Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go (or Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play Android and iOS game. It was developed by Niantic. It is licensed by The Pokémon Company. It was released in July 2016 in the US, Europe, and Australia. The game lets players catch and train fictional living beings, called Pocket Monsters (in Japan) or Pokémon (everywhere else). The game makes them exist in real life by using GPS and a smartphone's camera.
| Pokémon Go | |
|---|---|
 The Pokémon Go Plus wearable device | |
| Developer(s) | Niantic |
| Publisher(s) | Niantic |
| Director(s) | Tatsuo Nomura  |
| Artist(s) | Dennis Hwang |
| Composer(s) | Junichi Masuda |
| Series | Pokémon |
| Engine | Unity |
| Platform(s) | iOS, Android |
| Release | |
| Genre(s) | Augmented reality |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
As players walk in the real world, their character in the game moves as well. Players can find Pokemon by using the game map to walk to places where the grass is moving. They can then throw a Pokeball at the Pokemon to see if they can catch it. Players can also walk to special places in the game called "PokeStops" or "Gyms". At PokeStops, players can find extra PokeBalls and candy to feed their Pokemon. At Gyms, players can get their pokemon to fight another pokemon to try to win that gym for their team.
An earlier game by Niantic called Ingress was used to make the special places in the game.[1] Pokemon GO got its start in an April Fool's joke by Google and The Pokemon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge".[2]
An item called Pokemon GO Plus is being sold to let people play the game without looking at their smartphones all the time. Pokemon GO looks like a Gameplay of Pokémon mixed with the Google Maps pin shape.[3]
Pokémon Go has a current score of 69 critic score and a user score of 5.5 on Metacritic.[4]
The game became more popular after they released the Generation 2 Pokémon, featuring more items and Pokemon. In that update, berries (a type of fruit that makes the Pokémon flee, higher chance on catching, etc.) were added, and evolution items were added in (things that are used to evolve Pokemon to become one certain), such as the Metal Coat and Kings Rock.
Availability
changePokemon Go is available in the countries listed. Australia, New Zealand and United States are available in first release date. Pokemon regional exclusives available includes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, North America and South America[5]
References
change- ↑ "How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic's lessons from Ingress on location-based game design". Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ↑ Nintendo (15 June 2016). "Pokémon GO - Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2016". Retrieved 19 July 2016 – via YouTube.
- ↑ Frank, Allegra (July 11, 2016). "Pokémon Go: Everything you need to know". Polygon. Vox Media. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
- ↑ "Pokemon GO". Metacritic.
- ↑ "Pokémon Go regional exclusives list for 2024 and their locations explained". Eurogamer.net. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
Notes
change- ↑ Pokémon Go was released on different dates in Europe. It was released in Germany on July 13; the United Kingdom on July 14; Italy, Spain, and Portugal on July 15; and most of the rest of Europe on July 16.