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Pokémon GO
Adventure GamesNiantic, Inc.
Catch Pokémon in the real world! Collect & battle with others.
Catch Pokémon in the real world! Collect & battle with others.
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About Pokémon GO
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Join Trainers across the globe who are discovering Pokémon as they explore the world around them. Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch.
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UNCOVER THE WORLD OF POKÉMON: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are!
CATCH more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
JOURNEY alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards!
COMPETE in epic Gym battles and...
TEAM UP with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!
It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO!
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Notes:
- This app is free-to-play and offers in-game purchases. It is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
- Compatible with Android devices that have 2GB RAM or more and have Android Version 4.4–7.0+ installed.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities or devices that are connected only to Wi-Fi networks.
- Application may not run on certain devices even if they have compatible OS versions installed.
- It is recommended to play while connected to a network in order to obtain accurate location information.
- Compatibility information may be changed at any time.
- Please visit PokemonGO.com for additional compatibility information.
- Information current as of July 11, 2019.
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UNCOVER THE WORLD OF POKÉMON: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are!
CATCH more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
JOURNEY alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards!
COMPETE in epic Gym battles and...
TEAM UP with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!
It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO!
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Notes:
- This app is free-to-play and offers in-game purchases. It is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
- Compatible with Android devices that have 2GB RAM or more and have Android Version 4.4–7.0+ installed.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities or devices that are connected only to Wi-Fi networks.
- Application may not run on certain devices even if they have compatible OS versions installed.
- It is recommended to play while connected to a network in order to obtain accurate location information.
- Compatibility information may be changed at any time.
- Please visit PokemonGO.com for additional compatibility information.
- Information current as of July 11, 2019.
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NEW! Now you can battle other Pokémon GO trainers online! Try the GO Battle League today.
Join Trainers across the globe who are discovering Pokémon as they explore the world around them. Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch.
_______________
UNCOVER THE WORLD OF POKÉMON: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are!
CATCH more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
JOURNEY alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards!
COMPETE in epic Gym battles and...
TEAM UP with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!
It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO!
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With the player’s permission, Adventure Sync uses the Health app to enable the player to earn walking distance when the app is closed.
Notes:
- This app is free-to-play and offers in-game purchases. It is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
- It is recommended to play while connected to a network in order to obtain accurate location information.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities or devices that are connected only to Wi-Fi networks.
- Compatibility information may be changed at any time.
- Information current as of July 11, 2019.
- Compatible with iPhone® 5s / SE / 6 / 6s / 6 Plus / 6s Plus / 7 / 7 Plus / 8 / 8 Plus / X devices with iOS Version 9 or later installed.
- Not compatible with 5th generation iPod Touch devices or iPhone 5c or earlier iPhone devices.
- Please visit PokemonGO.com for additional compatibility information.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for all devices.
- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically reduce battery life.
Join Trainers across the globe who are discovering Pokémon as they explore the world around them. Pokémon GO is the global gaming sensation that has been downloaded over 1 billion times and named “Best Mobile Game” by the Game Developers Choice Awards and “Best App of the Year” by TechCrunch.
_______________
UNCOVER THE WORLD OF POKÉMON: Explore and discover Pokémon wherever you are!
CATCH more Pokémon to complete your Pokédex!
JOURNEY alongside your Buddy Pokémon to help make your Pokémon stronger and earn rewards!
COMPETE in epic Gym battles and...
TEAM UP with other Trainers to catch powerful Pokémon during Raid Battles!
It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await! Let’s GO!
_______________
With the player’s permission, Adventure Sync uses the Health app to enable the player to earn walking distance when the app is closed.
Notes:
- This app is free-to-play and offers in-game purchases. It is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
- It is recommended to play while connected to a network in order to obtain accurate location information.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities or devices that are connected only to Wi-Fi networks.
- Compatibility information may be changed at any time.
- Information current as of July 11, 2019.
- Compatible with iPhone® 5s / SE / 6 / 6s / 6 Plus / 6s Plus / 7 / 7 Plus / 8 / 8 Plus / X devices with iOS Version 9 or later installed.
- Not compatible with 5th generation iPod Touch devices or iPhone 5c or earlier iPhone devices.
- Please visit PokemonGO.com for additional compatibility information.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for all devices.
- Continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically reduce battery life.
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Jan 16, 2021 I love this game. I have hit a point where, in order to progress, I'll have to spend money. I hope that changes. It's frustrating, because I'm super poor, so I can't afford to waste money on games on my phone. But, this has been an fun activity that my boyfriend and I can do to spend quality time together. It has been especially nice to do during Covid-19, because it gets us out of the house. We enjoy having our little competitive bouts with our friends, neighbors and new people we meet as well.more -
This game is amazing
Jan 3, 2021 I love this game so much, and it’s an awesome way to kill time, and if you have kids it is a great motivator to get outside! There are a couple bugs that they could fix though, one of the most prominent being that when I finish a research task and the reward is catching a Pokémon, it sometimes bugs out. However, it still has an option to try and catch that Pokémon on a different place on the list, so I guess it’s not that bad? I don’t know if other people have this problem though. Also, I agree that there should be a chat space, but I also suggest making it restricted unless you are a certain age, if you do add it. I say this because I have personally seen kids use a game chat as an excuse to cyber bully and call it a game, so that’s is why I say that if you add a chat it should be restricted for certain ages. Also, I think it would be really cool if you could have your own Pokémon battle each other, because that way you can see their strength and weaknesses before going against people online, and you would also be able to determine the difficulty of the battles. Overall, I think this is a really fun game and I highly suggest this to any and all Pokémon fans, and even people who don’t even know what it is! Edit: I find that sometimes my Pokémon are all very damaged, and I don’t have enough potions, so maybe if you could add a chance to heal your Pokémon at a poke stop of gym, or maybe as a research reward?more -
Jan 15, 2021 Great experience overall. I've noticed these comments lately may be right that talk about glitches because I've been playing for a while and noticed more glitches lately than I have in the past but it's not going to keep me from playing and I don't know if this is my first review and I expect if they want to keep this game and get new people playing that they'll fix those glitches cuz it's entirely possible. Nonetheless my overall experience is good.more -
Amazing
Jul 26, 2020 This app is an amazing app! It is an amazing way to kill time and a great app to get your exercise in! There are a couple things that I think could be better. I feel there should be a chat space! So you can talk to the people you are friends with to meet up and do raids or battle together. Instead of having to download an app which even then you need to at least know there phone number. I feel you should be able to get more than 50 coins a day. Or at least be able to get a bonus for every continuous day your Pokémon is at a gym. Saying that I know that the prices to buy stuff is set to match the amount of coins able to be received each day. So if needed I feel it would be ok to up the price on coins a little. For trading.... I feel you should be able to choose what your friend gets. Or at least be able to put something in there for them besides a sticker. This also adds onto the fact that we need a chat system between friends to be able to tell what each other needs and or is receiving. I know you have the notifications for what your friend has received but it would still be nice to be able to say “oh thanks for the poke balls dude” or something along the lines of that. Overall this game is amazing! And I get on it several times a day. But I am sure other people have been saying things along the lines of what I have said! I mean none of this is no rude way but I do feel that these things should either be changed or added into the game!more -
Hands down, best app available.
Jul 15, 2020 I’ll shoot it to you straight. Don’t listen to the negative reviews. Contrary to “popular” belief, this game isn’t “paywalled” unless you have a fear of missing out on what other players spend 6+ hours achieving in a day. A very small portion of exclusive events are paywalled, like go fest/safari zone and that’s it. If you want items from the store, Drop in as many gyms as possible, it’s good for 350 coins per week if done right, and have reasonable expectations (and by that I mean shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon in GO are given out at an insanely high rate compared to main series games) Competitive gameplay (Go battle league) having some glitching issues, doesn’t make it a bad game for those that choose not to play competitively, and even with the glitching, proper investments in Pokémon far outweigh any glitching that occurs, that and most players just expect to go 5/5 on every round played and anything less than that is a failure on Niantic’s part. Raids are very easy if you toss your IV expectations out the window and focus on high CP counters. Each Pokémon has given base stats, and IV doesn’t make or break most Pokémon when raiding, counters make or break your success. The game is completely add free, it’s free of actual currency, it’s fun, it’s addictive and it gets you outside. Just play it how YOU want to play it, and you’ll love it regardless.more
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Jan 13, 2021 Still having the same issue, five months later! This is ridiculous. Pointless since the most recent update... For about a week now, any time I try to catch a pokémon, my screen either goes white or black, and freezes. I have updated several times, as well as uninstall and reinstall, hoping to fix the issue. Anyone else dealing with this? If so, have you been able to resolve the issue?more -
Jan 17, 2021 Arena is broken Constant errors and totally unbalanced. You'll be fighting rank 4's when your only rank 1. Matching should be based off teir and CP rating of Pokémon team. There also should never not be Pokémon around. I shouldn't have to wait hours before a Pokémon shows up. I get that yall have to make money but ease up on the micro transactions, it's just annoying at this point. Has potential for great things if the developers can get their act together.more -
Jan 12, 2021 The game has developed so many different glitches and errors. Pokeballs freeze when trying to catch (especially annoying if you paid for a raid pass, forces you to close and open the game again). Or failure to open the game at all, so you gotta restart your phone. So many issues other players are also having trouble with. It's been known to go on for months and it's not being fixed.more -
Jan 2, 2021 I really enjoy this game, and I have played it ever since it first came out nearly 5 years ago. However in its current state, its nearly unplayable. So many issues with lag and bugs ruin this game. It freezes at least 5x a day. There is a bug where you go into a raid and cannot attack and your game completely crashes. This bug has been around for months, but yet it still isn't fixed. I am now unable to do any sort of remote raid as I cannot attack or even catch the pokemon. SORT IT OUT FFS!more -
Account Issues
May 10, 2020 First off, I’m a huge Pokémon fan! Have been all my life. I got super far in my original account but then it wasn’t letting me buy stuff in the shop with my coins I had. So I figured I’d log out and go back in. Now it’s saying my password isn’t correct which I know it is. But then I requested an email to change it. They said it was sent but I never got it. I tried retrying and it said the link is active for 48 hours. Does that mean I’ll get the email within 48 hours or I have 48 hours? I tried using a made up email just to see what would happen and they said there’s no account on there with that email. Just wanted to be sure the email wasn’t a problem. So why is it not allowing me to change my password by sending me an email?? Also I made a second one just for the meantime but on this one it won’t allow me progress with egg hatching and/or buddy Pokémon getting candies. I turned all settings on for allowing my location and all that. My battery saving mode isn’t on either. Aside from that, I can’t add friends. It said that it won’t load and to try again later. All I’m saying is that on my original account, everything was okay. I was even playing earlier this morning. Is there anything that can be done? I can’t even really get the full experience because the events have to do with my buddy getting candies and also hatching eggs. What can be done?? I’m just upset because I put so much time and effort into this all for this to happen...more
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This game is amazing
Jan 3, 2021 I love this game so much, and it’s an awesome way to kill time, and if you have kids it is a great motivator to get outside! There are a couple bugs that they could fix though, one of the most prominent being that when I finish a research task and the reward is catching a Pokémon, it sometimes bugs out. However, it still has an option to try and catch that Pokémon on a different place on the list, so I guess it’s not that bad? I don’t know if other people have this problem though. Also, I agree that there should be a chat space, but I also suggest making it restricted unless you are a certain age, if you do add it. I say this because I have personally seen kids use a game chat as an excuse to cyber bully and call it a game, so that’s is why I say that if you add a chat it should be restricted for certain ages. Also, I think it would be really cool if you could have your own Pokémon battle each other, because that way you can see their strength and weaknesses before going against people online, and you would also be able to determine the difficulty of the battles. Overall, I think this is a really fun game and I highly suggest this to any and all Pokémon fans, and even people who don’t even know what it is! Edit: I find that sometimes my Pokémon are all very damaged, and I don’t have enough potions, so maybe if you could add a chance to heal your Pokémon at a poke stop of gym, or maybe as a research reward?more -
Jan 15, 2021 Great experience overall. I've noticed these comments lately may be right that talk about glitches because I've been playing for a while and noticed more glitches lately than I have in the past but it's not going to keep me from playing and I don't know if this is my first review and I expect if they want to keep this game and get new people playing that they'll fix those glitches cuz it's entirely possible. Nonetheless my overall experience is good.more -
Hands down, best app available.
