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In January 2020, Niantic rolled out an online battle format Go Battle League which allows players to fight other players worldwide. Unlike the Trainer Battles ... PokémonGo FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch AugmentedrealitymobilegamebasedonthePokémonfranchise 2016videogamePokémonGoDeveloper(s)NianticNintendoThePokémonCompany[1]Publisher(s)NianticDirector(s)TatsuoNomuraArtist(s)DennisHwangYusukeKozakiMiekeHutchinsComposer(s)JunichiMasudaSeriesPokémonEngineUnityPlatform(s)iOS,AndroidRelease July6,2016 AU:July6,2016NA:July6,2016[note1]EU:July13,2016[note1]JPN:July22,2016[note1]IND:December14,2016 Genre(s)Augmentedreality,location-basedgame PokémonGoisa2016augmentedreality(AR)mobilegamedevelopedandpublishedbyNianticincollaborationwithNintendoandThePokémonCompanyforiOSandAndroiddevices.ApartofthePokémonfranchise,thegameistheresultofacollaborationbetweenNiantic,NintendoandThePokémonCompany.ItusesmobiledeviceswithGPStolocate,capture,train,andbattlevirtualcreatures,calledPokémon,whichappearasiftheyareintheplayer'sreal-worldlocation.Thegameisfree-to-play;itusesafreemiumbusinessmodelcombinedwithlocaladvertisingandsupportsin-apppurchasesforadditionalin-gameitems.Thegamelaunchedwitharound150speciesofPokémon,whichhadincreasedtoaround700by2021. PokémonGowasreleasedtomixedreviews;criticspraisedtheconceptbutcriticizedtechnicalproblems.Itwasoneofthemostusedandprofitablemobileappsin2016,havingbeendownloadedmorethan500milliontimesworldwidebytheendoftheyear.Itiscreditedwithpopularizinglocation-basedandARtechnology,promotingphysicalactivity,andhelpinglocalbusinessesgrowduetoincreasedfoottraffic.However,itattractedcontroversyforcontributingtoaccidentsandcreatingpublicnuisances.Variousgovernmentsexpressedconcernsaboutsecurity,andsomecountriesregulateitsuse.Thegamehadover147millionmonthlyactiveusersbyMay2018,overabillionglobaldownloadsbyearly2019,andgrossedmorethan$6billioninrevenueasof2020[update]. Contents 1Gameplay 1.1Augmentedrealitygaming 1.2Pokémoncollection 1.3Battlesystem 1.3.1GymsandRaids 1.3.2TrainerBattles 2Development 2.1Pre-release 2.2Post-release 2.3PokémonGoPlus 3Release 3.1Regionalavailability 3.2Commercialresponse 3.2.1Nintendo 3.2.2Othercompanies 3.3Technicalissues 4Reception 4.1Downloadsandrevenue 4.1.12016 4.1.22017–2021 4.2Communityandculturalimpact 4.3Criticismandincidents 4.4Third-partyservices 4.5COVID-19pandemic 5Awards 6Seealso 7Notes 8References 9Externallinks Gameplay Playersmustphysicallytraveltoexplorethegame'smapandvisitPokéStops(thesmallercircularorcubeicons,dependingonproximity(usuallybluebutpurpleifvisited))andgyms(thelargertowersshown).EncounteringaTreeckowhileintheaugmentedrealitymode;thePokéBallmustbe"thrown"tocaptureitbytappingontheballandflickingituptowardsthePokémon. Augmentedrealitygaming Afterestablishingagameaccount,playerscreateandcustomizetheirownavatars.[2][3]Oncecreated,anavatarisdisplayedonamapbasedontheplayer'sgeographicallocation.Featuresonthemapinclude'PokéStops'and'PokémonGyms'.ThesePokéStopscanbeequippedwithitemscalled'LureModules',whichattractadditionalwild,andoccasionallyrare,Pokémon.[4][5]Gymsserveasbattlelocationsforteam-basedkingofthehillmatches.[6]PokéStopsandGymsaretypicallylocatedatplacesofinterest.[7]Theselocationswereinitiallyre-purposedportalsfromIngress,Niantic'spreviousaugmentedreality(AR)game.ThishasledtoPokéStopsandPokémonGymsbeingplacedatdangerousorinconvenientlocations,suchasanow-deletedGymattheKoreanDemilitarizedZone[8]andBagramAirforceBase,whichwasabandonedbyU.S.forcesinJuly2021andisnowadministeredbytheAfghanArmy.[9]Since2019,theselocationsalsoincludesubmissionsfromGoplayerswhicharelargelyreviewedbyotherplayers.[10] Asplayersmovewithintheirrealworldsurroundings,theiravatarsmovewithinthegame'smap.DifferentPokémonspeciesresideindifferentareasoftheworld;forexample,Water-typePokémonaregenerallyfoundnearwater.[11]WhenaplayerencountersaPokémon,itmaybeviewedeitherinARmodeorwithaliverendered,genericbackground.[12]Iftheplayerflees,thePokémonwillfacethespotitwaslastengaged,exceptNosepass,whichwillalwaysfacenorthbecauseofitsPokédexentry.ARmodeusesthecameraandgyroscopeontheplayer'smobiledevicetodisplayanimageofaPokémonasthoughitwereintherealworld.[13]PlayerscantakescreenshotsofthePokémontheyencountereitherwithorwithouttheARmodeactivated.[14] Pokémoncollection UnlikeotherinstallmentsinthePokémonseries,playersinPokémonGodonotbattlewildPokémontocatchthem.DuringanencounterwithawildPokémon,aplayermaythrowaPokéBallatitbyflickingitfromthebottomofthescreenuptowardthePokémon.IfthePokémoniscaught,itwillcomeundertheownershipoftheplayer.FactorsinthesuccessrateofcatchingaPokémonincludethePokémon'scatchrate,thetiming,thetypeofPokéBallused,etc.AftercatchingawildPokémon,theplayerisawardedtwotypesofin-gamecurrencies:CandiesandStardust.TheCandiesawardedbyasuccessfulcatchdependonwhatevolutionarychainaPokémonbelongsto.AplayercanuseStardustandCandiestoraiseaPokémon'slevelandhence"CombatPower"(CP).However,onlyCandiesareneededtoevolveaPokémon,exceptforcertainpokemonthatmightneedspecialitems.EachPokémonevolutiontreehasitsowntypeofCandy,whichcanonlybeusedtoevolveorlevelup.Themaximumlevelaplayercanachieveisoriginallylevel40,butexpandedto50asofNovember30,2020.[15]TheplayercanalsotransferthePokémonbacktothePokémonProfessorWillowtoearnmoreCandiesandcreateroomformorePokémon.[16]ShinyPokémonareavailablethroughmultipleways,mostlybychance.OnepopulargoalofthegameistocompletetheentriesinthePokédex,acomprehensivePokémonlogbook,bycatchingandevolvingthemtocollecteveryoneinit.[note2][17] Althoughthegameisfreetoplay,itsupportsin-apppurchases,whereplayerscanpurchaseadditionalPokéBallsandotherin-gameitems.[18]TheseitemsincludeIncense(whichattractPokémontotheplayerastheymoveforthirtyminutes),LureModules,whichplayersuseatPokéStopstoattractPokémontotheircurrentlocationnearthePokeStop,andLuckyEggs,whichdoubleexperiencepointsgainedforathirty-minuteperiodfromuse.AllPokémonaredisplayedwithaCombatPower,whichisaroughmeasureofhowpowerfulthatPokémonisinbattle.Generally,asplayerslevelup,theycatchPokémonwithhigherCPandPokémonaresomewhathardertocatch.[19]TheplayercancheckhowstrongtheirPokémonarebythe"Appraisal"system. InSeptember2016,Nianticintroduceda"BuddyPokémon"feature,whichallowsplayerstopickaPokémontoappearalongsidethemontheprofilescreen,andreceivein-gamerewardsandbonusesbasedonthechosenPokémon.[20]Thefeaturewasreleasedlaterthatmonth.[21]CertainPokémonhavedifferentdistancesthattheyneedtobewalkedinordertoreceivecandy.Themoretheplayerwalksinrealtime,themorecandytheycanearn.Duringthesameupdate,Nianticmadeitimpossibleforplayerswithrootedorjailbrokendevicestologintothegameinanefforttoreduceandpreventcheating.[22] AftertheDecember2017update,Nianticreleased50PokémonoriginallydiscoveredintheHoennregion.