

Pokemon Unite (Image credit: The Pokémon Company) However, it's still an incredibly fun game going into its fifth year and the folks at Niantic have worked really hard to make sure they're constantly evolving the game to provide more fun and challenge for players. Further, there isn't a way to communicate with friends in the app, making it very difficult to coordinate Remote Raids. When you can't travel much, in-app purchases become necessary to keep playing as well. This past year has required Niantic to change a lot of aspects of the game to make it more accessible for players who cannot safely travel, but it's still a game best played on foot and with other people. That having been said, Pokémon Go isn't perfect.


Now, almost five years later, you can still find players in just about any public place, especially during big events which bring the community together to celebrate Pokémon. Whether in your backyard, at your local Starbucks, or on a walk through a park, anywhere you can travel, you will find Pokémon. In fact, while virtually all-new Pokémon are formally introduced in the core Pokémon games, movies, or tv shows, two of the most recent Mythical Pokémon, Meltan and Melmetal, were introduced in Pokémon Go before making their debut in the core games and anime.īut what exactly is Pokémon Go? Pokémon Go is an AR location-based game that lets you find, battle, and catch Pokémon in the real world. With more than a billion downloads and generating over six billion in revenue by the end of 2020, Pokémon Go is a huge part of the Pokémon franchise. Pokémon Go, developed and published by Niantic in partnership with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company, has been a massive success. While I may be a touch biased here, you cannot argue with the numbers. Note that unlike other Pokemon games, every Pokemon can deal damage to other types, and the inability for certain types of attack to affect other Pokemon types is no longer included (example - ground attacks can still deal damage to flying Pokemon, just for less effect rather than no damage at all).Pokemon Go Battle League Announcement (Image credit: Niantic)
