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Pokémon GO

Pokémon GO

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Developer(s):	Niantic, Inc., The Pokémon Company
Publisher(s):	Niantic, Inc., The Pokémon Company, Nintendo^[1]
Platform:	iOS, Android
Category:	Real World Adventure
Players:	1+
Predecessor:	N/A
Successor:	N/A

Release dates

N. America:	July 6, 2016^[2]
Japan:	July 22, 2016^[3]
Europe:	July 13, 2016
Australia:	July 6, 2016^[4]
S. Korea:	January 24, 2017^[5]

Ratings

ESRB:	E10+
PEGI:	3
ACB:	PG
App Store:	9+

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Pokémon GO is a mobile augmented reality-based game in the Pokémon series, released in 2016. The game was developed by Niantic, Inc. in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The project initially started as "Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge", an April Fools' Day prank made in collaboration with Google. Several "field tests" were also conducted in several regions leading up to the final release.

Accompanying the release of the game is Pokémon GO Plus, a peripheral developed by Nintendo that alerts players to in-game events. Apple Watch support was later announced at the Apple keynote event in September 2016^[6], and was later released in December.^[7]

Blurb

Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Pikachu, and many other Pokémon have been discovered on planet Earth!
Now's your chance to discover and capture the Pokémon all around you—so get your shoes on, step outside, and explore the world. You’ll join one of three teams and battle for the prestige and ownership of Gyms with your Pokémon at your side.

Pokémon are out there, and you need to find them. As you walk around a neighborhood, your smartphone will vibrate when there's a Pokémon nearby. Take aim and throw a Poké Ball… You’ll have to stay alert, or it might get away!

Search far and wide for Pokémon and items
Certain Pokémon appear near their native environment—look for Water-type Pokémon by lakes and oceans. Visit PokéStops, found at interesting places like museums, art installations, historical markers, and monuments, to stock up on Poké Balls and helpful items.

Catching, hatching, evolving, and more
As you level up, you’ll be able to catch more-powerful Pokémon to complete your Pokédex. You can add to your collection by hatching Pokémon Eggs based on the distances you walk. Help your Pokémon evolve by catching many of the same kind.

Take on Gym battles and defend your Gym
As your Charmander evolves to Charmeleon and then Charizard, you can battle together to defeat a Gym and assign your Pokémon to defend it against all comers.

It's time to get moving—your real-life adventures await!

Gameplay

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Upon starting the game, the player must sign into the game, using either a Google account or a Pokémon Trainer Club account. The player is then able to create their own avatar, customizing their outfit, skin color, eye color, and hairstyle.

During normal gameplay, the player appears on a map of the world, the game tracking the player's actual location using the device's built-in GPS capabilities. Pokémon will appear on the map, which the player can tap on to engage in battle, which can either be in AR (making the Pokémon appear as though it is in the real world using the device's camera) or on an in-game background. During these battles, the player must toss a Poké Ball at the Pokémon to catch it. A ring cirkles around the Pokémon with varying catch rates depending on the color, ranging from green being easy to red being hard. The ring shrinkes and goes right back to full and if the Poké Ball hits the Pokémon within this ring the player recieves a bonus depending on the size of the ring ranging from the biggest ring resulting in a nice catch and 10 extra experience points to the smallest ring resulting in an excellent throw and 100 extra experience points.

Rather than using the stats system of the core games, Pokémon in Pokémon GO instead have a "CP" (Combat Power) value, which can be raised by feeding the Pokémon candy (obtained by either catching or sending to Professor Willow a Pokémon of the same species or evolutionary line) and stardust (obtained by catching Pokémon).

Technical details

Technical details

Media:	Digital download (mobile)
Download size:	iOS: 110 MB Android: 58 MB
System requirements:	iOS: iOS 8 or later (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) Android: version 4.4 or later
Supported features:	Internet connectivity (in-game purchases)
Input / compatible controllers:	Touchscreen

Updates

Like Miitomo before it, the iOS and Android releases of Pokémon GO have received separate updates. In addition to this, the game has also received various server updates, such as increasing the power of certain Pokémon, changing the spawn locations of certain Pokémon, and adding additional Pokémon into the game.