Jul 15, 2020 I’ll shoot it to you straight. Don’t listen to the negative reviews. Contrary to “popular” belief, this game isn’t “paywalled” unless you have a fear of missing out on what other players spend 6+ hours achieving in a day. A very small portion of exclusive events are paywalled, like go fest/safari zone and that’s it. If you want items from the store, Drop in as many gyms as possible, it’s good for 350 coins per week if done right, and have reasonable expectations (and by that I mean shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon in GO are given out at an insanely high rate compared to main series games) Competitive gameplay (Go battle league) having some glitching issues, doesn’t make it a bad game for those that choose not to play competitively, and even with the glitching, proper investments in Pokémon far outweigh any glitching that occurs, that and most players just expect to go 5/5 on every round played and anything less than that is a failure on Niantic’s part. Raids are very easy if you toss your IV expectations out the window and focus on high CP counters. Each Pokémon has given base stats, and IV doesn’t make or break most Pokémon when raiding, counters make or break your success. The game is completely add free, it’s free of actual currency, it’s fun, it’s addictive and it gets you outside. Just play it how YOU want to play it, and you’ll love it regardless.more -
This game has come very far
Sep 5, 2020 I’ve been playing this game since week 1. There was a month of 2 when I had it deleted because I wasn’t playing it, but when gen 3 was added I came right back. I’ve spent a good hundred dollars on this game, and I really only have 1 complaint in the dinosaur of video game perfection. I just wish Mega Evolution was better. Anyway, the way they have adapted into making play from hone easier is really nice, so people don’t risk getting sick. If you look back at the beginning of the game, you can really tell it’s growth. Research, buddies, friends, trainer battles, Team Rocket, shinies, and even legendaries weren’t even in the game at launch, and now we (almost) have 5 ENTIRE GENERATIONS with a read of gen 6. Research has been a really fun time killer when I’m bored, and the fact that Pokémon constantly spawn make it even nicer and a continuous adventure. Looking back, I feel so dumb taking a break from the game, even if it was only for 2 months. Anyone could get a blast out of it, and it’s a great way to drop a couple of pounds even if you’re only going out once a day! A lot of people got it at the start and quit a few weeks/months. If your one of those people, definitely check this game out again! This game has come so far, and I can’t wait to see how much it grows in the future!more -
I love this game, can we make it even better?
Nov 12, 2020 This has been a great game since the beginning! Never before have we had a game that encouraged people to get out and meet people in the real world with the same love for Pokémon. The best part is Niantic really does care about their players and listens to the feedback given from their loyal players. The new changes have been great keeping older players such as myself actively playing yet I’ve felt like since the beginning there has been a key element that has been missing. In the original Game Boy games when you tried to catch a Pokémon you had to fight it with one of your own Pokémon and each Pokémon had up to 3 or 4 attacks that you could pick from. Less tapping the screen continuously and more strategizing your next move. I was reading the reviews and I agree that there needs to be a chat with your friend group so you can coordinate raids rather than using facebook chat groups. I honestly don’t struggle with poke balls but more with potions since I battle a lot I am always healing my Pokémon and always have a huge amount of Pokémon I can’t revive due to the low amounts of potions that are more frequently getting distributed as gifts from raids or friends. Also can we make dodging work in battles? It’s an underutilized addition that doesn’t appear to help with battling.more
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Jan 16, 2021 I love this game. I have hit a point where, in order to progress, I'll have to spend money. I hope that changes. It's frustrating, because I'm super poor, so I can't afford to waste money on games on my phone. But, this has been an fun activity that my boyfriend and I can do to spend quality time together. It has been especially nice to do during Covid-19, because it gets us out of the house. We enjoy having our little competitive bouts with our friends, neighbors and new people we meet as well.more -
Jan 14, 2021 Well, this game is AMAZING! LITTERALY! The reason I only have it 4 stars though, is the fact, that, when I first started, after I finished customising my character, when I was about to choose my first pokemon, it would work. Like, I couldn't catch my pokemon. This is like the 5th time I'm uninstalling this app the reinstalling. Btw, I played a lot on my dad's phone, so I'm no entirely new to this, it's fun once it works. But I would juts like to put that out there! I'm not sure if it's just me ☺more -
Actually a really good game
Jul 10, 2020 See, I started on July 17, 2016 and I’m still playing it. The pvp battles that were added in are an easy way to gat rare items and cool pokemon. There are also five generations of Pokémon in game so there is a lot of variety with Pokémon. The updates during corona make it easier to play without going outside so that makes it a lot more enjoyable to play. And I’m not sure if this helps but the 3D models make good drawing references for me. I’m a long time Pokémon fan and have been playing since 2001. I really don’t understand the critical reviews. I think that this game is simple to understand and good for all ages. You can also get motivated to exercise with this app. The game has good graphics too. My only complaint is that many people are hacking the game. I think that a game that is still receiving updates in 2020 should be harder to hack into. Also there may be daily gift boxes that give you pokeballs but some of us don’t have many Pokestops around their homes so we don’t have much accessibility to pokeballs. Even so, it’s a good overall pokemon game and I would recommend it to many. Thank you for taking your time to read my review by the way. 4 stars for me! But please stop asking for Pokémon that haven’t been added in yet to be added in. Gen 6 along with greninja will be added Later. Thank you again.more -
Dec 23, 2020 Pretty great game, been playing since 2016. Far from perfect by a mile but still a fun game to pick up and play around with for a while. I usually stop and start months apart and see the improvements to it as time goes on. Perfect for playing when traveling as Pokemon seem to at least somewhat change based on where you are. And you can usually find people in your community to play the game with. I know there is at least one group who participates in raids frequently near me as a group for safetymore -
Similar to real game
Oct 21, 2018 I started playing July 2016 but due to all the glitches and lack of Pokémon I stopped playing for a few years. The reason I started up again was because a friend recommended to try it. Now gifts can be exchanged, the Pokémon generations are mostly caught up, and there are a lot more stops and gyms to interact with. My main issue with this game is the lack of interaction with other players. I would like to be able to battle with nearby trainers like the real Pokémon game allows. Also during gym battles, there should be an option to switch Pokémon in between defeats. Those are the rules in a real Pokémon battle and this should be applied to this game. Pokémon should also gain experience after battles to help build them up. I understand the candy concept but those should be bonus experience/cp. I have lost a few great catches due to the glitches/network errors which is very frustrating! Other than that I enjoy catching Pokémon and spinning stops on my walk up to work through the downtown area. It’s a nice way to see the town. EDIT I forgot to mention: I’m not sure why but when I’m on the bus or in any vehicle as a passenger I should be able to spin stops for rewards not “try again later”. It doesn’t make sense to allow me the option to catch Pokémon but I can’t get stops or gain steps with my eggs or buddy.more
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Amazing
Jul 26, 2020 This app is an amazing app! It is an amazing way to kill time and a great app to get your exercise in! There are a couple things that I think could be better. I feel there should be a chat space! So you can talk to the people you are friends with to meet up and do raids or battle together. Instead of having to download an app which even then you need to at least know there phone number. I feel you should be able to get more than 50 coins a day. Or at least be able to get a bonus for every continuous day your Pokémon is at a gym. Saying that I know that the prices to buy stuff is set to match the amount of coins able to be received each day. So if needed I feel it would be ok to up the price on coins a little. For trading.... I feel you should be able to choose what your friend gets. Or at least be able to put something in there for them besides a sticker. This also adds onto the fact that we need a chat system between friends to be able to tell what each other needs and or is receiving. I know you have the notifications for what your friend has received but it would still be nice to be able to say “oh thanks for the poke balls dude” or something along the lines of that. Overall this game is amazing! And I get on it several times a day. But I am sure other people have been saying things along the lines of what I have said! I mean none of this is no rude way but I do feel that these things should either be changed or added into the game!more -
It is fun.
Jun 12, 2020 It is indeed fun and has grown a lot since I first started about four years ago. I am also really glad they retracted with the sprite version of Pokémon. I would have quit. I am proud that those behind Pokémon Go are doing what they can to help people enjoy the app during the pandemic. Even more so, I commend them for standing up for the black people and all races. Being anything other than white dose not mean that they mean less. To me they mean so much more. Now on from that and back to Pokémon Go. I find myself pondering weather to keep with Pokémon go, or to let it go. Community days end when workers are getting off work or kids getting off school. That is extremely unfair. There should also be more Pokémon, Pokémon stops and gems for those in rural areas. Also, I purchased a remote raid pass for the event. When I hopped in to join, the people left so I hopped out only to find that I had completely lost my remote raid pass. This was also unfair as other raid passes do not vanish when you hop in and out when others leave. Another reason for me to consider leaving. It is very wrong for the raid to be used up like that especially when we have to pay for them. I surely will not buy another, event or not. Sure, coins, incubators, lucky eggs and so on are expected to disappear when used, but when other raid passes let you hop in and out, it is shameful to take the remote raid pass without having participated in any raid. That is all I have to say.more -
Dec 29, 2020 Its fun with the wife. But there are still some glaring issues. 1st, pokestop, I understand limiting the ability to level 38, but I've seen a few that need to be removed or updated/moved. 2nd, daily coin limits are way too low. I had 5 gyms defended for 2 days and all came back to me at the same time. The first one reached the daily limit of 50. 50! It costs 100 just to get 20 pokeballs. How lame is it im limited to getting 50 a day?more -
Good game but many fixes.
