Når man i forskellige sammenhænge skal skrive om og referere til udstyr er det bekvemt at ty til forkortelser. Nedenstående tabel viser de forskellige udstyrsforkortelser:
| Forkortelse | Udstyrsbeskrivelse | Type |
|---|---|---|
| R1, R2, … R8 | Resonator med angivelse af level. | Resonators |
| X1, X2, …, X8 | XMP Burster med angivelse af level. | Weapons |
| US1, US2, …, US8 | Ultra Strike med angivelse af level. | Weapons |
| ADA | ADA Refactor | Weapons |
| JARVIS | Jarvis Virus | Weapons |
| PC1, PC2, …, PC8 | Power Cube med angivelse af level. | Cubes |
| HC | Hypercube | Cubes |
| S, PS, CS | Common Portal Shield | Mods |
| RS, RPS | Rare Portal Shield | Mods |
| VRS, VRPS | Very Rare Portal Shield | Mods |
| Aegis | Aegis Shield | Mods |
| AXA | AXA Shield | Mods |
| FA | Force Amp | Mods |
| TU | Turret | Mods |
| HS | Common Heat Sink | Mods |
| RHS | Rare Heat Sink | Mods |
| VRHS | Very Rare Heat Sink | Mods |
| MH | Common Multi Hack | Mods |
| RMH | Rare Multi Hack | Mods |
| VRMH | Very Rare Multi Hack | Mods |
| LA, RLA | Rare Link Amp | Mods |
| VRLA | Very Rare Link Amp | Mods |
| SBUL | SoftBank Ultra Link | Mods |
| ITO- | ITO EN Transmuter (-) | Mods |
| ITO+ | ITO EN Transmuter (+) | Mods |
| CC | Common Capsule | Capsules |
| RC, C | Rare Capsule | Capsules |
| QC | Quantum Capsule | Capsules |
| MUFG | MUFG Capsule | Capsules |
| KC | Common Kinetic Capsule | Capsules |
| RKC | Rare Kinetic Capsule | Capsules |
| KL | Key Locker | Lockers |
| BB | Battle Beacon | Boosts |
| RBB | Rare Battle Beacon | Boost |
| VRBB | Very Rare Battle Beacon | Boost |
| BE | Beacon – ENL | Boosts |
| BR | Beacon – RES | Boosts |
| BM | Beacon – Meetup | Boosts |
| BN | Beacon – Niantic | Boosts |
| BP | Beacon – Peace | Boosts |
| BT | Beacon – Toast! | Boosts |
| RF | Resistance Fireworks | Boosts |
| EF | Enlightened Fireworks | Boosts |
| PF | Portal Fracker | Boosts |
| Apex | Apex | Boosts |
Ovenstående kan fx bruges når man skriver om hvilket udstyr en passcode giver, fx kan man skrive at en passcode giver 2R8, 3X8, FA, TU, 3PC8 hvilket så kan oversættes til at den giver:
- 2 stk. Resonator Level 8
- 3 stk. XMP Burster Level 8
- 1 stk. Force Amp
- 1 stk. Turret
- 3 stk. Power Cubes Level 8