Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Hands On: Refining A Winning Formula

The renaissance is complete. After years of being criticised for a lack of trying, Samsung has finally hit the soaring highs it once enjoyed as the world’s leading smartphone brand.

Perhaps it is symbolic that the renaissance is capped by the launch of the new Galaxy Note 7, the latest in the phablet series that spectacularly defied all odds and literally shaped consumer preference for large-screen smartphones.

Let’s start with the obvious: the Galaxy Note 7 is yet another refinement from previous models that started with the Galaxy S6. Each iteration brought something new to the table, while improving several key design areas.

For the Note 7, the first thing that’s immediately noticeable is the introduction of a dual-curved display. Unlike the slope on the S7 edge, however, the curves on the Note 7 are more…acute; this isn’t a bad thing, as it gives more grip on the sides.

Picking it up, you’ll find the second thing about the Note 7: symmetry. Samsung is proud of the fact that the phone’s shape is almost 100% symmetrical between the front and back. From a design perspective, it’s stunning – even if the speaker holes and USB C port at the bottom aren’t 100% in the middle.

This symmetry isn’t just for good looks, either. The rounded sides are comfortable, and thanks to the curved screen, the phone is also narrower and easier to hold with one hand.

I use a Galaxy Note 5 as my daily driver, and as much as I enjoy using that phone, the difference in ergonomics is one I couldn’t un-experience after holding the Note 7 after a minute or so. It wasn’t that the Note 5 was uncomfortable to hold, it’s just that the Note 7 was more comfortable.

This cleanness extends into the software. The camera app, one of the most frequently used apps for smartphone users, has seen its UI tweaked – for the better, thankfully. Gesture support finally makes it into Samsung’s camera app: vertical swipes switch between front and back cameras, while side swipes to the left and right reveal camera modes and live filters, respectively.

Again, these changes are subtle, but they make a world of difference in terms of intuitiveness, and the overall finish of the UX. There are less buttons covering the frame, and gesture controls make it easier and faster to tweak what you want.

As for TouchWiz, it has again been enhanced to look and feel better than ever before. I know of people who don’t use Samsung phones because of the TouchWiz, but these are the same people who stopped using them before the introduction of the Galaxy S6, a point when Samsung drastically improved the software’s UI.

And that’s a bit sad, because the new TouchWiz is a far cry from previous years.

There are new icons sets for a sleeker look, while menus and settings have a clean white background that enhances these new icons. The drop-down menu deserves special mention of just how useful it can be. On stock Android, you can either toggle a setting on or off; on the new TouchWiz, you can tap on the setting’s name and find an expanded settings menu that lets you edit the setting further.

For example, tapping on the Power Saving icon will enable Power Saving mode on the highest level (resolution turns down to HD, in and outbound data is limited to intervals, and brightness set to 0%). Tapping on the Power Saving name will allow you to choose between Mid or Max level.

And then there’s the iris scanner. Samsung apparently spent five years in R&D to develop its own algorithm to create a digital signature for individual irises, which powers the scanner on the Note 7. The iris scanner is meant to complement the other biometric authentication option – the fingerprint scanner – though Samsung says this option is more secure.

At the experience zone I managed to try out the iris scanner on the Note 7. There will be a dedicated article to show how it works, but from my experience it is generally fast and responsive, unlocking the phone moments after you align your eyes to the heads-up display at the upper portion of the display.

However, I’m still not entirely convinced this will be as widely adopted as the fingerprint scanner. For one, the process is longer: you’ll need to turn on the screen (either via power or Home button), swipe the screen to activate the iris scanner, align your face so that the iris scanner can find your eyes, and then it’ll unlock. This is longer than the one-step unlock on fingerprint scanners, where you just press the home button.

What does excite me are specific new features on the S Pen. I use Smart Select very often to share photos without having to download them, and so it was only natural that people like myself are very excited about the S Pen’s ability to created animated GIFs from virtually anything on the screen.