[23]InDecember2017,thefirstLegendaryPokémonfromPokémonRubyandSapphire,Groudon,wasreleased.[24]InJanuary,Kyogrewasreleased.[25]InFebruary,thelastPokémonofthe'WeatherTrio',Rayquaza,wasreleasedalongsidethelatestbatchofHoennPokémon.[26] OnJanuary20,2018,PokémonGoheldthefirstCommunityDay,amonthlyeventthatincreasestheappearancerateofaspecificPokémonandofferanexclusivemovetothefinalevolutionofthefeaturedPokémononlyifcaughtorevolvedduringtheeventwindow.PlayersalsohaveahigherchancetocatchtheShinyvariantofthefeaturedPokémon.[27]ThefirstCommunityDayfeaturedPikachu,withtheexclusivemoveSurftoRaichu. IntheMarch2018update,NianticaddedaquestsystemwhichcouldbecompletedtoobtainspecialormythicalPokémonsuchasMeworSpiritomb.[28] InMay2018NianticannouncedtheadditionofAlolanvariantPokémonfirstfeaturedinPokémonSunandMoon.[29] InOctober2018,thearrivalofPokémonoriginallyfoundintheSinnohregionofPokémonDiamondandPearlwasannouncedalongwithanewitembeingtheSinnohStone,whichcouldevolvecertainPokémon,mostofthembeingfinalevolutionsintroducedinPokémonDiamond,PearlandPlatinum.[30] InNovember2018,coincidingwiththereleaseofPokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!ontheNintendoSwitch,PokémonGointroducedthenewMythicalPokémonMeltanoriginallyasateaser,latertobeavailabletocaptureonlyinPokémonGoviaa"MysteryBox"itemthatcouldbeobtainedthroughtransferringPokémonfromPokémonGotoeitherNintendoSwitchPokémongames,orbycompletingnewResearchTasks.[31] InJuly2019,PokémonGointroducedTeamGORocketbattles.[32]TeamGORocketNPCscouldbebattledatPokéStopsindicatedwithittwitchingandbeingadarkcolor.Aftervictory,theplayerhastheopportunitytocaptureandpurifya"ShadowPokémon"whicharerelativelylow-levelled,angry-lookingPokémon.PurifiedPokémonarehigher-levelledthantheirShadowcounterpartsandcanlearnanexclusivemovewhenpurified. InSeptember2019,PokémonfirstintroducedintheUnovaregionofPokémonBlackandWhitewereaddedtoPokémonGoalongwithaUnovaStonewhichcanevolvecertainPokémon.[33] InAugust2020,MegaEvolutioncametoPokémonGOwith4PokémonabletoMegaEvolveinto5forms.[34] InDecember2020,PokemonfirstintroducedintheKalosregionofPokemonXandYwereaddedtoPokemonGo.[35] Battlesystem GymsandRaids Playersearnexperiencepointsforvariousin-gameactivities.Playersriseinlevelastheyearnexperiencepoints(XP),withvariousfeaturesbeingprogressivelyunlocked.Most-notably,atlevelfive,theplayercanbattleataPokémonGymandjoinoneofthreecolor-codedteams(redforTeamValor,blueforTeamMystic,oryellowforTeamInstinct),whichactasfactionsbattlingforcontrolofGymswithinthePokémonGoworld. InJune2017,NianticannouncedthatthegamemechanicsofGymswouldberevampedforamoreteamwork-orientedexperience;[36]GymsweredisabledonJune19,2017,withthenewGymsbeingreleasedwiththenextappupdateafewdayslater.[36]Asoftheupdate,Gymsincludedaspinnablecomponenttoreceivein-gameitemssuchasPotionsandPokéBalls.Additionally,GymsarecappedatcontainingsixPokémon,eachofwhichmustbeuniqueinthatGym.CoinsarenowearnedbasedontheamountoftimethedefendingPokémonhasbeeninaGym,asopposedtoaone-per-daygymdefenderbonusof10coinspercurrentdefendingPokémon.[37]Legendary,MythicalandBuddyPokémoncannotbeplacedinGyms. InJuly2017,RaidBattleswereintroduced.RaidBattlesconsistofagroupofplayersgatheringtoconfrontanover-leveledPokémonlocatedinaGym.IfthePokémonisdefeated,theplayersgainthechancetocatcharegularversionofit.Raiddifficultiesrangefrom1to5,with1beingofthelowestdifficulty,and5beingthemostdifficulttodefeat.Level5raidsareexclusivetoLegendaryPokémon.Thefirstofthese,ArticunoandLugia,werereleasedonJuly22,2017,aftertheGoFest,withMoltresandZapdosfollowing.FromSeptembertoNovember,the3LegendaryBeasts:Entei,RaikouandSuicune,werereleasedshortlyafter,rotatingregionseverymonth.Followingtheirdeparture,theLegendaryPokémonHo-OhappearedinRaidBattlesfromNovember27,2017,toDecember12,2017.InAugust2020,level3MegaraidsarrivedwiththeintroductionofMegaEvolution.Atthesametime,Level2and4raidswerecombinedintoLevel1and3raids.[38] TrainerBattles Mainarticle:PokémonGOBattleLeague InDecember2018,NianticaddedplayervsplayerTrainerBattles.[39]InJanuary2020,NianticrolledoutanonlinebattleformatGoBattleLeaguewhichallowsplayerstofightotherplayersworldwide.[40]UnliketheTrainerBattlesformatintroducedin2018,GoBattleLeaguedoesnotrequirephysicalproximity,scanningQRcodeoneachother'sphone,knowingeachother'sfriendcode,oranyotherreal-worldinteractionsbetweenplayers.Instead,participatingplayersareautomaticallypairedbythegameserverviasomevariantoftheEloratingsystem.[41] Development Pre-release JohnHanke,thefounderofNiantic Theconceptforthegamewasconceivedin2014bySatoruIwataofNintendoandTsunekazuIshiharaofThePokémonCompanyasanAprilFools'DaycollaborationwithGoogle,calledtheGoogleMaps:PokémonChallenge.[42]IshiharawasafanofdeveloperNiantic'sprevioustransrealitygame,Ingress,andsawthegame'sconceptasaperfectmatchforthePokémonseries.[13]Nianticusedthecrowdsourced[43]datafromIngresstopopulatethelocationsforPokéStopsandgymswithinPokémonGo,datafromGoogleMapstospawnspecificPokémononcertainterrain,andmapdisplayfromOpenStreetMapsinceDecember2017.[44][45]Thegame'sapplicationlogicusestheopensourceKubernetessystem-andduetothegame'ssheerscaleofusers,anumberofbugswiththeKubernetessystemwasdiscoveredandlaterfixed.[46] In2015,Ishiharadedicatedhisspeechatthegame'sannouncementonSeptember10toIwata,whohaddiedtwomonthsearlier.[47]TatsuoNomura,whojoinedNianticin2015afterhedevelopedtheGoogleMapsPokémonChallenge,[48]actedasDirectorandProductManagerforthegame.[49]Thegame'ssoundtrackwaswrittenbylongtimePokémonseriescomposer,JunichiMasuda,whoalsoassistedwithsomeofthegame'sdesign.[50]Amongthegame'sgraphicdesignerswasDennisHwang,whopreviouslycreatedthelogoofGmailwhileworkingforGoogle.[51] OnMarch4,2016,NianticannouncedaJapan-exclusivebetatestwouldbeginlaterthatmonth,allowingplayerstoassistinrefiningthegamebeforeitsfullrelease.Thebetatestwaslaterexpandedtoothercountries.[52]OnApril7,itwasannouncedthatthebetawouldexpandtoAustraliaandNewZealand.[53]Then,onMay16,thesignupsforthefieldtestwereopenedtotheUnitedStates.[54][55]ThetestcametoanendonJune30.[56] Post-release AttheComic-Con2016,JohnHanke,founderofNiantic,revealedtheappearancesofthethreeteamleaders:Candela(TeamValor),Blanche(TeamMystic),andSpark(TeamInstinct).[57][58]Hankeconveyedthatapproximately10%oftheideasforthegamewereimplemented.Futureupdates,includingtheadditionoftrading,morePokémon,[59]implementationofPokémonCentersatPokéStops,apatchforthe"threestepglitch",andeasiertraining,werealsoconfirmed.[60]HealsostatedthatNianticwouldbecontinuingsupportforthegamefor"yearstocome".[59]InaninterviewwithTechCrunchinSeptember2016,Hankehintedthatplayervs.playerPokémonbattleswouldbereleasedinafutureupdate.[61]InDecember2016,coffeehousechainStarbucksandtelecommunicationscompanySprintcollaboratedwithNintendotoaddPokéStopsandgymsatcertainlocationsoftheirsthroughouttheUnitedStates.