iOS

List of updates

align="center"\|Version Number	Date Released	Description
align="center"\|1.0.1	July 12, 2016	Players no longer need to sign in again after a forced log out, added stability when signing in with a Pokémon Trainer Club account, fixes the Google account scope, fixes crashing issues.
align="center"\|1.0.2	July 13, 2016	Fixes issues when signing in with a Pokémon Trainer Club account.
align="center"\|1.0.3	July 20, 2016	Text fixes
align="center"\|1.1.0	July 30, 2016	Adds the option to change one's avatar appearance in-game, removes the "footprint" tracking system, adds a new menu to the Pokémon status screen, adds new images for achievement medals, fixes issues with displaying certain map features, improvements to memory issues, move damage adjustments, animation adjustments, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.1.1	August 1, 2016	Performance improvements.
align="center"\|1.3.0	August 8, 2016	Adds a warning in case a player is driving, improves curveball throw, fixes a bug preventing EXP from being given for catching awards, fixes medal icons, allows players to switch their nicknames one time, fixes ad re-enables battery saver mode, implements a testing version of the "Nearby Pokémon" feature, adds visuals for the team leaders, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.3.1	August 11, 2016	Stability improvements.
align="center"\|1.5.0	August 23, 2016	Adds "Pokémon Appraisal", bug fixes.^[8]
align="center"\|1.7.0^[9]	September 13, 2016	Adds "Buddy Pokémon, adds Pokémon GO Plus compatibility, improves performance when the device switches networks, makes it easier to tap smaller Pokémon on the screen, fixes a bug where Eggs would hatch without the animation.
align="center"\|1.7.1	September 16, 2016	Improves Pokémon GO Plus stability, adds a quick help screen when first connecting Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.9.0^[10]	September 23, 2016	Shows where Pokémon were captured on their status screen, allows players to obtain Pokémon using Incense with Pokémon GO Plus, bug fixes.
align="center"\|1.11.2^[11]	October 12, 2016	Adds a "Catch Bonus" for catching more Pokémon of a specific Type, allows players to train by battling at friendly Gyms, the Egg and Incubator screens will periodically update with the current distance traveled rather than needing to close and reopen the screen, decreases evolution time, audio fixes, other fixes.
align="center"\|1.11.4^[12]	October 14, 2016	Minor fixes.
align="center"\|1.13.3^[13]	October 24, 2016	Adds alternate patterns for Eggs depending on distance required to hatch, adds type icons to the Pokémon stats screen, adds a low battery indicator for Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.13.4	October 27, 2016	Minor bug fixes
align="center"\|1.15.0	November 7, 2016	Adds daily bonuses, allows the player to be the only one to place a Pokémon in an open gym for a brief period after defeating the previous Gym Leader, increases the amount of Prestige lost when defeating a rival Gym trainer and decreases the amount gained by training at a friendly Gym, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.17.0^[14]	November 19, 2016	Fixes a bug that causes the egg-hatching animation to start playing on the map screen, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.19.1^[15]	December 8, 2016	Allows players to transfer multiple Pokémon at once, adds Pokémon type icons to Gyms, adds the total Candy count for Buddy Pokémon, adds the total amount in kilometers the Buddy Pokémon has walked, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.21.0	December 20, 2016	Fixes a bug that causes incorrect vibration notifications, changes the day and night modes to more accurately reflect the current time, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.21.2	December 22, 2016	Adds Apple Watch compatibility, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.23.1^[16]	January 18, 2017	Updates Pokémon GO for Apple Watch to display Eggs obtained from PokéStops, adjusts distance tracking to account for GPS drifting, minor text fixes.
align="center"\|1.23.2	January 24, 2017	Adds Korean language support.
align="center"\|1.25.0	January 31, 2017	Adds iOS wheelchair support for Apple Watch, text fixes.
align="center"\|1.27.2	February 16, 2017	Adds the ability to select Poké Ball and Berries on the encounter screen, adds a new night map and battle music, improvements to Apple Watch connectivity, bug fixes, text fixes.

