Map maker aims to outwit Pokémon Go constraints


  • TECH
  • Wednesday, 03 Aug 2016

Pokémon Go developer Niantic recently shut down a swathe of unofficial maps and apps 'enhancing' (or breaking) its super successful AR game, but already a new app has managed to restore what many enthusiasts call essential features. 

An early version of Smart Poké 2 for Android phones and Android Wear Watches overlays the location of Pokémon Go creatures on a map of the real world, telling users all they need to know to catch those elusive Pokémon before they disappear. 

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