Pokémon Go - Search terms for the Pokémon storage search bar explained Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. Pokémon Go - Search terms for the Pokémon storage search bar explained Every search term you need to quickly search through and organise your Pokémon storage. Guide by Lottie Lynn Guides Editor Updated on 4 Feb 2020 Pokémon Go has a range of search terms that allow you to quickly find that special creature in your Pokémon storage. Considering you can store up to 2,500 Pokémon, this is not a feature you want to neglect. You can search for Pokémon by their name, Pokédex number, moveset and type, among many others. You can even find out which Pokémon in your storage have enough Candies to evolve. On this page: How to access and search your Poké mon storage in Poké mon Go How to search for Poké mon by name in Poké mon Go How to search by Poké dex entries in Poké mon Go How to find specific types of Poké mon in Poké mon Go How to search by Poké mon status in Poké mon Go How to search by Poké mon stats in Poké mon Go How to search by Poké mon moveset in Poké mon Go How to specialise your searches in Poké mon Go How to access and search your Poké mon storage in Poké mon Go Before you can start searching through your Pokémon storage, you need to be able to access it. This is the Pokémon storage button. Reaching your Pokémon storage is easy; all you have to do is, when in Map View, touch the Main Menu button, which resembles a PokéBall. This will open up the Main Menu, where you'll find a range of options, including your Pokédex, the game's settings and the in-game news feed. We want the Pokémon button, which has a Pikachu silhouette. Now you've opened your Pokémon storage, you'll want to select the magnifying glass in the top right hand corner to access the search function. Selecting the magnifying glass will open a small text box where you can type in various search terms, which help you find the Pokémon you're looking for. How to search for Poké mon by name in Poké mon Go The easiest way to that one special Pokémon in your storage is to search for it by name. Check out the various search terms you can use below. Searching forTerm Example Specific Pokémone.g. Absol Specific nicknamed Pokémone.g. Fred By evolutionary familye.g. +cyndaquil How to search by Poké dex entries in Poké mon Go Sometimes you can't remember the Pokémon's name; what you can remember, however, is where it comes in the Pokédex. Pokémon Go not only allows you to search for Pokémon by their Pokédex entry, but also allows you to search by a range of Pokédex numbers, allowing you to hunt down that Pokémon. Searching forTerm Example Specific Pokédex entrye.g. 25 Range of Pokédex entries e.g. 13-17 Pokémon above a specific Pokédex entrye.g. 13- Pokémon below a specific Pokédex entrye.g. -21 How to find specific types of Poké mon in Poké mon Go There are a range of different types of Pokémon to be found in Pokémon Go and we're not just talking about elemental types. You can hunt down shiny Pokémon, rescue Shadow Pokémon from Team Go Rocket and unlocked mythical Pokémon by completing Special Research tasks, among many others. With all these different types and forms of Pokémon filling up your storage, it can be hard to find the one you want. Thankfully there are a range of search terms to help you quickly find the type of Pokémon you are looking for. Searching forTerm Specific Pokémon typee.g. ice Alolan Pokémonalolan Egg-exclusive Pokémon e.g. Togepieggsonly Hatched Pokémonhatched Lucky Pokémonlucky Legendary Pokémonlegendary Mythical Pokémonmythical Purified Pokémonpurified Shadow Pokémonshadow Shiny Pokémonshiny Special Event Pokémoncostume Traded Pokémontraded How to search by Poké mon status in Poké mon Go This is a bit of a weird one. There is the option to search Pokémon by their status, but there are only three options - Pokémon that can be evolved by using items, Pokémon that are currently in Gyms and Pokémon that are ready to be evolved. Searching forTerm Pokémon that evolved using an itemitem Pokémon that are eligible to be evolved evolve Pokémon defending a gymdefender How to search by Poké mon stats in Poké mon Go Planning to fight in a Raid or battle rival teams in a Gym? Either way, you'll want to know which Pokémon in your storage are the strongest. A quick way to way to find the cream of your Pokémon crop is to search by either CP (Combat Power) or HP (Health Points). Searching forTerm Example Screenshot CP (Combat Power)e.g cp3311 Range of CP levelse.g cp500-1000 Pokémon above a specific CP levele.g. cp2000- Pokemon below a specific CP levele.g. cp-1000 HP (Health Points)e.g. hp50 Range of HPe.g. hp90-100 Pokémon above a specific HP e.g. hp100- Pokemon below a specific HPe.g. hp-100 If you like breaking down your Pokémon's stats, you can also search by the individual star tiers that applied to Pokémon through the Appraisal system. Each star tier relates to the Pokémon's IV levels - Attack, Defence and HP. The higher the star tier, the higher the IV levels. Searching forTerm No Stars0* 1 Star1* 2 Stars2* 3 Stars3* Maxed out IVs4* How to search by Poké mon moveset in Poké mon Go Pokémon Go also allows you to search for Pokémon by their moves - be it the type of moves they use or by a specific move itself. Searching forTerm ExampleScreenshot Specific move@thunder Specific move type@fire Weather boosted moves@weather Second charged move unlocked!@3m Currently live is the Evolving Stars event, which includes the release of quest steps 5 to 8 of A Cosmic Companion - the Season of Light special research quest. Elsewhere, be sure to use Daily Adventure Incense for the chance of encountering Galarian Articuno, Galarian Zapdos and Galarian Moltres. There's also a new special research quest - A Mysterious Incense. Finally - don't forget about the new Prime Gaming rewards every fortnight. How to specialise your searches in Poké mon Go You can specialise your searches in Pokémon Go in a number of ways, such as combining two different searches. Like with Google searches, this is achieved by using two logical operators - AND and OR. Unlike Google, Pokémon Go uses a variety of symbols to help you create these searches. 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