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Niantic continues to tweak their mobile smash hit Pokemon GO behind the scenes on a regular basis and adventurous users aren’t far behind them, discovering and cataloguing even the most minute changes to the game.

Users over on The Silph road have discovered that Pokemon Nests, that is locations where catchable Pokemon spawn, have been swapped around. Based upon a pattern discovered by users on the sub-reddit it appears that some monsters have been swapped with ones with a lower Pokedex number while other nests appear to spawn up to two new monsters now.

Here is the entire list that The Silph road has compiled about known Pokemon Nest spawn changes. My area (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is full of Drowzees and also a lot of Jynx. According to these changes I can look forward to seeing a lot more Seels and the Scythers.

#1 Bulbasaur –> #1 Bulbasaur…
#4 Charmander –> #1 Bulbasaur
#7 Squirtle –> #4 Charmander
#21 Spearow –>
#23 Ekans –> #21 Spearow
#25 Pikachu –> #23 Ekans
#27 Sandshrew –> #25 Pikachu
#29 Nidoran♀ –> #27 Sandshrew / #25 Pikachu
#32 Nidoran♂ –> #29 Nidoran♀
#35 Clefairy –> #32 Nidoran♂
#37 Vulpix –> #35 Clefairy / #32 Nidoran♂
#39 Jigglypuff –> #37 Vulpix / #35 Clefairy
#43 Oddish –> #39 Jigglypuff
#46 Paras –> #43 Oddish? / #39 Jigglypuff?
#48 Venonat –> #43 Oddish?
#50 Diglett –> #46 Paras
#52 Meowth –> #48 Venonat
#54 Psyduck –> #50 Diglett
#56 Mankey –> #52 Meowth / #50 Diglett
#58 Growlithe –> #54 Psyduck / #52 Meowth
#60 Poliwag –> #56 Mankey / #54 Psyduck
#63 Abra –> #58 Growlithe / #56 Mankey
#66 Machop –> #58 Growlithe
#69 Bellsprout –> #60 Poliwag
#72 Tentacool –> #63 Abra
#74 Geodude –> #66 Machop
#77 Ponyta –> #69 Bellsprout
#79 Slowpoke –> #72 Tentacool
#81 Magnemite –> #74 Geodude
#83 Farfetch’d –>
#84 Doduo –> #77 Ponyta
#86 Seel –> #79 Slowpoke / #77 Ponyta
#90 Shellder –> #81 Magnemite / #79 Slowpoke
Nothing? –> #83 Farfetch’d
#92 Gastly –> #84 Doduo / #81 Magnemite
#95 Onix –> #86 Seel / #84 Doduo
#96 Drowzee –> #86 Seel
#98 Krabby –> #90 Shellder
#100 Voltorb –> #92 Gastly
#102 Exeggcute –> #95 Onix / #92 Gastly
#104 Cubone –> #96 Drowzee
#106 Hitmonlee –> #98 Krabby / #96 Drowzee
#107 Hitmonchan –> #100 Voltorb / #98 Krabby
#108 Lickitung –> #102 Exeggcute / #100 Voltorb
#111 Rhyhorn –> #104 Cubone / #102 Exeggcute
#114 Tangela –> #111 Rhyhorn / #104 Cubone
#115 Kangaskhan –> #111 Rhyhorn
#116 Horsea –> #114 Tangela? / #111 Rhyhorn
Nothing? –> #115 Kangaskhan
#118 Goldeen –> #116 Horsea
#120 Staryu –> #118 Goldeen
#122 Mr. Mime –> #118 Goldeen
#123 Scyther –> #120 Staryu
#124 Jynx –> #123 Scyther / #120 Staryu
#125 Electabuzz –> #124 Jynx / #123 Scyther
#126 Magmar –> #125 Electabuzz / #124 Jynx
#127 Pinsir –> #126 Magmar / #125 Electabuzz
#128 Tauros –> #127 Pinsir / #126 Magmar
#129 Magikarp –> #127 Pinsir
Nothing? –> #128 Tauros
#133 Eevee –> #129 Magikarp
#147 Dratini –> #133 Eevee
Nothing? –> #147 Dratini (RIP)

Why did Niantic chose to change up nests? It certainly allows Pokemon Trainers to catch up as many monsters as possible.

Great news for the thousands of Pokemon trainers here in Canada who have side-loaded Pokemon Go on to their device in order to catch’em all – you no longer have to fear the ban hammer as Pokemon Go has been officially launched in Canada. It is no wonder that some estimates pegged Canada as having a 6% side-load rate.

Niantic Labs & Nintendo made the announcement this morning on the official Pokemon Go twitter account, here is the tweet that kicked things off:

#PokemonGO is now available on Android and iOS devices in Canada. pic.twitter.com/GJodIPSqza

— Pokémon GO News (@PokemonGoNews) July 17, 2016

Within 15 minutes of Pokemon Go being live in Canada the servers were slammed so hard that our staff were unable to connect to the game to create new characters. It could be a little while before things stabilize as thousands upon thousands of trainers who chose not to side-load the game rush to download the app and start their very own Pokemon adventure.

As of the writing of this article one of our staff members was unable to connect to Pokemon Go:

The community has created some excellent resources for new trainers and I’d like to take the opportunity, while the servers catch up, to tell new trainers about some of them.

If you are wondering what Pokemon are available in your town and where they’ve been spotted then PokeMapper should be your go-to place for real world Pokemon locations. This crowd sourced pokemon map allows users to sign-up and add their pokemon sightings to the map, although viewing the map requires no registration.

There are dozens upon dozens of Pokemon Go google mapping projects out there. I chose this one from Google Maps for recommendation because it is NOT COMPLETE, meaning that new players have a constructive activity to help out the community. Third party developers have also written map apps for mobile phones like Maps For Pokemon on Android will give players the ability to load Pokemon location data while they are out and about.

Visiting the Pokemon Go sub-reddit should be an obvious choice for the latest information about the game but this resource might not be obvious for those who don’t enjoy reading hundreds upon hundreds of threads. On the Pokemon Go sub-reddit you’ll find trainers sharing their accomplishments, talking about the meta (over arching gameplay systems) of Pokemon GO and other game related topics. They also have several sticky threads to help out new trainers.

If you are into social media and live in a major Canadian city why not consider joining one of the many Facebook groups for larger communities in Canada. Here are just a couple:

For more Pokemon Go coverage keep checking out BrokenJoysticks.net, we will be sure to let everyone know when the servers have finally stabilized and are back online. We also have a really handy beginners guide that will you get you started with a bunch of tips & tricks.

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