Pokémon GO search bar quick reference guide
One of the best recent quality-of-life updates to Pokémon Go has been the new strings you can enter into the search bar when viewing the list of Pokémon in your bag.
It’s easy to forget that the search bar itself didn’t exist when the game was originally released, but merely searching by name was just the start.
And now, thanks to the new appraisal system, you can search for Pokémon according to their IV rating, from 0* all the way up to 4*, which means perfect IVs.
So here’s what you need to type to find everything you’ll ever need.
Search by IV, HP & CP
Pokémon have individual values (IVs) for Attack, Defence and HP (Hit Points). Each value ranges from 0-15, and these are then combined into an overall percentage, which explains the gaps between the levels below.
This system makes it very fast to find low IV Pokémon to transfer them and free up bag space. A comma is equivalent to “or”, which means you can combine searches, as in the last example.
An & means “and” which is subtly different to “or” in some searches. There is also a “not” operator, so you can use !4* to find all Pokémon which are not 100%.
You can combine search terms. Here are some examples:
Search by keyword
Search by move or type
Note:If you want to search for Shadow Ball or any other move starting with Shadow, you must type @shado (without the W) because of a conflict with shadow Pokémon caught from Rocket stops. Unfortunately we are unaware of any way you can search specifically for Shadow Ball, or any other particular move beginning with Shadow.
Search by Pokédex
You can also read ourguide to using AR+ in Pokémon Go.
Author: Jim Martin, Executive Editor, Tech Advisor
Jim has been testing and reviewing products for over 20 years. His main beats include VPN services and antivirus. He also covers smart home tech, mesh Wi-Fi and electric bikes.