Dec 28, 2020 OK so first of all I would like to say is a great game plus there’s many problems with it. My first problem is that you have to pay for everything in the shop instead of earning points but I have played for about three months now and I haven’t a single coin and it is really annoying to have to pay money to be able to get more poke balls and revives. Another problem is that a lot of times when I go to a PokéStop and spin it, it won’t let me collect anything, and will tell me to please try again later even though I already tried but it didn’t give me anything. One of my last two problems is that I hate how you run out of poke balls so quickly because then the only way to get more is to buy with money, or go to a poke stop for only 3 poke balls, which gets really annoying at times. One of my last problems with this game is, I don’t like having battles that all you can do is tap the screen I wish it was like that you could actually choose your move I could use and you can dodge other moves like a real Pokémon battle and I think that would improve the game much better. Just being able to tap the screen taking in every single shot is really annoying. Also the blocks don’t really seem very Pokémon, since in actual Pokémon battles you don’t really have a big screen in front of you blocking so I think it would be better if you guys let us be able to dodge instead of blocking.more -
Not gonna lie
Aug 29, 2018 I’m not even going to lie, I’m 27 and absolutely love this game. I grew up with Pokémon and this is by far the best Pokémon game. I stopped playing for a year or so because I reached the top level and got bored with it; about 6 months ago my husband convinced me to redownload it because of the numerous new features and two more generations of Pokémon that had been added to the game. Unfortunately as of lately I’ve been having nothing but problems with getting it to load. This is now the third time in a week that I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall the game and unfortunately this time it doesn’t appear to even be reinstalling. And yes the app and phone software are all up to date and everything like that. On top of that, on my other phone, if/when the game loads it no longer loads all of the way. It’s genuinely one of the most frustrating things I’ve been dealing with because playing this game keeps me out of trouble and out of my own head. It’s definitely become my biggest hobby and biggest outlet, so when I’m stressed out to the max and it doesn’t want to load - which seems to be every single time I’m excessively stressed lately- it just makes everything worse. I was praying that these last batch of updates they did would have fixed that but I haven’t even been able to get the game to load since it updated! That is literally the only downside to it and unfortunately it’s a major one.more
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Jan 17, 2021 Arena is broken Constant errors and totally unbalanced. You'll be fighting rank 4's when your only rank 1. Matching should be based off teir and CP rating of Pokémon team. There also should never not be Pokémon around. I shouldn't have to wait hours before a Pokémon shows up. I get that yall have to make money but ease up on the micro transactions, it's just annoying at this point. Has potential for great things if the developers can get their act together.more -
Jan 2, 2021 I really enjoy this game, and I have played it ever since it first came out nearly 5 years ago. However in its current state, its nearly unplayable. So many issues with lag and bugs ruin this game. It freezes at least 5x a day. There is a bug where you go into a raid and cannot attack and your game completely crashes. This bug has been around for months, but yet it still isn't fixed. I am now unable to do any sort of remote raid as I cannot attack or even catch the pokemon. SORT IT OUT FFS!more -
Account Issues
May 10, 2020 First off, I’m a huge Pokémon fan! Have been all my life. I got super far in my original account but then it wasn’t letting me buy stuff in the shop with my coins I had. So I figured I’d log out and go back in. Now it’s saying my password isn’t correct which I know it is. But then I requested an email to change it. They said it was sent but I never got it. I tried retrying and it said the link is active for 48 hours. Does that mean I’ll get the email within 48 hours or I have 48 hours? I tried using a made up email just to see what would happen and they said there’s no account on there with that email. Just wanted to be sure the email wasn’t a problem. So why is it not allowing me to change my password by sending me an email?? Also I made a second one just for the meantime but on this one it won’t allow me progress with egg hatching and/or buddy Pokémon getting candies. I turned all settings on for allowing my location and all that. My battery saving mode isn’t on either. Aside from that, I can’t add friends. It said that it won’t load and to try again later. All I’m saying is that on my original account, everything was okay. I was even playing earlier this morning. Is there anything that can be done? I can’t even really get the full experience because the events have to do with my buddy getting candies and also hatching eggs. What can be done?? I’m just upset because I put so much time and effort into this all for this to happen...more -
Jan 14, 2021 Idk whats happened but there are SO many glitches now. Raiding is nearly impossible for me. Sometimes my screen becomes unresponsive so I can't catch pokemon, ESPECIALLY in raids, I can't even attack. Sometimes I can close the app and rejoin and catch/attack, but most times I have to try multiple times & it acts like it uses a raid pass so if you only had the one you have to buy another to just reenter the raid even though technically it didn't use it? Sometimes it just eats your raid passes🤬more -
Jan 7, 2021 So fed up of all the bugs. It has been out for so many years, and there are constant problems. I've been playing for over a year now and its the same issues then as it is now. When you go into a raid 7/10 times you just sit in there and it won't let you attack at all, the game crashes almost every 10 minutes when youre actually walking around on it, and ontop of this all, I have done 4 ledgendary raids the past 2 days, with golden rasberrys, excellent throws 12 times and still not caught?fed up.more
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Jan 13, 2021 Still having the same issue, five months later! This is ridiculous. Pointless since the most recent update... For about a week now, any time I try to catch a pokémon, my screen either goes white or black, and freezes. I have updated several times, as well as uninstall and reinstall, hoping to fix the issue. Anyone else dealing with this? If so, have you been able to resolve the issue?more -
Jan 12, 2021 The game has developed so many different glitches and errors. Pokeballs freeze when trying to catch (especially annoying if you paid for a raid pass, forces you to close and open the game again). Or failure to open the game at all, so you gotta restart your phone. So many issues other players are also having trouble with. It's been known to go on for months and it's not being fixed.more -
Dec 24, 2020 The game as it is right now is a horrible buggy mess. The game randomly crashes or won't load to begin with. The worst part right now has to be the remote raiding system. Out of the probably 15 raids I have done remotely over the past week or so, I have had my game freeze on every single one, forcing me to reset the game and try to reenter the lobby before either the raid was finished, or in some cases I ran out of time and lost my pass. Save your money and avoid raiding until this is fixed.more -
Jan 7, 2021 It's an alright game, it doesnt crash that much for me personally, but the only problem is that when I go to buy things from the store, that costs really money, I pay for it the money leaves my bank and then i get an error message and i dont get the item. This is theft. I have tried approaching Niantic about it and all they said to do is wait. I have waited 2 months for my money back or for the pokecoins I payed for. I think that this is absolutely unacceptable.more -
Horrible customer service!!!!!!
Jul 30, 2020 I’m writing this because of an experience I just had with this game. I’m a long time player, I have been playing since the game came out. Anyways I took part in go fest that just took place and besides a few glitches everything was fine until 8pm hit on Sunday. I was playing and I had a Durant spawn at 8pm and it was shiny!!! I couldn’t believe it I was so excited so I took a snap shot of it and then proceeded to catch it. I posted the Pokémon I just got on the Pokémon messager group I am in to show everyone how excited I was. Well that’s when everything went south. I went back to my game and it wasn’t shiny anymore... so I took screenshots of everything including the original shiny one I had and sent it to niantic to have them try and fix it. Well guess what the creators of the game said they can’t help me... I mean you would think that maybe they would wanna do something to make me happy because I have been playing this game for 4 years and have given them thousands of dollars. So I messaged them and told them my situation again and all they said was it’s a glitch and nothing they can do.. they didn’t even offer any sort of compensation for my troubles. Then Regina was the person who messaged me and was very rude about everything. Well I am very disappointed in the customer service they offer and I will absolutely think twice before spending my money and time in this game again if this is how they treat people!!!more
What’s Groovy
Almost. I love the new trading and friend system, this has been one of my favorite games over the last couple years. But I think that you guys should add a chat system to organize raids better. It could be like a messaging system between friends only so that way there no trouble with stalking or anything negative like that but it would make it easier to organize raid parties without having to download a third party app like WhatsApp which requires you to let everyone know your phone number. Also it would be great to be able to buy great or ultra balls from the shop as well. I walked at a park near me for about 30 miles and caught every Pokémon that appeared. By the end of the walk I only received about 40 ultra balls and 50 great balls which sounds great until you consider that I walked for 9 hours. I received plenty of regular poke balls though(over 250 to be exact). One last note, I live in Miami and there are plenty of places to go play Pokémon go but sometimes I wish I could just walk around my area without having to travel to play. There’s plenty of things that could be pokestops near me but just aren’t. There are 2 churches on my corner that don’t have pokestops. Right across the street there is a building with a cool design that could be a pokestops but I refuse to download ingress just to request pokestops.
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Little update on my old review. Was 3, now 2. There's been an uprising in errors for myself and a friend, who can't even access the app anymore. The shop doesn't work. I have to open the app 4 or 5 times to properly play the game without it saying 'try again later' for a few minutes at most. I feel like there should be a lot more Pokestops/gyms, or a daily bonus we can get, unlike the free shop items each day. Please sort out the errors most of all.
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I love this game. I have hit a point where, in order to progress, I'll have to spend money. I hope that changes. It's frustrating, because I'm super poor, so I can't afford to waste money on games on my phone. But, this has been an fun activity that my boyfriend and I can do to spend quality time together. It has been especially nice to do during Covid-19, because it gets us out of the house. We enjoy having our little competitive bouts with our friends, neighbors and new people we meet as well.
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This game is amazing
I love this game so much, and it’s an awesome way to kill time, and if you have kids it is a great motivator to get outside! There are a couple bugs that they could fix though, one of the most prominent being that when I finish a research task and the reward is catching a Pokémon, it sometimes bugs out. However, it still has an option to try and catch that Pokémon on a different place on the list, so I guess it’s not that bad? I don’t know if other people have this problem though. Also, I agree that there should be a chat space, but I also suggest making it restricted unless you are a certain age, if you do add it. I say this because I have personally seen kids use a game chat as an excuse to cyber bully and call it a game, so that’s is why I say that if you add a chat it should be restricted for certain ages. Also, I think it would be really cool if you could have your own Pokémon battle each other, because that way you can see their strength and weaknesses before going against people online, and you would also be able to determine the difficulty of the battles. Overall, I think this is a really fun game and I highly suggest this to any and all Pokémon fans, and even people who don’t even know what it is! Edit: I find that sometimes my Pokémon are all very damaged, and I don’t have enough potions, so maybe if you could add a chance to heal your Pokémon at a poke stop of gym, or maybe as a research reward? -
Great experience overall. I've noticed these comments lately may be right that talk about glitches because I've been playing for a while and noticed more glitches lately than I have in the past but it's not going to keep me from playing and I don't know if this is my first review and I expect if they want to keep this game and get new people playing that they'll fix those glitches cuz it's entirely possible. Nonetheless my overall experience is good.
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Amazing
This app is an amazing app! It is an amazing way to kill time and a great app to get your exercise in! There are a couple things that I think could be better. I feel there should be a chat space! So you can talk to the people you are friends with to meet up and do raids or battle together. Instead of having to download an app which even then you need to at least know there phone number. I feel you should be able to get more than 50 coins a day. Or at least be able to get a bonus for every continuous day your Pokémon is at a gym. Saying that I know that the prices to buy stuff is set to match the amount of coins able to be received each day. So if needed I feel it would be ok to up the price on coins a little. For trading.... I feel you should be able to choose what your friend gets. Or at least be able to put something in there for them besides a sticker. This also adds onto the fact that we need a chat system between friends to be able to tell what each other needs and or is receiving. I know you have the notifications for what your friend has received but it would still be nice to be able to say “oh thanks for the poke balls dude” or something along the lines of that. Overall this game is amazing! And I get on it several times a day. But I am sure other people have been saying things along the lines of what I have said! I mean none of this is no rude way but I do feel that these things should either be changed or added into the game! -
Hands down, best app available.
