Pokemon Go might be glitchy, unresponsive and downright infuriating but that hasn’t stopped over 100 million people downloading it.
With the latest update causing its fair share of problems one of the biggest side-effects is that it has made the simple task of actually just catching Pokemon even harder.
With the removal of footsteps from the map there’s now no real way of roughly working out where a specific Pokemon is likely to be other than staring at the ‘Nearby’ screen.
This is a problem, because Pokemon Go absolutely kills your battery. So not now only will you have to walk for longer but you’re going to have to explore more locations before you catch the rare Pokemon that everyone is craving.
Fear not intrepid trainer, for there are tools at your disposal that can help you cheat the system by staying out for longer, catching rarer Pokemon and exploring the harder to reach places.
Don’t let your precious £700+ gadget become the victim of a prolonged Snorlax hunt in the forest and instead invest in some proper protection for your smartphone.
The Tech 21 Evo Xplorer is dustproof, snow-proof and shockproof. It creates a perfect seal around your gadget which means even if you decide to go paddling for Pokemon your phone can survive submerged up to 10ft.
When a Pokemon is near, GO Plus will flash. Near a Pokestop? It'll flash and vibrate. If a Pokemon you've already caught is close, you can actually catch them again just by pressing on GO Plus.
Accept it, you just want to play Pokemon like you used to as a kid/teen. Dig out your old Game Boy (or buy one off eBay) and get stuck into the old games. Red or Blue are good places to start or progress through to Yellow or Crystal if you want the full colour experience. You'll thank us later.