<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
Pokémon	B-Application
GO	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
2016	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Niantic	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
mobile	O
devices	O
with	O
GPS	O
to	O
locate	O
,	O
capture	O
,	O
train	O
,	O
and	O
battle	O
virtual	O
creatures	O
,	O
called	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
appear	O
as	O
if	O
they	O
are	O
in	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
real-world	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
launched	O
with	O
around	O
150	O
species	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
increased	O
to	O
around	O
700	O
by	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
mixed	O
reviews	O
;	O
critics	O
praised	O
the	O
concept	O
but	O
criticized	O
technical	O
problems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
most	O
used	O
and	O
profitable	O
mobile	B-Application
apps	I-Application
in	O
2016	O
,	O
having	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
500	O
million	O
times	O
worldwide	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
establishing	O
a	O
game	O
account	O
,	O
players	O
create	O
and	O
customize	O
their	O
own	O
avatars	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Once	O
created	O
,	O
an	O
avatar	B-Application
is	O
displayed	O
on	O
a	O
map	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
geographical	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Features	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
include	O
'	O
PokéStops	B-Application
 '	O
and	O
'	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gyms	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
PokéStops	B-Application
can	O
be	O
equipped	O
with	O
items	O
called	O
'	O
Lure	O
Modules	O
 '	O
,	O
which	O
attract	O
additional	O
wild	O
,	O
and	O
occasionally	O
rare	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
Gyms	O
are	O
typically	O
located	O
at	O
places	O
of	O
interest	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
locations	O
were	O
initially	O
re-purposed	O
portals	O
from	O
Ingress	B-Application
,	O
Niantic	O
's	O
previous	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
has	O
led	O
to	O
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gyms	O
being	O
placed	O
at	O
dangerous	O
or	O
inconvenient	O
locations	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
now-deleted	O
Gym	O
at	O
the	O
Korean	O
Demilitarized	O
Zone	O
and	O
Bagram	O
Airforce	O
Base	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
abandoned	O
by	O
U.S.	O
forces	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
players	O
move	O
within	O
their	O
real	O
world	O
surroundings	O
,	O
their	O
avatars	B-Application
move	O
within	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Different	O
Pokémon	B-Application
species	O
reside	O
in	O
different	O
areas	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
;	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
Water-type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
generally	O
found	O
near	O
water	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
player	O
encounters	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
it	O
may	O
be	O
viewed	O
either	O
in	O
AR	O
mode	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
live	O
rendered	O
,	O
generic	O
background	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
player	O
flees	O
,	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
will	O
face	O
the	O
spot	O
it	O
was	O
last	O
engaged	O
,	O
except	O
Nosepass	O
,	O
which	O
will	O
always	O
face	O
north	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
Pokédex	O
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AR	O
mode	O
uses	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
gyroscope	B-Application
on	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
mobile	O
device	O
to	O
display	O
an	O
image	O
of	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
as	O
though	O
it	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
take	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
they	O
encounter	O
either	O
with	O
or	O
without	O
the	O
AR	O
mode	O
activated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
items	O
include	O
Incense	O
,	O
which	O
attracts	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
the	O
player	O
as	O
they	O
move	O
for	O
sixty	O
minutes	O
,	O
Lure	O
Modules	O
,	O
which	O
players	O
use	O
at	O
PokéStops	B-Application
to	O
attract	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
their	O
current	O
location	O
near	O
the	O
PokeStop	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Lucky	O
Eggs	O
,	O
which	O
double	O
experience	O
points	O
gained	O
for	O
a	O
thirty-minute	O
period	O
from	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
displayed	O
with	O
a	O
Combat	O
Power	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
rough	O
measure	O
of	O
how	O
powerful	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
is	O
in	O
battle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Generally	O
,	O
as	O
players	O
level	O
up	O
,	O
they	O
catch	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
higher	O
CP	O
and	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
somewhat	O
harder	O
to	O
catch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
check	O
how	O
strong	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
by	O
the	O
"	O
Appraisal	O
"	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
most	O
other	O
installments	O
in	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
players	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
do	O
not	O
battle	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
catch	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
an	O
encounter	O
with	O
a	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
a	O
player	O
may	O
throw	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
at	O
it	O
by	O
flicking	O
it	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
up	O
toward	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
is	O
caught	O
,	O
it	O
will	O
come	O
under	O
the	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factors	O
in	O
the	O
success	O
rate	O
of	O
catching	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
include	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
catch	O
rate	O
,	O
the	O
timing	O
,	O
the	O
type	O
of	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
used	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
catching	O
a	O
wild	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
the	O
player	O
is	O
awarded	O
two	O
types	O
of	O
in-game	O
currencies	O
:	O
Candies	O
and	O
Stardust	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Candies	O
awarded	O
by	O
a	O
successful	O
catch	O
depend	O
on	O
what	O
evolutionary	O
chain	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
belongs	O
to	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
player	O
can	O
use	O
Stardust	O
and	O
Candies	O
to	O
raise	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
's	O
level	O
and	O
hence	O
"	O
Combat	O
Power	O
"	O
(	O
CP	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
only	O
Candies	O
are	O
needed	O
to	O
evolve	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
except	O
for	O
certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
might	O
need	O
special	O
items	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Pokémon	B-Application
evolution	O
tree	O
has	O
its	O
own	O
type	O
of	O
Candy	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
evolve	O
or	O
level	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
also	O
transfer	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
