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{{Infobox video game
| title = Pokémon Go
| image = Pokémon Go Plus.jpg
| caption = The Pokémon Go Plus wearable device
| developer = [[Niantic, Inc.|Niantic]]
| publisher = Niantic
| series = ''[[Pokémon (video game series)|Pokémon]]''
| engine = [[Unity (game engine)|Unity]]
| platforms = [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]]
| released = {{Collapsible list
| title = {{Video game release|US|July 6, 2016}}
| titlestyle = font-weight:normal;background:transparent;text-align:left;
| {{vgrelease new|AU|July 6, 2016|US|July 6, 2016|EU|July 13-16, 2016{{refn|group=note|name=EU Release|''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.}}|CAN|July 17, 2016|JP|July 20, 2016}}
}}
| genre = [[Augmented reality game|Augmented reality]]
| modes = [[Single-player video game|Single-player]], [[Multiplayer video game|multiplayer]]
| producer = 
| designer = 
| programmer = 
| artist = [[Dennis Hwang]]
| writer = 
| composer = [[Junichi Masuda]]
}}
'''''Pokémon Go''''' (or  '''''Pokémon GO''''') is a [[free-to-play]] [[Android (operating system)|Android]] and [[iOS]] [[game]]. It was developed by [[Niantic, Inc.|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 [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] and a [[smartphone]]'s [[camera]].

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://venturebeat.com/2015/12/16/how-niantic-will-marry-animated-characters-with-mobile-location-data-in-pokemon-go/|title=How Pokémon Go will benefit from Niantic’s lessons from Ingress on location-based game design|access-date=19 July 2016}}</ref> Pokemon GO got its start in an [[April Fool's Day|April Fool's]] joke by [[Google]] and The Pokemon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbsdqjgj-k|title=Pokémon GO - Demonstration - Nintendo E3 2016|last=Nintendo|date=15 June 2016|access-date=19 July 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref>

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.<ref name="polygonpin">{{cite web |url = http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/11/12153040/pokemon-go-plus-price-info-and-release-date |title = Pokémon Go: Everything you need to know |first = Allegra |last = Frank |date = July 11, 2016 |access-date = July 12, 2016 |website = [[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher = [[Vox Media]] |archive-date = July 12, 2016 |url-status = live |archive-url = https://archive.today/20160712042638/http://www.polygon.com/2016/7/11/12153040/pokemon-go-plus-price-info-and-release-date }}</ref>

''Pokémon Go'' has a current score of 69 critic score and a user score of 5.5 on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/ios/pokemon-go|title=Pokemon GO|website=Metacritic}}</ref>

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==
Global Pokemon Go Available in this country list. [[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]]<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-12-01|title=Pokémon Go regional exclusives list for 2024 and their locations explained|language=en|work=Eurogamer.net|url=https://www.eurogamer.net/pokemon-go-region-exclusive-pokemon-locations-list|access-date=2024-10-24}}</ref>
{| {{Table|hide|sort}}
! Date of Launch !! Countries
|-
! July 6, 2016
| {{flag|Australia}}, {{flag|New Zealand}}, and {{flag|United States}}
|-
! July 13, 2016
| {{flag|Germany}}
|-
! July 14, 2016
| {{flag|United Kingdom}}
|-
! July 15, 2016
| {{flag|Italy}}, {{flag|Spain}}, and {{flag|Portugal}}
|-
! July 16, 2016
| {{flag|Austria}}, {{flag|Belgium}}, {{flag|Bulgaria}}, {{flag|Croatia}}, {{flag|Cyprus}}, {{flag|Czech Republic}}, {{flag|Denmark}}, {{flag|Estonia}}, {{flag|Finland}}, {{flag|Greece}}, {{flag|Greenland}}, {{flag|Hungary}}, {{flag|Iceland}}, {{flag|Ireland}}, {{flag|Latvia}}, {{flag|Lithuania}}, {{flag|Luxembourg}}, {{flag|Malta}}, {{flag|Netherlands}}, {{flag|Norway}}, {{flag|Poland}}, {{flag|Romania}}, {{flag|Slovakia}}, {{flag|Slovenia}}, {{flag|Sweden}}, and {{flag|Switzerland}}
|-
! July 17, 2016
| {{flag|Canada}}
|-
! July 19, 2016
| {{flag|Puerto Rico}}
|-
! July 22, 2016
| {{flag|Japan}}
|-
! July 24, 2016
| {{flag|France}}
|-
! July 25, 2016
| {{flag|Hong Kong}}
|-
! August 3, 2016
| [[Latin America]] and [[Caribbean islands]]
|-
! August 6, 2016
| {{flag|Brunei}}, {{flag|Cambodia}}, {{flag|Federated States of Micronesia}}, {{flag|Fiji}}, {{flag|Indonesia}}, {{flag|Laos}}, {{flag|Malaysia}}, {{flag|Palau}}, {{flag|Papua New Guinea}}, {{flag|Philippines}}, {{flag|Singapore}}, {{flag|Solomon Islands}}, {{flag|Taiwan}}, {{flag|Thailand}} and {{flag|Vietnam}}
|-
! September 29, 2016
| {{flag|Albania}}, {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}, {{flag|Macau}}, {{flag|North Macedonia}} and {{flag|Serbia}}
|-
! September 30, 2016
| {{flag|Kazakhstan}}, {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}, {{flag|Mongolia}}, {{flag|Tajikistan}}, {{flag|Turkmenistan}} and {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
|-
! October 4, 2016
| {{flag|Benin}}, {{flag|Botswana}}, {{flag|Burkina Faso}}, {{flag|Cape Verde}}, {{flag|Chad}}, {{flag|Ivory Coast}}, {{flag|Egypt}}, {{flag|Gabon}}, {{flag|Gambia}}, {{flag|Ghana}}, {{flag|Guinea-Bissau}}, {{flag|Kenya}}, {{flag|Liberia}}, {{flag|Madagascar}}, {{flag|Malawi}}, {{flag|Mauritania}}, {{flag|Mauritius}}, {{flag|Morocco}}, {{flag|Mozambique}}, {{flag|Namibia}}, {{flag|Niger}}, {{flag|Rwanda}}, {{flag|Seychelles}}, {{flag|São Tomé and Príncipe}}, {{flag|Sierra Leone}}, {{flag|South Africa}}, {{flag|Eswatini}}, {{flag|Tanzania}}, {{flag|Togo}}, {{flag|Uganda}} and {{flag|Zambia}}
|-
! November 17, 2016
| {{flag|Bahrain}}, {{flag|Israel}}, {{flag|Jordan}}, {{flag|Kuwait}}, {{flag|Lebanon}}, {{flag|Oman}}, {{flag|Qatar}} and {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|-
! December 13, 2016
| {{flag|Bangladesh}}, {{flag|Bhutan}}, {{flag|India}}, {{flag|Nepal}}, {{flag|Pakistan}} and {{flag|Sri Lanka}}
|-
! January 24, 2017
| {{flag|South Korea}}
|-
! September 11, 2018
| {{flag|Russia}} (Shut down on March 2022)
|-
! June 3, 2021
| {{flag|Turkey}}
|-
! October 7, 2024
| {{flag|Saudi Arabia}}
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==Notes==
{{Reflist|group=note}}

==Other websites==
*[http://www.pokemongo.com/ Official site]

{{Pokémon series}}

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