[62][63]Thatsamemonth,acompanionappforAppleWatchdeviceswasreleased,whichallowsuserstoreceivenotificationsaboutnearbyPokémon,butdoesnotallowforthemtobecaught.[64]InJanuary2017,anadditional5,000moreStarbuckslocationsbecameavailableasgyms.[65]InFebruary2017,anupdatewasreleasedwhichintroducedover100speciesbasedintheJohtoregionfromthesecondgenerationofthecorePokémonseries,whichwereaddedalongsidetheoriginal151.Theupdatealsoincludedtheadditionofnewberries,newPokémonencountermechanics,andanexpandedselectionofavatarclothingoptions.[66][67]SomeofthePokémonintroducedinRubyandSapphirewereaddedinlate2017,startingwithaHalloweeneventinOctoberand50moreinDecember.Aweathersystemwasaddedalongsidethelatter,allowingreal-worldweathertoaffectgameplay.[68]InNovember2018,agamedevelopedbyGameFreakandheavilyinspiredbyPokémonGo,Pokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!wasreleasedontheNintendoSwitch.[69]ThisgamewillfeaturePokémonGostylecatchingwithJoy-Conandtherehasintegrationbetweenthetwogames.[70]Inaddition,newPokémonMeltanwasrevealedinSeptember,becomingthefirstnewPokémontobereleasedthroughPokémonGo.[71]OnOctober10,2018,ThePokémonCompanyandNianticannouncedplanstointroducePokémonfromDiamondandPearlintoPokémonGo.[72]OnOctober12,NianticteasedoneoftheGenerationIVPokémonthatwouldbecomingtoPokémonGo.[73]OnOctober25,afeatureknownasAdventureSyncwasannounced,whichwillrecordtheplayer'swalkingdatainthebackground.[74]OnOctober26,NianticannouncedresearchtasksforBugtypePokémonthatwillgiveplayersachancetocatchShedinjathroughoutNovember.[75][76] AccordingtoJohnHankeinaJanuary2019interviewwithBusinessInsider,2018sawGobecomethegameinitiallyenvisionedbyNiantic.[77] In2020,NianticmademajorchangestogameplaymechanismstoaccountfortheCOVID-19pandemicwhichsawmanyplayersunabletoleavetheirhomestoplay.Thesedevelopmentshiftsawchangesliketheadditionofindoorsteptrackingtocounttowardin-gamedistancechallenges,longdistancePVPbattles,increased"incense"effectiveness,increasedspawnpoints,andadoubledplayerradius.[78] PokémonGoPlus ThePokémonGoPlus,shownwithwriststrap ThePokémonGoPlusisaBluetoothLowEnergywearabledevice,developedbyNintendo'sPlatformTechnologyDevelopmentdivision,thatallowsplayerstoperformcertainactionsinthegamewithoutlookingattheirsmartdevice.[79]WhenaplayerisnearaPokémonorPokéStop,thePlusvibrates.[79]TheplayercanthenpressthebuttontocapturethePokémonorreceiveitemsfromthePokéStop;theplayercannotcheckwhattheyhavereceiveduntilthenexttimetheysignintotheappontotheirmobiledevice.[13]ThedesignconsistsofaPokéBallandtheshapeoftheGoogleMapspin.[79]Thedecisiontocreatethedeviceratherthancreateasmartwatchappwastoincreaseuptakeamongplayersforwhomasmartwatchisprohibitivelyexpensive.[80]ItwasreleasedintheUnitedKingdomandNorthAmericaonSeptember16,2016.[81][82][83] Release Regionalavailability GlobalreleasedatesforPokémonGo Key Date Countriesandterritories Ref. July6,2016 Australia,NewZealand,andtheUnitedStates [84][85][86][87] July13,2016 Germany [88] July14,2016 UnitedKingdom [89] July15,2016 Italy,Spain,andPortugal [90] July16,2016 Austria,Belgium,Bulgaria,Croatia,Cyprus,CzechRepublic,Denmark,Estonia,Finland,Greece,Greenland,Hungary,Iceland,Ireland,Latvia,Lithuania,Luxembourg,Malta,Netherlands,Norway,Poland,Romania,Slovakia,Slovenia,Sweden,andSwitzerland [91][92] July17,2016 Canada [93] July19,2016 PuertoRico [94][95] July22,2016 Japan [96] July24,2016 France [97] July25,2016 HongKong [98] August3,2016 LatinAmericaandCaribbeanislands [99][100] August6,2016 Brunei,Cambodia,FederatedStatesofMicronesia,Fiji,Indonesia,Laos,Malaysia,Palau,PapuaNewGuinea,Philippines,Singapore,SolomonIslands,Taiwan,Thailand,andVietnam [101][102] September29,2016 Albania,BosniaandHerzegovina,Macau,Macedonia,andSerbia [103] September30,2016 Kazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Mongolia,Tajikistan,Turkmenistan,andUzbekistan [104] October4,2016 Benin,Botswana,BurkinaFaso,CapeVerde,Chad,Coted’Ivoire,Egypt,Gabon,Gambia,Ghana,Guinea-Bissau,Kenya,Liberia,Madagascar,Malawi,Mauritania,Mauritius,Morocco,Mozambique,Namibia,Niger,Rwanda,Seychelles,SãoToméandPríncipe,SierraLeone,SouthAfrica,Swaziland,Tanzania,Togo,Uganda,andZambia [105] November17,2016 Bahrain,Israel,Jordan,Kuwait,Lebanon,Oman,Qatar,andUnitedArabEmirates [106] December13,2016 Bangladesh,Bhutan,India,Nepal,Pakistan,andSriLanka [107] January24,2017 SouthKorea [108] September11,2018 Russia [109] June3,2021 Turkey [110] Thegame'sofficiallaunchbeganonJuly6,2016,withreleasesinAustralia,NewZealand,andtheUnitedStates.Duetoserverstrainfromhighdemanduponrelease,NianticCEOJohnHankestatedthatthereleaseinotherregionswastobe"pauseduntilNianticwascomfortable"fixingtheissues.[111][112]EuropeanreleasesstartedonJuly13,andthegamebecameavailabletomostofthecontinentoverthefollowingtendays.[91]TheJapaneselaunchwasinitiallyreportedtobeonJuly20;[113]however,thegamewasdelayedafterasponsorshipdealwithfastfoodchainMcDonald'swasleaked,[114][115]insteadreleasingtwodayslater.[96]AlthoughthegamewasproposedtobereleasedinFranceonJuly15,itwaspostponeduntilJuly24outofrespectandduetosafetyconcernsfollowingaterroristattackinNiceonJuly14.[97][116]Followingtheshutdownofthird-partyappsandwebsitesinlate-July2016—significantlyreducingserverstrain—Nianticwasabletocontinuepushingreleaseworldwide.CentralandSouthAmericaandmostofSoutheastAsiasubsequentlysawreleasesinearlyAugust.[99][101]IndonesiawasthefirstAsiancountrytohavethegameplayable,despitethegamenotbeingofficiallyreleasedinthatregionuntilAugust6.[117] InSouthKorea,thegamewasnotofficiallyreleasedasmajorrestrictionsontheuseofonlinemappingdataexist.However,duetoaglitch,asmallareaaroundSokchointhenortheasternpartofthecountrywasconsideredapartofNiantic'sNorthKoreamappingregion,makingthegamefullyplayableinthatarea.[118][119]Numerouspeopletookadvantageofthegaptoplaythegame.BusticketsfromthecapitalcityofSeoulsoldoutandpeoplelivingwithinSokchosharedinformationonfreeWi-Fiareastotourists.[120]PlayersalsodiscoveredagyminPanmunjom,alongtheKoreanDemilitarizedZone;however,Nianticlaterremoveditfromthegame.[8]FollowingthereleaseofPokémonGoinJapan,partsofBusanalsobecameplayableaspartsofthecityareconsideredpartofJapan'smappingareaduetotheproximityofTsushimaIsland.[121]ThegameofficiallyreleasedinthecountryinJanuary2017.[108] InmainlandChina,GoogleservicesarebannedbytheGreatFirewall,whereastheGPSfunctioninthegameisblockedbyNiantic.PlayersofPokémonGoinChinahavetodownloadthegamewithAppStoreIDsfromotherregionsanduseVPNtoaccessGoogleservicesinordertoloadthegame,andsomeevenuseaGPSspoofingapptobypasstheGPSblocking.SomeplayersalsodownloadedacloneappcalledCitySpiritGo,whichwasreleasedshortlyafterPokémonGo'sbetatestinJapan.[122]Asof2020,theofficialgameisstillunplayableinmostpartsofChinawithGPSmodulesbeingblockedin-game. DuringitslaunchinSoutheastAsiainAugust2016,thegameofficiallyexcludedMyanmar,butusersinThailanddiscoveredthatthegamewasfullyplayableinbordercitiesnearthenation.