History YMMV / PokemonGo

* HypeBacklash: This game is hyped so much that many people not interested in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' end up getting tired of it and more likely getting into shouting matches against Pokémon fans just because of a mobile game. It's even worse when an early preview of the game was revealed.

* BrokenBase:
** Many are happy to see Pokémon applied in real world via augmented reality. The fact that it's made by the same developer behind ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'' also helps, which many fans think that the game will ensure the same quality as the latter. On the other hand, there are fans that don't like it for being yet another spinoff game with cash grab potential, fear the [[{{Microtransactions}} microtransactions]] will be extremely obnoxious and act as a paywall restricting the players' freedom, and are apprehensive of it being a mobile game due to the industry's reputation as overly-casual and manipulative.
** The reveal that the mechanics for evolving Pokemon are nothing like the games. To evolve Pokemon, you must capture multiple species of the same Pokemon.
** The fanbase's hype immediately went down when the game's mechanics were fully revealed on the ''Pokémon'' website. While some like the not-so-complex game design which is fitting for typical mobile games, the majority ends up being driven away from the game that has been highly hyped for months due to the fact that it plays ''too'' similar to ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'' (meaning no player-controlled battles). In fact, there are more people who just chose to not play this game (not to mention trashing it) because it doesn't match their expectations.

** This is not the first time that Pokémon can be caught in the real world. On AprilFoolsDay in 2014, Google announced that Pokémon taken up residence in their Google Maps and challenges users to go catch 'em all using their map app. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMD6xELI_k Their promotional video is almost prophetic frame by frame]]. Even better is that the one of the developers, Niantic Labs, started off from Google before becoming independent.
*** Even better, in the [[http://nintendoeverything.com/niantic-delves-more-into-the-origins-of-pokemon-go/ Famitsu interview with Niantic Labs]] revealed that they actually got the idea from that April Fool's joke.

* TrailersAlwaysLie: You have seen the gorgeous trailer already but after the reveal of the details about how it plays, it seems that is nothing like a Pokemon Game, you can't trade, you can't battle with them, you can't evolve them or level them up, the only thing you may be able to do is just catch them but nothing more.

** There are many jokes about how Arceus will be found at the Vatican. Some take it even further and suggest that in order to catch him, you will have to defeat the Pope in a Pokemon battle.

* BrokenBase: Many are happy to see Pokémon applied in real world via augmented reality. The fact that it's made by the same developer behind ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'' also helps, which many fans think that the game will ensure the same quality as the latter. On the other hand, there are fans that don't like it for being yet another spinoff game with cash grab potential, fear the [[{{Microtransactions}} microtransactions]] will be extremely obnoxious and act as a paywall restricting the players' freedom, and are apprehensive of it being a mobile game due to the industry's reputation as overly-casual and manipulative.

* HypeBacklash: This game is hyped so much that many people not interested in ''Franchise/[[Pokemon]]'' end up getting tired of it and more likely getting into shouting matches against Pokémon fans just because of a mobile game. It's even worse when an early preview of the game was revealed.

** There are many jokes about how Arceus will be found at the Vatican. Some take it even further and suggest that in order to catch him, you will have to defeat the Pope in a Pokemon battle.
* MilestoneCelebration: The purpose behind the game. It's one of several events to celebrate ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s 20th anniversary.

** Now everyone can be real Pokemon trainers and [[WelcometoCorneria stand in on place waiting for other trainers to pass them]]

*** Even better, in the Famitsu interview with Niantic Labs revealed that they actually got the idea from the April Fool's joke.

** This is not the first time that Pokémon can be caught in the real world. On AprilFoolsDay in 2015, Google announced that Pokémon taken up residence in their Google Maps and challenges users to go catch 'em all using their map app. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMD6xELI_k Their promotional video is almost prophetic frame by frame]]. Even better is that the one of the developers, Niantic Labs, started off from Google before becoming independent.

** There are many jokes about how Arceus will be found at the Vatican. Some take it even further and suggest that in order to catch him, you will have to defeat the Pope in a Pokemon battle.

** Now everyone can be real Pokemon trainers and [[WelcometoCorneria stand in on place waiting for other trainers to pass them]]

** Shortly after the announcement, people have suggested hypothetical dialogues of players breaking into places they shouldn't be in an attempt to get Pokémon. [[https://vine.co/v/etYPw15tE69 Like so.]][[note]]Given that Niantic imposes restrictions on where ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'' portals can be placed (must be placed somewhere that is open to the public, among other things), this scenario may not be as likely as some people think.[[/note]]

** Shortly after the announcement, people have suggested hypothetical dialogues of players breaking into places they shouldn't be in an attempt to get Pokémon. [[https://vine.co/v/etYPw15tE69 Like so.]]

** Jokes about how Nintendo will abuse Pokemon Go by timing rare, shiny, and Legendary spawns to disrupt E3, Tokyo Game Show, and PAX, are already making the rounds, which has ocassionally mutated further into gags like Nintendo stealing the hype from Half-life 3's announcement at E3 by deploying shiny Jirachi spawns, or breaking up the announcement of the PS Vita's successor by spawning Mew outside the Sony Conference.

* MemeticMutation: Shortly after the announcement, people have suggested hypothetical dialogues of players breaking into places they shouldn't be in an attempt to get Pokémon. [[https://vine.co/v/etYPw15tE69 Like so.]] Jokes about how Nintendo will abuse Pokemon Go by timing rare, shiny, and Legendary spawns to disrupt E3, Tokyo Game Show, and PAX, are already making the rounds, which has ocassionally mutated further into gags like Nintendo stealing the hype from Half-life 3's announcement at E3 by deploying shiny Jirachi spawns, or breaking up the announcement of the PS Vita's successor by spawning Mew outside the Sony Conference.

* MemeticMutation: Shortly after the announcement, people have suggested hypothetical dialogues of players breaking into places they shouldn't be in an attempt to get Pokémon. [[https://vine.co/v/etYPw15tE69 Like so.]]

* HilariousInHindsight: This is not the first time that Pokémon can be caught in the real world. On AprilFoolsDay in 2015, Google announced that Pokémon taken up residence in their Google Maps and challenges users to go catch 'em all using their map app. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YMD6xELI_k Their promotional video is almost prophetic frame by frame]]. Even better is that the one of the developers, Niantic Labs, started off from Google before becoming independent.

** Capture Pokemon in the Real World? So what you're telling me is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=RDPb8lWlEqcgY we all live in a Pokemon World?]]

** Capture Pokemon in the Real World? So what you're telling me is [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} we all live in a Pokemon World?]]

** Capture Pokemon in the Real World? So what you're telling me is [Anime/Pokemon we all live in a Pokemon World?]

* BrokenBase: As expected for a mobile game. The majority of fans are happy to see Pokémon applied in real world via augmented reality. The fact that it's made by the same developer behind ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'' also helps, which many fans think that the game will ensure the same quality as the latter. On the other hand, there are more vocal fans that hate it for being yet another spinoff game (and yet a mobile game too, [[UnpleasableFanbase sigh...]]) and its cash grab potential, fearing that the [[{{Microtransactions}} microtransactions]] would be extremely obnoxious and act as a paywall restricting the players' freedom. [[TaintedByThePreview These fans also criticize the game for not looking as awesome as the trailer once the in-game screenshots were shown]]. Then there's the others who outright hate the game for being a "free-to-play casual garbage with no real gameplay" according to them.

* MemeticMutation: Shortly after the announcement, people have suggested hypothetical dialogues of players breaking into places they shouldn't be in an attempt to get Pokeémon. [[https://vine.co/v/etYPw15tE69 Like so.]]