back	O
to	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Professor	O
Willow	O
to	O
earn	O
more	O
Candies	O
and	O
create	O
room	O
for	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shiny	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
available	O
through	O
multiple	O
ways	O
,	O
mostly	O
by	O
chance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
popular	O
goal	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
to	O
complete	O
the	O
entries	O
in	O
the	O
Pokédex	O
,	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
Pokémon	B-Application
logbook	O
,	O
by	O
catching	O
and	O
evolving	O
them	O
to	O
collect	O
every	O
one	O
in	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Niantic	O
introduced	O
a	O
"	O
Buddy	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
feature	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
pick	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
appear	O
alongside	O
them	O
on	O
the	O
profile	O
screen	O
,	O
and	O
receive	O
in-game	O
rewards	O
and	O
bonuses	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
chosen	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Certain	O
Pokémon	B-Application
have	O
different	O
distances	O
that	O
they	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
walked	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
receive	O
candy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
20	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
held	O
the	O
first	O
Community	O
Day	O
,	O
a	O
monthly	O
event	O
that	O
increases	O
the	O
appearance	O
rate	O
of	O
a	O
specific	O
Pokémon	B-Application
and	O
offer	O
an	O
exclusive	O
move	O
to	O
the	O
final	O
evolution	O
of	O
the	O
featured	O
Pokémon	B-Application
only	O
if	O
caught	O
or	O
evolved	O
during	O
the	O
event	O
window	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
also	O
have	O
a	O
higher	O
chance	O
to	O
catch	O
the	O
Shiny	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
featured	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
regularly	O
updated	O
with	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
as	O
of	O
March	O
25	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
just	O
over	O
730	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
(	O
not	O
including	O
regional	O
varieties	O
)	O
out	O
a	O
total	O
1008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Regional	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
often	O
released	O
together	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Hoenn	O
region	O
Pokémon	B-Application
released	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
,	O
Alolan	B-Application
variants	I-Application
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Sinnoh	B-Application
region	I-Application
Pokémon(along with the Sinnoh Stone item used to evolve them )	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Unova	B-Application
region	I-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
and	O
the	O
Unova	O
Stone	O
)	O
in	O
September	O
2019	O
,	O
Kalos	B-Application
region	I-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
December	O
2020	O
,	O
and	O
again	O
more	O
Alola	B-Application
region	I-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
March	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mythical	O
and	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
often	O
released	O
individually	O
(	O
or	O
in	O
pairs/trios	O
)	O
in	O
special	O
events	O
or	O
quests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
released	O
was	O
Groudon	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mythical	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Meltal	O
and	O
its	O
evolved	O
form	O
,	O
Melmetal	O
are	O
so	O
far	O
the	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
have	O
made	O
their	O
debut	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Their	O
release	O
coincided	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
introduced	O
the	O
new	O
Mythical	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Meltan	O
originally	O
as	O
a	O
teaser	O
,	O
later	O
to	O
be	O
available	O
to	O
capture	O
only	O
in	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
via	O
a	O
"	O
Mystery	O
Box	O
"	O
item	O
that	O
could	O
be	O
obtained	O
through	O
transferring	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
to	O
either	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
,	O
or	O
by	O
completing	O
new	O
Research	O
Tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
August	O
2020	O
,	O
Mega	O
Evolution	O
came	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
with	O
four	O
Pokémon	B-Application
able	O
to	O
Mega	O
Evolve	O
into	O
five	O
forms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most-notably	O
,	O
at	O
level	O
five	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
battle	O
at	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Gym	O
and	O
join	O
one	O
of	O
three	O
color-coded	O
teams	O
(	O
red	O
for	O
Team	O
Valor	O
,	O
blue	O
for	O
Team	O
Mystic	O
,	O
or	O
yellow	O
for	O
Team	O
Instinct	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
act	O
as	O
factions	O
battling	O
for	O
control	O
of	O
Gyms	O
within	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additionally	O
,	O
Gyms	O
are	O
capped	O
at	O
containing	O
six	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
each	O
of	O
which	O
must	O
be	O
unique	O
in	O
that	O
Gym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coins	O
are	O
now	O
earned	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
amount	O
of	O
time	O
the	O
defending	O
Pokémon	B-Application
has	O
been	O
in	O
a	O
Gym	O
,	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
a	O
one-per-day	O
gym	O
defender	O
bonus	O
of	O
10	O
coins	O
per	O
current	O
defending	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legendary	O
,	O
Mythical	O
and	O
Buddy	O
Pokémon	B-Application
cannot	O
be	O
placed	O
in	O
Gyms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Raid	O
Battles	O
consist	O
of	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
players	O
gathering	O
to	O
confront	O
an	O
over-leveled	O
Pokémon	B-Application
located	O
in	O
a	O
Gym	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
If	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
is	O
defeated	O
,	O
the	O
players	O
gain	O
the	O
chance	O
to	O
catch	O
a	O
regular	O
version	O
of	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Level	O
5	O
raids	O
are	O
exclusive	O
to	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
their	O
departure	O
,	O
the	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Ho-Oh	O
appeared	O
in	O
Raid	O
Battles	O
from	O
November	O
27	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
to	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2022	O
,	O
Raid	O
Battle	O
were	O
updated	O
to	O
include	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
Mega	O
Legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
were	O
turned	O
to	O
6	O
stars	O
,	O
the	O
highest	O
currently	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Application
included	O
in	O
these	O
Raids	O
were	O
Mega	O
Latios	O
and	O
Mega	O
Latias	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Elite	O
Raids	O
differ	O
to	O
normal	O
raids	O
in	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
ways	O
,	O
most	O
notably	O
that	O
they	O
can	O
only	O
be	O
battled	O
in	O
person	O
,	O
take	O
24	O
hours	O
to	O
start	O
,	O
and	O
are	O
extremely	O
difficult	O
,	O
often	O
requiring	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
players	O
to	O
defeat	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
Pokémon	B-Application
featured	O
in	O
Elite	O
Raids	O
so	O
far	O
has	O
been	O
the	O
"	O
Unbound	O
"	O
form	O
of	O