[123]ThegamewasreleasedintheBalkans,Macau,andCentralAsiainSeptember2016,andwasalsoreleasedthroughoutAfrica,theMiddleEast,andSouthAsiabytheendoftheyear.[103][104][106][107] OnSeptember11,2018,thegameappearedinRussia'sAppStoreandGooglePlayStoreovertwoyearsafterthefirstlaunch.However,Nianticdidnotofficiallyannouncetherelease.[109] Commercialresponse Nintendo AgraphofNintendo'sstockvalueinJuly2016depictingthesurgeininvestmentfollowingPokémonGo'sinitialreleaseonJuly7andsubsequentslumponJuly25 InvestorswerebuoyedbytheresponsetotheinitialreleaseofPokémonGoonJuly7,withNintendo'ssharepricerisingbyaninitial10%[124]andbyJuly14sharesrosetoashighas50%.[125]DespiteNintendoonlyowninga32%stakeinThePokémonCompanyandanundisclosedstakeinNiantic,[126][127]Nintendo'smarketvalueincreasedbyUS$9billionwithinfivedaysofreleaseofPokémonGo.[128]Thetrendcontinuedformorethanaweekafterthegame'sreleaseandbyJuly19,thestockvalueofNintendomorethandoubledascomparedtopre-release.Turnoversalesreachedarecord-breaking¥703.6 billion(US$6.6 billion);andtradingofthestockaccountedforaquarterofalltradesontheTokyoStockExchange'smainboard.[129]TheFinancialTimesbelievedthatinvestorswerespeculatingnotonPokémonGoassuch,butonfutureNintendoappreleasesbeingassuccessfulasthecompanymovesmoreintothemobileappmarket—anareatheywerehistoricallyreluctanttoenterinthebeliefitwouldcannibaliseitsportableconsoleandvideogamesales.[130]NintendoplanstoreleasefourmoresmartphoneappgamesbyMarch2017,andinvestorsremarkedthatPokémonGoshowedNintendostillhassomeofthe"mostvaluablecharacterintellectualpropertyintheworld"withfranchisessuchasSuperMario,TheLegendofZelda,andMetroid.[131] ByJuly22,Nintendogained¥1.8 trillion($17.6 billion)inmarketcapitalizationsincethegame'slaunch.[132]However,followingclarificationfromNintendothatthecompanydidnotproducePokémonGonorhadtangiblefinancialgainsfromit,itsstockfellby18%—equatingtoa¥708 billion($6.7 billion)lossinmarketvalue—onJuly25.[132][133]Thiswasthelargestsingle-daydeclineforNintendosince1990andthemaximumone-dayexchangeoffinancesallowedontheTokyoStockExchange.Thecompanyhasanapproximate13%"effectiveeconomicstake"inthegame,accordingtoMacquarieSecurities.[132] Othercompanies ThesurgeinstocksextendedbeyondNintendo,withTomy,TVTokyo,andtheBankofKyoto,amongothercompanies,allseeingsignificantgains.[134]Similarly,Zagg,whichownsacompanythatmanufacturesbatterycases,sawa25%riseinitsstockinrelationtoPokémonGo.[135] Technicalissues Atlaunch,thegamesufferedfromfrequentserveroutagesduetoextremeusage.[136]Theglobalserverusageexpectationforthegamewassurpassedwithin15minutesofthegame'sreleaseinAustraliaandNewZealand,andpeakedat50timesexpectedtraffic,or10timestheexpectedworst-casescenario.[137]Frequentcrashesandauthenticationerrorsplaguedthegame'sreleaseandpersistedforseveraldays.Forthefirsttwodaysafterlaunch,playerswereunabletoaccessthegamethroughtheirPokémonTrainerClubaccounts;onlyGmail-basedaccountswereabletogainaccesstothegame.[138]ServersagainsufferedfrequentoutagesinAustraliaonJuly11;playersblamedpeopleintheUnitedKingdomforbypassinglocalserversandusingAustralianonestoplaythegamebeforeitsofficialrelease.[139]OnJuly16,afewhoursafterthereleaseinmanyEuropeancountries,thegame'sserverstemporarilywentdown.[140]Theoutagewasclaimedbyahackinggroupcalled"PoodleCorp",whosaidtheyusedaDDoSattacktotakethemdown,[141]althoughtheproblemwasfixedlaterthatday.[140][142]Thenextday,theserverswentdownagainasthegamewaslaunchedinCanada.[143]JohnHankeissuedanapologyfortheserverissuesatSanDiegoComicCon2016,stating"weweren'tprovisionedforwhathappened".[60] SomeearlyiOSinstallsofPokémonGorequireduserstoprovidetheappwithfullaccesstotheirGoogleaccounts,therebyallowingtheappto"accessplayers'Gmail-basedemail,GoogleDrive-basedfiles,photosandvideosstoredinGooglePhotos,andanyothercontentwithintheirGoogleaccounts".[144][145][146]ThePokémonCompanyandNianticrespondedtotheconcerns,recognizingthattheiOSapp,atthetime,"...erroneouslyrequestsfullaccesspermissionfortheuser'sGoogleaccount..."[147][148]However,AdamReeve—thepersonwhoinitiallymadeclaimsofthesecurityissuesinaTumblrpost—laterbacktrackedonhisclaimandwasnot"100percentsure"itwasvalid.[149][150]DanGuido,CEOofthesecuritycompanyTrailofBits,analyzedtheapp'sprogramminganddiscoveredthatalthoughthegamedidrequestfullaccountaccess,thisdidnotenablethird-partyusageasinitiallyconveyed.GuidofoundthatthisdidenableNiantictoaccesspeople'semailaddressesandphonenumbersunintentionally.[149]AsubsequentiOSappupdatereducedthescopeofaccess.[151]Nianticalsoissuedastatementassuringusersthatnoinformationwascollectednorwasanyinformationbeyondwhatwasnecessarytousetheappaccessed.[150] Alongsideserverissues,PokémonGosufferedfromseveralglitches.Oneofthemoreprominentbugsappearedinmid-July2016andrenderedthegame'strackingfeatureuseless.Normally,thisfeatureshowsbetweenzeroandthreefootprintstoinformtheplayerofhowclosetheyaretoanearbyPokémon;however,ituniversallybecame"stuck"atthreesteps,earningitthename"three-step-glitch".[152]NianticremovedthefootstepfeaturealtogetheronJuly30,[153]sparkingcriticismfromplayers.[154]ByAugust1,playersreportedanewglitchthatswapstheircapturedPokémonwithanothercreatureatrandom.[155]Anotherbug,confirmedbyNianticinAugust,inadvertentlymadecapturingPokémonmoredifficult.SomelegendaryPokémon,whicharerareandpowerfulversionsofthecreatures,werealsoobtainedbyplayersinaglitch,thoughtheywerelaterremovedfromtheaccountsofthetrainerstokeepthegamefair.[156] Reception ReceptionAggregatescoreAggregatorScoreMetacritic69/100[167]ReviewscoresPublicationScore4Players50/100[157]Destructoid3.5/10[7]GameSpot7/10[11]GamesTM7/10[158]Gamezebo[159]HardcoreGamer3.5/5[160]IGN7/10[161]Jeuxvideo.com18/20[162]PocketGamer[163]Polygon7.5/10[164]TheGuardian[165]USgamer3/5[166]EditonWikidata PokémonGoreleasedto"mixedoraverage"reviews,accordingtoreviewaggregatorMetacritic.Uponrelease,criticscalledtheexperienceenjoyable,butnotedthegame'stechnicalissues.[11][161][168] CriticspraisedvariousaspectsofPokémonGo.OscarDayus(PocketGamer)saidthatthegamewasanimmenselyenjoyableexperienceandcontinuedwithhow"theverypersonalnatureofcatchingPokémoninyourownneighborhoodmademesmilemorethananygamehasforyears".[168]JeremyParish(USGamer)comparedthegameanditssocialaspectstoamassivelymultiplayeronlinegame.[169]Reviewersalsopraisedthegameenablingthepromotionofphysicalexercise.TerriSchwartz(IGN)saiditwas"secretlythebestexerciseappoutthere"andthatitchangedherdailywalkingroutine.[170]PatrickAllen(Lifehacker)wroteanarticlewithtipsabouthowtoworkoutusingPokémonGo.[171]JuliaBelluz(Vox)saiditcouldbethe"greatestunintentionalhealthfadever"andwrotethatoneoftheresultsofthegamethatthedevelopersmaynothaverealizedwasthat"itseemstobegettingpeoplemoving".