Niantic's "Pokemon Go" has garnered unrivaled popularity since its debut in July this year, but rumor mills have continued to churn speculations around the hit augmented reality game.

If a slew of recently surfaced reports are anything to go by, there's an upsurge in scan refresh rate for the Pokemon; increasing from 5 seconds to 10 seconds. Plus, capture rates have been determined as well. Quite a few Reddit users have noticed base capture rate percentages with correlated creature.

Magikarp is the easiest Pokemon to catch at 56%, while Oddish is the second easiest at 48%; Rattata, Pidgey, Weedle and Caterpie are not too far behind at 40%. Zapdos, Articuno, Moltres, Mewtwo and Mew boast a 0% capture rate, according to a post on Reddit.

As far as the most difficult creatures to capture are concerned, Venusaur, Dragonite, Charizard and Blastoise top the chart at 4%.

There are several other elements that need to be taken into consideration while capturing a creature, including their capability to beat a hasty retreat, their level as well as throwing accuracy. The creatures are likely to be more active following the update.

According to a Reddit user, Niantic has hiked the scan refresh rate in "Pokemon Go," making it tougher for gamers riding bikes or using public transportation, for that matter, to find a Pokemon in their area. Several gamers have reported that this is making it burdensome to catch creatures while in vehicles or on bikes.

When "Pokemon Go" debuted earlier this year, the rate for a creature appearance was just one second and later was updated to five seconds. But it has now been increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds, Yibada reported.

The change may have been done in a bid to lessen the strain on the servers of "Pokemon Go."

A few avid "Pokemon Go" fans, on the other hand, speculate the change could stem from the need to keep lid on third-party scanner services.

The studio has affirmed it is not pleased with websites and apps that help gamers to ferret out creatures in real time. The refresh rate will ensure these services stop functioning while they update their API.

Apparently, Niantic does not want people playing "Pokemon Go" without moving out of the comfort of their homes and this change was rolled out to make playing the game under any other situation than stepping outside harder, if not completely impossible.