Tips and tricks for Pokemon Go from the first guy to catch them all

If you want to be a Pokémon Go master, you have to learn from a Pokémon Go master.

Earlier on Thursday, Brooklyn-based Nick Johnson became the first Pokémon Go player to publicly confirm that he had caught all 142 unique Pokémon that are currently available in the United States.

It took a lot of doing, including at one point hiring an Uber to drive him in circles to catch one of the very last Pokémon he needed.

Here are Johnson's top tips for catching 'em all - as well as some of the crazy Pokémon adventures he had along the way.