Via Smart Select, you can create an animated GIF by setting a frame size anywhere on the screen, and press record. Any motion within that frame will be recorded and converted into a GIF. You can even draw on this GIF before saving it, in case you want to add a meme caption.

On a more practical level, Magnify and Translate are useful situational features for the new S Pen. As their names suggest, Magnify allows you to magnify a certain portion of the display by up to 300% just by hovering the S Pen over the screen.

Translate, powered by Google, lets you translate one word at a time across 71 languages. Samsung confirms that this feature will be improved in the future – likely to allow translation of whole sentences, since no sentence can be correctly deciphered if you translated it word by word.

It is hard not to be impressed by the Galaxy Note 7. There are meaningful enhancements both on the inside and out, improving key areas such as water and dust resistance, ergonomics, and software UX. The hardware, which is highly similar to the S7 edge, promises to deliver similarly high levels of performance.

The switch to a USB Type C port is inevitable, but what impressed me more was in the manner Samsung is making that switch more palatable. Each Galaxy Note 7 retail box contains a USB Type C to micro USB adapter, letting users of older Galaxy devices some backwards compatibility – this is very apparent on the new Gear VR, which has a USB Type C port.

Of course, there is a potential stumbling block with the Note 7: price. At RM3,199, this is a cool RM500 higher than its predecessor. Though many will agree that the enhancements somewhat justify the price tag, it may also deter those on the fence.

Nevertheless, we’ll be spending some quality time with the Note 7 very soon, as we prepare our review ahead of its local launch in the coming weeks. Stay tuned for the full review.

Remastered Starcraft Could Be Announced At Blizzcon

A report from South Korea is currently claiming that Blizzard plans to announce a HD remaster of the original Starcraft. There is only one source so far, but if anyone would hear about Starcraft it would be the country that had made the RTS a national pastime.

The story first appeared on inews24, which claimed that there would be more information available later in November. Despite this claim, there is no additional information as to what the remaster will entail.

Released in 1998, Starcraft is one of the genre defining titles of its time. It took the world by storm, and was also one of the earliest games to develop a professional gaming scene. That being said, it still took Blizzard 12 years to release a sequel.

If anything, the game could use a refreshed look; especially considering how dated the graphics are by now. However, it is unclear if Blizzard will simply be updating the original 2D assets or completely redesigning the graphics with newer 3D models.

[Source: inews24; via Polygon]

Pokemon Go Review: Walking Never Felt This Fun

Pokemon Go landed in Malaysia over the weekend, and the expected happened. People began walking around looking for Pokemon – many of them seeing the sun for the first time in many years. There was a lot of hype leading up to the launch of Pokemon Go, which begs the question: does it live up the to promise?

Graphics

The Pokemon appearing in Pokemon Go are rather interesting to look at, with dynamic animations that bring across their personalities. They bear some resemblance to the newer generation of Pokemon games from the Nintendo 3DS, providing some sense of continuity between the two platforms.

Pokemon portraits also provide easily identifiable silhouettes, allowing experienced Pokemon players to identify nearby species without needing to have them in their Pokedex. It doesn’t actually mean much for the game, but it is a nice touch for those of us who grew up playing “who’s that Pokemon”.

While there has been clearly a lot of work put into the Pokemon, the same cannot be said for the player avatar and other characters. There is an extremely limited set of options for the player to customize his or her look; resulting in everyone looking more or less the same. Sure, the focus in on the collecting of wild monsters; but there is no reason to skimp on the player themselves.

Much worse is the art for the game’s Professor Willow (they are all named after trees) and the gym leaders. The images used look like they were taken from someone’s Tumblr; probably involving some sort of fan fiction. Yes, fans of the series have taken to the new characters in the world; but that doesn’t take away from the fact that Niantic was being cheap with anything that isn’t a Pokemon.

The adventure screen, or map, is about as basic as it gets. It shows the location of streets, Pokestops, and Gyms; which is all one really needs to be playing the game. However, all that those shades of green aren’t very interesting to look at. Despite this, the simplicity of the map works well for the game.

