Research confirmed: Pokémon GO genders observed in the wild!

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

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