Pokemon Go Adventure Sync: No Longer Will You Run Into That Wall While Playing

Niantic has created a (pocket) monster over the past couple of years with Pokemon Go. One thing they came out with early on was the access to the Pokemon Go Plus device that allowed players to keep walking and be able to get their distance in without the need for the app to be open. Now, they've learned from the past experience and are bringing a new feature, Adventure Sync, to the game.

For comparison sake, the Pokemon Go Plus was a wristband (or just a clip for your belt or shoe, if you chose) that offered a super-basic Pokemon Go experience via a button on the device. If a Pokemon was nearby, it'd react and you could attempt a catch from a single press. It tracked steps for those that are all about that egg hatching life. The only issue were that it cost real money to purchase and it was kinda hard to find when it first came out and were popular, since everyone bought them. Well, since Pokemon Go has no plans to slow down anytime soon, Niantic is introducing a new feature into the mobile game: Adventure Sync.

Adventure Sync works similarly to the way the Pokemon Go Plus was intended to be used, but with some changes. First off, it's not a new device, but an internal feature. Also, it does not allow you to catch Pokemon outside of the app like the Go Plus did. What it does allow is the game can go idle and still track steps. If you've been playing the game longer than a few days, you'll really understand the need to function like a normal human when you play the game. Even going for a walk or a jog meant the app had to be open in your pocket. And yes, your hip presses all of those buttons, you know? This is a feature that fans have been begging for since they introduced the Battery Saver Feature, which just turns the screen dark when the phone is upside-down.

Well, what can the Adventure Sync feature do for you? 

• Earn Buddy Pokemon candy through walking

• Hatch eggs without the need to keep the app open

• Notifications for candy finding and egg hatching being imminent.

• Weekly summary of progress

• Less walls being walked into, face-first

The best part was confirmed by Serebii that it will sync to Google Fit and Apple Health. No details on what this means specifically, but this is big news for those that use Pokemon Go for exercise and jogging. We hope that it means that if synced to Fit or Health, the game will pick up on how many steps were missed if the game is exited or crashes.

Speaking of Pokemon Go, we're sure you're out there trying for the new Special Research to get Spritomb, so we have a guide to show how to complete that. Plus, that mysterious Mythical Pokemon Meltan turns out to have an evolution named Melmetal!