Hack your way into Pokemon Go

The late 1990’s Pokémon craze has made a major virtual reality comeback with the free app – Pokémon Go  – which sees people running around their homes, offices and the streets in search of Pikachu and co.

While the app launched in America, Australia and New Zealand last week followed by Europe this week, the rest of the world has been anxiously waiting to join the Pokémon hunting madness.

Luckily, where there is a will, there is a hack.

Android users can check out Telkom Gaming for the step by step procedure to get the app, while the iOS guys can try out Life is Savage for the slightly trickier hack.

Thanks to these cheats, North Coast fans have been chasing the little monsters down roads, along the beach and into malls, sometimes walking up to 4,5 kilometers or accidentally colliding with poles or trees trying to catch the next Pokémon.

What you don’t want to catch though, is a RAT – remote access tool – which reportedly has been creeping into the hacked version. Data security company Proofpoint warned that these rats can give hackers access to your phone, so you might want to think twice about using these hacks.

If you have gone ahead, this is how you get going:

Using your phone’s GPS, the app lets you see the virtual Pokémon characters and catch them in your real-world environment.

There are also landmarks listed around your area called PokéStops which pop up as tall poles with blue cubes on top.

Once you are close to the landmark, swipe the disc to make it spin and reveal the items such as Poké Balls you get from this spot.

TIP: The cube will go purple once you have collected your goodies, but after about 20 minutes, you should be able to go back and collect more.

Did you know? 

Google and the Pokémon Company joined forces for an April Fools’ Day joke in 2014, where people could find Pokémon creatures on Google maps

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