I’ll shoot it to you straight. Don’t listen to the negative reviews. Contrary to “popular” belief, this game isn’t “paywalled” unless you have a fear of missing out on what other players spend 6+ hours achieving in a day. A very small portion of exclusive events are paywalled, like go fest/safari zone and that’s it. If you want items from the store, Drop in as many gyms as possible, it’s good for 350 coins per week if done right, and have reasonable expectations (and by that I mean shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon in GO are given out at an insanely high rate compared to main series games) Competitive gameplay (Go battle league) having some glitching issues, doesn’t make it a bad game for those that choose not to play competitively, and even with the glitching, proper investments in Pokémon far outweigh any glitching that occurs, that and most players just expect to go 5/5 on every round played and anything less than that is a failure on Niantic’s part. Raids are very easy if you toss your IV expectations out the window and focus on high CP counters. Each Pokémon has given base stats, and IV doesn’t make or break most Pokémon when raiding, counters make or break your success. The game is completely add free, it’s free of actual currency, it’s fun, it’s addictive and it gets you outside. Just play it how YOU want to play it, and you’ll love it regardless. -
Well, this game is AMAZING! LITTERALY! The reason I only have it 4 stars though, is the fact, that, when I first started, after I finished customising my character, when I was about to choose my first pokemon, it would work. Like, I couldn't catch my pokemon. This is like the 5th time I'm uninstalling this app the reinstalling. Btw, I played a lot on my dad's phone, so I'm no entirely new to this, it's fun once it works. But I would juts like to put that out there! I'm not sure if it's just me ☺
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It is fun.
It is indeed fun and has grown a lot since I first started about four years ago. I am also really glad they retracted with the sprite version of Pokémon. I would have quit. I am proud that those behind Pokémon Go are doing what they can to help people enjoy the app during the pandemic. Even more so, I commend them for standing up for the black people and all races. Being anything other than white dose not mean that they mean less. To me they mean so much more. Now on from that and back to Pokémon Go. I find myself pondering weather to keep with Pokémon go, or to let it go. Community days end when workers are getting off work or kids getting off school. That is extremely unfair. There should also be more Pokémon, Pokémon stops and gems for those in rural areas. Also, I purchased a remote raid pass for the event. When I hopped in to join, the people left so I hopped out only to find that I had completely lost my remote raid pass. This was also unfair as other raid passes do not vanish when you hop in and out when others leave. Another reason for me to consider leaving. It is very wrong for the raid to be used up like that especially when we have to pay for them. I surely will not buy another, event or not. Sure, coins, incubators, lucky eggs and so on are expected to disappear when used, but when other raid passes let you hop in and out, it is shameful to take the remote raid pass without having participated in any raid. That is all I have to say. -
Its fun with the wife. But there are still some glaring issues. 1st, pokestop, I understand limiting the ability to level 38, but I've seen a few that need to be removed or updated/moved. 2nd, daily coin limits are way too low. I had 5 gyms defended for 2 days and all came back to me at the same time. The first one reached the daily limit of 50. 50! It costs 100 just to get 20 pokeballs. How lame is it im limited to getting 50 a day?
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Good game but many fixes.
OK so first of all I would like to say is a great game plus there’s many problems with it. My first problem is that you have to pay for everything in the shop instead of earning points but I have played for about three months now and I haven’t a single coin and it is really annoying to have to pay money to be able to get more poke balls and revives. Another problem is that a lot of times when I go to a PokéStop and spin it, it won’t let me collect anything, and will tell me to please try again later even though I already tried but it didn’t give me anything. One of my last two problems is that I hate how you run out of poke balls so quickly because then the only way to get more is to buy with money, or go to a poke stop for only 3 poke balls, which gets really annoying at times. One of my last problems with this game is, I don’t like having battles that all you can do is tap the screen I wish it was like that you could actually choose your move I could use and you can dodge other moves like a real Pokémon battle and I think that would improve the game much better. Just being able to tap the screen taking in every single shot is really annoying. Also the blocks don’t really seem very Pokémon, since in actual Pokémon battles you don’t really have a big screen in front of you blocking so I think it would be better if you guys let us be able to dodge instead of blocking. -
This game has come very far
I’ve been playing this game since week 1. There was a month of 2 when I had it deleted because I wasn’t playing it, but when gen 3 was added I came right back. I’ve spent a good hundred dollars on this game, and I really only have 1 complaint in the dinosaur of video game perfection. I just wish Mega Evolution was better. Anyway, the way they have adapted into making play from hone easier is really nice, so people don’t risk getting sick. If you look back at the beginning of the game, you can really tell it’s growth. Research, buddies, friends, trainer battles, Team Rocket, shinies, and even legendaries weren’t even in the game at launch, and now we (almost) have 5 ENTIRE GENERATIONS with a read of gen 6. Research has been a really fun time killer when I’m bored, and the fact that Pokémon constantly spawn make it even nicer and a continuous adventure. Looking back, I feel so dumb taking a break from the game, even if it was only for 2 months. Anyone could get a blast out of it, and it’s a great way to drop a couple of pounds even if you’re only going out once a day! A lot of people got it at the start and quit a few weeks/months. If your one of those people, definitely check this game out again! This game has come so far, and I can’t wait to see how much it grows in the future!
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Need to fix
I always need to upgrade my bag and I don’t never have anything in it I always empty it and I still need to empty it I don’t have any more Pokémon balls and I’m about to delete it it’s becoming pointless to play -
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Very well made absolutely perfect
I used to have this game and play it everyday- until my mom put a limit on my phone and now google is blocked. >:( My mom stinks. Anyway- I had a bunch a legendarys. And those who don’t like this game i swear you are cursed for all eternity. I think you should add a chat or a microphone, where you can talk through a screen. That would be very useful when discussing any battle plans or ideas, which is what my sister and I do. Anyway, I have great hopes you’ll add these changes someday. 😊 Good luck with your work and stay sweet.😉 -
Please read, Devs and Ipad users!
So I have an iPad normal right? A lot of people have iPads and kids usually don’t have phones BUT have a iPad. So let’s get straight to the problem: IT DOESNT WORK I’m sure you know I can’t carry an iPad that’s like a pound 24/7. Even if I carry it and walk, it doesn’t work! My character doesn’t move (unless you count walking but not moving an inch). Please fix it I’m tired of this. -
amazing but-
i’ve been playing this game for a few years now and it’s a really fun and cool game. one thing i’ve noticed lately is that the field research’s haven’t been really “worth” the tasks. it used to give us legendary pokemon or rare pokemon but now it’s just giving us every day pokemon ( for example january’s was chansey) please make the field researches better. either than that it’s a really fun game. -
Good Game but Starters are a PAIN
The game is very addicting and helps me get exercise but, Starters are REALLY annoying to catch. I saw a charmander and I was like oh wow I don’t have one. I tapped it and it had a orange aura thing so I used a raspberry a ultra ball and got a nice throw. I was sure that I would catch it but it jiggled only ONCE?!? WHAT HOW. I was upset. And I didn’t have any other good balls so I couldn’t catch it. Starters are such a pain to catch and I really want them to be easier, cause I really like starters and my main goal in this game is to every single Pokémon. AND THATS HARD IF I CAN’T EVEN CATCH THEM! So please for the love of god make them easier to catch. -
You are the best!
I love this game, and I also love you guys, the Developers! Just wanna give a big thanks for what you’ve done to help out with playing the game during a global pandemic. I have a fes suggestions to improve the game a bit, like adding more customization. New Types of hair to decorate your character a bit more. This might be a personal request, but I’d feel like others would enjoy it as well! Anyway, to the people who are new to Pokémon, start with this game. It’s completely free and you would probably enjoy it as much as i do! Another thanks to the Developers, you guys are the best! -
Can’t battle friends
No matter what i tried I can’t battle my dad who plays Pokémon go all it said was sorry error 6 occurred -
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Bugs in the game.
I have recently noticed some possible bugs at the game, buddies of mine for trying to send me raid invites to join them in a raid battle. I click on their invites and it doesn’t let me join, like as soon as they sent it I click on it and I can’t join in it just takes me to the gyms defending Pokémon. Doesn’t even show there’s a raid going on. Please fix this is is very hard to do raid battles we are in your friends can’t join in.
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This game is amazing
I love this game so much, and it’s an awesome way to kill time, and if you have kids it is a great motivator to get outside! There are a couple bugs that they could fix though, one of the most prominent being that when I finish a research task and the reward is catching a Pokémon, it sometimes bugs out. However, it still has an option to try and catch that Pokémon on a different place on the list, so I guess it’s not that bad? I don’t know if other people have this problem though. Also, I agree that there should be a chat space, but I also suggest making it restricted unless you are a certain age, if you do add it. I say this because I have personally seen kids use a game chat as an excuse to cyber bully and call it a game, so that’s is why I say that if you add a chat it should be restricted for certain ages. Also, I think it would be really cool if you could have your own Pokémon battle each other, because that way you can see their strength and weaknesses before going against people online, and you would also be able to determine the difficulty of the battles. Overall, I think this is a really fun game and I highly suggest this to any and all Pokémon fans, and even people who don’t even know what it is! Edit: I find that sometimes my Pokémon are all very damaged, and I don’t have enough potions, so maybe if you could add a chance to heal your Pokémon at a poke stop of gym, or maybe as a research reward? -
Great experience overall. I've noticed these comments lately may be right that talk about glitches because I've been playing for a while and noticed more glitches lately than I have in the past but it's not going to keep me from playing and I don't know if this is my first review and I expect if they want to keep this game and get new people playing that they'll fix those glitches cuz it's entirely possible. Nonetheless my overall experience is good.
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Hands down, best app available.
I’ll shoot it to you straight. Don’t listen to the negative reviews. Contrary to “popular” belief, this game isn’t “paywalled” unless you have a fear of missing out on what other players spend 6+ hours achieving in a day. A very small portion of exclusive events are paywalled, like go fest/safari zone and that’s it. If you want items from the store, Drop in as many gyms as possible, it’s good for 350 coins per week if done right, and have reasonable expectations (and by that I mean shiny Pokémon. Shiny Pokémon in GO are given out at an insanely high rate compared to main series games) Competitive gameplay (Go battle league) having some glitching issues, doesn’t make it a bad game for those that choose not to play competitively, and even with the glitching, proper investments in Pokémon far outweigh any glitching that occurs, that and most players just expect to go 5/5 on every round played and anything less than that is a failure on Niantic’s part. Raids are very easy if you toss your IV expectations out the window and focus on high CP counters. Each Pokémon has given base stats, and IV doesn’t make or break most Pokémon when raiding, counters make or break your success. The game is completely add free, it’s free of actual currency, it’s fun, it’s addictive and it gets you outside. Just play it how YOU want to play it, and you’ll love it regardless. -
This game has come very far
I’ve been playing this game since week 1. There was a month of 2 when I had it deleted because I wasn’t playing it, but when gen 3 was added I came right back. I’ve spent a good hundred dollars on this game, and I really only have 1 complaint in the dinosaur of video game perfection. I just wish Mega Evolution was better. Anyway, the way they have adapted into making play from hone easier is really nice, so people don’t risk getting sick. If you look back at the beginning of the game, you can really tell it’s growth. Research, buddies, friends, trainer battles, Team Rocket, shinies, and even legendaries weren’t even in the game at launch, and now we (almost) have 5 ENTIRE GENERATIONS with a read of gen 6. Research has been a really fun time killer when I’m bored, and the fact that Pokémon constantly spawn make it even nicer and a continuous adventure. Looking back, I feel so dumb taking a break from the game, even if it was only for 2 months. Anyone could get a blast out of it, and it’s a great way to drop a couple of pounds even if you’re only going out once a day! A lot of people got it at the start and quit a few weeks/months. If your one of those people, definitely check this game out again! This game has come so far, and I can’t wait to see how much it grows in the future! -
I love this game, can we make it even better?
