The time is finally upon us. Mewtwo, the powerful Legendary Pokemon and one of the first teased by Niantic when it launched Pokemon Go (opens in new tab) a year ago, is finally coming to the game. Trouble is, the official announcement revealing his impending arrival is so vague and …
Read More »Fifty times the expected users is why Pokemon Go was so slow, bro
We’ve heard a lot from Niantic and The Pokemon Company about how Pokemon Go (opens in new tab) exceeded expectations, but just how unprepared were the people behind the game? About 50 times less prepared than they should’ve been, it turns out. In a new post on the Google blog …
Read More »Pokemon Go wont tell you how much CP potential your Pokemon has – but this calculator will
Pop quiz, hotshot. You’ve got two Pokemon of roughly equal strength in your Pokemon Go (opens in new tab) collection, but only enough candy to evolve one of them. How do you pick which one to evolve and which to save (or send to the glue facto– I mean, professor)? …
Read More »Pokemon Go tracking site lets you search for just the Pokemon you want
Wandering around and seeing what pops up is like 93 percent of the point of Pokemon Go (opens in new tab). But if you can’t stand the idea of another evening spent wandering with naught but a backpack full of Pidgeys and Rattatas to show for it, then you may …
Read More »Someone’s reached Pokemon Go’s level 40 cap – but used a bot to get there
While some of us are still struggling to ascend beyond level 20 in Pokemon Go (opens in new tab) (cough, cough, me, cough), others have reached the current summit of trainer fitness. Which is to say that Pokemon Go player Luca, Reddit name _problemz, has hit the level cap of …
Read More »What Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud would (probably) say about Pokemon Go
Gotta catch ‘em all! The chipper tag line has never felt more true as millions of people roam their towns playing Pokemon Go (opens in new tab). This particular game has some traits that explain how its moment of zeitgeist came to be. The new spin on a beloved franchise. …
Read More »Looks like Pokemon Go is giving hour-long bans to GPS cheaters
If you don’t have many Pokestops or Gyms nearby, Pokemon Go (opens in new tab) can be tough to play. But multiple player accounts confirm that trying to fool the game’s GPS system into thinking you’re in a more generously populated area will make it downright impossible, at least for …
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