Hoopa	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2019	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
introduced	O
Team	O
GO	O
Rocket	O
battles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Team	O
GO	O
Rocket	O
NPCs	O
could	O
be	O
battled	O
at	O
PokéStops	B-Application
indicated	O
with	O
it	O
twitching	O
and	O
being	O
a	O
dark	O
color	O
or	O
in	O
Team	O
GO	O
Rocket	O
Balloons	O
which	O
follow	O
the	O
player	O
on	O
the	O
map	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
victory	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
has	O
the	O
opportunity	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
"	O
Shadow	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
which	O
are	O
relatively	O
low-leveled	O
,	O
angry-looking	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shadow	O
Pokemon	O
have	O
a	O
higher	O
attack	O
stat	O
but	O
a	O
lower	O
defense	O
stat	O
than	O
a	O
normal	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
capture	O
,	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
to	O
purify	O
the	O
Shadow	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Purified	O
Pokémon	B-Application
are	O
higher-leveled	O
than	O
their	O
Shadow	O
counterparts	O
,	O
can	O
learn	O
an	O
exclusive	O
move	O
when	O
purified	O
,	O
and	O
need	O
fewer	O
candies	O
to	O
evolve	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
concept	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
conceived	O
in	O
2014	O
by	O
Satoru	O
Iwata	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
and	O
Tsunekazu	O
Ishihara	O
of	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
as	O
an	O
April	O
Fools	O
 '	O
Day	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
called	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
:	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Challenge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishihara	O
was	O
a	O
fan	O
of	O
developer	O
Niantic	O
's	O
previous	O
transreality	B-General_Concept
game	I-General_Concept
,	O
Ingress	B-Application
,	O
and	O
saw	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
as	O
a	O
perfect	O
match	O
for	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niantic	O
,	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
used	O
the	O
crowdsourced	O
data	O
from	O
Ingress	B-Application
to	O
populate	O
the	O
locations	O
for	O
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
gyms	O
within	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
data	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
to	O
spawn	O
specific	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
certain	O
terrain	O
,	O
and	O
map	O
display	O
from	O
OpenStreetMap	O
since	O
December	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
application	O
logic	O
uses	O
the	O
open	B-License
source	I-License
Kubernetes	B-General_Concept
system	O
-	O
and	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
sheer	O
scale	O
of	O
users	O
,	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
bugs	O
with	O
the	O
Kubernetes	B-General_Concept
system	O
was	O
discovered	O
and	O
later	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Niantic	O
was	O
spun	O
off	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
an	O
independent	O
company	O
in	O
2015	O
following	O
the	O
company	O
reorganization	O
into	O
Alphabet	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tatsuo	O
Nomura	O
,	O
who	O
joined	O
Niantic	O
in	O
2015	O
after	O
he	O
developed	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Challenge	O
,	O
acted	O
as	O
Director	O
and	O
Product	O
Manager	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
soundtrack	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
longtime	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
composer	O
,	O
Junichi	O
Masuda	O
,	O
who	O
also	O
assisted	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Among	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
graphic	O
designers	O
was	O
Dennis	O
Hwang	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
created	O
the	O
logo	O
of	O
Gmail	B-Application
while	O
working	O
for	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Future	O
updates	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
trading	O
,	O
more	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
implementation	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Centers	O
at	O
PokéStops	B-Application
,	O
a	O
patch	O
for	O
the	O
"	O
three	O
step	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
"	O
,	O
and	O
easier	O
training	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
confirmed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
TechCrunch	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Hanke	O
hinted	O
that	O
player	O
vs.	O
player	O
Pokémon	B-Application
battles	O
would	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
a	O
future	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2016	O
,	O
coffeehouse	O
chain	O
Starbucks	B-Application
and	O
telecommunications	O
company	O
Sprint	O
collaborated	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
add	O
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
gyms	O
at	O
certain	O
locations	O
of	O
theirs	O
throughout	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
That	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
a	O
companion	O
app	O
for	O
Apple	B-Device
Watch	I-Device
devices	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
receive	O
notifications	O
about	O
nearby	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
but	O
does	O
not	O
allow	O
for	O
them	O
to	O
be	O
caught	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
additional	O
5,000	O
more	O
Starbucks	B-Application
locations	O
became	O
available	O
as	O
gyms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
an	O
update	O
was	O
released	O
which	O
introduced	O
over	O
100	O
species	O
based	O
in	O
the	O
Johto	O
region	O
from	O
the	O
second	O
generation	O
of	O
the	O
core	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
were	O
added	O
alongside	O
the	O
original	O
151	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
also	O
included	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
new	O
berries	O
,	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
encounter	O
mechanics	O
,	O
and	O
an	O
expanded	O
selection	O
of	O
avatar	B-Application
clothing	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
introduced	O
in	O
Ruby	B-Application
and	I-Application
Sapphire	I-Application
were	O
added	O
in	O
late	O
2017	O
,	O
starting	O
with	O
a	O
Halloween	B-Application
event	O
in	O
October	O
and	O
50	O
more	O
in	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2018	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Game	O
Freak	O
and	O
heavily	O
inspired	O
by	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
and	O
Let	B-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Eevee	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
was	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
game	O
will	O
feature	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
style	O
catching	O
with	O
Joy-Con	O
and	O
there	O
has	O
integration	O
between	O
the	O
two	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
,	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Meltan	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
September	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
first	O
new	O
Pokémon	B-Application
to	O
be	O
released	O
through	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
10	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Niantic	O
announced	O
plans	O
to	O
introduce	O
Pokémon	B-Application
from	O
Diamond	B-Application
and	I-Application
Pearl	I-Application
