How to Change Your Pokemon Go Team

Pokemon Go is a very popular game and if you are one of those who play this game quite some time, you came to the right place. In this article, you would find ways to change your Pokemon Go Team. Here are the steps you would need to follow in case you would like to change, battle or trade your team.

• You would have to be at least level 5. This is when you would be able to unlock your ability to join one of the three teams – Team Instinct which is the yellow team, Team Mystic which is the blue team and Team Valor which is the red team. Once you have passed level 5, you will be ready for the next step.
• Open your Pokemon Go profile. Navigate to the Team Section. Tap Change. You would receive a warning which states that you would not be able to change teams again and that you would lose your team’s contribution points. This means, you would need to start all over again.
• Choose your new team. Team selection option would appear with three teams. Tap the team you would like to join. Now you would have a new team and your avatar would be updated with your new team’s colors. Keep in mind that you would need start a fresh and earn points to level up again.

Though it could be very difficult to give up all your points and status, switching teams could make the game more fun and exciting. It would allow you to play with your friends which makes it worth it. After all, games are supposedly to be fun, exciting and enjoyable. So, what are you waiting for, go choose a new team you would like to join and be motivated in earning those points again to regain your gaming status.

Changing Teams: What You Need to Know

Now that you have decided to change your team in Pokemon Go, the problem is that you would not be able to directly transfer your Pokemon to a new team. Though this is the case, you could still change your team and start all over again. Before you switch to a different team, here are the important things you should know.

Loss of Progress

When you change teams, you would also lose your progress, items, Pokemon and your Pokedex entries which are with your current team. So, before you start all over again, ensure you are committed to having a new team before making a decision.

• All your Pokemon, items, candy and eggs would be reset. This means, you would need to catch and evolve new Pokemons.
• Your level and battle rankings would also be reset which means you would need to level up and battle again to increase.
• Your team leader would change and you will have to meet and impress your new team leader.
• Your Pokedex would be wiped out which menas you will need to rediscover Pokemon to fill it up again.

New Team Benefits

Though you would need to sacrifice a lot when changing to a new team, there are quite some benefits in joining a new team and they are:

• Different gym and Pokestop control. New team could control gyms and Pokestops in your area.
• New team leader and new story as well. This means you would have different experience in different team leader’s backstory.
• Fresh start. You would have new challenges and time to build up new profile.

How to Change Teams

• Go to settings menu in Pokemon Go
• Go to Change Team and tap on it
• Tap on your desired new team – Yellow for Team Instinct, Blue for Team Mystic or Red for Team Valor.
• Tap Change team to confirm
• Your team will be changed and you would have to start catching Pokemon.