Poke Ball Plus is a controller that makes Pokemon Go even more realistic than it was before. Now you don’t also need to open up the game on your device if you want to catch a Pokemon. All that you need now is this little accessory, and you are good to go. Whenever there is a Pokemon nearby, the Pokemon Ball Plus will light up and vibrate indicating you about the presence of a Pokemon nearby. Then pressing a button on that accessory will let you throw a virtual Poke ball to catch the Pokemon. Different light patterns on the controller will let you know whether or not you have caught the Pokemon.
Now to use this accessory, you have to link it up with your Pokemon Go application. This device depends on Bluetooth for connectivity. So how do you connect your accessory to your device which has the application? Let’s find out in this article. But before going ahead with the connection procedure mentioned below, make sure that your device where you have your application has Bluetooth turned on.
How to Pair Poké Ball Plus to Your Smartphone?
Once you have ensured that Bluetooth is turned on your device, then you are ready to go ahead with the method mentioned below. This is a straightforward process, and it would hardly take less than a couple of minutes to do so.
- Open the Pokemon GO application.
- Now tap on the Poke Ball icon at the bottom of your screen. This will open up the Game’s main menu.
- Now in your main menu, tap on the Settings option at the top right corner.
- Tap on Poke Ball Plus.
- Then take your accessory and press the button on top of it. This will make the accessory discoverable for the smartphone.
- Now you will see a dialogue box asking you whether or not you want to Enable Poke Ball Plus. You will see two options. “Turn It On” and “Maybe Later”. Tap on “Turn It On”.
- Now your Poke Ball accessory should connect to your game.
Now there have been some issues with connections for some users. Firstly, you need to make sure that the Poke Ball Plus is always charged up. If it is charged up, but you still face disconnection issues often, then try restarting your smartphone.