into	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
Niantic	O
teased	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
Generation	O
IV	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
would	O
be	O
coming	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
26	O
,	O
Niantic	O
announced	O
research	O
tasks	O
for	O
Bug	O
type	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
will	O
give	O
players	O
a	O
chance	O
to	O
catch	O
Shedinja	O
throughout	O
November	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
Plus	O
is	O
a	O
Bluetooth	B-General_Concept
Low	I-General_Concept
Energy	I-General_Concept
wearable	B-Operating_System
device	I-Operating_System
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Platform	O
Technology	O
Development	O
division	O
,	O
that	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
perform	O
certain	O
actions	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
without	O
looking	O
at	O
their	O
smart	B-Device
device	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
player	O
is	O
near	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
or	O
PokéStop	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Plus	O
vibrates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
player	O
can	O
then	O
press	O
the	O
button	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
or	O
receive	O
items	O
from	O
the	O
PokéStop	B-Application
;	O
the	O
player	O
cannot	O
check	O
what	O
they	O
have	O
received	O
until	O
the	O
next	O
time	O
they	O
sign	O
into	O
the	O
app	O
onto	O
their	O
mobile	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
design	O
consists	O
of	O
a	O
Poké	O
Ball	O
and	O
the	O
shape	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Maps	O
pin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
decision	O
to	O
create	O
the	O
device	O
rather	O
than	O
create	O
a	O
smartwatch	B-Application
app	O
was	O
to	O
increase	O
uptake	O
among	O
players	O
for	O
whom	O
a	O
smartwatch	B-Application
is	O
prohibitively	O
expensive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
,	O
a	O
small	O
area	O
around	O
Sokcho	O
in	O
the	O
northeastern	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
country	O
was	O
considered	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
Niantic	O
's	O
North	O
Korea	O
mapping	O
region	O
,	O
making	O
the	O
game	O
fully	O
playable	O
in	O
that	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
parts	O
of	O
Busan	O
also	O
became	O
playable	O
as	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
city	O
are	O
considered	O
part	O
of	O
Japan	O
's	O
mapping	O
area	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
proximity	O
of	O
Tsushima	O
Island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
mainland	O
China	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
are	O
banned	O
by	O
the	B-Application
Great	I-Application
Firewall	I-Application
,	O
whereas	O
the	O
GPS	O
function	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
blocked	O
by	O
Niantic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
in	O
China	O
have	O
to	O
download	O
the	O
game	O
with	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
IDs	O
from	O
other	O
regions	O
and	O
use	O
VPN	B-Application
to	O
access	O
Google	B-Application
services	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
load	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
some	O
even	O
use	O
a	O
GPS	O
spoofing	O
app	O
to	O
bypass	O
the	O
GPS	O
blocking	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
players	O
also	O
downloaded	O
a	O
clone	O
app	O
called	O
City	O
Spirit	O
Go	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
released	O
shortly	O
after	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
beta	O
test	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
11	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
appeared	O
in	O
Russia	O
's	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
over	O
two	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
first	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Investors	O
were	O
buoyed	O
by	O
the	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
initial	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
on	O
July	O
7	O
,	O
with	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
share	O
price	O
rising	O
by	O
an	O
initial	O
10%	O
and	O
by	O
July	O
14	O
shares	O
rose	O
to	O
as	O
high	O
as	O
50%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
Nintendo	O
only	O
owning	O
a	O
32%	O
stake	O
in	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
an	O
undisclosed	O
stake	O
in	O
Niantic	O
,	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
market	O
value	O
increased	O
by	O
US$9	O
billion	O
within	O
five	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Financial	O
Times	O
believed	O
that	O
investors	O
were	O
speculating	O
not	O
on	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
as	O
such	O
,	O
but	O
on	O
future	O
Nintendo	O
app	O
releases	O
being	O
as	O
successful	O
as	O
the	O
company	O
moves	O
more	O
into	O
the	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
market	O
—	O
an	O
area	O
they	O
were	O
historically	O
reluctant	O
to	O
enter	O
in	O
the	O
belief	O
it	O
would	O
cannibalise	O
its	O
portable	O
console	O
and	O
video	O
game	O
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
plans	O
to	O
release	O
four	O
more	O
smartphone	B-Application
app	I-Application
games	O
by	O
March	O
2017	O
,	O
and	O
investors	O
remarked	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
showed	O
Nintendo	O
still	O
has	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
most	O
valuable	O
character	O
intellectual	O
property	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
"	O
with	O
franchises	O
such	O
as	O
Super	O
Mario	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Metroid	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
following	O
clarification	O
from	O
Nintendo	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
did	O
not	O
produce	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
nor	O
had	O
tangible	O
financial	O
gains	O
from	O
it	O
,	O
its	O
stock	O
fell	O
by	O
18%	O
—	O
equating	O
to	O
a	O
¥708billion	O
(	O
$6.7	O
billion	O
)	O
loss	O
in	O
market	O
value	O
—	O
on	O
July	O
25	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
Zagg	O
,	O
which	O
owns	O
a	O
company	O
that	O
manufactures	O
battery	O
cases	O
,	O
saw	O
a	O
25%	O
rise	O
in	O
its	O
stock	O
in	O
relation	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
days	O
after	O
launch	O
,	O
players	O
were	O
unable	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
game	O
through	O
their	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Trainer	O
Club	O
accounts	O
;	O
only	O
Gmail-based	O
accounts	O
were	O
able	O
to	O
gain	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
early	O
iOS	B-Application
installs	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
required	O
users	O
to	O
provide	O
the	O
app	O
with	O
full	O
access	O
to	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
,	O
thereby	O
allowing	O
the	O
app	O
to	O
"	O
access	O
players	O
 '	O
Gmail-based	O
email	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive-based	O
files	O
,	O
photos	O
and	O
videos	O
stored	O
in	O
Google	B-Application
Photos	O
,	O
and	O
any	O
other	O
content	O
within	O
their	O
Google	B-Application
accounts	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
and	O
Niantic	O
responded	O
to	O
the	O
concerns	O
,	O
recognizing	O
that	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
,	O
"	O
...	O
erroneously	O
requests	O
full	O
access	O
permission	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
Google	B-Application
account	I-Application
...	O
"	O
However	O
,	O
Adam	O
Reeve	O
—	O
the	O
person	O
who	O
initially	O
made	O
