{"id":99336,"date":"2016-07-20T18:22:15","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T16:22:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=99336"},"modified":"2016-07-21T10:05:23","modified_gmt":"2016-07-21T08:05:23","slug":"this-is-how-you-can-find-the-best-pokemon-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/99336-this-is-how-you-can-find-the-best-pokemon-in-south-africa","title":{"rendered":"This is how you can find the best Pokemon in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are playing Pokemon GO and are struggling to find specific rare Pokemon, this real-time map may be the answer to your troubles.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0developer named Ahmed Almutawa has managed to extract data from Pokemon GO and overlay location information onto\u00a0<strong>Google Maps<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This means that players can access a real-time map detailing the location of <strong>Pokestops<\/strong>, <strong>Gyms<\/strong>, and <strong>specific Pokemon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The map can also be used anywhere in the world, including South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0map is not simple to setup and does take some technical knowledge to get working.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about the map overlay, check out the developer&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/pokemongodev\/comments\/4t80df\/wip_pokemon_go_map_visualization_google_maps_view\/?st=iqto7ady&amp;sh=e1b436aa\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit post<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t want the hassle of setting up the map tool, you can simply head over to\u00a0the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ingress.com\/intel\" target=\"_blank\">Ingress Intel map<\/a><\/strong> to check out\u00a0the best places to hunt Pokemon.<\/p>\n<p>Pokemon GO\u00a0uses data from Niantic&#8217;s previous augmented reality game Ingress, and Ingress Portals and XM locations are <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/nintendo\/98858-the-best-places-to-play-pokemon-go-in-south-africa.html\" target=\"_blank\">directly related <\/a><\/strong>to various Pokemon hotspots.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Please note: Using the above-mentioned Google Maps\u00a0overlay is against the Pokemon GO Terms of Service and could result in a permanent ban.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More gaming news<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Massive video game price shake-up in South Africa\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/99330-massive-video-game-price-shake-up-in-south-africa.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Massive video game price shake-up in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Permalink to Windows 7 versus Windows 10 \u2013 gaming performance comparison\" href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/98600-windows-7-versus-windows-10-gaming-performance-comparison.html\" rel=\"bookmark\">Windows 7 versus Windows 10 \u2013 gaming performance 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