Important locations are clearly marked on the map, and can be viewed from a long way off. The neatness of the presentation is a benefit in a game that can get rather cluttered if there are multiple Pokestops in the same vicinity. It may not look the great while walking around, but it presents its information in a clear and concise manner; which is all we really need for using it to hunt for Pokemon.

Controls

As a mobile game, there is little to say about the control scheme for Pokemon Go. Moving around on the map requires physically relocating yourself from one place to another; which generally means that walking is involved. Cycling also appears to be allowed, although the game is able to detect when people are moving too fast and trying to cheat by driving around to hatch eggs.

Other controls follow the basic mobile game system, where actions are taken through swiping and tapping. For instance, throwing Pokeballs at Pokemon requires accurate and precisely timed throws.

Gym battles also require tapping to make attacks and swiping to dodge. It’s a far cry from what Pokemon players are used to, and has been a chief complaint among players. The controls for battles are also poorly described, leaving players floundering on their own to figure it out.

Gameplay

If you want to be the very best, you certainly must travel far and wide. This is especially the case if you happen to live in the suburbs, where Pokemon and Pokestops are scarce. In fact, it would appear that residential areas are the worst place to hunt for Pokemon. Niantic may have deliberately engineered this situation to get people out of their homes and walking around.

Just how much walking around is involved in Pokemon Go? A lot more than anyone could have imagined. It is not just about wandering around aimlessly looking for new and better Pokemon, but also about getting the distance required to hatch eggs. These eggs require between 2-10km of walking. This is made worse as the game logs distance on a map, which means that running on a treadmill does nothing.

All in all, I personally walked for about five hours looking for Pokemon. A significant portion of this being done outdoors, where the weather was thankfully overcast and didn’t have me worrying about death by sunstroke. It is something I haven’t done for a long time and was a pleasant change of pace.

Unfortunately, Pokemon Go is a broken game. Not in the sense that it is unplayable; rather, that it has several features that simply do not work. An earlier proximity sensor for Pokemon has been removed, leaving the task of searching for Pokemon a matter of randomly wandering around and hoping for the best. Essentially, the feature does nothing at the moment.

Pay to win?

Pokemon Go is a mobile game, and as such there are in-app purchases to be made. The question is whether this allows players to spend real world money to get ahead of their free to play counterparts. The answer to this is a maybe. Spending money allows players to restock on consumables. Of which, the Lucky Egg is the most valuable as it allows players to double all XP earned for 30 minutes. However, the Lucky Egg on its own does nothing.

A larger concern is the number of players who use GPS spoofing to alter their locations without actually moving. Newer players will note that Pokemon Gyms are being defended by suspiciously powerful Pokemon. This is despite the game only being out for three days.

This unfortunately means that players who have not been using GPS spoofing are left behind in terms of raw power. It also leaves them out from an entire aspect of the game. While it is not impossible to catch up the power level of the Pokemon Gyms, it may take a while before people are ready to take them down.

Niantic does not appear to be doing anything about these people yet. Which is a less than ideal situation, but somewhat understandable as the developer has its hands full with fixing the broken parts of the game and rolling it out to the rest of the world.

Conclusion

Like Ingress, Pokemon Go is at the core a social game. The goal of getting people out of the house is also to get people to interact in the real world. In my experience, this is a real thing here in Malaysia. People are more than happy to chat with strangers playing the same game while wandering around parks. They are decidedly less talkative inside shopping malls though.

This social aspect is easily the best part of Pokemon Go. It is a far cry from internet based games that separate people by screens. Families are suddenly taking walks, while friends now have an excuse to get some real exercise. As someone who grew up in the tabletop gaming community, it is easy to see the sense of camaraderie that comes with the game. It is something familiar and comforting. Seeing strangers come together over a shared interest on this scale is something that does not happen enough these days.

