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
- Catch Pokemon. Every capture earns Grit and builds your Pokedex. Chain catches quickly to build a catch combo for bonus rewards.
- Battle trainers and wild Pokemon. Knocking out Pokemon earns Grit that scales with the fight.
- Spend Grit on Poke Balls, healing items, evolution items, and competitive gear in the shops.
- Beat the next gym to raise your level cap and open new ground.
- 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:
| Combo | Reward |
|---|---|
| 5 | A Grit bonus |
| 10 | More Grit and a title |
| 25 | A bigger Grit reward, announced to the whole server |
| 50 | A 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.