Beginner Tips

• If you're new and you haven't used the daily command yet, go do it now.

• Try to have your daily be active at a time when you will regularly be able to use Tilia all 7 days of the week.

• Set a reminder on your phone or PC to use your daily.

• Always buy a daily reset card (item 21) if near the beginning of a generation release. It will pay for itself over time. Try to time using the reset card after getting your daily money in order to maximize the value you get from it.

• Other than a reset card, focus all your money on balls in the early game. Items like honey and evolution items will not be helpful in filling out your dex until much later.

• Evolution items in particular are very expensive; keep in mind that, for earlier gens, many evolved Pokemon are also common.

• If you're patient, try to buy balls in groups of 10 (which requires two dailies). You'll get a bonus ball.

• Always have one ball on hand if you can help it. You never know when a good ultra rare or shiny may pop up.

• Don't worry about catching duplicates; there are plenty of veteran players who will take your commons in exchange for other commons that you need. Gen 1/2 commons have basically no value to longtime players.

• Physical keyboards are usually superior to mobile keyboards for typing speed and accuracy. That said, if you are quick with autocomplete and Pokemon names are properly loaded into that system, you may be able to gain some extra speed. NOTE: If the bot thinks you entered the name too fast, it will prevent you from catching the spawn.

• Practice, practice, practice. Even if you don't need the Pokemon that comes up, try typing its name anyway just to make sure your typing is up to snuff when something you do need comes up.

• Be very aware of the rarities of various Pokemon. Starters and "pseudo-legendaries" (Dratini, Larvitar, Bagon, and Beldum lines) in particular are often highly sought after. The Full Pokedex (shown with the fulldex command) has a count for every Pokemon in the game; Pokemon with lower counts are more valuable. Don't be surprised if two Pokemon that are ostensibly counterparts have different counts.

• Newer Pokemon are often more valuable than older Pokemon of the same rarity level. In addition, Pokemon that evolve from other Pokemon of lower rarities may be less valuable (for example, Dratini is more valuable than Charizard despite both being UR, because Charizard evolves from lower rarity Pokemon). Ask a Tilia mod if you're unsure if a given trade is fair.

• Don't rush trades. You should never feel bullied into making a trade, and if you think it's a bad deal, you can always say no.