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Pokémon Go
- Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company
- July 6, 2016
- Android, iOS
About Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.
Latest Pokémon Go News
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Pokémon GO Player Soloed Mega Starmie With 6 Dawn Wings Necrozma
A Pokémon GO player soloed Mega Starmie with a team made up entirely of 6 Dawn Wings Necrozma. The run…
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Pokémon GO UI Text Hints Greninja May Appear in Future Super Mega Raids
Pokémon GO may have revealed an early clue about how Mega Greninja will work in future Super Mega Raids. An…
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Pokémon GO’s Thursday Raids Will Feature 2 Mega Legendaries and Mega Starmie
Pokémon GO’s Mega Ascension rotation will continue on Thursday, September 3, with Mega Latias and Mega Latios occupying Tier 6…
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A Pokémon GO Solo Raid Sheet Is Rethinking 1-Star and 2-Star Difficulty
Pokémon GO solo raiding is getting a more flexible difficulty reference through a community-made sheet that accounts for how quickly…
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Pokémon GO’s September 2 Raids Will Pair 2 Mega Legendaries With Mega Skarmory
Pokémon GO’s Mega Ascension event will continue on Wednesday, September 2, with Mega Latias and Mega Latios leading the raid…
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Staraptor Super Mega Raid Day May Be Coming to Pokémon GO
A Staraptor Super Mega Raid Day may be coming to Pokémon GO, giving Trainers a possible September raid target to…
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How to line up Pokémon GO buddy evolutions with Mega Finale
Pokémon GO Trainers have a handy way to finish several buddy evolutions during Mega Ascension and the September 5-6 Mega…
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Pokémon GO’s September 1 Mega Ascension Raids Will Feature Mega Latias and Mega Latios
Pokémon GO‘s Mega Ascension event will bring 10 raid bosses to the game on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with Mega…
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Pokémon GO Mega Squads Will Add a New Dog Duo and a Shiny Flamigo Hunt
Pokémon GO’s Mega Squads event will bring a new dog duo, the first Shiny Flamigo encounters, and a fresh upgrade…
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Armored Mewtwo Will Return to Pokémon GO for Mega Finale
Armored Mewtwo will return to Pokémon GO during Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Mega Finale, appearing alongside Mega Mewtwo X and…
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Pokémon GO’s Mega Finale Will Bring New Moves and Mewtwo Adventure Effects
Pokémon GO Fest 2026: Mega Finale will bring a fresh batch of battle options, including extra Charged Attacks for Mega-Evolved…
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Pokémon Go Guides
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Pokémon GO’s Minior Looks Strong in Great League, but Its Form Change Is a Gamble
Minior has a credible Great League niche in Pokémon GO, but making it work means managing a one-time transformation. It…
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Pokémon GO’s Palkia Duo Plan Skips Power-Ups With Level 25 Counters
With Palkia returning to raids this week, a community strategy lays out a low-investment duo: two Trainers, level 25 Pokémon,…
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Pokémon GO’s Little Cup Return Puts Bronzor and Wynaut at the Center
Pokémon GO’s returning Little Cup has a clear team-building puzzle: Bronzor and Wynaut are strong enough that most lineups need…
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Pokémon GO’s Quick Catch and Curveball Tricks Keep Encounters Moving
Two simple gestures can make Pokémon GO catches feel less stop-and-start: one lets you leave an encounter before its catch…
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Pokémon GO’s @frustration Filter Makes Shadow TM Cleanup Easier
The Team GO Rocket Takeover event ends Oct. 5, giving Trainers a short remaining window to remove Frustration from Shadow…
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Prepare Your Pokémon GO Team for the Oct. 3 Gigantamax Cinderace Battle
Pokémon GO’s Gigantamax Cinderace Max Battle Day is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 3, from 2 to 5 p.m. local time,…
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Dynamax Moltres Still Has a Job in Pokémon GO, but Fire Is Not Its Best Fit
Dynamax Moltres remains a focused investment in Pokémon GO in 2026, rather than an all-purpose pick. Roughly 20 months after…
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Dynamax Zapdos Ranks No. 2 as an Electric Max Attacker in Pokémon GO
Dynamax Zapdos remains one of Pokémon GO’s strongest Electric Max attackers, but it is much better at dealing damage than…
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Pokémon GO Trainer Earned Best Buddy Status for All 18 Vivillon in 8 Months
A Pokémon GO trainer reached Best Buddy status with all 18 Vivillon patterns after eight months of work, from March…
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One Pokémon GO Xerneas Duo Cleared the Raid With Mega Mewtwo Y
A single Pokémon GO Xerneas raid was cleared by two Trainers using Mega Mewtwo Y, though the narrow finish makes…
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Pokémon Go
Developed by Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company
Pokémon Go is an augmented reality mobile game that uses GPS to let players locate, capture, train, and battle Pokémon in real-world locations. Players explore their physical surroundings to find PokéStops for items, battle at Gyms for team control, participate in Raid Battles cooperatively, and compete in the Go Battle League's player-versus-player format. The game is free-to-play with in-app purchases and features Pokémon from across multiple generations of the franchise.
- Genre Role-playing (RPG), Simulator
- Platforms Android, iOS
- Perspective Third person, Bird view / Isometric, Side view
- Modes Single player, Massively Multiplayer Online (MMO)
- Release July 6, 2016
- Publisher Niantic Labs
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