History VideoGame / PokemonGo

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between Niantic Labs (creators of ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}''), Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between Niantic Labs (creators of ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}'', Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between Creator/NianticLabs, Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

No relation to [[Fanfic/PokemonGo the fanfic of the same name]]. Or with Creator/SquareEnix Montreal's ''VideoGame/{{Hitman}} GO'' and ''[[Franchise/TombRaider Lara Croft]] GO'', which are also mobile spinoffs to a console game series (though SE Montreal [[https://twitter.com/SquareEnixMtl/status/642056963224956928 cracked a joke about the similarity]]).

* AdultFear: Augmented reality Pokémon naturally comes with the risk of children running into traffic after a Pikachu.

* OneManArmy: Well, One Pokémon Army. The trailer has Mewtwo, a single Pokémon going toe-to-toe with the Pokémon of hundreds of trainers, and for quite awhile, Mewtwo is kicking ass. On the long list of Pokemon Mewtwo had to fight off was Dragonair, Charizard, Pidgeot, and Gengar; all powerful Pokémon in their own right. He is eventually caught, but given the clock, he held his own against ''al'' of them for ''almost an hour''. If these events are indeed held, Legendary Pokémon may all qualify for the Trope.

* 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.

* TimedMission: The trailer shows players battling Mewtwo, with a timer counting down. The context suggests timed missions to capture rare Pokémon will be a part of gameplay.

* InteractiveFiction: ''Short'' version: Basically, you take your iOS or Android outside, and it spawns virtual Pokémon, which you can actually ''see'' through the camera on the device, and then capture, train, and battle, creating a facsimile of Pokémon training. It seems to encourage outdoor activity, and much like a MMORPG, you can communicate, battle, and trade with other players.

* AugmentedReality: The first trailer for the game displays people in real world locations, and their virtual Pokémon appearing with them. Players will be able to encounter wild Pokémon by finding them on their phones in specific locations.

* BigApplesauce: The climax of the trailer, where thousands of players are participating in a contest to catch Mewtwo, takes place in Times Square at night.

* AllegedlyFreeGame: Nintendo has confirmed that the game is free to play, which as those who play such games know can be a blessing ''or'' a curse; exactly how much of the game requires actual money is not yet known, but it ''is'' known that virtual items like PokeBalls and Potions are used.

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic Labs]], Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

* {{Feelies}}: The Pokémon Go Plus, which will be released with the game, connects to the phone with a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby, allowing players to notice wild Pokémon without watching their phones.
* RevenueEnhancingDevices: It has been confirmed that the game will include microtransactions, though there are no further details beyond their existence as of yet.

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} NianticLabs]], Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

''Pokémon GO'' is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between Creator/NianticLabs, Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

* RevenueEnhancingDevices: The Pokémon Go Plus, which will be released with the game, connects to the phone with a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby, allowing players to notice wild Pokémon without watching their phones.

Pokémon GO is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic, Inc.]], Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

* AllegedlyFreeGame[=/=]BribingYourWayToVictory[=/=]RevenueEnhancingDevices: The game is free to play, but will include microtransactions. At this stage in development it's not certain whether they will be necessary, helpful, or simply cosmetic.
* AugmentedReality: The whole point of the game is using your phone to find Pokemon in the real world.
* BigApplesauce: The climax of the trailer, a Raid to catch Mewtwo, takes place in Times Square.
* {{Feelies}}: The Pokémon Go Plus, a small device that vibrates and lights up when a Pokémon is nearby. It can be worn as a pin or a bracelet.
* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''VideoGame/{{Ingress}}''.
** We shouldn't say it's a successor: Ingress is still going strong and wil be for a long time. This just is being made by the same company and has a similar concept. We don't know how much this will be like Ingress.
* TimedMission: Raids, which pit a crowd of trainers against a single powerful pokemon (Mewtwo in the trailer) and have to defeat it within the time limit.

-> ''Imagine Pokemon in The Real World''

Pokémon GO is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic, Inc.]], Creator/{{Nintendo}}, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

Pokémon GO is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''{{Franchise/Pokemon}}'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic, Inc.]], Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

* {{Feelies}}: The Pokémon Go Plus, a small device that vibrates and lights up when a Pokémon is nearby. It can be worn as a pin or a bracelet.

* AugmentedReality: The whole point of the game is using your phone to find Pokemon in the real world.

Pokémon GO is an upcoming AugmentedReality ''Franchise/Pokemon'' game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic, Inc.]], Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild Pokémon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

Pokémon GO is an upcoming AugmentedReality game for mobile phones made as a collaboration between [[VideoGame/{{Ingress}} Niantic, Inc.]], Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company. It will allow players to journey to real-world locations to find and catch wild pokemon, as well as battle other trainers and participate in large group events. The game will be released alongside the Pokémon Go Plus, which uses a Bluetooth connection to notify users when a Pokémon is nearby. It is scheduled to release in 2016 for iOS and Android devices.

''Pokemon Go'' is the newest phone app that allows people in the real world to catch Pokemon wandering about in random places.

The app is slated to release in 2016.