[172]Userstookanextra194stepsperdayoncetheystartedusingtheapp,whichapproximatedto26%morethanusual.[173]IGNnameditthe100thbestvideogameofalltimein2018.[174] PhilipKollarandAllegraFrank(Polygon)bothagreedthatPokémonGowas"anexcitingsocialexperience",butwerenotsurehowlongthegameanditspopularitywouldlast,statingitcouldeitherlastforcomingyearsor"endupasabrushfirecrazethatthewholegamingworldistalkingaboutforafewweeksandthenisforgotten".[164] Othercriticsexpressedmorenegativeopinionsofthegame,withmanycitingfrequentcrashesandothertechnicalissues,alongwithshallowgameplay.[6]KalliePlagge(IGN)saidthatalthoughthegamelackedinpolishanddepth,theoverallexperiencemadeupforit.[161]MattPeckham(Time)criticizedthegameforitsfrequentcrashes.[6]MikeCosimano(Destructoid)alsotookissuewiththegame,sayingtheoriginalideashowedpromise,butwasimproperlyexecuted.[7]KatBrewster(TheGuardian)wrotethatalthoughshethoughtPokémonGowasnotagoodgame,itwas"agreatexperience".[165]Theserverproblemsalsoreceivednegativepress.MiguelConcepcion(GameSpot)saidthatalthoughheenjoyedthegame'sstrongsocialappealandvisualdesign,thegame's"initialiterationisabuggymessonalllevels",withoneofthereasonsbeingtheconstantserverproblems.[11]Anotherglitchthatappearedafewdaysafterlaunchwasthe"three-stepglitch",reviewersalsogavethisbugnegativepress.PatriciaHernandez(Kotaku)said,"thethreestepglitchaddstowhathasbeenaterriblelaunchforPokémonGo".[175]PaulTassi(Forbes)saidthatduetothisbugit's"anyone'sbestguesswherePokémonare99%ofthetime"andthatit"rendersalmostalltraditionalmethodsoftrackingpointless".[176]Criticsalsoemphasizedonthelargegapbetweentheruralandurbanplayers.Ruralplayersseemtobeatamajordisadvantagewhenplayingthegame,whilecityplayershaveaccesstomorePokéStopsandGyms.[177] Downloadsandrevenue 2016 PokémonGorapidlyrosetheAmericaniOSAppStore's"TopGrossing"and"Free"charts.[178][179]ThegamehasbecomethefastestgametotoptheAppStoreandGooglePlay,beatingClashRoyale,[180]anditbecamethemostdownloadedappontheAppStoreofanyappintheirfirstweek.[181]Withintwodaysofrelease,itwasinstalledonmorethan5%ofAndroiddevicesintheUnitedStates,accordingtoSimilarWeb,[182]AccordingtoSensorTower,thegamewasdownloadedmorethan10 milliontimeswithinaweekofrelease,becomingthefastestsuchapptodoso,[183]andreached15 millionglobaldownloadsbyJuly13.[184]AccordingtoSurveyMonkeythegamebecamethemostactivemobilegameintheUnitedStateseverwith21 millionactiveusersonJuly12,eclipsingCandyCrushSaga'speakof20 million.[185]ByJuly15,approximately1.3 millionpeoplewereplayingthegameintheNetherlands,despitetheappnotbeingofficiallyreleasedinthecountryatthetime.[186]OnthedayofreleaseinJapan,morethan10 millionpeopledownloadedthegame,[187]including1.3 millioninthefirstthreehours.[188]ByJuly31,thegameexceeded100 milliondownloadsworldwide,accordingtoAppAnnieandSensorTower.[154][189]OnAugust8,PokémonGoreachedthemilestoneofover100milliondownloadsonGooglePlayaloneafterbarely33daysonthemarket.[190][191] Throughin-gamepurchases,thegamegeneratedmorethan$160millionbytheendofJuly2016,[192]withAppAnniereportingthatPokémonGohadgeneratedaround$10millioninrevenueeverydaythatmonth.[193]Thesamemonth,SensorTowerreportedthatthegamehadpassedmorethan$200millioninworldwiderevenue,beatingeveryexistingrecordsetbyClashofClansandCandyCrushbyawidemargin.[194]OnAugust12,2016,theFinancialTimesreportedthatPokémonGoreached$268millioninrevenueafterfiveweekscountingonlytheU.S.,British,andGermanmarkets.[195]TheaveragedailyusageoftheapponAndroiddevicesinJuly2016exceededthatofSnapchat,Tinder,Twitter,Instagram,andFacebook.[196]Duebythegame'smassivepopularity,severalappdevelopersbecamefocusedondevelopingsimilarARappsusingavailablesoftwaredevelopmentkits(SDK).BySeptember2,2016,PokémonGohadgeneratedmorethan$440millioninworldwiderevenue,accordingtoSensorTower.[197]BySeptember30,ithadreceived500milliondownloadsandgrossed$470millionin80days,accordingtomarketresearchfirmNewzoo.[198]PokémonGoreachedthemilestoneof$600millioninrevenueafteronly90daysonthemarket,becomingthefastestmobilegameevertodoso.[199] Besidesin-gamepurchases,partnershipswithretailchainslikeStarbucks,[200]McDonald's,[201]Sprint,[202]payNianticLabsfor"FootTraffic"on-demandoftheretailshops. ThegamewasawardedfiveGuinnessWorldRecordsinAugust2016:mostrevenuegrossedbyamobilegameinitsfirstmonth($206.5million);mostdownloadedmobilegameinitsfirstmonth(130 milliondownloads);mostinternationalchartstoppedsimultaneouslyforamobilegameinitsfirstmonth(topgamein70 differentcountries);mostinternationalchartstoppedsimultaneouslyforamobilegameinitsfirstmonth(topgrossingin55 countriessimultaneously);andfastesttimetogross$100millionbyamobilegame(reachedin20 daysonJuly26).[203]BySeptember2016,PokémonGohadbeendownloadedover500milliontimesworldwide,andbecamethefastestgametomakeover$500millioninrevenue.[204]PokémonGowasawardedtheAppStore'sbreakouthitof2016.[205]PokémonGowasreportedtobethemostsearchedgameonGooglein2016.[206] UsageofthegameintheUnitedStatespeakedonJuly15,andbymid-September,hadlost79%ofitsplayersthere.Forbessaid"thevaguelycuriousstoppedplayingandthemorecommittedplayersranupagainstafairlyunsatisfyingendgame".[207]InOctober2016,NianticreleasedaHalloween-themedevent,whichsawasurgeinrevenueupto133%asreportedbySensorTower,placingthegamebacktotopofthechartsofhighestgrossingapps.Itwasreportedthatthegameearnedapproximately$23.3millionbetweenOctober25and29,upfromapproximately$10millionbetweenOctober18and22.[208]AccordingtoAppAnnie,PokémonGogrossedanestimated$950millionin2016.[209] 2017–2021 InFebruary2017,PokémonGowasawardedbeingthebestappattheCrunchiesawardevent.[210]ByFebruary2017,thegamehasbeendownloadedmorethan650milliontimesworldwide,withareported$1billioninrevenuemade,becomingthefastestmobilegameevertodoso.[211][212]ByJune2017,thegamewasdownloadedmorethan750milliontimes,[213]withanestimatedrevenueof$1.2billionaccordingtoApptopia.[214]AccordingtomobileappresearchfirmApptopia,approximately60millionuserswerestillplayingthegameayearafterlaunch.[215]InMay2018,ThePokémonCompanyannouncedthatthegamereachedover800 milliondownloadsworldwide.[216]Forbesestimatedthatthegamemayhavecomecloseto900 milliondownloadsbySeptember2018.[217]ThetopfivecountrieswhereithasreceivedthemostdownloadsaretheUnitedStates(21%),Brazil(9.3%),India(8.6%),Mexico(5.5%),andIndonesia(5%).[218]AsofFebruary2019,thegamehasbeendownloadedbyover1 billionpeopleworldwide.[219] AreportfromSuperDataResearchrankedPokémonGoasthe9thhighestgrossingmobilegameof2017,withanannualrevenueof$890million.[220][221]BloombergestimatedthatPokémonGogeneratedupto$2billionintotalrevenuebylate2017.[222]Twoyearsfromitsinitiallaunch,analystfirmSensorTowerestimatedthegamehadgrossedover$1.8billionfromin-apppurchases,reportingthatplayersaroundtheworldcontinuetospend$2millioneachday.[223]SuperDataResearchreportedthat,inMay2018,PokémonGogrossed$104millioninmonthlyrevenueandhad147millionmonthlyactiveplayers,itshighestsinceSummer2016.