But if you're new to Pokémon Go and are wondering what all the fuss is about, we're here to answer all your questions. Heck, we've even got some tips for the professionals.

After the latest game update released by Niantic, locating Pokémon has been more challenging for the players as it did not only remove the step feature but also dismissed the access to third party tracking sites. However, players are still on the search for working Pokémon Go cheats. Here is an impressive GPS spoofing trick that allows players to catch Pokemon without moving an inch.

Players were outraged when the famous unofficial Pokémon tracking feature of PokeVison has been blocked by the devs and when the official Nearby was removed. According toThe Bitbag, players complained that they are now walking aimlessly because these features were removed. Therefore, the GPS spoofing technique can be a huge help to players who want to save time and energy catching Pokémon. A friendly reminder though: this spoofing technique is still considered cheating by Niantic and can lead to soft or perma ban.

The game uses GPS location tracking to move you around the game. This tracking enables you to visit PokeStops and hunt Pokémon on your nearby list. But it can easily be tricked and some players discovered how to spoof your location on Android using the available fake location apps. It has been working flawlessly on Android versions 4.4 above.

According to Daily Dot, rooting your device is the first step towards using the spoofing technique. This enables you to fake your location data without your operating system realizing it. Next is that you need to install Xposed Framework. This will let you install the fake location app. After doing the latter step, install the FakeLocation Module which is located on the Download section of the Xposed installer. Finally, set up your FakeLocation app. Upon doing the spoof, alter the GPS settings for Google play instead of the actual GPS data of Pokemon Go. Toggle the GPS mocking on, choose your desired location and you are good to go.

This trick will be useless if Niantic will have another update. But as long as they have not found a way to patch this yet, this is the easiest way to catch Pokémon without taking a single step.

Ultimate Pokemon Go cheat lets you walk anywhere in the game without moving an inch

Look, we all know that cheating is bad. It goes without saying. But if that doesn’t bother you and you’re sick of seeing all the kids in your neighborhood run around snatching up all the Pokemon while you lazily shovel potato chips into your face, we’ve got just the cheat for you. It lets you use the official Pokemon Go app to play the game just like everyone else uses, but you’ll be able to have your character walk around independently of your actual location. In other words, you won’t even have to stop shoveling those potato chips into your face to catch that rare Pokemon three towns over. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

First things first — there are a few things you should know about this cheat before we go any further.

People have been banned from the game for using hacks to fake their locations, and it’s quite possible that this cheat will get you banned. That said, it’s highly unlikely. Hacks that have gotten people banned simply teleport players from one place to the next, instantly. With this new hack, however, your character actually walks around the game and you control him or her with a joystick instead of magically being teleported from Ohio to Mexico in the blink of an eye.

The next caveat is even more important. In order to utilize this cheat, you’ll need to jailbreak your iPhone. We recently showed you how to jailbreak your iPhone without even having to connect to a computer, so it’s not very difficult to do. Not everyone is comfortable jailbreaking though, and if that’s the case then this hack isn’t for you.

With all that out of the way, you’ll find everything you need in the video below. Walking around without actually moving is just the beginning with this impressive hack. There are plenty more features baked in, including the ability to locate rare Pokemon even before they appear. We’re not suggesting that we condone cheating but if you’re going to cheat, this is clearly the way to do it.

Looking for help with Pokemon Go that doesn’t require a jailbreak or involve such blatant cheating. Check out this brand new Pokemon Go hack that helps you locate Pokestops and gyms

The video walkthrough is embedded below.

Pokemon Go Cheats – How to get Free Coins and Pokeballs

Pokemon Go has seen enormous success in the very first week of its release and it has alreadyovertaken Tinder and is all set to leave behind even Twitter in terms of popularity. The game has officially been released in the US, Japan, Australia and New Zealand, but players from other countries are also using different hacks to install the augmented reality game.

