Pokémon GO has suffered a server outage for the first time in quite a while, reminding people how stable the servers are now since the infamously shaky launch of the game.

Rumours that large server changes paving the way for Gen 2 Pokemon have been speculated as the cause, which in addition to the unannounced changes last patch means that we could be looking at another batch of new Pokémon - or a full release of the rest - very shortly.

"We are currently experiencing server issues. We are working on a fix & will provide an update when resolved. Thank you for your patience." - Niantic

Pokémon genders have now disappeared

Since the arrival of the male and female models of Pikachu and Raichu a few days ago, the new models have once again disappeared leaving speculation that it was a feature not intended to make it into the game, but is on its way soon. Possibly something on its way for Valentines day?

New catch chance calculator

We're pleased to announce the arrival of our new catch chance calculator, which uses all the known game mechanics on catch probabilities and gives accurate information on your chance of catching a specific Pokémon. Give it a try!

Pokémon GO hits almost $1 billion revenue in 2016

A marketing research analyst App Annie has just published an annual report showing that the game reached revenues of $950 million in 2016. Let's hope this helps them to develop many new features in 2017.