In Pokémon Go, quantity is key. You might not want a whole flock of Zubats, but there's strength in numbers-or more specifically Stardust and Candy.

When you capture Pokémon, you'll receive both items, which are used, respectively, to power up and evolve Pokémon.

• Stardust can be used on any of your Pokémon, but the kind of Candy you get is specific to the species (e.g., you get Zubat Candy when you capture a Zubat).
• Generally, you get about 5 to 10 pieces of Candy when you catch the first of a species and then 3 to 5 for subsequent catches. You also get a piece of Candy when you transfer a Pokémon to Professor Willow.

Catching pokémon works mostly like you'd expect: you simply walk around with the app open on your phone--which buzzes when pokémon are nearby.

Catching your first Pokémon is fairly straight forward, and once you catch it, the other two starting Pokémon will disappear. However, finding your next Pokémon isn't quite so easy; you'll need to venture outside to find more Pokémon.

Finding pokémon:

• Pokémon tend to spawn in areas that are well-populated, like parks, tourist attractions, and shopping centers. You'll also find different Pokémon in different areas. For example, water-type Pokémon will only show up near bodies of water, while grass-type Pokémon can be found in parks.

Catching pokémon:

• Once you locate pokémon, tap the pokémon on the map, and you'll switch to the catching interface. The color of the ring surrounding the pokémon helps determine how easy it is to catch - green is easiest, yellow intermediate, and red the most difficult.

Here's an example of a green ring:

Note: Pokémon are found at different CP (Combat Power) levels, which more or less determines how powerful the pokémon will be. To raise a pokémon's CP, you'll need two resources: stardust (a generic item you obtain with each pokémon that you catch) and the pokémon's specific candy (which can be obtained by catching duplicates of the pokémon you want to level up).