Pokemon Go Cheats

Pokemon Go players have also discovered various cheats and hacks which allows them to fake their gps and progress faster in the game. However, the developer of the game Niantic has patched out those unverified cheats for the game in their latest update. They have also started punishing players using such cheats by banning them.

Image: www.imore.com

Thankfully, for some of the players, popular mobile gaming website Pokemongocheats.io has come up with their own cheat software which they promises to be 100% reliable and undetectable from thePokemon Go servers. They have already completed the beta testing of the Pokemon Go cheats.

The players will be able to get unlimited amounts of Poke Coins, Poke Balls and Incense using the cheat generator. The cheats, which have no country limitation, works on both Android and iOS devices, and also supports non jailbreak devices according to them.

Image: hacktoid.com

Before using the cheat generator, here are a few tips and tricks which will help you in the game:

• Don’t collect same Pokemon multiple times. There’s actually no need of having the same Pokemon twice. It is advisable that you trade duplicate Pokemon with Professor Willow for a candy. This will help you build a more powerful team.
• Try keeping the Pokemon Go app open even while not playing the game. This will increase the egg hatching time.
• Collect as much free items as you can by defending gyms. After reaching level 5 try going to Pokemon gyms and start batting against other gym trainers.

There’s also a way to force Eevee’s evolution to your choice of evolution. Check our handy guide formore details. And if you’re looking for some more cheats for Pokemon Go that only expert trainers know about, check out this guide.

Pokémon Go: 21 tips, tricks, and cheats to be the best trainer in the world!

If you want to be the best, you have to know how to play with the best.

Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm, with more and more countries joining the fray every week. People everywhere are seemingly running around at random, looking at their phones for one express purpose: to catch 'em all.

I've been playing non-stop since Pokémon Go's debut in the U.S., and I've collected a pretty good list of tips and tricks to help you excel in Pokémon Go.

Finding and catching Pokémon

1. Visit parks with multiple PokéStops

While you can find Pokémon just about anywhere, if you want to find lots of Pokémon, you want to go to a populated area. Cities are a pretty good starting point, but we prefer parks — especially parks with a good body of water, or saltwater beach parks — for the ultimate Pokémon catching experience. Different terrain will help you find different types of Pokémon, while parks with multiple PokéStops ensure that you won't run out of Poké Balls while hunting. (In our testing, PokéStops also encourage the spawning of more Pokémon — especially if you attach a lure.

2. Hunt in pairs

When Pokémon appear, they appear for everyone and can be caught by every person in your area. As such, hunting in pairs (or even groups) is encouraged: Not only is it fun to banter with friends while wandering your neighborhood for Pokémon, but you can also cover more ground as you try to figure out just where that three-footstep Kadabra might be hiding.

3. Hunt (safely) at night

First of all: Don't get stabbed or robbed. It's clearly not safe to go by yourself to a Lure-enabled PokéStop in the middle of a city at night. That said, you can smartly hunt in pairs or small groups at night to find Pokémon you wouldn't ordinarily find during the daytime — just stick to well-lit areas and have a car nearby. (I've been able to find quite a number of awesome Fairy-type Pokémon either by sitting in my house or wandering close by on nighttime walks with my dogs.)

4. Use your radar ring to discover Pokémon

As you wander the world, your avatar has a small pulsing ring that glows around them. This ring is your personal radar in the game: It's what determines whether you're close enough to a PokéStop or Gym to use it, and it's also what pulls nearby Pokémon out of hiding.

Once Pokémon are on your nearby radar, it should be within a few blocks of your location: If you walk around along the street, your radar ring should bring it out of hiding. So no, you don't have to try and jump your neighbor's fence or run through graveyards to find wandering Pokémon — your radar should reveal them without any extra work on your part.

Note: The game has changed the Nearby screen to give no indication as to a Pokémon's proximity; as such, Pokémon on the nearby screen may be a few feet or several dozen yards away.

