PokéMon GO Cheats: How To Win Gym Battles, Take Over A Gym Like A Pro

In Pokémon GO, players are expected to not only catch Pokémon, but to also prepare for gym battles. By defeating trainers of different gyms, players will be able to overtake the defeated gym for the players' team. Additional Pokécoins are earned for holding and defending a gym every day. So here's how you can win gym battles with your Pokémon.

According to mirror.co.uk, the first phase of the game usually involves catching Pokémon and earning XP to increase the player's Trainer Level. When the player reaches Level 5, the player is allowed to take part in gym battles. Until that level is reached, you should try to catch as many Pokémon as you can so you can level up and have a lot of Pokémon to prepare for battles.

Gyms in Pokémon GO are different than any average gym. Pokémon GO gyms are not very hard to miss. They are represented by gigantic towers with a Pokémon at the top. These gyms can be held by one of the three teams, red, blue, or yellow, at a certain point in the game. Players will be able to tell which team holds the gym by the emblem on the top of the tower.

It is up to the team to make sure the gym is well defended. It can be done by leaving high-level Pokémon there. If the gym is in a different color team from you, that's when you can battle there. Zam.com reported tips and guides on how to defend and take over a gym. After choosing a team, players are now able to enter a gym of the same color as long as there are enough spaces. Gyms usually have at least three members in it. When you find a gym, you'll see the main trainer and the Pokémon they have place to protect the gym. Touch the gym and swipe to see its members, and if there are any available spaces left for you to join.

If there is an open circle beside the crown in the upper left, that means there is room for another Pokémon. Grey gyms are unclaimed, meaning you can move in right away. But, at this point, unclaimed gyms are a rare find. Once you have found the gym, you must assign a Pokémon to defend it. This will increase the gym's prestige and improve its defenses. As gyms' opponents are defeated, more slots for other trainers open and enhance the gym's defenses.

Challengers must be able to defeat all Pokémon trainers in your gym and reduce its prestige to zero so that taking over may be possible. However, players must make sure there is one strong Pokémon stationed in your gym to defend it from intruders, usgamer.net reported.

Meanwhile, if a friendly gym is full, you can still help improve the gym's prestige by sending one of your Pokémon there to train against its members. Players can gain points as their Pokémon trains, and as the gym's prestige increases through training, more slots can be opened for you to join and leave a Pokémon to defend the gym. 

However, if there aren't any friendly gyms for you to join, you may have to take over an occupied gym instead. This may require more preparation, since it needs the trainer to have strong, battle-ready Pokémon who can survive the attack of multiple defenders from a different gym.