Strategy

Strategy is the art of planning and directing overall operations to achieve a primary or overall goal.  Here are our Mastermind Goal Setting levels for Pokemon Go:

Gold:  Level 40 strategy
Silver:  Collect them all strategy
Bronze:  Gym strategy

As our strategy derives from our goals, the most important question to ask is how do I achieve my Bronze, Silver, and Gold levels.

Gold:  Level 40 strategy

To obtain Level 40, you must obtain millions of XP.  This means you need to look at what activities in the game will provide you with XP and do that.

Silver:  Collect them all strategy

To collect them all, you first begin by catching them all.  Eventually, you will reach a point where you are catching lots of the same Pokemon.  At this point, you will have to expand the areas where you go to catch Pokemon and look at resources like Reddit or The Silph Road map to see where your missing Pokemon are nesting.

Bronze:  Gym strategy

Find gyms close to you, take them over, and slot in.