New Pokemon mobile game coming soon for iOS and Android

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 17, 2017       

After a huge success of Pokemon Go, the Pokemon Company (the real actual owners of the Pokemon brand) is working on a new Pokemon mobile game named "Splash! Magikarp" for Android and iOS devices.

Magikarp is one of the useless and iconic species in the Pokemon Universe, but when evolved to a Giant Gyarados, it becomes one of the powerful Pokemon.



We don't have much information about this upcoming game but according to Pokemon website teaser, the newspaper article describes how a fisherman discovered Magikarp-shaped holes on the ground in town. 

The game will be released in Japan this spring, we have no information whether or not this game will be released internationally.

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[Update: It's Live] Pokemon Go Huge Update: Second Generation Pokemon and four new features

 By Vaibhav Jain on February 17, 2017       

Updated:

Pokemon Go Second Generation update is live and is now available for iOS and Android users (0.57.2 on Android and 1.27.2 on iOS)

Here are release notes by Niantic-

• Over 80 additional Pokémon originally discovered in the Johto region can be caught.
• Gender-specific variations of select Pokémon can be caught.
• Added new encounter mechanics.
• Added Poké Ball and Berry selection carousels to the encounter screen.
• Added two new Berries.
• Added new avatar outfit and accessory options.
• Added new night-mode map and encounter music.
• Added bonus Candies for catching Evolved Pokémon.
• Implemented Apple Watch connection stability improvement.
• Various bug fixes.
• Minor text fixes.

Article: 15 Feb, 2016

With over 650 million download mark across all platforms, Pokemon Go is still one of the most downloaded Smartphone Game out there.

Well, here's a good news for trainers who haven't uninstalled Pokemon Go. The new update arriving this week will add over 80 new Pokemon from the "Johto" region.

Alongside the new creatures, the update also brings 4 new features- 

New Evolutions: There are now more opportunities to evolve your Pokémon in Pokémon GO than ever before. Some Pokémon originally discovered in the Kanto region will soon be able to evolve—into Pokémon that inhabit the Johto region! Be on the lookout for new Evolution items at PokéStops, which you’ll need to evolve some Pokémon.

New Encounter Gameplay: When you encounter Pokémon in the wild, don’t be surprised if they react in new ways as you’re trying to catch them. You’ll also notice the addition of new item carousels that allow you to select Berries and Poké Balls directly from the encounter screen. Hone your skills and catch those elusive Pokémon!

New Berries: Pokémon enjoy eating Berries, and you’ll have the opportunity to get two new Berries by spinning the Photo Disc at PokéStops—Nanab Berries and Pinap Berries! Giving a Pokémon a Nanab Berry will slow its movements, making it easier to catch. The Pinap Berry doubles the amount of Candy you’ll receive if your next catch attempt succeeds.

New Avatars and an Expanded Wardrobe: Now you’ll be able to give your avatar a complete upgrade! Customize your look with a whole new selection of hats, shirts, pants, and other items.

Source: Niantic | Via: Phandroid

Niantic-Reliance JIO Brings Pokemon Go to India

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 13, 2016       

One of the most Popular Argument reality Game "Pokemon Go" has been finally announced in India and will go live on Play store from December 14. 

With this partnership of Niantic and Reliance JIO, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as 'PokéStops' or 'Gyms' in the Pokémon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016. 



New nearby Tracker and sighting feature is also available for India, So this might help starters to quickly find wild Pokemon by going to accurate locations.

“We are delighted to partner with Jio to launch Pokémon GO in India.” said John Hanke, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Niantic. “It’s exciting to see Pokémon fans in India step out and explore their neighbourhoods in search of Pokémon and Jio’s disruptive high speed 4G LTE Network will be an excellent way to experience the game.”  
The two companies will work together to bring Indians a richer and more enjoyable mobile entertainment experience for Pokémon GO, including activating Jio retail locations and charging stations as PokéStops and Gyms within the game and allowing Indians to catch, train, and battle at any of Jio’s outlets throughout the country. 

On Jio’s social messaging app, JioChat, Pokémon players have access to an exclusive Pokémon Go Channel. The Pokémon Go Channel will enable Pokémon Go players to collaborate and be part of an exciting community of players with daily tips, contests, clues, and special events.The Pokémon Go Channel on JioChat a fun way to socialize with other players and level-up faster.

“With over 500 million downloads globally, we are excited to launch Pokémon GO officially in India on the Reliance Jio network,” said Mathew Oommen, President Reliance Jio. “Our partnership with Niantic not only brings access to the Pokémon GO app but also opens the door to more opportunities for our customers to enjoy content on Jio’s one-of-a-kind mobile broadband network.”  

