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Pokémon Go (stylized Pokémon
GO) is a location-based, augmented reality
game for mobile devices developed by Niantic
for iOS and Android operating systems. It
was released in most regions of the world in
July 2016. Typically played on mobile
phones, players use the device's GPS and
camera to capture, battle, and train virtual
creatures, called Pokémon, who appear on the
screen as if they were in the same
real-world location as the player. The game
is free-to-play, although in-app purchases
are advertised for additional gameplay
items. Game Play
- After establishing a game account, the
player creates an avatar by selecting a
hair, skin, and eye color; style; and
outfit. After the avatar is created, it is
displayed at the player's current location
along with a map of the player's immediate
surroundings. Features on the map include a
number of PokéStops and Pokémon gyms.
PokéStops provide players with items, such
as eggs, Poké Balls, and potions and can be
equipped with items called lures, which
attract wild Pokémon.Gyms serve as battle
locations for team-based king of the hill
matches. These are typically located at
places of interest. These locations are
re-purposed portals from Ingress, Niantic's
previous augmented reality game. References
Pokémon Go
Pokémon Go was released to mixed reviews.
Reviewers praised the game and the incentive
to be more active in the real world, while
noting technical issues apparent at launch.
It quickly became one of the most used
mobile apps shortly after release and was
downloaded by more than 40 million people
worldwide. It has been credited with
popularizing location-based and augmented
reality gaming as well as for promoting
physical activity. It also attracted
controversy for contributing to car
accidents and becoming a public nuisance at
some locations, such as the U.S. Holocaust
Museum in Washington, DC.
As players travel the real world, their
avatar moves along the game's map. Different
Pokémon species reside in different areas of
the world; for example, water-type Pokémon
are generally found near water. When a
player encounters a Pokémon, they may view
it either in augmented reality (AR) mode or
with a live rendered, generic background. AR
mode uses the camera and gyroscope on the
player's mobile device to display an image
of a Pokémon as though it were in the real
world. Players can take screen shots of the
Pokémon they encounter either with or
without the AR mode activated
Unlike other installments in the Pokémon
series, players in Pokémon Go do not battle
wild Pokémon to capture them. During an
encounter with a wild Pokémon, the player
may throw a Poké Ball at it by flicking it
from the bottom of the screen up toward the
Pokémon. If the Pokémon is successfully
caught, it will come under the ownership of
the player. Factors in the success rate of
capture include the right force, the right
time and the type of Poké Ball used. After
capturing a wild Pokémon, the player is
awarded two types of in-game currencies:
candies and stardust. The candies awarded by
a successful catch depends on what
evolutionary chain a Pokémon belongs to. A
player can use stardust and candies to raise
a Pokémon's "combat power" (CP). However,
only candies are needed to evolve a Pokémon.
Each Pokémon evolution tree has its own type
of candy which can only be used to evolve or
level up. The player can also transfer the
Pokémon back to the Pokémon professor to
earn one more candy and create room for more
Pokémon. The ultimate goal of the game is to
complete the entries in the Pokédex, a
comprehensive Pokémon encyclopedia, by
capturing and evolving to obtain the
original 151 Pokémon.
All Pokémon are displayed with a combat
power. A Pokémon's combat power is a rough
measure of how powerful that Pokémon is in
battle. Not all Pokémon of the same species
will have the same CP. Generally, as a
player levels up they will catch Pokémon
with higher CP.
Players in Anchorage, Alaska, congregating
by a PokéStop in a local park
Players earn experience points for various
in-game activities. Players rise in level as
they earn experience points. At level five,
the player is able to battle at a Pokémon
gym and join one of three teams (red for
Team Valor, which uses Moltres as their
mascot; blue for Team Mystic, which uses
Articuno as their mascot; or yellow for Team
Instinct, which uses Zapdos as their
mascot), which act as larger factions within
the Pokémon Go world. If players enter a
Pokémon gym that is controlled by a player
that is not part of their team, they can
challenge the leader to lower the gym's
"prestige". Once the prestige of a gym is
lowered to zero, the player will take
control of the gym and is able to deposit
one Pokémon to defend it. Similarly, a team
can upgrade the prestige of a gym under
their control by battling the gym leader.
Each time a gym's level is raised, another
player from the same team can deposit one of
their Pokémon.
Although the game is free to play, it
supports in-app purchases of Poké Balls and
other items. By July 14, the game's support
page included the ability to submit requests
for new PokéStops and gyms, but an automated
email response explains that new submissions
are currently not being accepted.