Poké Ball Plus

Works great

Got it and it contained Mew. Very happy. The controls work better if you hold it upside down (white side up) while walking and switch to red side up when you wanna catch a pokemon.

It’s a novelty as it only really works with one game, and it’s fun, but it is a slightly weird design. Wish I didn’t have to click in the stick so much rather than use the button. Definitely not the best controller, but it’s fun and I got Mew. I can’t complain too much.

I previously owned a Pokemon Go Plus, back in early 2017ish timeframe the first time around that I played Pokemon Go. I thought it was a great little gadget, albeit incomplete. When I heard that this Poke Ball Plus had similar functionality and could even autospin pokestops (if it had a pokemon inside), I was ready to jump on it, since I started playing PoGo again in the past couple months.Unfortunately, it does not live up to it's hefty price tag. I have both technical issues as well as functionality complaints.1) first and foremost, this poke ball plus will NOT pair with a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I got it to work a few times after visiting various forums that suggested pairing it, unpairing, either rebooting or going into airplane mode, resetting the poke ball plus, and then going into Pokemon Go and reconnecting the device. that's a very elaborate and painful process each time you need to pair. also, it disconnects after 1 hour, so you have to repeat that process again. that's only if it works. after the last PoGo update, now it won't pair at all no matter what hoops you jump through or what steps you take. I've tried tricks in every forum on the entire internet short of sacrificing a goat, and nothing works anymore2) Even though I can no longer pair to my primary phone, I have a backup iPhone 6s that I can pair it to that I now bring with me just for using this stupid Poke Ball Plus. it pairs no problem. so now onto my other complaint which is functionality. for this price, I really want more. yes, it autospins pokestops if you have a pokemon inside. that's great and works well (although sometimes for whatever reason it doesn't want to spin a stop; I'm not counting when my bag is full or other valid reason for not spinning). When you have it set to capture pokemon, all you have to do is hit the red button when a pokemon is selected and it will throw a red pokeball at it one time. Here's my issue, I need more functionality here. I want a) to be able to use the stick on the Poke Ball Plus to select which pokemon it will throw at, b) configure which pokemon it will target (only X, Y, and Z pokemon, only pokemon not in your pokedex, or only Pokemon above a certain level, etc) c) configure the types of pokeballs it will use (eg - switch to great balls instead of red pokeballs) d) configure the number of throw attempts before abandoning. I'm sure there's other things I wish it would do, but those are the first things I could think of right now.HOW HARD IS THIS NINTENDO/NIANTIC? If I can come up with these deficiencies after thinking about it for 2 minutes, surely you could do a better job writing your requirements doc. It's not like any of these things would be hard to code either. no excuses here.

I bought this so I could complete my pokedex in Let's Go Eevee & Pikachu. Item arrived in good working condition.

If you play BOTH Pokémon Go and Let's Go, this is amazing. It's very easy to pair and reacts way faster than Pokémon Go Plus. The vibration is not as loud as Go Plus' and you can disable the sounds so that won't accidentaly make noises at improper places. You can take a Pokémon for a stroll from Let's Go, which will level up and gain candies there, also while a Pokémon is inside the ball, it will AUTO collect Poké Stops in Pokémon Go (only Poké Stops, though). Sadly, you CAN'T disable the VIBRATION, so you can't leave it on a table or use in really silent places, but the vibration is pretty loudless. For GOTCHA players, it's not way better since it WON'T auto catch as well, only auto spin. Since it's ball shaped, even though it's smaller than a common Poké Ball, it's still shaped as a ball, so it won't fit very good in your pockets because it's bigger than both Gotcha and Go Plus. The battery is ok, lasts a few days and charges pretty quickly. The box also contains a recharging cable so you won't need the charging stand unless you want it. You can also charge with Nintendo Switch's AC adapter. Also, the Mew bonus from purchasing can only be redeemed ONCE, so don't split it with your friends if you pretend to share Mew's.