[224]InJuly2018,PokémonGowasthetop-grossingmobileappofthemonth.[225]Sincetheintroductionoftradingandfriendsfeatures,SensorTowerhasreportedthatplayersspendanaverageof$2.5millionperday.[226][227]Apptopiareportedthat,bySeptember2018,thegamehadgrossedover$2billionfromin-apppurchases;[228]thetopfivecountrieswhereithasreceivedthemostrevenueareJapan($670million),theUnitedStates($550million),Germany($88million),theUnitedKingdom($86million),andAustralia($52million).[218]Itwasthefourthhighest-grossinggameof2018,with$1.3billion,[229]andin2019alonePokémonGoearned$1.4billion,accordingtoSuperdataResearch,adivisionofNielsenMediaResearch.[230]PokémonGoliveeventsearned$249millionintourismrevenueduring2019.[231]AccordingtoSensorTowerinNovember2020,PokémonGohadaccumulatednearly600millionuniqueinstallsandgeneratedalmost$4.2billioninrevenuefromin-gamepurchasesviatheiOSAppStoreandGooglePlay.ItslargestmarketintermsofbothinstallsandrevenueistheUnitedStates,followedbyJapanandGermanyinrevenueandbyBrazilandMexicoininstalls.[232] During2020,withtheCOVID-19pandemiccausingrestrictionsontheabilityofplayerstoplayGooutsidetheirhomes,Nianticimplementednewfeatureswhichallowedplayerstoplaythegamefrominsidetheirhomes,andthiswascreditedwithincreasingitsplayerbasethroughouttheyeardespitetherestrictions.Despiteabriefdropearlyinthepandemic,thenumberofmonthlyactiveusersofthegameroseby45percentbetweenJanuaryandAugust2020,andthegame'srevenuein2020wasthehighestinitshistory,exceedingevenits2016revenue.[233]Thegamegeneratedmorethan$1billionofrevenueinthefirst10monthsof2020accordingtoSensorTower,[232]anditwasthetop-grossingmobilegameofDecember2020.[234]PokémonGowasoneofthetopfivehighest-grossinggamesof2020withanannualrevenueof$1.92billionaccordingtoSuperDataResearch,[235]bringingthegame'slifetimerevenueto$6.46billion.[209][220][229][230][235]Thegamegeneratedarevenueof$641.6millioninthefirsthalfof2021.[236] Communityandculturalimpact Furtherinformation:PokémonGoliveevents PokéStopinAlamedaCentral,MexicoCity Thegamewasreferredtoasa"socialmediaphenomenon"whichhasbroughtpeopletogetherfromallwalksoflife.[237][238]231millionpeopleengagedin1.1billioninteractionsthatmentionedPokémonGoonFacebookandInstagraminthemonthofJuly.[239]Numerousmediaoutletsreferredtothesurgeinpopularityas"PokémonGoMania",orsimply"Pokémania".[240][241]Themassivepopularityofthegameresultedinseveralunusualpositiveeffects.Forexample,thegameplacedplayerswheretheycanhelpcatchcriminalsandreportcrimesinprogress,althoughithasalsoplacedsomeinharm'sway,[242][243][244][245]andhasevenaidedlawenforcement'scommunityrelations,[246]albeitwithcaveats.[247]BusinessesalsobenefitedfromthenearbypresenceofPokéStops(orthembeingPokéStopsthemselves)withtheconcomitantinfluxofpeople,[248][249][250]andtheintenseexplorationofcommunitieshasbroughtlocalhistorytotheforefront.[251]Thegamewasalsoseenbringingitsplayerstoplacesofworship,asmanyPokégymsarelocatedthere.[252]Despitesomecriticismbyreligiousleaders,thiswasreceivedpositivelybyreligiousgroups,whosawitasremindingadherentstocomeandpray.[253]SomeestablishmentsconsideredpurchasingluresinthegametoattractadditionalplayerstoPokéStopsontheirproperty.[254]Withinaweekofitsrelease,asecondarymarketemergedforthegame,bothfortheresellofhigh-levelaccountsonCraigslistandPlayerUp,andforthesaleofexpertadviceonThumbtack.[255][256]WirelessproviderT-MobileUSstartedanofferforfreedataforayearforPokémonGosessions,[257][258]andYelpaddedafilterthatonlyshowsbusinesseswhichhaveaPokéStopnearby.[259][260]NationalparksacrosstheUnitedStatessawaninfluxofvisitorsduetothegame,with"hundredsorthousands"ofpeoplevisitingtheNationalMallandMemorialParksinWashington,D.C.ontheweekendfollowingPokémonGo'sreleaseinthecountry.[261]SmallmuseumswithPokéStopsplacedatexhibitsalsoreportedincreasedattendance,suchastheMcNayArtMuseuminSanAntonio,Texas,andtheMorikamiMuseumandJapaneseGardensinBocaRaton,Florida.[254]Charityorganizationsalsosoughtengagementfromplayers,withanimalsheltersofferingdogwalkstopeoplewhowanttohatcheggs.[262] Playersgatheringarounda"gym"inaparkinBrest,France EduardoPaes,then-mayorofRiodeJaneiro,statedthathehopedtheappwouldbereleasedinBrazilbeforethestartofthe2016SummerOlympicsinthecity[263](anditwas,onAugust3),[264]andUnitedStatespresidentialcandidatesDonaldTrumpandHillaryClintonmentionedtheappduringtheir2016electioncampaigns.[265][266]InlateJuly2016,duringapublicaddress,thePresidentofItaly,SergioMattarella,comparedapoliticalissueaboutthedateofanincomingreferendumaspreposterousasthehuntforthePokémon.[267]Shortlyafterthegame'srelease,BellatormixedmartialartistMichaelPagecelebratedaknockoutofhismatchopponent,EvangelistaSantosbyputtingonaredAshKetchum-likehatandrollingapropPokéBallinSantos'sdirection.[268]OnJuly25,DwayneJohnsonreleasedapromovideofeaturingMatPatandAli-Awithhimselfasatough,rarePokémon.[269] ThegamewascreditedforpopularizingAR,[270]andwaspraisedbygenderfluidgroupsforlettingtheplayerschoosea"style"insteadof"gender".[2]Thegamealsohadapositiveimpactamongindividualswithautism.[271][272][273]The"PokémonTheme"fromtheanimatedseriessawa630%increaseinlistenersonmusicstreamingplatformSpotifyduringthemonthofthegame'srelease.[274]Meanwhile,streamingservicessuchasHuluexperiencedanincreasedviewershipofthePokémonseriesandfilms.[275]Nintendoreportedthatsalesofthe3DSPokémongamesroseasaresultofthegame'spopularity.[276]ATwitchchannel,TwitchPlaysPokémonGo,wascreatedthatmimicsthecrowd-playedTwitchPlaysPokémonchannel,allowingviewerstodirectavirtualavatarinthegameusinganiPhoneprogrammedtospoofitslocation.[277]NianticlaterissuedpermanentbanstothosewhocheatedthegamebymeanssuchasGPSspoofingandbots.[278]Pokémon-themedpornographyincreasedinpopularityafterthereleaseofthegame.xHamster,anadultvideostreamingwebsite,reportedthatwithin5daysofthegame'srelease,Pokémonrelatedtermswerethemostsearchedforvideos.[279][280]Anotheradultvideostreamingwebsite,Pornhub,reportedthatPokémonrelatedsearchesspiked136%.[281][282]PokémonGowasspoofedintheMaroon5musicvideo,"Don'tWannaKnow".[283]Inthe2016DoctorWhoChristmasspecial,"TheReturnofDoctorMysterio",theDoctorcreatesadistractionby"flood[ing]thedownstairswithPokémon",causingthepeopletorunoffwiththeircellphones.[284]Intheepisode"LookingforMr.Goodbart"fromthe28thseasonofTheSimpsons,thepeopleofSpringfieldbecomeaddictedtoPeekimonGet,aparodyofPokémonGo.[285] Go'sreleaseresultedinaresurgenceinpopularityforthePokémonfranchiseasawhole.[286]ThePokémonSunandMoongamesfortheNintendo3DS,releasedlaterin2016,wasthebest-sellingvideogameforthe3DSwithover16millioncopiessold,andthiswaspartlyattributedtothenewfanstotheseriesbroughtinbyGo.[287]Inaninterview,directorofSunandMoonShigeruOhmoriremarkedthattheUltraSunandUltraMoonsequelsweredesignedpartlytofacilitateentryfornewcomerstothefranchisebroughtinbyGo.