This has been a great game since the beginning! Never before have we had a game that encouraged people to get out and meet people in the real world with the same love for Pokémon. The best part is Niantic really does care about their players and listens to the feedback given from their loyal players. The new changes have been great keeping older players such as myself actively playing yet I’ve felt like since the beginning there has been a key element that has been missing. In the original Game Boy games when you tried to catch a Pokémon you had to fight it with one of your own Pokémon and each Pokémon had up to 3 or 4 attacks that you could pick from. Less tapping the screen continuously and more strategizing your next move. I was reading the reviews and I agree that there needs to be a chat with your friend group so you can coordinate raids rather than using facebook chat groups. I honestly don’t struggle with poke balls but more with potions since I battle a lot I am always healing my Pokémon and always have a huge amount of Pokémon I can’t revive due to the low amounts of potions that are more frequently getting distributed as gifts from raids or friends. Also can we make dodging work in battles? It’s an underutilized addition that doesn’t appear to help with battling. -
This is far and above one of the BEST mobile games ever created. It's super fun, easy to pick up on, fits tons of different play styles, both hardcore progression AND leisurely/go at your own pace enjoyment. I've never had so much fun playing a mobile game! Another plus about this game is it encourages you to get up and get out, to walk and be active, all the while having fun playing a game. Plus you're also burning calories and getting exercise! Great for kids too!
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I love this game but
I love this game and have been playing it for about 2 years now with no problems. It is my favorite game by far, mainly because of the random shinies. I love the shiny rates and think they are just right. My prized possession is my shiny volbeet, which is awesome to me because I live in the US and the shiny was only in one event. My problem with this though is that I think that if there is an event with a Pokémon that is usually found in a different hemisphere, it should be harder to find the shiny. I think this will make people get out for it and try way harder to grind for the shiny. Also I think we should get to pick from more Pokémon for the community days we pick. I think they should all be new shinies because sandshrew is my favorite shiny and it got beat out by Pokémon that were new shinies. Obviously this isn’t a big deal but I think they should all be new shiny options or they should be new Pokémon into the game, like Skrelp would be an awesome com day, mainly because if Dragalgae. Or you could add more options maybe for the com days. Anyway, no real problems with this game, but I do think that these may make the game better. You probably don’t care about these comments, but I think this would be cooler. I don’t know. Anyway I love this and recommend it highly. -
Innovative and Adaptive
Pokémon has been a staple of my childhood; so needless to say, I had very high hopes when Niantic brought Pokémon Go to us. At the start of its conception the game has been captivating and engaging in a whole new way with today’s technology. Though lacking aspects from the original game such as battling others or fighting a great evil like Team Rocket, Niantic has continuously evolved the app, actively listening to its fan base to make a Pokémon game that resembles the original more and more closely. Admittedly I was only slightly disappointed by how limited the game was first starting out, so I dropped it for a year. When I started playing it again with friends later, I was shocked and impressed by how far the game has come in its innovations and adaptivity, bringing 1 on 1 battles to the table in a variety of league settings, constantly sending out news letters to its players in order to stay up to date with Pokémon events happening from week to week, creating Raid Hours and Community Days, allowing invites to Raids, battling Team Rocket, and so much more! If you thought the game was lacking from the start, I strongly encourage you to pick it up again and see what it has become today. I look forward to Niantic’s journey for this game with great anticipation -
I love how you progress through the game. You start off weaker making the game more difficult but as you progress, you unlock more and the game becomes highly addictive (In a good way). If I had to change one thing it would be the Go x Home. I would like it to be unlimited for regular pokemon. Other then that I love this game and will continue to play it no matter what happens.
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Addicting game, I just got a request.
I love the game so much. I got it a while back, but due to losing my account information I couldn’t retrieve anything from it. But it was okay, because I was still a sort of low level. I love that you can customize your character creation and walk around the map finding locations of places and poke. I just ask that there are more available options in customization. I kinda want more hairstyle options. I feel like having a unique character sets a more attractive mood in the Pokémon world. In the anime/cartoon, characters were distinguished by their hair shapes, eyes shapes, and what they wore...Oh and their colors! If the developer doesn’t have time for that, maybe finding a way for a creator mode where those who sign up for it can create hairstyles(or other mod creations) for other players across the world. You can even have the creator mode set up where they pay for that kind of vip section, it may boost your product, who knows. Whatever you do and however you find, I really just want a different hairstyle 😓. That’s it for now! I recommend this game to everyone! It is fun and addicting! Also helps your motivation for walking outside more and exploring the world.
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I love this game. I have hit a point where, in order to progress, I'll have to spend money. I hope that changes. It's frustrating, because I'm super poor, so I can't afford to waste money on games on my phone. But, this has been an fun activity that my boyfriend and I can do to spend quality time together. It has been especially nice to do during Covid-19, because it gets us out of the house. We enjoy having our little competitive bouts with our friends, neighbors and new people we meet as well.
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Well, this game is AMAZING! LITTERALY! The reason I only have it 4 stars though, is the fact, that, when I first started, after I finished customising my character, when I was about to choose my first pokemon, it would work. Like, I couldn't catch my pokemon. This is like the 5th time I'm uninstalling this app the reinstalling. Btw, I played a lot on my dad's phone, so I'm no entirely new to this, it's fun once it works. But I would juts like to put that out there! I'm not sure if it's just me ☺
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Actually a really good game
See, I started on July 17, 2016 and I’m still playing it. The pvp battles that were added in are an easy way to gat rare items and cool pokemon. There are also five generations of Pokémon in game so there is a lot of variety with Pokémon. The updates during corona make it easier to play without going outside so that makes it a lot more enjoyable to play. And I’m not sure if this helps but the 3D models make good drawing references for me. I’m a long time Pokémon fan and have been playing since 2001. I really don’t understand the critical reviews. I think that this game is simple to understand and good for all ages. You can also get motivated to exercise with this app. The game has good graphics too. My only complaint is that many people are hacking the game. I think that a game that is still receiving updates in 2020 should be harder to hack into. Also there may be daily gift boxes that give you pokeballs but some of us don’t have many Pokestops around their homes so we don’t have much accessibility to pokeballs. Even so, it’s a good overall pokemon game and I would recommend it to many. Thank you for taking your time to read my review by the way. 4 stars for me! But please stop asking for Pokémon that haven’t been added in yet to be added in. Gen 6 along with greninja will be added Later. Thank you again. -
Pretty great game, been playing since 2016. Far from perfect by a mile but still a fun game to pick up and play around with for a while. I usually stop and start months apart and see the improvements to it as time goes on. Perfect for playing when traveling as Pokemon seem to at least somewhat change based on where you are. And you can usually find people in your community to play the game with. I know there is at least one group who participates in raids frequently near me as a group for safety
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Similar to real game
I started playing July 2016 but due to all the glitches and lack of Pokémon I stopped playing for a few years. The reason I started up again was because a friend recommended to try it. Now gifts can be exchanged, the Pokémon generations are mostly caught up, and there are a lot more stops and gyms to interact with. My main issue with this game is the lack of interaction with other players. I would like to be able to battle with nearby trainers like the real Pokémon game allows. Also during gym battles, there should be an option to switch Pokémon in between defeats. Those are the rules in a real Pokémon battle and this should be applied to this game. Pokémon should also gain experience after battles to help build them up. I understand the candy concept but those should be bonus experience/cp. I have lost a few great catches due to the glitches/network errors which is very frustrating! Other than that I enjoy catching Pokémon and spinning stops on my walk up to work through the downtown area. It’s a nice way to see the town. EDIT I forgot to mention: I’m not sure why but when I’m on the bus or in any vehicle as a passenger I should be able to spin stops for rewards not “try again later”. It doesn’t make sense to allow me the option to catch Pokémon but I can’t get stops or gain steps with my eggs or buddy. -
Great, but still missing some stuff
I played this game on and off since it first came out in 2016. And while I think it’s a solid game, it’s still missing out on some things. There’s still really poor rural and suburban representation in Pokémon go, especially in regards to raids and pokestops. I understand if raids have to take place in towns, but it wouldn’t hurt to have at least some amount of pokestops near communities. I live near a local park and there are zero pokestops there. I understand that there’s an option to create pokestops indirectly through another Niantic game, Ingress, but from my experience that game isn’t properly optimized for newer iPhones, and the base-building system is clunky and tedious. It would make more sense for Pokémon GO players to create new pokestops in gardens and parks, so that they can more easily play the game away from the city or towns. Another minor complaint is the sound. What was the deal with the sudden degrade in sound quality? Was that for saving battery life? Another good thing to add would be to battle other players’ Pokémon directly, instead of going to a raid or a gym and battling their Pokémon there. Niantic still needs to realize that not all of their player base is willing to drive 10 miles to go catch and see Pokémon. If these issues would be fixed this game would be 5 stars. -
Don't get me wrong I absolutely love the game, however it does come with its fair share of bugs. I always have issues joining remote raids, it'll take 2 passes some times, and even when I get it half the time I can't fast attack, I have to wait until I get hit a bunch just to dish out 1 charged move. All in all great game but could use some work still
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Why the challenges
The games good I’ve had it ever since it came out it has amazing updates and features like the buddy and egg hatching mechanic but one thing I hate are the challenges. The problem with the challenges (I’m talking about the special ones not the ones that you get from pokestops) are that they don’t count unless you had the challenge. If you don’t understand I’ll explain, for the new challenge or Meltan go challenges there’s one specific challenge that took me a year to finally do, it was to catch a ditto which I had done an hour before I got the challenge.i had caught a ditto an hour prior of getting the catch a ditto challenge and the problem is it didn’t count towards the challenge, but not only that I had evolved a magikarp three weeks ago and I just got the challenge evolve a magikarp challenge I don’t want to wait another year to just get another stage of a challenge that I will inevitably will have to do that will take me another year to do I just want to play the game and earn the challenges that I did too early without knowing it was too early. I hope this is seen so at least I have some sort of reasoning for this and if this is seen by a developer thanks this game is really nice and I cannot wait to see what else this game holds in the future. -
Great, but needs improvement
I love this game and wish I could do everything in it but I don’t live close to any gyms so raids are almost impossible for me to do. I have been playing since the beginning but do not have a single legendary because of this. I know that they are sometimes in breakthrough boxes, but rarely. I just wish that I could get a legendary Pokémon. And when I said I’ve played since the beginning I have but under a different account. Also I have some issues with the special research because I evolved a grimer and literally 3 minutes later I got a quest to evolve a grimer and it really ticks me off that it is making me use up the candies to evolve another one instead of powering up my near perfect IV muk. Also the game crashes whenever I try to trade or do anything online. Idk If anyone else has this issue but I would greatly appreciate it if it would be fixed. That’s pretty much all of my complaints with this game. Other than this it is perfect. I love how you can actually be a trainer though I wish using AR wouldn’t crash on me so I could feel more immersed in the world. Also I would love to see some changes to the map. It has looked the same for ages and a fresh new look would be nice. Maybe implement a skin system so that you can change it. :) -
Best game ever but it needs some work
People say that this game takes forever to load but it doesn’t. They say that Pokémon hardly show up anywhere but that’s not true they have been popping up all over the place. I can hardly go one minute without a Pokémon showing up on my screen. So those people need to shut their mouth unless they know what they are talking about. This game even makes lazy kids who sit on the couch and play video games all day get up and go outside. It helps people get exercise and many people have said that this game has helped change their lives and those of many others. Pokémon is a great game and anyone who thinks otherwise can go cry to their mommies about it. That being said, this app does need a little help. For instance pikachu is very rare in fact maybe a little too rare. I have heard many people complain about not even seeing a pikachu at all ,me being one of those people. Also there isn’t much to do on the game in rural areas and it would be nice if you could just do something with the game to make it easier on those living in rural areas. Also you need to make it easier for people to earn gold coins. Because most of us have been playing this game for years and still have not gotten any gold coins.
