Poké Ball Plus

Works great

Got it and it contained Mew. Very happy. The controls work better if you hold it upside down (white side up) while walking and switch to red side up when you wanna catch a pokemon.

I bought this so I could complete my pokedex in Let's Go Eevee & Pikachu. Item arrived in good working condition.

I previously owned a Pokemon Go Plus, back in early 2017ish timeframe the first time around that I played Pokemon Go. I thought it was a great little gadget, albeit incomplete. When I heard that this Poke Ball Plus had similar functionality and could even autospin pokestops (if it had a pokemon inside), I was ready to jump on it, since I started playing PoGo again in the past couple months.Unfortunately, it does not live up to it's hefty price tag. I have both technical issues as well as functionality complaints.1) first and foremost, this poke ball plus will NOT pair with a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge. I got it to work a few times after visiting various forums that suggested pairing it, unpairing, either rebooting or going into airplane mode, resetting the poke ball plus, and then going into Pokemon Go and reconnecting the device. that's a very elaborate and painful process each time you need to pair. also, it disconnects after 1 hour, so you have to repeat that process again. that's only if it works. after the last PoGo update, now it won't pair at all no matter what hoops you jump through or what steps you take. I've tried tricks in every forum on the entire internet short of sacrificing a goat, and nothing works anymore2) Even though I can no longer pair to my primary phone, I have a backup iPhone 6s that I can pair it to that I now bring with me just for using this stupid Poke Ball Plus. it pairs no problem. so now onto my other complaint which is functionality. for this price, I really want more. yes, it autospins pokestops if you have a pokemon inside. that's great and works well (although sometimes for whatever reason it doesn't want to spin a stop; I'm not counting when my bag is full or other valid reason for not spinning). When you have it set to capture pokemon, all you have to do is hit the red button when a pokemon is selected and it will throw a red pokeball at it one time. Here's my issue, I need more functionality here. I want a) to be able to use the stick on the Poke Ball Plus to select which pokemon it will throw at, b) configure which pokemon it will target (only X, Y, and Z pokemon, only pokemon not in your pokedex, or only Pokemon above a certain level, etc) c) configure the types of pokeballs it will use (eg - switch to great balls instead of red pokeballs) d) configure the number of throw attempts before abandoning. I'm sure there's other things I wish it would do, but those are the first things I could think of right now.HOW HARD IS THIS NINTENDO/NIANTIC? If I can come up with these deficiencies after thinking about it for 2 minutes, surely you could do a better job writing your requirements doc. It's not like any of these things would be hard to code either. no excuses here.

Legit old stock. Battered package with some water damage. Mew inside. Actual controller mint. I'm very very happy.

This is a fun controller for the new Pokémon Let's Go games, but certain aspects of this controller make it seem like Nintendo REALLY needs to update the firmware.The bad:First, there is no way to easily get to the home menu and end your play session when you are using this as a controller. You need to use a Joycon to get yourself to the home menu, or press the power button on your Switch. This gets annoying, because when you're using the PBP as your primary controller, the Switch doesn't want to let you connect a pro controller even if you just want to use it to go home.In the game, you can shake the PBP to use it as the X/Y button...sometimes. This doesn't work when you're in battle. If you shake the PBP to see details about attacks (Y) it will not work. I've also noticed this happen in other menus like the clothing trunk. Seems like a small oversight, but gets annoying.The battery life seems lacking. To my knowledge there is no way to see a warning about low battery life! The Switch fully prevents you from using the PBP to go to the home or quick settings menu, so you can't see the battery level icon. I found that this will last 5-6 hours, then suddenly die. Luckily it seems to charge in about a 2-3 hours (but it doesn't alert you when it's full, so I wouldn't know).The good:Other than the software/firmware issues, this is so fun to use! I love that I can feel like I'm actually throwing a Poké Ball at the Pokémon on my TV! The wrist strap and ring makes sure the PBP is secure in your hands. The controller is also good for moving in the game, but sometimes it's hard to orient your character because you're using a circular joystick on a sphere, so you often lose your orientation if you move it in your hands slightly.Mew:Quite simply, you get one Mew per Poké Ball Plus. This is tied to the serial number so once you claim Mew that's it. You also can not soft reset for nature, Pokémon Let's Go saves as soon as you claim your Mew. You can't take your own Pokémon on strolls until you claim Mew, but otherwise you can claim Mew at any point in the game from the Communication menu.The extra:Taking your Pokémon for strolls is cute, and you can choose to play with your Pokémon my holding down the joystick. I also love that you can connect this to Pokémon Go and use it as an enhanced Pokémon Go Plus. Rumor has it, that if you connect it to Pokémon Go while you have a Pokémon on a stroll from Pokémon Let's Go, that Pokémon will automatically spin PokéStops for you!Conclusion:I think the Poké Ball Plus is a wonderful and fun idea, but some updating is definitely needed to smooth out the hiccups.

If you play BOTH Pokémon Go and Let's Go, this is amazing. It's very easy to pair and reacts way faster than Pokémon Go Plus. The vibration is not as loud as Go Plus' and you can disable the sounds so that won't accidentaly make noises at improper places. You can take a Pokémon for a stroll from Let's Go, which will level up and gain candies there, also while a Pokémon is inside the ball, it will AUTO collect Poké Stops in Pokémon Go (only Poké Stops, though). Sadly, you CAN'T disable the VIBRATION, so you can't leave it on a table or use in really silent places, but the vibration is pretty loudless. For GOTCHA players, it's not way better since it WON'T auto catch as well, only auto spin. Since it's ball shaped, even though it's smaller than a common Poké Ball, it's still shaped as a ball, so it won't fit very good in your pockets because it's bigger than both Gotcha and Go Plus. The battery is ok, lasts a few days and charges pretty quickly. The box also contains a recharging cable so you won't need the charging stand unless you want it. You can also charge with Nintendo Switch's AC adapter. Also, the Mew bonus from purchasing can only be redeemed ONCE, so don't split it with your friends if you pretend to share Mew's.