Niantic Announces Pokemon Go "Halloween event"

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 24, 2016       

The First ever event of Pokemon GO Game has been Officially announced by Niantic. 

The Pokemon GO "Halloween event" will start from October 26 and will end on November 1. The event is Global, means all the countries will be able to take part in this Spooky event.



The Trainers will get extra candy during the event and even will get encountered by Spooky Ghost Pokemon including Drowzee, Gastly, Gengar, Golbat, Haunter, Hypno, and Zubat. 





Source:- Niantic

Play Pokemon Go & Win A Cubot Max Phablet!

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 24, 2016       

There's a Good news for People who are Playing Pokemon Go. Pokemon Trainers can now win a brand new Cubot Max Phablet. The Company ( Cubot ) is giving away free Cubot Max Phablet for those who play Pokemon Go.



All You have to do is Take your selfies with your new Pokemon Trainers while Playing Pokemon Go and Post them on Cubot Facebook Official Page.

This Fun activity will cost you nothing, The contest is up from July 20 to August 20.

Cubot Max Specification-

The Cubot Max features a 6.0 inch HD Display with 267ppi Pixel density, A MT6753 octa-core Processor along with 3GB RAM and 16GB internal Storage. It comes with a 4000mAh battery, which is ofcourse big enough to catch 'em all!



As far as the cameras are concerned, The Cubot Max features a 13MP rear and 5MP front camera.

Head ahead to Cubot Facebook page for more info!

Breaking all the records Pokemon Go becomes the most popular smartphone game in U.S. history

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 13, 2016       

The Viral game is now on more than 5% Android Smartphones in the US and is about to cross twitter's daily user engagement !



Breaking all records , The game has become the most popular smartphone game in U.S. history. According to Survey Monkey, peak average daily smartphone users for Pokemon Go now tops the previously reigning title holder , Smashing "Candy Crush Saga " behind !

The Game just bought our Childhood back and is now breaking all the records . It's not even a month , Since the game has launched in few countries and its tearing apart the historical records !



Source- SurveyMonkey

So , Which one are you playing Candy Crush or Pokemon GO ? 

Pokemon GO v0.29.2 reduces accuracy of Pokemon capture locations

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 13, 2016       

Pokemon GO v0.29.2 is out and the new update now adds support for Android Nougat and Intel x86 hardware . Apart from These few changes , Android Police just noticed that Pokemon GO v0.29.2 also reduces the accuracy of Pokemon capture locations .

Image via - AndroidPolice

Left Image is from Pokemon Go v0.29.0 an Right image is from Pokemon GO v0.29.2 . 

As you can see , the right circle's diameter is now four or five miles, and the center of the circle is a solid two to three miles from the actual capture location, too.

via - AndroidPolice

Going to buy a Pokemon Go Smartphone ? Wait for Motorola Moto Z!

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 13, 2016       

Pokemon Go Trainers , All we need is a Smartphone that must be compatible for Pokemon Go , should have Gyroscope sensor , a great battery life and a big NO to Intel processors .



So if you are thinking "what phone should I get" for getting best Pokemon Go experience . The answer is "Wait for Motorola Moto Z".

The Modular Motorola Moto Z is going to be the best all rounder Smartphone for Pokemon Go and even for normal considerations of photography, social media, office organisation, enterprise access, music and videos .


Moto Z is the world's thinnest phone at 5.2mm, comes with a 13MP camera, 4GB of RAM, the snapdragon 820 CPU, and a 5.5" QHD screen. The Z Force ( Shatter proof  )will come with a 21MP camera and 40 hours of battery life. Motorola also says its new TurboPower will charge your phone one hour per minute, so 15 minutes will give you 15 hours!

The Moto Modules adds additional features to the Moto Z like , Projector , Speakers and Extra Battery . You have to just attach the magnetic module to the Moto Z . 

The Moto Z will be available from this Summer in the US , while it will go on sale globally this September . 

Also Read - 

• Verizon to Reveal Moto Z Pricing on July 14

Just wait a little , Best Pokemon Go Phone is on its way !

Pokemon GO saves Nintendo

 By Felipe Berhau on July 11, 2016       

Let's talk about Nintendo. Everyone remembers their amazing consoles, right? The iconic Wii, the ground-breaking DS and all its variants and some amazing games in the last ten years. But during the last years, they faced lots of challenges and tough times.

