GPS Monster Scouter [Android]

It’s a customizable monster catching&training game based on GPS for Android, a free app you can find on Google Play.
It works with any fanmade data pack containing all the data for a set group of monster, and the main one fans have spent time on is the Pokémon data pack, which is why I’m here.
It’s very light and doesn’t use internet connection at all (after you’ve downloaded a data pack), which is good news for the battery since gps alone already drains a lot.

You can find communities of players for the game on Reddit and Discord, more than 10.000 downloads, 4.2 rate on google play, and lots of users played it for hundreds of hours already, catching hundreds of monsters near their homes and sharing their stories online (which made me really happy).

Just a quick note: this game was not created as a competitor for Pokémon GO at all, since concept and development started in 2014 and way before GO announcement, and as you can see below, the mechanics are a lot different and more inspired by pokémon games and anime.
But even if I see them as different games, people like to compare them, so here are some reviews the game has received in just the last two months:

A brief summary of pokémon-like mechanics:

– Levels between 1 and 100, and level ups by battling and earning exp
– 8 gym leaders + Elite 4 + Champion to beat in each region
– Type advantages
– Different personalities
– Rare legendaries and shinies
– Walk with eggs, warm them with warm monsters, and then hatch them
– NPC Trainers that become stronger every time you beat them
– Music changes when the route changes
– Evolutions through levels, evolution items, happiness, trades
– Different forms depending on item held, hour, season, etc.
– Bluetooth trades to exchange monsters with other players
– Manageable boxes
– Nicknames
– Trainer card with your data
– TMs to be learned (though moves are always just generic typed moves)
– Gyms can be confronted in any order and the leaders use different teams depending on your current state
– Some mechanics specifically oriented toward obsessed shiny hunters