claims	O
of	O
the	O
security	O
issues	O
in	O
a	O
Tumblr	B-Application
post	O
—	O
later	O
backtracked	O
on	O
his	O
claim	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
"	O
100	O
percent	O
sure	O
"	O
it	O
was	O
valid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
subsequent	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
update	O
reduced	O
the	O
scope	O
of	O
access	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alongside	O
server	O
issues	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
suffered	O
from	O
several	O
glitches	B-Error_Name
.	O
</s>
<s>
Normally	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
shows	O
between	O
zero	O
and	O
three	O
footprints	O
to	O
inform	O
the	O
player	O
of	O
how	O
close	O
they	O
are	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
Pokémon	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
it	O
universally	O
became	O
"	O
stuck	O
"	O
at	O
three	O
steps	O
,	O
earning	O
it	O
the	O
name	O
"	O
three-step-glitch	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
August	O
1	O
,	O
players	O
reported	O
a	O
new	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
that	O
swaps	O
their	O
captured	O
Pokémon	B-Application
with	O
another	O
creature	O
at	O
random	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
bug	O
,	O
confirmed	O
by	O
Niantic	O
in	O
August	O
,	O
inadvertently	O
made	O
capturing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
more	O
difficult	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
legendary	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
which	O
are	O
rare	O
and	O
powerful	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
creatures	O
,	O
were	O
also	O
obtained	O
by	O
players	O
in	O
a	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
,	O
though	O
they	O
were	O
later	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
accounts	O
of	O
the	O
trainers	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
game	O
fair	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
released	O
to	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critics	O
praised	O
various	O
aspects	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Oscar	O
Dayus	O
(	O
Pocket	O
Gamer	O
)	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
an	O
immensely	O
enjoyable	O
experience	O
and	O
continued	O
with	O
how	O
"	O
the	O
very	O
personal	O
nature	O
of	O
catching	O
Pokémon	B-Application
in	O
your	O
own	O
neighborhood	O
made	O
me	O
smile	O
more	O
than	O
any	O
game	O
has	O
for	O
years	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jeremy	O
Parish	O
(	O
US	O
Gamer	O
)	O
compared	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
social	O
aspects	O
to	O
a	O
massively	B-Application
multiplayer	I-Application
online	I-Application
game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patrick	O
Allen	O
(	O
Lifehacker	O
)	O
wrote	O
an	O
article	O
with	O
tips	O
about	O
how	O
to	O
work	O
out	O
using	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Philip	O
Kollar	O
and	O
Allegra	O
Frank	O
(	O
Polygon	O
)	O
both	O
agreed	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
"	O
an	O
exciting	O
social	O
experience	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
were	O
not	O
sure	O
how	O
long	O
the	O
game	O
and	O
its	O
popularity	O
would	O
last	O
,	O
stating	O
it	O
could	O
either	O
last	O
for	O
coming	O
years	O
or	O
"	O
end	O
up	O
as	O
a	O
brush	O
fire	O
craze	O
that	O
the	O
whole	O
gaming	O
world	O
is	O
talking	O
about	O
for	O
a	O
few	O
weeks	O
and	O
then	O
is	O
forgotten	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kat	O
Brewster	O
(	O
The	O
Guardian	O
)	O
wrote	O
that	O
although	O
she	O
thought	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
not	O
a	O
good	O
game	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
"	O
a	O
great	O
experience	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
that	O
appeared	O
a	O
few	O
days	O
after	O
launch	O
was	O
the	O
"	O
three-step	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
"	O
,	O
which	O
made	O
it	O
impossible	O
to	O
"	O
hunt	O
down	O
a	O
specific	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Patricia	O
Hernandez	O
(	O
Kotaku	O
)	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
three	O
step	O
glitch	B-Error_Name
adds	O
to	O
what	O
has	O
been	O
a	O
terrible	O
launch	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rural	O
players	O
seem	O
to	O
be	O
at	O
a	O
major	O
disadvantage	O
when	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
while	O
city	O
players	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
more	O
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
Gyms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
rapidly	O
rose	O
the	O
American	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
's	O
"	O
Top	O
Grossing	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Free	O
"	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
has	O
become	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
to	O
top	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
,	O
beating	O
Clash	B-Application
Royale	I-Application
,	O
and	O
it	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
downloaded	O
app	O
on	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
of	O
any	O
app	O
in	O
their	O
first	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
two	O
days	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
installed	O
on	O
more	O
than	O
5%	O
of	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
SimilarWeb	B-Application
,	O
According	O
to	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
10million	O
times	O
within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
such	O
app	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
,	O
and	O
reached	O
15million	O
global	O
downloads	O
by	O
July	O
13	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
SurveyMonkey	O
the	O
game	O
became	O
the	O
most	O
active	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
ever	O
with	O
21million	O
active	O
users	O
on	O
July	O
12	O
,	O
eclipsing	O
Candy	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
Sagas	I-Application
peak	O
of	O
20million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
8	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
milestone	O
of	O
over	O
100	O
million	O
downloads	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
alone	O
after	O
barely	O
33	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Through	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
by	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
with	O
App	O
Annie	O
reporting	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
had	O
generated	O
around	O
in	O
revenue	O
every	O
day	O
that	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
month	O
,	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
reported	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
passed	O
more	O
than	O
in	O
worldwide	O
revenue	O
,	O
beating	O
every	O
existing	O
record	O
set	O
by	O
Clash	B-Application
of	I-Application
Clans	I-Application
and	O
Candy	B-Application
Crush	I-Application
by	O
a	O
wide	O
margin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
the	O
Financial	O
Times	O
reported	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
reached	O
in	O
revenue	O
after	O
five	O
weeks	O
counting	O
only	O
the	O
U.S.	O
,	O
British	O
,	O
and	O
German	O
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
average	O
daily	O
usage	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
on	O
Android	B-Application
devices	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
exceeded	O
that	O
of	O
Snapchat	B-Application
,	O
Tinder	B-Application
,	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