Android

List of updates

align="center"\|Version Number	Date Released	Description
align="center"\|0.29.2	July 13, 2016	Added support for devices running Android N Development Preview and Intel x86.
align="center"\|0.29.3	July 20, 2016	Text fixes
align="center"\|0.31.0^[17]	July 30, 2016	Adds the option to change one's avatar appearance in-game, removes the "footprint" tracking system, adds a new menu to the Pokémon status screen, adds new images for achievement medals, fixes issues with displaying certain map features, improvements to memory issues, move damage adjustments, animation adjustments, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.33.0	August 8, 2016	Adds a warning in case a player is driving, improves curveball throw, fixes a bug preventing EXP from being given for catching awards, fixes medal icons, allows players to switch their nicknames one time, fixes ad re-enables battery saver mode, implements a testing version of the "Nearby Pokémon" feature, adds visuals for the team leaders, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.35.0	August 23, 2016	Adds "Pokémon Appraisal", bug fixes.^[8]
align="center"\|0.37.0^[9]	September 13, 2016	Adds "Buddy Pokémon, adds Pokémon GO Plus compatibility, improves performance when the device switches networks, makes it easier to tap smaller Pokémon on the screen, fixes a bug where Eggs would hatch without the animation.
align="center"\|0.37.1	September 16, 2016	Improves Pokémon GO Plus stability, adds a quick help screen when first connecting Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.39.0^[10]	September 23, 2016	Shows where Pokémon were captured on their status screen, allows players to obtain Pokémon using Incense with Pokémon GO Plus, bug fixes.
align="center"\|0.41.2^[11]	October 12, 2016	Adds a "Catch Bonus" for catching more Pokémon of a specific Type, allows players to train by battling at friendly Gyms, the Egg and Incubator screens will periodically update with the current distance traveled rather than needing to close and reopen the screen, decreases evolution time, audio fixes, other fixes.
align="center"\|0.41.4^[12]	October 14, 2016	Minor fixes.
align="center"\|0.43.3^[13]	October 24, 2016	Adds alternate patterns for Eggs depending on distance required to hatch, adds type icons to the Pokémon stats screen, adds a low battery indicator for Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.43.4	October 27, 2016	Minor bug fixes
align="center"\|0.45.0	November 7, 2016	Adds daily bonuses, allows the player to be the only one to place a Pokémon in an open gym for a brief period after defeating the previous Gym Leader, increases the amount of Prestige lost when defeating a rival Gym trainer and decreases the amount gained by training at a friendly Gym, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.47.0^[14]	November 19, 2016	Fixes a bug that causes the egg-hatching animation to start playing on the map screen, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.49.1^[15]	December 8, 2016	Allows players to transfer multiple Pokémon at once, adds Pokémon type icons to Gyms, adds the total Candy count for Buddy Pokémon, adds the total amount in kilometers the Buddy Pokémon has walked, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.51.1	December 20, 2016	Fixes a bug that causes incorrect vibration notifications, changes the day and night modes to more accurately reflect the current time, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.53.1^[16]	January 18, 2017	Updates Pokémon GO for Apple Watch to display Eggs obtained from PokéStops, adjusts distance tracking to account for GPS drifting, minor text fixes.
align="center"\|0.53.2	January 24, 2017	Adds Korean language support.
align="center"\|0.55.0	January 31, 2017	Shortens load times, resolves Pokémon GO Plus connectivity issue, text fixes.
align="center"\|0.57.2	February 16, 2017	Adds the ability to select Poké Ball and Berries on the encounter screen, adds a new night map and battle music, bug fixes, text fixes.

External links

References

↑ Pokémon GO Live official website
↑ Pokémon Go is now available in the US for iOS and Android. The Verge (July 6, 2016). Retrieved July 6, 2016.
↑ Pokemon GO Is Out Now In Japan. My Nintendo News (July 22, 2016). Retrieved July 22, 2016.
↑ 'Pokemon GO' Begins Rolling Out in the App Store. Mac Rumors (July 5, 2016). Retrieved July 5, 2016.
↑ Pokémon Go is finally available in South Korea. TechCrunch (January 24, 2017). Retrieved January 24, 2017.
↑ Heads Up! Pokémon GO (September 7, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.
↑ ‘Pokemon Go’ Apple Watch App Officially Released. Heavy.com (December 22, 2016). Retrieved December 22, 2016.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 Updates on the Pokémon GO website (August 22, 2016). Retrieved August 23, 2016.
↑ ^9.0 ^9.1 Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.
↑ ^10.0 ^10.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS. Pokémon GO (September 22, 2016). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
↑ ^11.0 ^11.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS. Pokémon GO (October 10, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.
↑ ^12.0 ^12.1 Pokémon GO on Twitter (October 14, 2016). Retrieved October 14, 2016.
↑ ^13.0 ^13.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.43.3 for Android and 1.13.3 for iOS. GoNintendo (October 23, 2016). Retrieved October 23, 2016.
↑ ^14.0 ^14.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.47.1 for Android and 1.17.0 for iOS. GoNintendo (November 18, 2016). Retrieved November 18, 2016.
↑ ^15.0 ^15.1 Pokemon GO upgrading to versions 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS. Nintendo Everything (December 7, 2016). Retrieved December 8, 2016.
↑ ^16.0 ^16.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.53.1 for Android and 1.23.1 for iOS. Pokémon GO (January 17, 2017). Retrieved January 17, 2017.
↑ Pokémon GO update 0.31.0 fixes the 'footprints' tracker by removing it, adds avatar adjustment and other tweaks. Android Police (July 30, 2016). Retrieved July 30, 2016

Main series
Generation I	JP: Pokémon Red and Green • Pokémon Blue • Pokémon Pikachu NA: Pokémon Red and Blue • Pokémon Yellow
Generation II	Pokémon Gold and Silver • Pokémon Crystal
Generation III	Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire • Pokémon Emerald Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen
Generation IV	Pokémon Diamond and Pearl • Pokémon Platinum Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver (Pokéwalker)
Generation V	Pokémon Black and White • Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 (Poké Transfer • Pokémon Dream World)
Generation VI	Pokémon X and Y Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
Generation VII	Pokémon Sun and Moon • Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
Generation VIII	Pokémon Sword and Shield Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl • Pokémon Legends: Arceus
Generation IX	Pokémon Scarlet and Violet