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Amazing
This app is an amazing app! It is an amazing way to kill time and a great app to get your exercise in! There are a couple things that I think could be better. I feel there should be a chat space! So you can talk to the people you are friends with to meet up and do raids or battle together. Instead of having to download an app which even then you need to at least know there phone number. I feel you should be able to get more than 50 coins a day. Or at least be able to get a bonus for every continuous day your Pokémon is at a gym. Saying that I know that the prices to buy stuff is set to match the amount of coins able to be received each day. So if needed I feel it would be ok to up the price on coins a little. For trading.... I feel you should be able to choose what your friend gets. Or at least be able to put something in there for them besides a sticker. This also adds onto the fact that we need a chat system between friends to be able to tell what each other needs and or is receiving. I know you have the notifications for what your friend has received but it would still be nice to be able to say “oh thanks for the poke balls dude” or something along the lines of that. Overall this game is amazing! And I get on it several times a day. But I am sure other people have been saying things along the lines of what I have said! I mean none of this is no rude way but I do feel that these things should either be changed or added into the game! -
It is fun.
It is indeed fun and has grown a lot since I first started about four years ago. I am also really glad they retracted with the sprite version of Pokémon. I would have quit. I am proud that those behind Pokémon Go are doing what they can to help people enjoy the app during the pandemic. Even more so, I commend them for standing up for the black people and all races. Being anything other than white dose not mean that they mean less. To me they mean so much more. Now on from that and back to Pokémon Go. I find myself pondering weather to keep with Pokémon go, or to let it go. Community days end when workers are getting off work or kids getting off school. That is extremely unfair. There should also be more Pokémon, Pokémon stops and gems for those in rural areas. Also, I purchased a remote raid pass for the event. When I hopped in to join, the people left so I hopped out only to find that I had completely lost my remote raid pass. This was also unfair as other raid passes do not vanish when you hop in and out when others leave. Another reason for me to consider leaving. It is very wrong for the raid to be used up like that especially when we have to pay for them. I surely will not buy another, event or not. Sure, coins, incubators, lucky eggs and so on are expected to disappear when used, but when other raid passes let you hop in and out, it is shameful to take the remote raid pass without having participated in any raid. That is all I have to say. -
Its fun with the wife. But there are still some glaring issues. 1st, pokestop, I understand limiting the ability to level 38, but I've seen a few that need to be removed or updated/moved. 2nd, daily coin limits are way too low. I had 5 gyms defended for 2 days and all came back to me at the same time. The first one reached the daily limit of 50. 50! It costs 100 just to get 20 pokeballs. How lame is it im limited to getting 50 a day?
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Good game but many fixes.
OK so first of all I would like to say is a great game plus there’s many problems with it. My first problem is that you have to pay for everything in the shop instead of earning points but I have played for about three months now and I haven’t a single coin and it is really annoying to have to pay money to be able to get more poke balls and revives. Another problem is that a lot of times when I go to a PokéStop and spin it, it won’t let me collect anything, and will tell me to please try again later even though I already tried but it didn’t give me anything. One of my last two problems is that I hate how you run out of poke balls so quickly because then the only way to get more is to buy with money, or go to a poke stop for only 3 poke balls, which gets really annoying at times. One of my last problems with this game is, I don’t like having battles that all you can do is tap the screen I wish it was like that you could actually choose your move I could use and you can dodge other moves like a real Pokémon battle and I think that would improve the game much better. Just being able to tap the screen taking in every single shot is really annoying. Also the blocks don’t really seem very Pokémon, since in actual Pokémon battles you don’t really have a big screen in front of you blocking so I think it would be better if you guys let us be able to dodge instead of blocking. -
Not gonna lie
I’m not even going to lie, I’m 27 and absolutely love this game. I grew up with Pokémon and this is by far the best Pokémon game. I stopped playing for a year or so because I reached the top level and got bored with it; about 6 months ago my husband convinced me to redownload it because of the numerous new features and two more generations of Pokémon that had been added to the game. Unfortunately as of lately I’ve been having nothing but problems with getting it to load. This is now the third time in a week that I’ve had to uninstall and reinstall the game and unfortunately this time it doesn’t appear to even be reinstalling. And yes the app and phone software are all up to date and everything like that. On top of that, on my other phone, if/when the game loads it no longer loads all of the way. It’s genuinely one of the most frustrating things I’ve been dealing with because playing this game keeps me out of trouble and out of my own head. It’s definitely become my biggest hobby and biggest outlet, so when I’m stressed out to the max and it doesn’t want to load - which seems to be every single time I’m excessively stressed lately- it just makes everything worse. I was praying that these last batch of updates they did would have fixed that but I haven’t even been able to get the game to load since it updated! That is literally the only downside to it and unfortunately it’s a major one. -
Fun game, needs to be polished
Love the game. With the newer updates there’s a lot more to do in a more organized way. Most of the objectives of the game work flawlessly. The inner economy of items and Pokémon’s creates a wonderful system that makes you want to come back and play more. But, there are a lot of issues to still work out. One of which is the coins and gyms system. Right now, you can only get 50 coins per day. And a pokemon earns a single coin per 10 minutes in a gym. You would reach the max limit for coins in about 8 hours. This creates an issue, in which, if you have 4 pokemon in different gyms that have been in there for all over a day. Well over the limit. Meaning you could make 200 coins total, if they get defeated on different days. However, if they are all defeated on a single day then you only receive 50 coins for all 4, missing out on the 150. Currently, there is no work around this issue. You can’t recall your pokemon early, and if one gets stuck in a gym you are sitting there praying for it to be beaten. Another issue is with the combat leagues. When I first started the game with my most powerful pokemon at about 1000cp to try out the feature, the opponents were vastly unbalanced. I had to fight a 3000cp mewtwo on my 4th or so fight. It just seems that some of the features weren’t given enough time as opposed to other features of the game, and that lackluster approach clearly shows. -
Frustrating Customer Service
Currently customer service does not provide adequate support. During and shortly after go-fest, I was invited to multiple mobile raids but got flat kicked out after all my Pokémon fainted. I couldn’t get back in. If the timer hadn’t expired and I was able to get back in, it burned a second pass. This glitch cost me at least 6 mobile raid passes which I had purchased with money (not coins from raiding.) I bought more because I wanted to have fun with my friends and not let it ruin my time. Later when I contacted customer service I got reimbursed for 1 pass. One. That’s it. They blamed it on a “visual glitch” saying the pass was still there, but it wasn’t. My inventory never got reset, the passes just disappeared. Even after closing and logging out. They know the system is buggy and people are getting gypped out of things they purchased but don’t seem to care. Everyone I play with experienced the same issues and only half of us have received any sort of refund. Also: (yea I know it’s petty) character customization. There’s lacking color variants for even the basic items, you can’t choose between long or short hair. Every male/female looks the same but with a different skin tone. We’re 4 years into this game and you can have blue, yellow, green, white, purple or 3 different shades of brown hair ... but no RED. (Give me my stupid red hair!!!) -
It's a great game in general. Sadly, the latest updates keep crashing the game once opened. Usually I close the app and restart and it works. But it's kind of frustrating when you have to open the app just to close it and re-open it again to play. Also the limit of pokécoins from gyms is kind of a joke at this point. Would be nice to have a slight increase to it to make it worth dropping pokémons in the gyms. But I know it wont happen anytime soon because *cough* "Money".
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3 stars. Every time I launch the game, loading bar hits half way, freezes, crashes and requires this 2 or 3 times just to open the game... That's on a galaxy S9+. Look, its not a horrible game but some of the challenges are unrealistic. Meaning you will get stuck on them, not being able to pass. I'll keep playing (for now), just less than I normally would... and I don't EVER spend money on broken games. So you lost me as a customer there.
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Pokémon go is OK
I like Pokémon GO it’s very simple now very hard to use and it takes you out of all of the house and help his people to walk about and explore but the one thing I have problems with is that when I logged on for the first time I was at level one and then also I had a glitch and also I became level six on the red team even though I never chose that team the problem with this Pokémon go is that the team that develop the And the support system there is terrible because when I tell him about my issue they won’t even respond to my problem I was trying to tell him that I did not pick my team and they were saying that we can’t do anything about it once you pick your team there’s nothing that you can do I also try to reset my account with my new email and I didn’t do any good like I had really had issue with the login is your for Pokémon go and the support staff on that game was terrible they need to learn to have some Consideration about their customers if there’s a problem they should take the time and look into issues instead of just sitting on the automated discussions about what we need to know stuff like that the support system was really terrible in my case I mean the game is fine not gonna lie but the support system is terrible though tech-support for their game is terrible I even went to the website and didn’t do anything about it
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Still having the same issue, five months later! This is ridiculous. Pointless since the most recent update... For about a week now, any time I try to catch a pokémon, my screen either goes white or black, and freezes. I have updated several times, as well as uninstall and reinstall, hoping to fix the issue. Anyone else dealing with this? If so, have you been able to resolve the issue?
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Arena is broken Constant errors and totally unbalanced. You'll be fighting rank 4's when your only rank 1. Matching should be based off teir and CP rating of Pokémon team. There also should never not be Pokémon around. I shouldn't have to wait hours before a Pokémon shows up. I get that yall have to make money but ease up on the micro transactions, it's just annoying at this point. Has potential for great things if the developers can get their act together.
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The game has developed so many different glitches and errors. Pokeballs freeze when trying to catch (especially annoying if you paid for a raid pass, forces you to close and open the game again). Or failure to open the game at all, so you gotta restart your phone. So many issues other players are also having trouble with. It's been known to go on for months and it's not being fixed.
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I really enjoy this game, and I have played it ever since it first came out nearly 5 years ago. However in its current state, its nearly unplayable. So many issues with lag and bugs ruin this game. It freezes at least 5x a day. There is a bug where you go into a raid and cannot attack and your game completely crashes. This bug has been around for months, but yet it still isn't fixed. I am now unable to do any sort of remote raid as I cannot attack or even catch the pokemon. SORT IT OUT FFS!
