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.

As players walk in the real world, their character in the game moves as well.  Players can find Pokémon by using the game map to walk to places where the grass is moving. They can then throw a Pokeball at the Pokémon 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 Pokémon.  At Gyms, players can get their Pokémon to fight another Pokémon 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. Pokémon GO got its start in an April Fool's joke by Google and The Pokémon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge".

An item called Pokémon GO Plus is being sold to let people play the game without looking at their smartphones all the time. Pokémon GO looks like a Gameplay of Pokémon mixed with the Google Maps pin shape.

Pokémon Go has a current score of 69 critic score and a user score of 5.5 on Metacritic.

The game became more popular after they released the Generation 2 Pokémon, featuring more items and Pokémon. 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 Pokémon to become one certain), such as the Metal Coat and Kings Rock.

Availability
Pokémon Go is available in the countries listed. Australia, New Zealand and United States are available in first release date. Pokémon regional exclusives available includes Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, Oceania, North America and South America
 Date of Launch  Countries July 6, 2016 , , and  July 13, 2016  July 14, 2016  July 15, 2016 , , and  July 16, 2016 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , and  July 17, 2016  July 19, 2016  July 22, 2016  July 24, 2016  July 25, 2016  August 3, 2016 Latin America and Caribbean islands August 6, 2016 , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  and  September 29, 2016 , , ,  and  September 30, 2016 , , , ,  and  October 4, 2016 , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,  and  November 17, 2016 , , , , , ,  and  December 13, 2016 , , , ,  and  January 24, 2017  September 11, 2018  (Shut down on March 2022) June 3, 2021  October 7, 2024 

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