Enemy gyms are owned by rival teams. You can lower the rival gym's prestige by beating the defenders of the gym. Once the prestige of the gym reaches 0, the rival team moves out from there, and you and your team can occupy the gym
Friendly gyms are controlled by a team you belong. You can do 'training' at friendly gyms to gain XP and increase the gym's prestige.
Make sure that your Pokemon has enough HP before gym battles becausep otion/revive items cannot be used while having a gym battle.
You can see the CP and type of Pokemon in the gym before Pokemon battle. That means you can bring Pokemon with types which are effective against to Pokemon in the gym.
You cannot see what moves opponents can use, but you can expect that based on what Pokemon you fight. Pick Pokemon who opponents' moves are not very effective against to.
Take into account your party order before heading into a gym battle. You can see which Pokemon is the first opponent, and you can pick Pokemon as the first one with a type effective to the opponent.
Learn the opponent' motion and when the enemy attack hit your Pokemon. Knowing that helps you dodge enemy attacks effectively.
In Pokemon Go, dodging enemy attacks depends on swiping left or right and timing. By dodging enemy attacks successfully, your Pokemon do not receive any damages .
Your Pokemon can do normal moves a lot by tap repeatedly. However, your Pokemon cannot dodge enemy attacks while attacking.
Charge moves needs seconds to be done. In motion of the special moves, your Pokemon cannot dodge enemy attacks. To use charge attack successfully, make sure your Pokemon have enough HP/.
Once your trainer level is at 5, you choose a team and are allowed to head into gym battles.
Gaining XP
You can gain XP by winning gym battles. The amount of XP gained is more than that obtained from PokeStops.
Earning PokeCoins
You can earn PokeCoins by defensing friendly gyms. The amount of PokeCoins given is larger as the number of defenders you put increases.
The number of defenders you can put in the gym is based on the level of the gym. You can increase gyms' level by gaining prestige.
| Level | Prestige | Slots for Pokemon |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2,000 | 2 |
| 3 | 4,000 | 3 |
| 4 | 8,000 | 4 |
| 5 | 12,000 | 5 |
| 6 | 16,000 | 6 |
| 7 | 20,000 | 7 |
| 8 | 30,000 | 8 |
| 9 | 40,000 | 9 |
| 10 | 50,000 | 10 |
You can earn 10 PokeCoins and 500 Stardust as a reward for defensing a gym successfully. This is an only resource of PokeCoins with except of paying. You can hold max 10 gyms.
| Reward | Prestige | Gained XP |
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| Defeat | 500 | 100 |
| Long-press | 1,500 | 50 |
To take over enemy gyms, you have to lower the gym's prestige by winning gym battles. Once the prestige of the gym is at 0, you can own the gym.
| Gesture | Action |
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| Tap | Fast move |
| Long-press | Charge move |
| Swipe left/right | Dodge |
| Swipe up | Pick Pokemon |
To order Pokemon to do normal move, you tap your phone. By long-press, your Pokemon do special move spending 1 energy gauge bar. You can dodge enemy attacks by swiping left and right.
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Remaining time |
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Name of Pokemon |
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Hit points |
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CP (Combat power) |
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Energy for charge moves |
Energy gauge refills by doing normal moves and dodging enemy attacks. Pokemon can use charge moves by spending energy.
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Escape from a battle (surrender) |
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Change Pokemon |
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Highest power requiring all energy |
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Lowest power requiring small energy |
Charge moves requires energy bar to use. The number of energy bar needed depends on each special move.
