Apple Watch app for Pokémon Go now available

Just in time for Christmas Niantic have released an update for Pokémon Go that adds to not-cancelled Apple Watch support.

If you’re on iOS and have an Apple Watch you can now log each workout on your watch in Pokémon Go instead. You’ll earn steps for your exercise ring and toward your egg hatching and buddy steps as well. The app also shows you how many KMs are your eggs are away from hatching as well. If you’re out for a walk you can also choose to get Pokémon and PokéStop notifications but you can’t actually catch them from the Apple Watch – You’ll need a Pokémon Go Plus or you can just use your phone.

Apple Watch is particularly well suited to Pokémon GO as it seamlessly combines gameplay and imagination with getting exercise and exploring the real world. You can easily interact with Pokémon GO on Apple Watch, using quick taps to discover nearby Pokémon and collect items from PokéStops. Once you encounter a Pokémon, you can catch it from your iPhone. You can log your play sessions through the Apple Watch app as a Workout that will count toward your personal Activity rings, while also counting distance toward hatching Pokémon Eggs.

Have you got an Apple Watch? Let us know if you’re going to use it in the comments.