The Pokemon Go Plus wearable is available almost everywhere in the world since September 16th. That Niantic and Nintendo have announced. Only a few South American countries Pokémon Go accessory comes later. The suggested retail price is 39.99 euros.

With the accessory you can control certain functions of the game without using your smartphone. For example, the wearable vibrates when a Pokemon is nearby and if you walk past a Pokéstop. Also lights up an LED. By clicking on the button on the accessory, you get all the items that Pokéstop. In the same way, you can also catch Pokémon, without using your phone.



Cooperation with other watches

Niantic and Nintendo also announced that the game will partly work with the Apple Watch. However, it is not possible therefore to catch Pokémon without your phone. Or the app will work with Android smart watches, is not known.



Will the Pokemon Go wearable too late?

The wearable for Pokemon Go just seems a little too late to come. The number of active users of the app takes several months rap off. So Apptopia revealed recently that the number of players in one and a half month but decreased less than forty percent. After the major update in early August, the number of users again as explosive, and then take off with an even faster rate.



Gyms sabotage

The fact that different players have gyms sabotaged the name of Pokémon Go will not have done well. Through a glitch different users have successfully managed to use eggs as a gym leader. Therefore, the gym is unbeatable. Several prestigious venues, including the headquarters of The New York Times, or be defended by an egg. Incidentally Niantic did announce cheaters permanently to keep out of the game. The company behind the Pokémon game seems to want to make short work of the cheaters.