Go at Home

Players of Pokémon Go know that the game is played by going around in order to see and interact with all the elements of the game, let alone to succeed accomplishing many things in it. However, to some extent, the game may possibly be played at home, or for all intensive purposes, anywhere that a person chooses to reside or stay. It's not entirely impossible, though it also does depend on certain circumstances.

If a home or place of residence is large enough, then it might just allow for significant movement from one place to another, because that will aid in earning walking credits for Eggs or otherwise. It's especially helpful if it contains PokéStops or Gyms that are just within reach, which means that items and a battle venue are conveniently available. Moreover, with the newly added Research feature, there are always things that can be done for more items and Pokémon. As for Pokémon appearing, that may not be a problem, as Pokémon do every so often appear, and this can of course be aided with an Incense or a Lure Module (with a PokéStop nearby). So a good number of things that can be done outside can be done at home as well.

In my home, sometimes Pokémon drop in for a visit, like wild animals do in some other people's homes. The unfortunate thing is that I'm out of reach of PokéStops or Gyms, but that is alleviated with only a little walk outside, which doesn't exactly cut it for this. A local Go player, who sadly is not part of my raid group, seems to be lucky as his or her home is practically directly below a Gym, which would explain why every time I take out the Gym, it doesn't take long before it returns to the player, which then would be good for a short-term investment. What would perhaps be the ultimate scenario is to play Go on a large area such as a ranch, where it may allow for at least one Gym and a few PokéStops, which would be like playing Go in miniature. These would all constitute playing Go at home, no matter the scale.

The problem with playing Go from home is that not many opportunities for advancement in gameplay might be available. But at least if some elements are strategically placed enough so that they're accessible, then it may just be workable to play from home. Still, Pokémon Go is by and large a game for venturing outside, so eventually one has to go outside to interact and play well. Yet, there's no stopping anyone from playing the game where one resides if the opportunity presents itself to make "Go at Home" not only possible, but probable.

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