[288]ThefirstPokémongamesfortheNintendoSwitch,Pokémon:Let'sGo,Pikachu!andLet'sGo,Eevee!,tooksignificantinspirationsfromGo.[289][290]AlineofofficialGomerchandisewasreleasedinNovember2019.[291] PlayersduringthePokémonGoFestinChicagoin2017 Inadditiontostandardgameplay,thegamehasheldseveralin-gameandliveevents.[292][293][294]ThefirstliveeventofficiallyheldbyNianticwasheldinCharlotte,NorthCarolina,inMay2017.[295]InJuly2017,acommunityeventwasheldinGrantPark,Chicago,inhonorofthefirstanniversaryofthegame'srelease.[296]Despitethefactthatalmostnoinformationabouttheevent,includingticketpricesandattractions,wasreleasedbyNianticaheadoftheticketsale,over20,000ticketssoldoutwithinahalfhour.[297][298]Duringtheeventitself,attendeessufferedconnectivityissuesandcrashes,duetotheheavyamountoflocalizedcellularactivity.[299]Afterwards,Nianticannouncedthattheywouldrefundeverybodywhoboughtaticket,aswellasgivethem$100ofin-gamecurrency.[300]Followingtheevent,aroundtwodozenattendeesfiledsuitagainstNiantic,seekingtravelreimbursement.[301] FollowingtheeventinChicago,othereventshavebeenheldinChester,[302]Yokohama,[303]andSanJose.[304]InSeptember2017,aseriesofeventsnamed"SafariZone"washeldinUnibail-RodamcoshoppingcentersinOberhausen,ParisandBarcelona,witheventsthefollowingmonthinCopenhagen,Prague,StockholmandAmstelveen.[305] InJanuary2018,NianticannouncedmonthlycommunityeventCommunityDaywhichaimstogetplayerstomeetupintheirlocalareas.Duringamulti-hourperiod,playerscanencountermorefrequentwildspawnsofaparticularPokémon,anexclusivemoveforthatPokémon(oritsevolution),anincreasedprobabilityfortheshinyformofthatPokémon,andbonusessuchasextrastardustorXP.[306]TheCommunityDaysin2018featuredPikachu(January20),Dratini(February24),Bulbasaur(March25),Mareep(April15),Charmander(May19),Larvitar(June16),Squirtle(July8),Eevee(August11–12),Chikorita(September22),Beldum(October21),andCyndaquil(November10).[307] PokémonGoinSyriaisaphotographyseriespublishedin2016bySyrianartistKhaledAkil.[308][309]AkilplacesPokémoncharactersindestroyedSyrianstreetsasareminderforaworldlostbehindthescreen.[310][311][312]WhilePokemonGowastrendingworldwide,[313]Akilcouldn'thelpbutnoticehowthemediaforgotaboutthewarinSyria.Sohevisualisedhisideaintheformofdigitalcollages.[314][315][316][317][318]Khaled'sPokemonseriesquicklywentviralacrosstheglobeafterheposteditonline.[319][320]ThisphotographyserieswasexhibitedinvariouslocationsincludingtheAmericanUniversityMuseum.[321][322] Criticismandincidents Avariable-messagesigninFontainebleau,Florida,warningdriverstonotplayPokémonGowhiledriving TheappwascriticizedforusinglocationssuchascemeteriesandmemorialsassitestocatchPokémon,[323]includingtheAuschwitz-BirkenauStateMuseum,[324]theUnitedStatesHolocaustMemorialMuseum,[325]theNationalSeptember11Memorial&Museum,[326]ArlingtonNationalCemetery,[327]theANZACWarMemorial,andHiroshimaPeaceMemorialPark.[328]NianticlaterremovedcontentfromsensitiveareassuchastheHiroshimaMemorialandHolocaustMuseum.[329]ThegamesparkedcomplaintsfromDutchcompanyProRail,whosaidthatplayersenteredtheirrailwaytracks,[330]andfirestationstoldplayerstonotimpedetheirstaffbycongregatingoutside.[331] AsignoutsideFoGuangShanHsiLaiTempleinHaciendaHeights,California,admonishingvisitorstonotplayPokémonGoinsidethetemplegrounds Thegame'sdistributionofPokéStopsandgyms(derivedfromtheportalsinIngress,Niantic'ssciencefiction-themedARgame)wasnotedtobesparserinmanyminorityneighborhoodsinareflectionofAmericandemographics.[332]PlayersinruralareasalsocomplainedaboutthelackofPokémonspawns,PokéStops,andgymsintheirarea.[333][334][335]PokémonGowascriticizedforgameaccessibilityissuesbyplayerswithphysicaldisabilities.[336][337]TheAbleGamersFoundationCOO,SteveSpohn,saidthatwhenPokémonGowascomparedtoothermobilegames,it"excludesdisabledplayerstoasignificantdegree".[338] Policedepartmentsinvariouscountriesissuedwarnings,sometongue-in-cheek,regardinginattentivedriving,trespassing,andbeingtargetedbycriminalsduetobeingunawareofone'ssurroundings.[339][340]InthestateofNewYork,sexoffendersarebannedfromplayingtheappwhileonparole.[341]Bosnianplayerswerewarnedtostayoutofminefieldsleftoverfromthe1990sBosnianWar.[342]InRussia,a21-year-oldvideoblogger,RuslanSokolovsky,wasarrestedinSeptember2016fortwomonthsafterplayingPokémonGoattheChurchofAllSaintsinYekaterinburg,[343]andeventuallyreceivedasuspendedsentenceforthreeandahalfyearsinprisonforchargesofblasphemy.[344] Severalsigns,likethisoneatNijōCastle,wereplacedoncastlesandothermonumentsaroundJapan Peoplehavesufferedvariousinjuriesfromaccidentsrelatedtothegame.[345][346][347][348]InJapan,thefirstaccidentoccurredwithinhoursofthegame'srelease.[349]ThefirstdeathinJapanattributedtoPokémonGooccurredinlateAugust2016.Adistracteddriverplayingthegamekilledonewomanandseriouslyinjuredanother.The39-year-oldfarmerdidnotnoticethewomencrossingastreetandstruckthemwithhistruck.Thewomandiedofabrokenneck.Japan'sNationalPoliceAgencysaiditwasthe79thPokémonGo-relatedaccidentinthecountry.[350]OnAugust11,2016,ayounggirlinCambodiawasreportedlykilledafterbeinghitbyacarwhiletryingtocaptureaPokémononaroad.ThecasewasthefirstdeathrelatedtoPokémonGoamongSoutheastAsiancountries.[351]InJanuary2017,Chinese-AmericancivilianJianshengChenwasshotdeadwhileplayingPokémonGo. AsignintheBloomingtonVisitorCenteratMinnesotaValleyNationalWildlifeRefugewelcomingPokémonGoplayersandencouragingthemtoplaysafely Al-AzharUniversityinCairodescribedthegameas"harmfulmania."[352]ACossackleaderdeclaredthatit"smacksofSatanism",Kuwaitbannedthegamefromgovernmentsites,Indonesianofficialsdeemeditanationalsecuritythreat,andinIsraeltheIDFbannedthegamefromArmybasesoutofsecurityconsiderations.[353]InSaudiArabia,theGeneralSecretariatoftheCouncilofSeniorScholarsdeclared,inlightofa2001fatwabanningthePokémoncardgameasaformofgambling,thattheelectronicapprequiredanewruling.[354]ThiswasalsofollowedbybothIndianandMalaysianIslamicleaderstellingIndianandMalaysianMuslimstoavoidthegame.[355][356] DuringThailand's2016constitutionalreferendumpolling,PokémonGoplayersweretoldtorefrainfromenteringpollingstations.[357]ThustheThaiNationalBroadcastingandCommunicationsCommissionintendstoaskNiantictoremovePokémoncharactersandPokéStopsfromlocationssuchasgovernmentfacilities,historicandreligioussites,privatepropertyaswellasdangerousspotssuchasnarrowfootpathsandrivers.[358]CambodiahasbannedthegameinaformergenocidesiteafterPokémonplayersshowedupatthesite.[359]Vietnamhasbannedplayersfromenteringthegovernmentanddefenseoffices.[360]TheVietnameseMinistryofInformationandCommunicationsisalsoconsideringthegame'snegativeimpacttoVietnamesesociety,wheremanypeoplelefthomeatnight,crossedtheroadordroveonthestreetwiththeireyeskeptfocusedonphones,whichbroughttheneedtobanthegameinthecountry.[361]FollowingthemovebyotherSoutheastAsianneighbors,thePhilippinesalsobannedthegameinalladministrationoffices.