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Account Issues
First off, I’m a huge Pokémon fan! Have been all my life. I got super far in my original account but then it wasn’t letting me buy stuff in the shop with my coins I had. So I figured I’d log out and go back in. Now it’s saying my password isn’t correct which I know it is. But then I requested an email to change it. They said it was sent but I never got it. I tried retrying and it said the link is active for 48 hours. Does that mean I’ll get the email within 48 hours or I have 48 hours? I tried using a made up email just to see what would happen and they said there’s no account on there with that email. Just wanted to be sure the email wasn’t a problem. So why is it not allowing me to change my password by sending me an email?? Also I made a second one just for the meantime but on this one it won’t allow me progress with egg hatching and/or buddy Pokémon getting candies. I turned all settings on for allowing my location and all that. My battery saving mode isn’t on either. Aside from that, I can’t add friends. It said that it won’t load and to try again later. All I’m saying is that on my original account, everything was okay. I was even playing earlier this morning. Is there anything that can be done? I can’t even really get the full experience because the events have to do with my buddy getting candies and also hatching eggs. What can be done?? I’m just upset because I put so much time and effort into this all for this to happen... -
Idk whats happened but there are SO many glitches now. Raiding is nearly impossible for me. Sometimes my screen becomes unresponsive so I can't catch pokemon, ESPECIALLY in raids, I can't even attack. Sometimes I can close the app and rejoin and catch/attack, but most times I have to try multiple times & it acts like it uses a raid pass so if you only had the one you have to buy another to just reenter the raid even though technically it didn't use it? Sometimes it just eats your raid passes🤬
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The game as it is right now is a horrible buggy mess. The game randomly crashes or won't load to begin with. The worst part right now has to be the remote raiding system. Out of the probably 15 raids I have done remotely over the past week or so, I have had my game freeze on every single one, forcing me to reset the game and try to reenter the lobby before either the raid was finished, or in some cases I ran out of time and lost my pass. Save your money and avoid raiding until this is fixed.
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So fed up of all the bugs. It has been out for so many years, and there are constant problems. I've been playing for over a year now and its the same issues then as it is now. When you go into a raid 7/10 times you just sit in there and it won't let you attack at all, the game crashes almost every 10 minutes when youre actually walking around on it, and ontop of this all, I have done 4 ledgendary raids the past 2 days, with golden rasberrys, excellent throws 12 times and still not caught?fed up.
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It's an alright game, it doesnt crash that much for me personally, but the only problem is that when I go to buy things from the store, that costs really money, I pay for it the money leaves my bank and then i get an error message and i dont get the item. This is theft. I have tried approaching Niantic about it and all they said to do is wait. I have waited 2 months for my money back or for the pokecoins I payed for. I think that this is absolutely unacceptable.
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update
i love the game but i give it a 2 bc it needs updates for ease of use. im a passenger in a car alot and pokestops should be able to open and spin if were going past one at 60 mph bc some of the places we go by no one is walking to so the onlyway to hit it is from a car but like i said if im a passenger there shouldnt be restrictions. also i dont need the dont pokemon and go while driving message to pop up every time my speed changes if i say im a passenger it should acknowledge and not ask again unless i close the app and open back up if u have to create a license agreement stating that if u check this box and are using pokémon go while driving after it asks if ur a passenger and u aren't a passenger u cant sue if u get in an accident then do that . also the special stones and leafs and all that for upgrades should be way easier to get I'm level 28 and have never seen some of them and i have the candies to upgrade idk if thats just me but ... lastly ditto idk what i have to do but its the longest achievement I've been trying to get i cant ever find him and like i said i'm a passenger a-lot i go all over the state it's getting to the point where i don't wanna play anymore bc i cant get to the next stage of special research its a lil ridiculous like i feel like they should pop up once since i have 2 special researches for it but yea hope thats all taken into account before i delete the app bc i like playing
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It crashes too much 😔
I used to play this game a ton a few years ago, not any more. I judged signed in an I was really excited because I knew that I loved it before so I logged in with the same account as before and everything was fine until I pressed the Pokémon to grab it then it crashed as soon as I touched it. I thought it was fine so I tried again and the same thing happened so I tried a couple more times and the last time I tried I could see the Pokémon like I was about to catch it but I didn’t have any poke balls 😢 and then after I couldn’t get the Pokémon it crashed again. I was very bummed that I finally got it to work and I didn’t have any poke balls. So I tried AGAIN and it stilled didn’t work. I REALLY wanted to play this game so I deleted the app and I downloaded it again. I logged in with the same account and tried again but IT STILL DIDNT WORK!!! I am very sad that I can’t play this game any more even though I know I used to love this game. Thank you for reading this review. Have a great day!!!🙂 -
Lazy Useless Customer Support
Lost access to my Pokémon Go account due to a bug on they’re end. Contacted customer support and they said if I wish to continue playing I can make a new account. After hundreds of dollars and years spent on this account I feel extremely disrespected how they shun loyal supporters away. -
Battle league
Why is Pokémon go forcing me to use my weaker Pokémon in battle league? Any of my Pokémon over level 12 disappear in battle select options, meaning, I have to battle with only my undeveloped Pokémon making the game kinda pointless. -
Worst game ever
This is the worst game ever because you don’t even know how to walk. It is not a good game!!! Save yourself from it because I spent 30 minutes figuring out how to walk and I still don’t know how to!! -
50 coin cap ruined it plus deleting gifts is tedious
There’s no point in this game. They cap how many coins you can earn so you cannot learn skills or tricks to be better. Absolutely pointless. They only want you to spend you actual money and that negates the point of game’s ability to distract from real life. And it shouldn’t take ages to delete useless gifts when you clearly know how to make it easier with the balls and potions. -
Can’t open and quit on itself
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Game is really getting in my nerves
IF IN POKÉMON GO YOU GET SHIELDS TO PROTECT UR CRAPPY WEAK POKÉMONS WHY IS IT NOT IN THE SERIES WOULD HAVE MADE MOTE SENCE ON GOD! -
Total Trash Heap
Unfair “elite collector challenges/medal”. Been all over looking for these dame random pokes just missing this shadow Snover an Cranidos. Its crazy now having to spend time hoping you run into specific Pokémon. I even went on two 5 mile hikes an zilch. I actually would like to enjoy my time out next time and not hypnotized to my phone. This is a messed up game keeping us glued to our phones in this time when safe none distracted interactions outdoors are so rare an important. If you add up all their event packages you spend more than a entire top of the line game system would cost. An just for a expensive mean spirited game that has so many bugs and glitches your game experience an any dollars will absolutely be waisted. -
Issue With The Challenge’s
They are fun, I love the idea. However if you have a Shadow Pokèmon or two on that list you are supposed to at least put them in the game for us to catch! There is still a quarantine on in a lot of places & the scarcity of some of the list is not fair to those of us that have to stay home still. Very displeased Also, you need to work on the Balloons... I am lucky to get one every couple of days but my husband get several a day. -
Doesn’t work on iPhone 12 Pro Max
I’m have trouble on my iPhone 12 Pro Max when I use a berry the game freezes and I can’t play can’t use the pokeballs and when I back out I can’t do anything but close the game and when I play a raid the game won’t let me fight back and freezes (I lost the chance to catch raid Pokémon 4 time already)I really love this game but I don’t want to spend money on remote raid passes if I can’t even use them if the game keep freezing plz help and fix the game I really love Pokémon go and I want to keep playing
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Arena is broken Constant errors and totally unbalanced. You'll be fighting rank 4's when your only rank 1. Matching should be based off teir and CP rating of Pokémon team. There also should never not be Pokémon around. I shouldn't have to wait hours before a Pokémon shows up. I get that yall have to make money but ease up on the micro transactions, it's just annoying at this point. Has potential for great things if the developers can get their act together.
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I really enjoy this game, and I have played it ever since it first came out nearly 5 years ago. However in its current state, its nearly unplayable. So many issues with lag and bugs ruin this game. It freezes at least 5x a day. There is a bug where you go into a raid and cannot attack and your game completely crashes. This bug has been around for months, but yet it still isn't fixed. I am now unable to do any sort of remote raid as I cannot attack or even catch the pokemon. SORT IT OUT FFS!
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Account Issues
First off, I’m a huge Pokémon fan! Have been all my life. I got super far in my original account but then it wasn’t letting me buy stuff in the shop with my coins I had. So I figured I’d log out and go back in. Now it’s saying my password isn’t correct which I know it is. But then I requested an email to change it. They said it was sent but I never got it. I tried retrying and it said the link is active for 48 hours. Does that mean I’ll get the email within 48 hours or I have 48 hours? I tried using a made up email just to see what would happen and they said there’s no account on there with that email. Just wanted to be sure the email wasn’t a problem. So why is it not allowing me to change my password by sending me an email?? Also I made a second one just for the meantime but on this one it won’t allow me progress with egg hatching and/or buddy Pokémon getting candies. I turned all settings on for allowing my location and all that. My battery saving mode isn’t on either. Aside from that, I can’t add friends. It said that it won’t load and to try again later. All I’m saying is that on my original account, everything was okay. I was even playing earlier this morning. Is there anything that can be done? I can’t even really get the full experience because the events have to do with my buddy getting candies and also hatching eggs. What can be done?? I’m just upset because I put so much time and effort into this all for this to happen... -
Idk whats happened but there are SO many glitches now. Raiding is nearly impossible for me. Sometimes my screen becomes unresponsive so I can't catch pokemon, ESPECIALLY in raids, I can't even attack. Sometimes I can close the app and rejoin and catch/attack, but most times I have to try multiple times & it acts like it uses a raid pass so if you only had the one you have to buy another to just reenter the raid even though technically it didn't use it? Sometimes it just eats your raid passes🤬
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So fed up of all the bugs. It has been out for so many years, and there are constant problems. I've been playing for over a year now and its the same issues then as it is now. When you go into a raid 7/10 times you just sit in there and it won't let you attack at all, the game crashes almost every 10 minutes when youre actually walking around on it, and ontop of this all, I have done 4 ledgendary raids the past 2 days, with golden rasberrys, excellent throws 12 times and still not caught?fed up.
