Battle and Catch Rare Pokemon
Since the Wild Area is open world, you can go as far into it as you want. However, you won’t be able to catch all of the Pokemon just yet.
At first, you can only catch Pokemon that are under level 20. The level you can catch increases with each gym badge you earn. If you encounter a Pokemon you can’t catch, it will say that it is “very strong-looking.” You can still try to battle them to gain a lot of experience, but they will be a lot tougher to beat.
You can still explore as much as you want, though. The Pokemon available to catch change with the time of day and weather, which provides an incentive to keep returning to the Wild Area.
If you see a bubbling spot in the water, that means you can use your fishing rod to encounter a Pokemon. If you see a flying Pokemon, whistle by pressing the left analog stick to call it down.
Shake Berry Trees
Throughout the Wild Area, you can find trees that have berries growing on them. Shake them and some berries will fall off.
You can choose to keep shaking for a chance at more berries, but if you shake too much, a Pokemon will jump out and attack you. Shaking it more times means more berries, but you can lose them all if you get too greedy.
Set Up Camp and Cook Curry
If you press X in the Wild Area, you can set up camp. There are two main things to do while camping.
The first is playing with your Pokemon with toys. If you interact with them a lot, they’ll gain experience. This is a good idea to do if you want to train your Pokemon without battling with them.
The second is cooking curry. You can use various ingredients to cook different types of curry, which have helpful effects such as restoring HP, gaining experience, and making your Pokemon friendlier.