5. For random Pokémon spawns, look for moving leaves

Those green fluttering leaves have frustrated Pokémon Go players from the beginning: Does it mean a Pokémon's there? Nearby? Is it a red herring? From what we've been able to tell, those leaves indicate a Pokémon spawn point: If you hang out in that vicinity for long enough, you have a chance of seeing creatures not on your radar map appear. Note that I said "chance" — it's far from a guarantee of a rare Pokémon appearing. Those leaves also don't indicate the location of the current Pokémon you're tracking on the Nearby list; don't go chasing foliage in the hopes of catching that Drowzee.

6. Want to catch a lot of Pokémon quickly? Try parking lots

For whatever reason, Pokémon seem to love spawning in parking lots — especially if they're near PokéStops. I've had luck seeing four, five, and even six common Pokémon show up in the lot by our local Trader Joe's, as well as several gas stations.

7. When catching Pokémon, turn off AR

It's pretty awesome to see that Pikachu spawn on your coffee machine, but AR (augmented reality) can often make it more difficult to catch your creatures — and drain your battery, too. To keep your device steady and ready for anything, flip AR off — you can always turn it back on if you find a Pokémon in a particularly hilarious location.

8. How to get bonuses when throwing Poké Balls

When you try to catch a Pokémon, the goal is to toss your ball inside the shrinking ring around them and have it land on the Pokémon's head or nose. But there are special catch bonuses that can help improve (though not guarantee) your chances of keeping that Pokémon locked inside that Poké Ball rather than breaking free.

Whatever bonus you're going for, remember to tap and hold on the Poké Ball to start the ring cycle so that you can wait to toss your ball until the ring is at the correct point. (Even if the Pokémon attempts to rear back or do some sort of movement to break the circle, keep holding your Poké Ball — they'll eventually return, and you won't lose your ball if you keep holding onto it.)

• How to catch Pokémon with bonuses
• How to throw a perfect curveball in Pokémon Go

9. Use Razz Berries and better Poké Balls to capture Pokémon

If you've found a rare Pokémon (or one with an incredibly-high CP) in the wild, your standard-issue Poké Balls may not work to contain them — or worse, send them running. Instead, once you hit level 6, you can use Razz Berries (and later on, Great and Ultra Balls) to improve your chances of containing wild creatures.

Razz Berries, after being administered, lull the Pokémon somewhat — even if you miss a throw, you'll have an increased chance of catching the Pokémon until you hit them. If you do catch them with an off-throw and they escape, however, you'll need to feed them another Razz Berry.

10. If your game crashes when catching a Pokémon, don't fret

Game developer Niantic's servers are frequently overloaded, and as such, sometimes your game can crash or severely hang after you catch a Pokémon, leaving it motionless in its Poké Ball. Don't panic: Force quit the game and re-open it. In the crash, you'll either have automatically caught the Pokémon (check your Pokédex), or it will still be spawned and waiting for you.

PokéStops and the world

11. Play during off-hours

As much fun as it is to play at lunchtime, the afternoon hours are often some of the busiest times for the game. If you can play later in the evening or early in the morning, you'll have a much more enjoyable time exploring the world.

12. Use Ingress to find PokéStops

Niantic used many of the maps within its previous game, Ingress, to populate PokéStops and Gyms in the Pokémon Go world. As such, you can use Ingress's map system to figure out where, exactly, you should target your hunting efforts. (If you see Portals on Ingress's map, those translate to PokéStops.)

13. Drop lures at bars or shops if you don't want to hunt

If it's lazy Pokémon-catching tips you seek, you can find quite a few Pokémon by attaching Lures to your local coffee shop or bar and just sitting back and waiting. You'll usually get a new Pokémon spawning inside the Lure every 3-5 minutes, with a chance of a rare Pokémon appearing. You can stack this with Incense, as well, but Incense will spawn many more Pokémon if you're actually walking through the world (up to 1 a minute) as opposed to staying stationary (more like one every 5 minutes).