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update
i love the game but i give it a 2 bc it needs updates for ease of use. im a passenger in a car alot and pokestops should be able to open and spin if were going past one at 60 mph bc some of the places we go by no one is walking to so the onlyway to hit it is from a car but like i said if im a passenger there shouldnt be restrictions. also i dont need the dont pokemon and go while driving message to pop up every time my speed changes if i say im a passenger it should acknowledge and not ask again unless i close the app and open back up if u have to create a license agreement stating that if u check this box and are using pokémon go while driving after it asks if ur a passenger and u aren't a passenger u cant sue if u get in an accident then do that . also the special stones and leafs and all that for upgrades should be way easier to get I'm level 28 and have never seen some of them and i have the candies to upgrade idk if thats just me but ... lastly ditto idk what i have to do but its the longest achievement I've been trying to get i cant ever find him and like i said i'm a passenger a-lot i go all over the state it's getting to the point where i don't wanna play anymore bc i cant get to the next stage of special research its a lil ridiculous like i feel like they should pop up once since i have 2 special researches for it but yea hope thats all taken into account before i delete the app bc i like playing -
Not Right
I have been playing Pokémon go for several years now and about a year ago started getting into the raid. Until today I actually enjoyed playing Pokémon and doing the raids. I got the chance to do the new raid boss Giratina and actually had enough people to down the raid boss just before the time ran out. However I DIDNT GET Giratina because it would NOT stay in the White ball. I gave it berry’s but NOTHING WOULD HELP. I was not over throwing the balls and I didn’t miss 1 time but didn’t get the Pokémon because it would NOT stay in the ball AT ALL didn’t matter if I threw a berry or not. We do the raids to win the Pokémon and to do all that work and not win the Pokémon because it won’t stay in the ball is very wrong. It’s hard enough to actually find enough players to down a boss like Giratina where I live which is why I’m so very frustrated this happened. I’m sure some might think I’m just complaining but this is the 2nd time this has happened. I fully believe something needs to be done about this. If we are given these special white balls then it should be very hard for the Pokémon to brake out so we actually get the prize we are there for not break out as soon as it’s caught ever time. If that’s the case then why give us the special white balls .I don’t know if this has been happing to others I’m sure I’m not the only one but I can say if this happens again I will stop playing it Pokémon!! -
Battery Drainer
I really loved this game back in the beginning, and I forgot why I deleted it till I recently reinstalled it to my phone. It is a major battery killer. Ever since I downloaded it three days ago, I have been dealing with my phone randomly powering off, even when I made sure to completely close the app, or I turn off my phone at half power, then go to power it back on after a few hours, only to find that my previously charged phone is suddenly dead and won’t turn back on. I don’t know if it is just the app, or there is something more to it, but it is rather coincidental that I started having these problems shortly after downloading the app. Today, my battery life was stalled at 100% for over three hours, and I did everything I could to figure out how to fix it, including restarting the phone and meddling with the settings. The battery percentage only started going down after I deleted the app. Like I said, I doubt it was the only thing causing the power drain, but the app certainly wasn’t helping, and I hadn’t ever had these problems that I listed till the app was on my phone. Which is too bad, because I love this app, it’s cute, and I really would like to catch more Pokémon, but I don’t want to risk it. I don’t know if I am the only one who has this problem, but whatever it is, I hope it is resolved and I can download it again one day. -
I LOVE IT BUT,
Ok I have been playing Pokémon go since it came out. I have never left it, and I have probably spent 100$ on it this year. Pokémon go is so fun and addicting for Pokémon fans. Now on to the bad parts. A Raid glitch happens here’s how, so I was playing Pokémon go and my friend invited me to a Espurr raid yesterday, and we won because me and my friend have good Pokémon and I went to the catch screen. IT WAS A SHINY. I freaked out and I started screen recording. But then it said “network error (3)”. I didn’t care because that happens when u exit out of Pokémon go. So I went to my berry screen to get a golden Berry and it just started spamming network error 3. It didn’t let me touch or do anything. My entire phone was frozen! I tried to power it off and it didn’t work. So I went to apple to fix my phone. They fixed it but I lost the shiny Espurr. I was so mad. And your probably like “oh just go and get another raid” I live somewhere where there is no gyms, or raids. The only place where I live where there gyms and raids are at the city capital (where the apple store was) and I can’t go there because of covid. Oh and to mention I lost my Pokémon go account because I forgot my password (when apple fixed my phone they reset it completely deleting all my apps and photos.) but I made a new account and I’m level 20. I’m gonna try the grind to get my account back. (Sorry for spelling errors I rushed this.) -
PokemonGo has a big problem with step count rewards
I have been playing PG since 2016. It’s a great game in many ways. I especially appreciate the attention to getting players moving - increasing activity is so good for health - and it avoids the pitfall of most smartphone apps, which tend to incentivize sedentary behaviors. But recently they’ve started using language about “burning calories.” At the end of each week, the app pops up a notification that says “Congrats, you burned a ton of calories this week!” I have no idea why they would do this. First of all, it isn’t a weight loss or dieting app. Second of all, duh. You can lay in bed for a week straight and the human body will still burn about 13,000 calories. Calorie “burning” is a biological function that doesn’t need congratulated. Movement doesn’t increase it that dramatically, and increasing activity levels is laudable and healthy REGARDLESS of caloric effect. Thirdly, and most importantly, this kind of language is incredibly dangerous and triggering for those who are recovering from disordered eating and EDs. If the developers had consulted a medical or nutritional professional, they would know this. They are literally risking lives with this phrase. It would be very easy to correct. Do better, please. Also, minor, but when will we get alternate hairstyles? It’s so frustrating to be stuck with long hair just bc your avatar is female.
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Still having the same issue, five months later! This is ridiculous. Pointless since the most recent update... For about a week now, any time I try to catch a pokémon, my screen either goes white or black, and freezes. I have updated several times, as well as uninstall and reinstall, hoping to fix the issue. Anyone else dealing with this? If so, have you been able to resolve the issue?
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The game has developed so many different glitches and errors. Pokeballs freeze when trying to catch (especially annoying if you paid for a raid pass, forces you to close and open the game again). Or failure to open the game at all, so you gotta restart your phone. So many issues other players are also having trouble with. It's been known to go on for months and it's not being fixed.
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The game as it is right now is a horrible buggy mess. The game randomly crashes or won't load to begin with. The worst part right now has to be the remote raiding system. Out of the probably 15 raids I have done remotely over the past week or so, I have had my game freeze on every single one, forcing me to reset the game and try to reenter the lobby before either the raid was finished, or in some cases I ran out of time and lost my pass. Save your money and avoid raiding until this is fixed.
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It's an alright game, it doesnt crash that much for me personally, but the only problem is that when I go to buy things from the store, that costs really money, I pay for it the money leaves my bank and then i get an error message and i dont get the item. This is theft. I have tried approaching Niantic about it and all they said to do is wait. I have waited 2 months for my money back or for the pokecoins I payed for. I think that this is absolutely unacceptable.
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Horrible customer service!!!!!!
I’m writing this because of an experience I just had with this game. I’m a long time player, I have been playing since the game came out. Anyways I took part in go fest that just took place and besides a few glitches everything was fine until 8pm hit on Sunday. I was playing and I had a Durant spawn at 8pm and it was shiny!!! I couldn’t believe it I was so excited so I took a snap shot of it and then proceeded to catch it. I posted the Pokémon I just got on the Pokémon messager group I am in to show everyone how excited I was. Well that’s when everything went south. I went back to my game and it wasn’t shiny anymore... so I took screenshots of everything including the original shiny one I had and sent it to niantic to have them try and fix it. Well guess what the creators of the game said they can’t help me... I mean you would think that maybe they would wanna do something to make me happy because I have been playing this game for 4 years and have given them thousands of dollars. So I messaged them and told them my situation again and all they said was it’s a glitch and nothing they can do.. they didn’t even offer any sort of compensation for my troubles. Then Regina was the person who messaged me and was very rude about everything. Well I am very disappointed in the customer service they offer and I will absolutely think twice before spending my money and time in this game again if this is how they treat people!!! -
Buggy app
For the most part you better have good connectivity with your mobile device or you will experience the most frustrating lag at times when you are battling other trainers thru the new go battle league schematic. I have lost tons of battles due to not my skill level but the servers not being able to connect my Pokémon fighting the other trainers Pokémon. There are times where the Pokémon disappears or takes time for the servers to load the Pokémon on the map which delays the time frame of events like community days etc. if you carry an iPhone I don’t think this game will be any fun due to the lag and any other issues that come across over time. Even Samsung has trouble on occasion with the 5g connectivity in certain areas. The antennae’s on the iPhone are awful and are better used for taking pictures and just calls. But for games stuck with a Samsung note or the galaxy series to get a better experience. This game after four years in the making struggles to allow any fun for the user about 60% of the time. Playable only when poke stops are near by and if you are out and about. Absolutely unappealing due to the laggy servers and lousy deals from in app purchases. One star automatically until this issue is fixed which will never happen. There will always be crashes and laggy gameplay for more than half of the time playing. Also make sure you have the unlimited data plan so you can at least load the game. -
Unplayable. Zero stars.
My game just crashed 12 times in the last hour (I have time-stamped screen shots to prove it). I have an iPhone 6+. No other app I’ve ever used has been like this. This game has been consistently glitchy since it launched 3+ years ago, and there have been times when it was basically unplayable for me. But I’ve been a lifelong pokémon lover, so I didn’t give up back then. I am seriously considering it now. Literally the only thing tying me to this game is Nintendo’s franchise. Niantic is terrible, and if any other company were to put out a pokémon game, I would dump this game in a heartbeat. Even though I love Harry Potter just as much (if not more) than I love pokémon, I can’t actually bring myself to play WizardingWorld because I can barely tolerate ONE Niantic game. Two would be impossible. Niantic needs to completely overhaul its entire programming department, because as it is it seems like they’re incapable of producing a halfway decent game. They might make a bunch of money, but it’s all through gimmicks. If they actually had a game that most other developers would consider worthy of making available to the public, they’d be making billions more than they are now. Update 6/6/20: Still terrible. My game just crashed 3 times in 2 minutes, costing me a raid pass and a lost opportunity to get roughly 1500 stardust. I’m really not sure what the recent server updates are supposed to have done. I see no changes. Still worst app ever. -
Go Battle League
The G.B.L used to be very fun and competitive. I could go out and see what people were using and strategize teams capable of doing well. But, now in season 3 the algorithm feels socialist and fixed, way more than last season. What I mean by that is, I’ll use a team and everyone I go up against “just happens” to have the perfect team to destroy mine more than half the time, so I’ll change my team to combat the teams that I have been seeing, but the teams I’ve been seeing are no longer what I am seeing and again everyone I verse has a different team which “happens” to be made to easily destroy my team. This algorithm has in fact ruined the G.B.L. by removing most if not all of the competitiveness. So, people get wins when the algorithm says they should win and loses when the algorithm says they should lose. The only way to really get more than 50% wins seems to be if your opponent makes a mistake, which doesn’t usually happen because people who you verse when ranking matters usually know what they’re doing because they got to the rank they have by knowing what they’re doing. So, socialism may sound great, but in a competitive game it is asinine to have the system built around an idea that completely lacks competitiveness. Please allow the matching system to be more capitalist because capitalism is very competitive. And competitiveness is way more fun than non-competitiveness. I’ll probably increase my ranking if this change is made. -
Location accuracy is terrible; gets real boring.
I could be right where a pokestop is, and when I click on it it says “walk closer “. How much closer do you want me to get??? Then all those annoying warnings about my speed when I’m not even moving is a HUGE NEGATIVE! The location accuracy is terrible; I can be right in one area, then the game will show I’m half way across from where I actually am. Furthermore, as they continue to add new Pokémon to the game; the same repetitive ones still show up consistently all the time. There’s no variety to catch unless you are walking all over the place; at random you may come across something worth the effort that’s IF the game is functioning properly; or if they have some sort of event happening. Lastly, I finally deleted the game because any time I have an opportunity to do something with the game, it ALWAYS takes a lifetime to load up EVERY time i get ready to try and play it, or it won’t load at all. Additionally you can’t play it if the game fails to read your location properly. I honestly wouldn’t recommend this game. Update: now the experience as far as catching the Pokémon is worst! They seem to now make you use the augmented reality when trying to catch the Pokémon forcing you to lose several balls, because if you move the phone around you lose sight of the Pokémon too. It’s like they think they’re making this game better, but it just gets worse with each update! -
Played since release.
Game used to be fun, then Niantic started enforcing their definition of what kind of fun you should be having with their game. I used hacks and location spoofing specifically because of Niantic shutting down any tracking program and the abomination they call trading Pokémon. The game location services gives errors more times than it loading properly. The game decides when you’re actually close enough to the stop/gym to spin for items. Instead of finding the Pokémon you wanted in an accessible public area, you’re forced to wander around potentially trespassing because being able to track isn’t fun to Niantic. When you trade Pokémon, all stats are randomly set so giving /receiving good stuff to/from your friends is fubar. Trading mechanics are completely random to the point that a good Pokémon immediately becomes trash to be transferred. Instead of putting in trading or switching teams to make the game somewhat enjoyable to play with friends or convince other people it’s not a waste of time, they hold events in cities that are only for the people willing to send them money and travel 500 to 2000 miles away. As well, that’s assuming that the real life events aren’t disasters like the first few events in Chicago. You’re doing good following Nintendo’s model of just adding in more busywork rather than doing anything groundbreaking, guys. You’re right in thinking people only want a mile wide but an inch deep.
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