Instagram	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Facebook	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Due	O
by	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
massive	O
popularity	O
,	O
several	O
app	O
developers	O
became	O
focused	O
on	O
developing	O
similar	O
AR	O
apps	O
using	O
available	O
software	B-Application
development	I-Application
kits	I-Application
(	O
SDK	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
had	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
$440	O
million	O
in	O
worldwide	O
revenue	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
reached	O
the	O
milestone	O
of	O
$600	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
after	O
only	O
90	O
days	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
ever	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
,	O
partnerships	O
with	O
retail	O
chains	O
like	O
Starbucks	B-Application
,	O
McDonald	O
's	O
,	O
Sprint	O
,	O
pay	O
Niantic	O
Labs	O
for	O
on-demand	O
of	O
the	O
retail	O
shops	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
awarded	O
five	O
Guinness	O
World	O
Records	O
in	O
August	O
2016	O
:	O
most	O
revenue	O
grossed	O
by	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
(	O
)	O
;	O
most	O
downloaded	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
(	O
130million	O
downloads	O
)	O
;	O
most	O
international	O
charts	O
topped	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
(	O
top	O
game	O
in	O
70different	O
countries	O
)	O
;	O
most	O
international	O
charts	O
topped	O
simultaneously	O
for	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
its	O
first	O
month	O
(	O
top	O
grossing	O
in	O
55countries	O
simultaneously	O
)	O
;	O
and	O
fastest	O
time	O
to	O
gross	O
$100	O
million	O
by	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
(	O
reached	O
in	O
20days	O
on	O
July	O
26	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
had	O
been	O
downloaded	O
over	O
500	O
million	O
times	O
worldwide	O
,	O
and	O
became	O
the	O
fastest	O
game	O
to	O
make	O
over	O
$500	O
million	O
in	O
revenue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
's	O
breakout	O
hit	O
of	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
reported	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
most	O
searched	O
game	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Niantic	O
released	O
a	O
Halloween-themed	O
event	O
,	O
which	O
saw	O
a	O
surge	O
in	O
revenue	O
up	O
to	O
133%	O
as	O
reported	O
by	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
,	O
placing	O
the	O
game	O
back	O
to	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
charts	O
of	O
highest	O
grossing	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
App	O
Annie	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
grossed	O
an	O
estimated	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
awarded	O
being	O
the	O
best	O
app	O
at	O
the	O
Crunchies	O
award	O
event	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
February	O
2017	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
has	O
been	O
downloaded	O
more	O
than	O
times	O
worldwide	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
reported	O
in	O
revenue	O
made	O
,	O
becoming	O
the	O
fastest	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
ever	O
to	O
do	O
so	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
research	O
firm	O
Apptopia	O
,	O
approximately	O
60	O
million	O
users	O
were	O
still	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
year	O
after	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Company	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
reached	O
over	O
800million	O
downloads	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
report	O
from	O
SuperData	O
Research	O
ranked	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
as	O
the	O
9th	O
highest	B-Application
grossing	I-Application
mobile	I-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
2017	O
,	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
revenue	O
of	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bloomberg	O
estimated	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
generated	O
up	O
to	O
in	O
total	O
revenue	O
by	O
late	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SuperData	O
Research	O
reported	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
May	O
2018	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
grossed	O
in	O
monthly	O
revenue	O
and	O
had	O
monthly	O
active	O
players	O
,	O
its	O
highest	O
since	O
Summer	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
of	O
the	O
month	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
the	O
fourth	O
highest-grossing	O
game	O
of	O
2018	O
,	O
with	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
2019	O
alone	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
earned	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Superdata	O
Research	O
,	O
a	O
division	O
of	O
Nielsen	O
Media	O
Research	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
live	O
events	O
earned	O
in	O
tourism	O
revenue	O
during	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
in	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
had	O
accumulated	O
nearly	O
unique	O
installs	O
and	O
generated	O
almost	O
in	O
revenue	O
from	O
in-game	O
purchases	O
via	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
generated	O
more	O
than	O
of	O
revenue	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
10	O
months	O
of	O
2020	O
according	O
to	O
Sensor	O
Tower	O
,	O
and	O
it	O
was	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	O
December	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
top	O
five	O
highest-grossing	B-Architecture
games	I-Architecture
of	I-Architecture
2020	I-Architecture
with	O
an	O
annual	O
revenue	O
of	O
according	O
to	O
SuperData	O
Research	O
,	O
bringing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
cumulative	O
revenue	O
to	O
by	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
231	O
million	O
people	O
engaged	O
in	O
1.1	O
billion	O
interactions	O
that	O
mentioned	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
on	O
Facebook	B-Application
and	O
Instagram	B-Application
in	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
July	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Numerous	O
media	O
outlets	O
referred	O
to	O
the	O
surge	O
in	O
popularity	O
as	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
Mania	O
"	O
,	O
or	O
simply	O
"	O
Pokémania	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Businesses	O
also	O
benefited	O
from	O
the	O
nearby	O
presence	O
of	O
PokéStops	B-Application
(	O
or	O
them	O
being	O
PokéStops	B-Application
themselves	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
concomitant	O
influx	O
of	O
people	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
intense	O
exploration	O
of	O
communities	O
has	O
brought	O
local	O
history	O
to	O
the	O
forefront	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
establishments	O
considered	O
purchasing	O
lures	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
attract	O
additional	O
players	O
to	O
PokéStops	B-Application
on	O
their	O
property	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Within	O
a	O
week	O
of	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
a	O
secondary	O
market	O
emerged	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
both	O
for	O
the	O
resell	O
of	O
high-level	O
accounts	O
on	O
Craigslist	O
and	O
PlayerUp	O
,	O
and	O
for	O
the	O
sale	O
of	O
expert	O
advice	O
on	O
Thumbtack	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wireless	O
provider	O
T-Mobile	O
US	O
started	O
an	O
offer	O
for	O
free	O
data	O
for	O
a	O
year	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
sessions	O
,	O
and	O
Yelp	B-Application
