Research confirmed: Pokémon GO genders observed in the wild!

Trainers all across the globe reported the same phenomena: male and female gender Pokémon are starting to appear in the wild!

The latest update APK is brimming with information about Poké Genders, but we finally have solid evidence that his feature is introduced and used. Currently, the only two Pokémon that were observed using genders are Pikachu and Raichu! The female Pikachu has a heart shaped tail end, while the male has a thunder ending tail.

Here’s the first female Pikachu caught in the wild:

Interestingly, both male and female variants have same Max CP values and IV values are equally uniformly distributed. At this point, the gender of a Pokémon in Pokémon GO is only a cosmetic change. Also, the same model is now displayed when tracking a female Pokémon on the PokéStop screen!

How to check other gender differences?

Bulbapedia has a list of all Generation I gender differences, so check if your Pokémon are showing a specific gender using their model:

#	Name	Male sprite	Female sprite
Difference
003	Venusaur
Female’s flower has a seed in it
012	Butterfree
Female has purple (black in Generation IV) spots on her lower wings
019	Rattata
Female has shorter whiskers
020	Raticate
Female has shorter whiskers
025	Pikachu
Female’s tail ends in the upper half of a heart
026	Raichu
Female’s tail lacks a point
032 029	Nidoran
Female is light blue and male is purple Separate evolutionary lines
041	Zubat
Female has smaller fangs
042	Golbat
Female has smaller fangs
044	Gloom
Female has one large spot per bud
045	Vileplume
Female’s petals have larger spots
064	Kadabra
Female has smaller whiskers
065	Alakazam
Female has smaller whiskers
084	Doduo
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
085	Dodrio
Male has black necks and female has beige necks
097	Hypno
Female has more collar fur
111	Rhyhorn
Female’s horn is smaller
112	Rhydon
Male’s horn is larger
118	Goldeen
Male’s horn is larger
119	Seaking
Male’s horn is larger
123	Scyther
Female’s abdomen is larger
129	Magikarp
Male has yellow whiskers and female has white whiskers
130	Gyarados
Male has blue whiskers and female has white whiskers

What does this mean for potential breeding?

Honestly, breeding and the role of genders is still unclear and very much speculative. There is no indication that breeding is coming at all to the game. The role of Genders in that speculative system is rather obvious – a male and a female have a baby.

Anything else is pure speculation.