Releasing sub-par products, some of their hyped releases were a flop, and soon Nintendo stopped being the cool company it was once known to be.

This brings us to their last attempt: Pokemon GO. The game -though not launched in most countries yet- is already a huge hit, and it was already installed in 5% of all Android phones in the US, before its official launch.

You know what this means? Nintendo has a hit in their hands and it's cool again. Since its launch, Nintendo's market value has increased by 7 billion dollars. In comparison, that's what Microsoft paid for Nokia.

The Guardian reports that Nintendo will release four Android games through the year riding this success of Pokemon Go. And who knows...maybe a smartphone? Let's keep dreaming about that but anything could happen.

Guardian

Is Your Smartphone Compatible With Pokemon GO ?

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 11, 2016       

Pokemon Go is already out , but not all Smartphones will be able to Run the augmented-reality mobile video game that uses your phone’s camera and GPS to capture, battle, train, and trade virtual pets who appear in your surroundings .



Nintendo has already listed "Must have" specs for a Smartphone to run the Pokemon Go !

Android  -

• Android 4.4 to Android 6.0.1
• (Android N will not supported until the official Android release)
• Preferred resolution of 720×1280 pixels (Not optimized for tablet)
• Strong internet connection (Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G)
• GPS and Location Services
• Intel CPUs are not supported

iOS

• iPhone 5+
• iOS 8+
• Strong internet connection (Wi-Fi, 3G, or 4G)
• GPS and Location Services
• Jailbroken devices are not supported

Apart from These above specs , Your Device should have gyroscope sensor to use AR Mode ( Camera / AR mode to see the Pokemon in your environment ) .

How to get Pikachu as your starter in Pokemon GO

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 09, 2016       

The viral Game "Pokemon Go" is now all around the web . The Game is now available for Android and iOS devices .In Pokemon Go , Players start with Charmander, Bulbasaur, or Squirtle . But they can actually pick Pikachu instead !



So , Here Goes the first secret Pokemon ( Pikachu ) in Pokemon GO ! Folks at Polygon found a way to catch Pikachu as a starter !

All You have to do is -

When Professor Willow tells you to go choose your starter Pokemon , Clicking on one will result in obtaining your first Pokemon . Just Don't click on any of the three ! Instead just keep moving ( walking away ) until the Three of the Pokemon disappears . Though , They will re-spawn again , but you have to keep doing it Four times .

If you managed to ignore Charmander, Squirtle and Bulbasaur four times, they’ll come back with another friend ( Pikachu ) in tow.

Just Try your best to catch the Electric Mouse . 

Also Read - 

• Pokemon Go will only work on Android 4.3+ or iPhone 5 ( and above )

• These Pokémon Go Memes : Are real now !

Niantic Labs Expands Pokémon GO Field testing To Australia And New Zealand

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 08, 2016       

Pokémon GO is spreading widely and now Pokémon freaks living in Australia And New Zealand can now participate in Pokémon GO Field testing program .



You can signup by Going to Pokemon Go website , only lucky users will get a chance to participate in the Pokemon GO Field testing .

Also Read -

• Pokemon Go Android App leaked , Here's what we know !
• So Here is first look at Pokémon GO [ Screenshots and Details ]
• Pokemon Go will only work on Android 4.3+ or iPhone 5 ( and above )

Field testing program of Pokémon GO might come to more regions soon ( Countries ) . 

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Pokemon Go Android App leaked , Here's what we know !

 By Vaibhav Jain on March 30, 2016       

The Pokémon GO field test started today in Japan and Those who registered on the Beta page got the emails with the Download link ( Play store ) .

One of the Beta tester just leaked the Android Apk , but soon the Pokemon Go Android apk link went down . But yeah we Got it ! Though we can't share the apk , But here's what we got to know so far -

• For now Pokemon Go Beta version will only work on Android 4.3 or greater , while iOS devices needs atleast iPhone 5 to Play Pokemon Go .

• The Application is of 47.97 MB

• You can customize your avatar

•  Players do no receive a Starter Pokémon

• There are no battle against wild Pokémon, you only have the option of using Pokéballs

• A Pokémon move called Starburst is in the app, no details about it has been given .

• Players can join 3 teams: Red, Blue & Yellow.

• The Beta only has first Generation Pokémon

• There are 151 Pokemon data files in the game .

• There will be day - night cycle .

Screenshots -

Though the .apk file is of no use for now ( You can't play ) , but one can go into that .apk file and get to know whats inside that App . 

Screenshots - via