14. Be picky with your Stardust and Candy

When you first start Pokémon Go, it's tempting to want to boost and evolve your first Pokémon, but I'd encourage waiting: As you level up, you'll find lots of higher-level creatures — which will often become much more powerful when evolved.

15. When evolving creatures, choose the higher-level creatures

When power boosting your Pokémon, you'll see a level ring around their portrait: The amount filled in the ring indicates their level in comparison to your own max level (the far right side of the ring). If they're close to your level to begin with, the result will be a much-higher evolved creature.

16. Use Lucky Eggs before an XP spree or evolving Pokémon

Lucky Eggs, which you can get as level rewards and buy from the Shop, will double your personal Trainer XP you collect for 30 minutes. You can use these pretty effectively to grind up your level while catching multiple Pokémon, but the best time to use these eggs is when you're evolving Pokémon.

Normally, you get 500XP for evolving Pokémon; with a Lucky Egg enabled, that jumps to 1000XP every time. If you have a ton of Pidgeys, for example, you can evolve them into Pigeottos with just 12 Pidgey Candy — and net a ton of experience, in the meantime.

17. Trying to get your egg to hatch? Move it around your room

If you don't have time to take a walk to get your 9.8km/10km egg to hatch, try moving your phone back and forth on your desk or around your office — if your trainer moves, you're in a place where the GPS signal is unsteady enough that you can trick the game into thinking you're walking. Keep moving your phone back and forth, and eventually your egg will hatch!

(Sure, you could also put your phone on a dog, ceiling fan, or even record player, but this is highly ill-advised unless you really want a broken phone.)

Gym battles and teams

18. Match up Pokémon with their opposing types before a battle

You might be woefully undermatched against an opposing Gym, but you can still do well and damage their Gym's Prestige if you know one simple trick: How to match up an opposing Pokémon's type and element. Each creature has a primary type, which usually matches up to some sort of element. And, as in the real world, some elements are more successful than others.

Here's a quick list of each element type, and what opposing types of Pokémon are best-suited to take them down:

• Normal: Fighting
• Fire: Water, Ground, Rock
• Water: Electric, Grass
• Electric: Ground
• Grass: Fire, Ice, Poison, Flying, Bug
• Ice: Fire, Fighting, Rock, Steel
• Fighting: Flying, Psychic, Fairy
• Poison: Ground, Psychic
• Ground: Water, Grass, Ice
• Flying: Electric, Ice, Rock
• Psychic: Bug, Ghost
• Bug: Fire, Flying, Rock
• Rock: Water, Grass, Fighting, Ground, Steel
• Ghost: Ghost
• Dragon: Ice, Dragon, Fairy
• Steel: Fire, Fighting, Ground
• Fairy: Poison, Steel

GamePress's Pokémon Go page also has a roster of the most powerful Pokémon you can currently evolve for each type.

19. Dodge at the start of each battle

I picked up this tip from our Android Central pal Russell Holly, and it's a good one: If you swipe left or right to dodge at the beginning of a battle, you'll often give yourself an extra attack or two before your opponent can catch up. This is especially true for smaller, quicker types like Eevees, whose quick burst attacks and dodges can take down a big creature before they can react.

20. Snipe a neutral gym

If you can't personally fight a gym battle, or you're traveling with a friend who's exhausting all their powerful Pokémon to beat an opposing gym, you can wait until the gym gets taken over; once it's a neutral white, anyone can drop their Pokémon in.

If you're fast enough, you can re-capture a gym of yours that an opponent has been trying to take down, or you can add your most powerful Pokémon to the neutral gym after your buddy has fatigued all their high-level creatures in defeating the gym. And once you've taken it for your team, your buddy has time to heal their high-level Pokémon and can put in one of their own.

21. Add Pokémon of different types to a friendly gym

Adding a Pokémon to an already-friendly gym? Make sure you vary up which type of Pokémon you're adding — an all-Fire gym of Flareons and Vulpixes might look cool, but it's incredibly vulnerable to a trainer with Water and Ground-type Pokémon.