added	O
a	O
filter	O
that	O
only	O
shows	O
businesses	O
which	O
have	O
a	O
PokéStop	B-Application
nearby	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
parks	O
across	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
saw	O
an	O
influx	O
of	O
visitors	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
with	O
"	O
hundreds	O
or	O
thousands	O
"	O
of	O
people	O
visiting	O
the	O
National	O
Mall	O
and	O
Memorial	O
Parks	O
in	O
Washington	O
,	O
D.C.	O
on	O
the	O
weekend	O
following	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
release	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Small	O
museums	O
with	O
PokéStops	B-Application
placed	O
at	O
exhibits	O
also	O
reported	O
increased	O
attendance	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
McNay	O
Art	O
Museum	O
in	O
San	O
Antonio	O
,	O
Texas	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Morikami	O
Museum	O
and	O
Japanese	O
Gardens	O
in	O
Boca	O
Raton	O
,	O
Florida	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
late	O
July	O
2016	O
,	O
during	O
a	O
public	O
address	O
,	O
the	O
President	O
of	O
Italy	O
,	O
Sergio	O
Mattarella	O
,	O
compared	O
a	O
political	O
issue	O
about	O
the	O
date	O
of	O
an	O
incoming	O
referendum	O
as	O
preposterous	O
as	O
the	O
hunt	O
for	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
25	O
,	O
Dwayne	O
Johnson	O
released	O
a	O
promo	O
video	O
featuring	O
MatPat	O
and	O
Ali-A	O
with	O
himself	O
as	O
a	O
tough	O
,	O
rare	O
Pokémon	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
"	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Theme	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
animated	O
series	O
saw	O
a	O
630%	O
increase	O
in	O
listeners	O
on	O
music	O
streaming	O
platform	O
Spotify	B-Application
during	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
streaming	O
services	O
such	O
as	O
Hulu	B-Application
experienced	O
an	O
increased	O
viewership	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
series	O
and	O
films	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
reported	O
that	O
sales	O
of	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
rose	O
as	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
popularity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Twitch	O
channel	O
,	O
Twitch	O
Plays	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
,	O
was	O
created	O
that	O
mimics	O
the	O
crowd-played	O
Twitch	O
Plays	O
Pokémon	B-Application
channel	O
,	O
allowing	O
viewers	O
to	O
direct	O
a	O
virtual	B-Application
avatar	I-Application
in	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
an	O
iPhone	O
programmed	O
to	O
spoof	O
its	O
location	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon-themed	O
pornography	O
increased	O
in	O
popularity	O
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
xHamster	O
,	O
an	O
adult	O
video	O
streaming	O
website	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
within	O
5	O
days	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
release	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
related	O
terms	O
were	O
the	O
most	O
searched	O
for	O
videos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
adult	O
video	O
streaming	O
website	O
,	O
Pornhub	O
,	O
reported	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
related	O
searches	O
spiked	O
136%	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
spoofed	O
in	O
the	O
Maroon	O
5	O
music	O
video	O
,	O
"	O
Do	O
n't	O
Wanna	O
Know	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
2016	O
Doctor	O
Who	O
Christmas	O
special	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Return	O
of	O
Doctor	O
Mysterio	O
"	O
,	O
the	O
Doctor	O
creates	O
a	O
distraction	O
by	O
"flood[ing]	O
the	O
downstairs	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
"	O
,	O
causing	O
the	O
people	O
to	O
run	O
off	O
with	O
their	O
cell	O
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
episode	O
"	O
Looking	O
for	O
Mr.	O
Goodbart	O
"	O
from	O
the	O
28th	O
season	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Simpsons	I-Application
,	O
the	O
people	O
of	O
Springfield	O
become	O
addicted	O
to	O
Peekimon	O
Get	O
,	O
a	O
parody	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gos	O
release	O
resulted	O
in	O
a	O
resurgence	O
in	O
popularity	O
for	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
franchise	O
as	O
a	O
whole	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Operating_System
3DS	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
later	O
in	O
2016	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
video	O
game	O
for	O
the	O
3DS	B-Operating_System
with	O
over	O
16	O
million	O
copies	O
sold	O
,	O
and	O
this	O
was	O
partly	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
new	O
fans	O
to	O
the	O
series	O
brought	O
in	O
by	O
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
,	O
director	O
of	O
Sun	O
and	O
Moon	O
Shigeru	O
Ohmori	O
remarked	O
that	O
the	O
Ultra	B-Application
Sun	I-Application
and	I-Application
Ultra	I-Application
Moon	I-Application
sequels	O
were	O
designed	O
partly	O
to	O
facilitate	O
entry	O
for	O
newcomers	O
to	O
the	O
franchise	O
brought	O
in	O
by	O
Go	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
Pokémon	B-Application
games	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
:	I-Application
Let	I-Application
's	I-Application
Go	I-Application
,	I-Application
Pikachu	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
During	O
a	O
multi-hour	O
period	O
,	O
players	O
can	O
encounter	O
more	O
frequent	O
wild	O
spawns	O
of	O
a	O
particular	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
an	O
exclusive	O
move	O
for	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
(	O
or	O
its	O
evolution	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
increased	O
probability	O
for	O
the	O
shiny	O
form	O
of	O
that	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
and	O
bonuses	O
such	O
as	O
extra	O
stardust	O
or	O
XP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
in	O
Syria	O
is	O
a	O
photography	O
series	O
published	O
in	O
2016	O
by	O
Syrian	O
artist	O
Khaled	O
Akil	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Akil	O
places	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
in	O
destroyed	O
Syrian	O
streets	O
as	O
a	O
reminder	O
for	O
a	O
world	O
lost	O
behind	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
Pokemon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
trending	O
worldwide	O
,	O
Akil	O
could	O
n't	O
help	O
but	O
notice	O
how	O
the	O
media	O
forgot	O
about	O
the	O
war	O
in	O
Syria	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
using	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
cemeteries	O
and	O
memorials	O
as	O
sites	O
to	O
catch	O
Pokémon	B-Application
,	O
including	O
the	O
Auschwitz-Birkenau	O
State	O
Museum	O
,	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
Holocaust	O
Memorial	O
Museum	O
,	O
the	O
National	O
September	O
11	O
Memorial	O
&	O
Museum	O
,	O
Arlington	O
National	O
Cemetery	O
,	O
the	O
ANZAC	O
War	O
Memorial	O
,	O
and	O
Hiroshima	O
Peace	O
Memorial	O
Park	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
distribution	O
of	O
PokéStops	B-Application
and	O
gyms	O
(	O
derived	O
from	O
the	O
portals	O
in	O
Ingress	B-Application
,	O
Niantic	O
's	O
science	O
fiction-themed	O
AR	O
game	O
)	O
was	O
noted	O
to	O
be	O
sparser	O
in	O
many	O
minority	O
neighborhoods	O
in	O
a	O
reflection	O
of	O
American	O
demographics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
in	O
rural	O
areas	O
also	O
complained	O
about	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
spawns	O
,	O
PokéStops	B-Application
,	O
and	O
gyms	O
in	O
their	O
area	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
game	O