[362]AccordingtoasurveybyMalaysianEmployersFederation(MEF),around4%ofemployersinMalaysiafiredtheirstaffforplayingthegameduringworkinghours.[363] Russiaalsovoicedtheirconcernsovertheapplication,withNikolayNikiforov,thecountry'sMinisterofCommunicationsandMassMedia,suspectingforeignintelligenceagenciesusingtheapplicationtocollectinformation,whilesomefundamentalistreligiousgroupsintheregionclaimittobedemonic.[364]TheSupremeCouncilofVirtualSpaceinIranofficiallybannedthegameinAugust2016oversecurityconcerns.[365]Thesamemonth,ThePentagonfacilityinU.S.restrictedtheuseofthegameontheirproperty,citingsecurityrisksbycollectingsecretinformation.[366]IntheUnitedKingdom,290policeincidentswerereportedtohaveoccurredinJuly2016inthecountryduetothegame.[367]InSeptember2016,NianticstoppedsupportingtheCyanogenModmobileoperatingsystem.ThispreventedusersplayingonCyanogenModfromplayingthegamefromthatpointforward.[368] InIndia,theGujaratHighCourtissuedanoticetoNiantic,thedeveloperofthepopularAR-basedgame,onthegroundsof"posingdangertopublicsafety". ThenoticewasissuedonaPIL(PublicInterestLitigation)seekingabanonthelocation-basedARrealitygameinIndia.Inaddition, asecondPILwasfiledagainstthedevelopersofPokémonGoforhurtingreligioussentimentsbyshowingimagesofeggsinplacesofworshipofdifferentreligiousgroups.ButtheIndianGovernmentrefusedtobanthegame.[369] PokémonGo'stargetedlocaladvertisinghasbeendescribedbyShoshanaZuboffinSurveillancecapitalismasanexperimentthatinitiatedfromGoogletomovetargetedadvertisingfromthedigitaldomain(costperclick)intothephysicaldomain(costpervisit)bytheuseofsponsoredlocations."Intheendwerecognizethattheprobewasdesignedtoexplorethenextfrontier:themeansofbehavioralmodification.Thegameaboutthegameis,infact,anexperimentalfacsimileofsurveillancecapitalism’sdesignforourfuture."[370] Third-partyservices Multipleunofficial,third-partyappswerecreatedtocorrespondwithPokémonGo.Notableappsinclude"PokéRadar"and"HelperforPokémonGo",whereplayerscancrowdsourcemuchofthePokémonthatcanbefoundinthegameataparticulartime.[371][372]Atitspeakofpopularity,"PokéRadar"hit#2ontheAppleAppStore,behindPokémonGoitself.[373][374][375] Anotherapp,GoChat,whichallowsplayerstoleavemessagesforotherplayersatspecificlocations,accruedmorethan1 milliondownloadsinfivedaysandreachedthetop10intheAppleAppStoreandGooglePlayStore.[376]However,theapp'sdeveloperJonathanZarrachosetoleavetheappunmonetizedandhadfinancialtroublekeepingtheapp'sserversonlineuntilbringingonangelinvestorandboardmemberMichaelRobertson.Afteracquiringsignificantfunding,theappreachedover2millionactiveusers.[377][378]AccordingtoRiskIQ,atleast215fakeversionsofthegamewereavailablebyJuly17,2016.Severalofthesefakeappscontainedmaliciousprogrammingandviruses.[379] LaunchedonJuly22,2016,"Pokévision"enabledplayerstofindexactlywherePokémonspawnedandhowmuchtimewasleftuntiltheydespawned;thesiteuseddatahackeddirectlyfromthegame.[380]Inthefivedaysfollowingthewebsite'slaunch,27 millionuniquevisitorsusedthesite.[381]OnJuly31,multiplesearchappsandsites,includingPokévision,weredisabledastheyviolatedNiantic'stermsofservice.[382] COVID-19pandemic DuringtheCOVID-19pandemic,Nianticrespondedbyimplementingnewchangesandfeaturesinthegamewhichallowedplayerstoeasilyplayremotely.[383]However,startingonAugust1,2021,NianticbeganrollingbackthesechangesaspartoftheirExplorationBonusUpdates.PlayersinNewZealandandtheUnitedStatesarethefirsttoreceivethepost-pandemicchanges,andgradually,theywillberolledouttotherestoftheworld"inaccordancewithrecommendationsfromglobalhealthorganizations."[383]Infearofviolationsinhealthandpersonalsafetyregulations,aswellasnegativelyimpactingplayerswithdisabilities,thecompanyhavesincereceivedheavycriticismfromtheplayerbase(includingtopplayersBrandonTanandNickOyzon)duetotheirrevertingsafetymeasuresimplementedduringthepandemic,inwhichgymandPokéstopinteractiondistanceswereincreasedfrom40to80metres.DespiteincreasingratesoftheSARS-CoV-2DeltavariantinvariousU.S.states(resultinginoverflowinghospitals),Nianticarefirmonnotkeepingthepandemicbonuses.PlayersbeganboycottingPokémonGosinceinfirstweekofAugust2021.[384][385][386][387] OnTwitter,the#HearUsNianticstartedtrendingworldwideasfansandplayersvoicedtheircensuretowardsNiantic'sdesicioninremovingthepandemicbonuses.[388][389]UsersonRedditandYouTubehaverepeatedlyventtheirfrustration. AletterwassenttoNiantic,inwhichrespondedtothecommunitybystatingthatthepandemicchangeswillnotstay.[390]AsNianticareanARcompany,partoftheirbusinessstrategyistoselluserdatabyplayersaftercompletingARMappingtaskswheretheycanlogtheirsurroundingsatmarkedPokéStopsintheirin-gamemaps.[391]ThereduceddistancemeansanincreasedpotentialforNiantictogeneratemorerevenue.AnotherreasonfortheirchangesisforNiantictopreservetheirimageofbeinganARtechgiant;ontheirblogposttheystatedthatitistheir"mission"to"encourageoutdoorexploration"and"toconnect[people]torealplacesintherealworld,andtovisitplacesthatareworthexploring."[392]PlayershavealsospeculatedthatNianticarerollingbackthepandemicbonusesinanefforttosendplayersclosertosponsoredbusinessessuchasMcDonald's(markedbyaPokéStoporgym),fromwhichNiantichavemadealotofmoney.[393][394][395] Awards Award Category Result Ref BBCRadio1'sTeenAwards2016 BestGame Won [396] TheGameAwards2016 BestMobile/HandheldGame Won [397] BestFamilyGame Won GoldenJoystickAwards2016 InnovationoftheYear Won [398] Handheld/MobileGameoftheYear Won 2016TechRaptorAwards BestMobile/HandheldGame Won [399] D.I.C.E.Awards2016 GameoftheYear Nominated [400] MobileGameoftheYear Won NewYorkGameCriticAwards A-TrainAwardforBestMobileGame Won [401] CentralParkZooAwardforBestKidsGame Won GameDevelopersChoiceAwards2016 BestMobile/HandheldGame Won [402] InnovationAward Nominated BestVR/ARGame Nominated InternationalMobileGamingAwards2017 GrandPrix Won [403] 2017SXSWGamingAwards MobileGameoftheYear Won [404][405] ExcellenceinTechnicalAchievements Nominated 13thBritishAcademyGamesAwards Family Nominated [406] GameInnovation Nominated Mobile Won GoldenJoystickAwards2018 StillPlayingAward Nominated [407] Gamers'ChoiceAwards2018 FanFavoriteMobileGame Won [408] 2019SXSWGamingAwards MostEvolvedGame Nominated [409] 15thBritishAcademyGamesAwards EEMobileGameoftheYear Nominated [410] PocketGamerMobileGamesAwards BestLiveOps Nominated [411] 16thBritishAcademyGamesAwards EEMobileGameoftheYear Nominated [412] 2021Kids'ChoiceAwards FavoriteVideoGame Nominated [413] Seealso Listofhighest-grossingmobilegames ListofPokémon,thelistofalloftheoriginalPokémonbyorder Notes ^abcSeetheregionalavailabilitysub-sectionforexactreleasedatesperregion. ^Atthetimeofthegame'slaunch,only145oftheoriginal151Pokémonwereavailabletoplayers,fourofwhichareregionallyexclusive:Farfetch’d,Kangaskhan,TaurosandMr.MimeareexclusivetoEastAsia,Australia,UnitedStatesandEurope,respectively. 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