Pokemon GO is taking advantage of the upcoming events in its Asian stronghold. First, the augmented reality game is making its first official launching in South Korea. Pokemon fans are as excited as those fans when the game was the first to launch in Summer 2016. On the other hand, Niantic also eyes a major celebratory event coinciding the Lunar New Year in China.

Pokemon GO Gen 2 Enhancements

According to Slash Gear, Pokemon GO Lunar New Year event is an ideal date to get trainers attention. However, back in 2016, the Korean trainers were blocked from playing the Pokemon GO AR just hours after its launch in key training areas. The hype among Korean trainers may be another crossing point for Niantic to bring the Pokemon GO in its former glory.

Pokemon GO Hidden APK Secret Revealed

Pokemon GO's first official update for Android users in 2017 has earned major backlash from fans. The said update is expected bring new and important fixes to Pokemon GO. However, what the update brought is simple text fixes, updates specially tailored for Apple Watch and the new account code for GPS Drifting upon playing the game, Daily Star wrote.

Meanwhile, Pokemon GO onlookers have uncovered a secret hidden in the APK code included in the previous update. Reddit users said that this update actually revealed the gender classifications for the Pokemon. They suspect that it has not been noted in the patch notes. The revelation clarified that the differences are noticeable in the slightest form in the Pokemon appearances.

Moreover, the Pokemon GO live has introduced a male and female Pikachu and Raichu. Their gender differences can be spotted by looking at their tails. For example, a female Pikachu a rounded and heart-shaped while the male Pikachu has a square-ended tail. For the Raichu, the female have a rounded tail while male Raichu has a pointy tail. You can check out the images below.

Pokémon Go: Last update lets users know if their Pikachu is female or male.
Male: Straight tail.
Female: Tail in the form of heart. pic.twitter.com/YIJIwos8eR

— AM Droid (@AmdroidLabs) January 20, 2017

Someone on Reddit pointed out that when a Male Pikachu evolves their tail changes to that of a Female Raichu. pic.twitter.com/tdu9RUTc8o

— Jo⭐Josie (@JoyfoxPi) August 13, 2016