Pokémon tracker – Blog. by Next Thing https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com News & Notes. Process & Projects. No BS. Srsly. Thu, 09 Nov 2017 03:16:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.5 Here’s How to Turn PocketC.H.I.P. into a Live Pokémon Tracking Device https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/heres-how-to-turn-pocketc-h-i-p-into-live-pokemon-tracking-device/ https://ntcblogbackup.wpengine.com/heres-how-to-turn-pocketc-h-i-p-into-live-pokemon-tracking-device/#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2016 23:38:32 +0000 http://blog.nextthing.co/?p=790 Use PocketC.H.I.P. to find Pokemon!

Use PocketC.H.I.P. to find Pokémon!

Turn your PocketC.H.I.P. into a Pokémon tracking device and go catch ’em all!

Recently, Supermanwah realized that he could use the tutorial by IPostStupidThings from r/pokemogodev and use it to create a Pokémon tracker on PocketC.H.I.P..

The tutorial uses code written by AHAAAAAAA, which you can find here. And NTC’s very own Crunch wrote up a nice little script to automate the installation for you.

Happy hacking and Pokémon hunting!

1. Prepare PocketC.H.I.P. for Pokémon

Open the Terminal application on the PocketC.H.I.P. home screen and type the following command, then press enter.

wget -O install.sh http://bit.ly/29XOzba

Note: Here’s what’s in our install script, which calls this one too.

2. Install

chmod +x ./install.sh
./install.sh

3. Start the Map Server

You should set up a new Pokémon account just for the project! Seriously, setup a new account just for this project.

Once you have the new account, type in the two command belows. In the second command, replace the USER and PASSWORD with your Pokémon credentials and LONGITUDE LATITUDE of location you’re looking for Pokémon in.

cd PokemonGo-Map-master

python example.py -a ptc -u USER -p PASSWORD -l "LONGITUDE LATITUDE" -st 10

Note: Looking up the longitude and latitude of your location is pretty easy using most search engines. I searched for “West Oakland BART longitude and latitude”, which I input as -l “37.8049 -122.2951”.


4. Start Your Map Client

Press the plus icon in the top-left corner of the terminal to get a new tab. Then run the following command to start the map client.

surf localhost:5000

Assuming everything went well, you’ll see a Google Map with tons and tons of catchable Pokémon.

Tip: You can refresh the map by pressing CTRL+R


There are plenty of fun ways to take this project even further. Consider adding a home screen icon that launches the tracker. Connect PocketC.H.I.P. to it your phone’s WiFi to keep the map current while you’re on the go. Or even print a custom 3D enclosure for PocketC.H.I.P. using your team’s logo and colors.

Whatever you decide to do with the project, make sure to share it with us on the forums, Facebook, and Twitter. And if you catch any good Pokémon, be sure to let us know that too!

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