Pokémon Go facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon Go |
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Developer(s) | Niantic |
Publisher(s) | Niantic |
Director(s) | Tatsuo Nomura |
Artist(s) | Dennis Hwang Yusuke Kozaki Mieke Hutchins |
Composer(s) | Junichi Masuda |
Series | Pokémon |
Engine | Unity |
Platform(s) | iOS, iPadOS, Android |
Release date(s) |
July 6, 2016
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Genre(s) | Augmented reality, location-based game |
Pokémon Go (or Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play Android and iOS game. It was developed by Niantic. It is licensed by The Pokemon Company. It was released in July 2016 in the US, Europe, and Australia. The game lets players catch and train fictional living beings, called Pocket Monsters (in Japan) or Pokémon (everywhere else). The game makes them exist in real life by using GPS and a smartphone's camera.
As players walk in the real world, their character in the game moves as well. Players can find Pokemon by using the game map to walk to places where the grass is moving. They can then throw a Pokeball at the Pokemon to see if they can catch it. Players can also walk to special places in the game called "PokeStops" or "Gyms". At PokeStops, players can find extra PokeBalls and candy to feed their Pokemon. At Gyms, players can get their pokemon to fight another pokemon to try to win that gym for their team.
An earlier game by Niantic called Ingress was used to make the special places in the game. Pokemon GO got its start in an April Fool's joke by Google and The Pokemon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge".
An item called Pokemon GO Plus is being sold to let people play the game without looking at their smartphones all the time. Pokemon GO looks like a Gameplay of Pokémon mixed with the Google Maps pin shape.
Pokémon Go has a current score of 69 critic score and a user score of 5.5 on Metacritic.
The game became more popular after they released the Generation 2 Pokémon, featuring more items and Pokemon. In that update, berries (a type of fruit that makes the Pokémon flee, higher chance on catching, etc.) were added, and evolution items were added in (things that are used to evolve Pokemon to become one certain), such as the Metal Coat and Kings Rock.
Awards
Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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BBC Radio 1's Teen Awards 2016 | Best Game | Won | |
The Game Awards 2016 | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | |
Best Family Game | Won | ||
Golden Joystick Awards 2016 | Innovation of the Year | Won | |
Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year | Won | ||
2016 TechRaptor Awards | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | |
D.I.C.E. Awards 2016 | Game of the Year | Nominated | |
Mobile Game of the Year | Won | ||
New York Game Critic Awards | A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game | Won | |
Central Park Zoo Award for Best Kids Game | Won | ||
Game Developers Choice Awards 2016 | Best Mobile/Handheld Game | Won | |
Innovation Award | Nominated | ||
Best VR/AR Game | Nominated | ||
International Mobile Gaming Awards 2017 | Grand Prix | Won | |
2017 SXSW Gaming Awards | Mobile Game of the Year | Won | |
Excellence in Technical Achievements | Nominated | ||
13th British Academy Games Awards | Family | Nominated | |
Game Innovation | Nominated | ||
Mobile | Won | ||
Golden Joystick Awards 2018 | Still Playing Award | Nominated | |
Gamers' Choice Awards 2018 | Fan Favorite Mobile Game | Won | |
2019 SXSW Gaming Awards | Most Evolved Game | Nominated | |
15th British Academy Games Awards | EE Mobile Game of the Year | Nominated | |
Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards | Best Live Ops | Nominated | |
16th British Academy Games Awards | EE Mobile Game of the Year | Nominated | |
2021 Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Video Game | Nominated |
Images for kids
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PokéStop in Alameda Central, Mexico City
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Players gathering around a "gym" in a park in Brest, France
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Players during the Pokémon Go Fest in Chicago in 2017
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A variable-message sign in Fontainebleau, Florida, warning drivers to not play Pokémon Go while driving
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A sign outside Fo Guang Shan Hsi Lai Temple in Hacienda Heights, California, admonishing visitors to not play Pokémon Go inside the temple grounds
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A sign in the Bloomington Visitor Center at Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge welcoming Pokémon Go players and encouraging them to play safely
See also
In Spanish: Pokémon GO para niños