accessibility	O
issues	O
by	O
players	O
with	O
physical	O
disabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AbleGamers	O
Foundation	O
COO	O
,	O
Steve	O
Spohn	O
,	O
said	O
that	O
when	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
was	O
compared	O
to	O
other	O
mobile	B-Application
games	I-Application
,	O
it	O
"	O
excludes	O
disabled	O
players	O
to	O
a	O
significant	O
degree	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Russia	O
,	O
a	O
21-year-old	O
video	O
blogger	O
,	O
Ruslan	O
Sokolovsky	O
,	O
was	O
arrested	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
for	O
two	O
months	O
after	O
playing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
at	O
the	O
Church	O
of	O
All	O
Saints	O
in	O
Yekaterinburg	O
,	O
and	O
eventually	O
received	O
a	O
suspended	O
sentence	O
for	O
three	O
and	O
a	O
half	O
years	O
in	O
prison	O
for	O
charges	O
of	O
blasphemy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
death	O
in	O
Japan	O
attributed	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
occurred	O
in	O
late	O
August	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
11	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
young	O
girl	O
in	O
Cambodia	O
was	O
reportedly	O
killed	O
after	O
being	O
hit	O
by	O
a	O
car	O
while	O
trying	O
to	O
capture	O
a	O
Pokémon	B-Application
on	O
a	O
road	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
death	O
related	O
to	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
among	O
Southeast	O
Asian	O
countries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2017	O
,	O
Chinese-American	O
civilian	O
Jiansheng	O
Chen	O
was	O
shot	O
dead	O
while	O
playing	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Al-Azhar	O
University	O
in	O
Cairo	B-Language
described	O
the	O
game	O
as	O
"	O
harmful	O
mania.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Saudi	O
Arabia	O
,	O
the	O
General	O
Secretariat	O
of	O
the	O
Council	O
of	O
Senior	O
Scholars	O
declared	O
,	O
in	O
light	O
of	O
a	O
2001	O
fatwa	O
banning	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
card	O
game	O
as	O
a	O
form	O
of	O
gambling	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
electronic	O
app	O
required	O
a	O
new	O
ruling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Thailand	O
's	O
2016	O
constitutional	O
referendum	O
polling	O
,	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
players	O
were	O
told	O
to	O
refrain	O
from	O
entering	O
polling	O
stations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Thus	O
the	O
Thai	O
National	O
Broadcasting	O
and	O
Communications	O
Commission	O
intends	O
to	O
ask	O
Niantic	O
to	O
remove	O
Pokémon	B-Application
characters	O
and	O
PokéStops	B-Application
from	O
locations	O
such	O
as	O
government	O
facilities	O
,	O
historic	O
and	O
religious	O
sites	O
,	O
private	O
property	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
dangerous	O
spots	O
such	O
as	O
narrow	O
footpaths	O
and	O
rivers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cambodia	O
has	O
banned	O
the	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
former	O
genocide	O
site	O
after	O
Pokémon	B-Application
players	O
showed	O
up	O
at	O
the	O
site	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
Niantic	O
stopped	O
supporting	O
the	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
prevented	O
users	O
playing	O
on	O
CyanogenMod	B-Application
from	O
playing	O
the	O
game	O
from	O
that	O
point	O
forward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
a	O
second	O
PIL	O
was	O
filed	O
against	O
the	O
developers	O
of	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
for	O
hurting	O
religious	O
sentiments	O
by	O
showing	O
images	O
of	O
eggs	O
in	O
places	O
of	O
worship	O
of	O
different	O
religious	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pokémon	B-Application
Gos	O
targeted	O
local	O
advertising	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
by	O
Shoshana	O
Zuboff	O
in	O
The	O
Age	O
of	O
Surveillance	O
Capitalism	O
as	O
an	O
experiment	O
that	O
initiated	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
move	O
targeted	O
advertising	O
from	O
the	O
digital	O
domain	O
(	O
cost	O
per	O
click	O
)	O
into	O
the	O
physical	O
domain	O
(	O
cost	O
per	O
visit	O
)	O
by	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
sponsored	O
locations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Multiple	O
unofficial	O
,	O
third-party	O
apps	O
were	O
created	O
to	O
correspond	O
with	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
apps	O
include	O
"	O
Poké	O
Radar	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Helper	O
for	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
"	O
,	O
where	O
players	O
can	O
crowdsource	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
Pokémon	B-Application
that	O
can	O
be	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
at	O
a	O
particular	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
its	O
peak	O
of	O
popularity	O
,	O
"	O
Poké	O
Radar	O
"	O
hit	O
#2	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
behind	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
itself	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Another	O
app	O
,	O
GoChat	O
,	O
which	O
allows	O
players	O
to	O
leave	O
messages	O
for	O
other	O
players	O
at	O
specific	O
locations	O
,	O
accrued	O
more	O
than	O
1million	O
downloads	O
in	O
five	O
days	O
and	O
reached	O
the	O
top	O
10	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Play	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
on	O
July	O
22	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
"	O
Pokévision	O
"	O
enabled	O
players	O
to	O
find	O
exactly	O
where	O
Pokémon	B-Application
spawned	O
and	O
how	O
much	O
time	O
was	O
left	O
until	O
they	O
despawned	O
;	O
the	O
site	O
used	O
data	O
hacked	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
fear	O
of	O
violations	O
in	O
health	O
and	O
personal	O
safety	O
regulations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
negatively	O
impacting	O
players	O
with	O
disabilities	O
,	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
since	O
received	O
heavy	O
criticism	O
from	O
the	O
player	O
base	O
(	O
including	O
top	O
players	O
Brandon	O
Tan	O
and	O
Nick	O
Oyzon	O
)	O
due	O
to	O
their	O
reverting	O
safety	O
measures	O
implemented	O
during	O
the	O
pandemic	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
gym	O
and	O
Pokéstop	B-Application
interaction	O
distances	O
were	O
increased	O
from	O
40	O
to	O
80	O
metres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
began	O
boycotting	O
Pokémon	B-Application
Go	I-Application
since	O
in	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
August	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
Twitter	B-Application
,	O
the	O
#HearUsNiantic	O
started	O
trending	O
worldwide	O
as	O
fans	O
and	O
players	O
voiced	O
their	O
censure	O
towards	O
Niantic	O
's	O
decision	O
in	O
removing	O
the	O
pandemic	O
bonuses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Niantic	O
are	O
an	O
AR	O
company	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
business	O
strategy	O
is	O
to	O
sell	O
user	O
data	O
by	O
players	O
after	O
completing	O
AR	O
Mapping	O
tasks	O
where	O
they	O
can	O
log	O
their	O
surroundings	O
at	O
marked	O
PokéStops	B-Application
in	O
their	O
in-game	O
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
have	O
also	O
speculated	O
that	O
Niantic	O
are	O
rolling	O
back	O
the	O
pandemic	O
bonuses	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
send	O
players	O
closer	O
to	O
sponsored	O
businesses	O
such	O
as	O
McDonald	O
's	O
(	O
marked	O
by	O
a	O
PokéStop	B-Application
or	O
gym	O
)	O
,	O
from	O
which	O
Niantic	O
have	O
made	O
a	O
lot	O
of	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
