Pokemon Go will not be available for Apple Watch after July 2019

Niantic Games, the creator of Pokemon Go announced the future decision for the Apple Watch users.

Players will not be able to play Pokemon Go on their Apple Watch

Pokemon Go will not be playable for Apple Watch after the 1st July 2019. Game creators noted that player will not be able to synchronize their data with Apple Watch. They made this decision because of the Adventure Sync feature launched by the company in 2018.

What is the Adventure Sync feature?

Pokemon Go is synchronized with Google Fit and iOS Health and this provides users to have weekly reports. The Adventure Sync feature allows players to record the distance moved when not playing Pokemon Go. By this way, players might have a chance to catch more Pokemon.

Pokemon trainers which are using Apple Watch will no longer be able to connect their Apple Watch to Pokémon GO after July 1, 2019.

Here is the reason explained by the Niantic Game Company;

Why this change?

Because Adventure Sync allows Trainers the option of tracking their steps, earning Buddy Candy, and hatching Eggs in one mobile device rather than 2 separate devices, we want to focus on building Adventure Sync so that Trainers will no longer have to split their gameplay between 2 devices.

See the announcement here.

What do you think about this decision? Are you an Apple Watch user?