The best way to catch Pokemon in Pokemon Go has just been shut down
Well, it was good while it lasted.
PokéVision, the website that showed you where to find a given Pokémon at any time, is offline and it looks like it won't be coming back any time soon.
Fans are none too pleased.
Niantic CEO John Hanke recently told Forbes sites like Pokévision could be shut down since they violate "Pokémon GO" terms of service. Hanke told Forbes he wasn't a fan of the radar sites.
"People are only hurting themselves because it takes some fun out of the game," Hanke told Forbes. "People are hacking around trying to take data out of our system and that's against our terms of service."
One of the creators of Pokévision told Tech Insider the site was visited by 16 million people in its first six days of launch. Pokévision cofounder Yangcheng Liu told Forbes the site "possibly could be" down for good.
It's not the only Pokemon location service that has gone offline. PokeHound.com has been shut down and has deleted its Twitter account.
Before shuttering, Forbes reports PokeHound shared a cease and desist letter, supposedly from Niantic, which has since made its way to Imgur.
The loss of sites like Pokévision and PokeHound are rough patches for fans who have been using these apps as a way to find new, rare Pokémon, and as a workaround for a glitch in the game which shows that all nearby Pokémon are "three steps" away.
An update to "Pokémon GO" completely gets rid of the steps underneath a nearby Pokémon. While the glitch is fixed for now, it's increasingly difficult to know where to walk in order to catch any Pokémon that pop up on your radar.
While Pokévision is down, there are other Pokémon locator alternatives you can use in your adventure to catch 'em all. Poké Radar is probably the second most popular app out there behind Pokévision. However, with Niantic eager to shut down location sites there's no telling how much longer these helpful guides may be available.