


“Everyone’s thinking different things, our hypothesis is that it’s time and location based. “Hopefully see how Pokémon actually move,” she said on Product Hunt, when asked what the project hopes to discover. Lucy Guo, one of the Pokecrew developers as well as a product designer at Snapchat and a cofounder at Scale, said she didn’t believe that all of the mysteries of Pokémon have been uncovered. Read more What do Sydney's famous landmarks look like in a Pokemon world? So do the Pokémon Go maps destroy the mystery of Pokémon Go? Maybe, or maybe not. Gabbermap is a free community-powered map that can help you find anything, but just added a bot named to help users find rare Pokémon. After two days, it doesn’t have enough reviews for a rating-people must be too busy catching monsters to leave a review. On the iOS side, Pokemon Go Maps ($1) lets players enter locations, and has a chat tab for sharing other tips and advice. Neither seem to do the job, according to the app reviews. There are at least two Android apps to crowdsource Pokemon locations: Map for Pokemon Go: PokemonMap and Pokemap: Find Your GO Pokemons. Unfortunately, Web pages seem to be the way to go at the moment. Pokecrew doesn’t seem to have as many sightings as other maps, but the founders seem to think they can “check” locations with other maps to confirm sightings. Developers are moving fast, though, so expect these to be updated with additional features and Pokémon as time goes on. comes in second at the moment, however-it quickly shows you the type of Pokémon that’s closest to you, and allows you to scan a map of nearby locations and discover what’s there. For that, we’d definitely recommend the Gotta Catch ‘Em All map if you live in the Boston area-it’s comprehensive, attractive, and detailed. So which map should you use? We’d recommend maps that allow you to enter a specific Pokémon name, then show their locations, as well as displaying a quick guide to what’s around you. (Macworld’s beginner’s guide to Pokémon Go has more on how the game is played.) Each player can “capture” a Pokémon using a Pokéball, then train it at a local “gym.” Special items, such as incense and lures, are used to attract new Pokémon to the player.

Pokémon Go tasks players to go out in the real world and discover new Pokémon, who tend to cluster around interesting real-world landmarks, shops, and other locales.
