Pokemon Go is strangely working in one Asian country: Indonesia - CNET

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While much of the world waits in anticipation for the wildly popular Pokemon Go game to launch in their countries, one Asian country is already catching them all, despite it not being officially available in its app stores.

Unlike the rest of Asia, including Pokemon's home country of Japan, the game has been working in Indonesia since it first went live, letting resourceful trainers hunt Pokemon and battle them in gyms. As in some other countries where it's not yet officially available, Android users can download the app from unofficial sources, while iPhone users can get it from the US App Store by changing their settings and creating a new account.

But in order for that to work, the game's servers have to be tued on in your country. If you're in another Asian country and are desperately searching for a Blastoise, all you see when you load up the app is a blank map. (Although the servers did briefly go live in the region.)

Buhori Dermawan, a developer working in the country's capital Jakarta, told CNET that he has been playing for about two weeks now, has gotten up to level 17 and has a healthy collection of 75 Pokemon in his Pokedex.

"I can go out to find Pokemon, it's healthy and fun, and I can upgrade the Pokemon and battle for gyms," he said. Dermawan also said that he had walked for an hour to work instead of taking his usual 15-minute bike ride just so he could catch virtual critters.

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