Pokemon Go is now available on Apple Watch

  23 Dec 2016 , 16:26

The popular mobile game “Pokemon Go” is now available on the Apple Watch, squashing rumours that the game’s maker was scrapping such plans. The game involves catching digital pocket monsters in an augmented-reality version of your surroundings. The Apple Watch version will let you discover nearby Pokemon and collect special items, such as potions, from nearby “PokeStops.” But once you encounter a Pokemon, you will need to use your iPhone to catch it.

Still, the Apple Watch should make it easier for players to log their steps (needed to advance in the game and to hatch new Pokemon out of eggs), and to avoid walking around with their phones held out to search for nearby monsters.

“Pokemon Go” was a huge success when it came out in July. It’s not clear how the Apple Watch version will do, especially now that it’s too cold in much of the Northern Hemisphere to be outside catching Pokemon. Plans for the watch version had been announced at Apple’s iPhone launch event in September. The game’s maker, Niantic, hasn’t announced any plans for Android Wear and Samsung Gear smartwatches.

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Upcoming Pokémon Go update will make catching rare Pokémon easier

By Kunal Khullar /  06 Oct 2016 , 12:11

If you are one of the remaining Pokémon Go fanatics like me, then here is an update that might entice you. Niantic Labs, the creator of the popular game, has announced that a new update is on its way and it will bring an interesting new feature.

The upcoming update is said to bring a special bonus that will help trainers collect certain Pokémon type easier. If you are an avid player, then you would know that as you progress in the game, you get a bunch of medals, like when you catch 100 water type Pokémon. These medals will finally have a role in the game as post the new update, you will get a special capture bonus based on these medals to improve your chances of getting a certain Pokémon type.

For instance if you have caught a large number of fire Pokémon, you get the Kindler medal. This will give you a special boost to find more fire type Pokémon and not just the common ones, but also rare fire based Pokémon.

Here is an official statement from Niantic:

We are adding a new feature which grants a catch bonus when you earn medals based on catching certain types of Pokémon (Kindler, Psychic, Gardener, etc.). These new bonuses will give you a better chance of capturing Pokémon with a