and a growing login streak give you a reason to log in every day.
  • The Arc Pass turns everything you do into season progress and rewards.

Stuck at a level?

If your Pokemon stop gaining XP, you have hit your level cap. Type /cap to see exactly which gym raises it next. This is normal, it keeps the whole region challenging.