Side series
Arena games	Pocket Monsters Stadium • Stadium • Stadium 2 Colosseum • XD: Gale of Darkness Battle Revolution Battrio • Tretta (Tretta Lab) • Pokkén Tournament (DX)
Pokémon Snap series	Jack & Beans (unreleased, became Pokémon Snap) • Pokémon Snap • New Pokémon Snap
Mystery Dungeon series	Red Rescue Team / Blue Rescue Team (Rescue Team DX) • Explorers of Time / Explorers of Darkness / Explorers of Sky • Mystery Dungeon WiiWare • Gates to Infinity • Super Mystery Dungeon
Pokémon Ranger series	Pokémon Ranger • Shadows of Almia • Guardian Signs
TCG games	TCG • Card GB 2: GR-Dan Sanjou! TCG Online Asobi Kata DS
Pokémon Battle Chess series	Pokémon Battle Chess BW Version (Pokémon Battle Chess WEB demo) • Pokémon Battle Chess • Pokémon Battle Chess W
Pikachu games	Hey You, Pikachu! • Pokémon Channel • Pikachu Talk PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure • PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond
Pokémon Pinball	Pinball • Pinball: Ruby & Sapphire
Puzzle games	Puzzle League: Puzzle League • Puzzle Challenge Trozei: Pokémon Trozei! • Battle Trozei! Picross: Pokémon Picross (unreleased) • Picross NP Vol. 1 • Pokémon Picross Pokémon Shuffle
Pokémon Rumble series	Rumble • Rumble Blast • Rumble U • Rumble World • Rumble Rush

Other games
PC games	Project Studio • PokéROM • Play It (Version 2) • Masters Arena • PC Master • Team Turbo
Pokémon mini	Pokémon Party mini • Pokémon Pinball mini • Pokémon Puzzle Collection • Pokémon Zany Cards • Pokémon Tetris • Pokémon Puzzle Collection Vol. 2 • Pokémon Race mini • Pichu Bros. mini • Togepi no Daibouken • Pokémon Sodateyasan mini
PICO software	Catch the Numbers! I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! • Pico for Everyone Pokémon Loud Battle! • Pokémon Number Battle! Letter and Number Intelligence Game • Search for Pokémon! Adventure in the Maze! Intelligence Training Pokémon Big Sports Meet!
Self-contained (non-Pokémon mini)	Pokémon Pikachu • Pokémon Pikachu 2 GS • Pokémotion • Eevee × Tamagotchi
Applications	Storage: Pokémon Box Ruby & Sapphire • My Pokémon Ranch • Pokémon Bank (Poké Transporter) • Pokémon HOME Pokédexes: Pokédex 3D (Pro) • Pokédex for iOS • Pokémon TCG Card Dex Other: Mobile Trainer (required for Mobile System GB service) • Pokémon Dream Radar
e-Reader applications/games	Berry Tree • Construction: Action • Construction: Melody Box • Ditto Leapfrog • Diving Corsola • Doki Doki Kakurenbo • Dream Eater • Fire Hoops • Flower Power • Fruit Daisakusen! • Flying Journey • Follow Hoothoot • GO, Poliwrath! • Gotcha! • Harvest Time • Here Comes Gloom • Hold Down Hoppip • Imakuni?'s Ball • Jumping Doduo • Kingler's Day • Leek Game • Lifesaver • Machop At Work • Magby and Magmar • Make A Dash! • Metronome • Mighty Tyranitar • Night Flight • Pika Pop • Punching Bags • Ride the Tuft • Rolling Voltorb • Sneak and Snatch • Sweet Scent • Time Travel • Tokotoko Truck • Watch Out! • Wooper's Juggling Game
Other	DS: PokéPark: Fishing Rally DS • Dash • Learn with Pokémon: Typing Adventure • Conquest 3DS: Pokémon Art Academy • Touzoku to 1000-Biki no Pokémon • Detective Pikachu (Meitantei Pikachu: Shin Konbi Tanjou) • Detective Pikachu Returns Switch: Pokémon Quest • Pokémon Café ReMix (Pokémon Café Mix) Mobile: Pokémate • Say Tap? • Pokémon Shuffle • Pokémon Photo Booth • Pokémon GO • Pokémon Duel • Pokémon: Magikarp Jump • Pokémon Masters EX • Pokémon Playhouse • Pokémon Smile • Pokémon Sleep • Pokémon Virtual Fest Other: Unreleased versions (Untitled online Pokémon project, Pokémon Pink)

Publications

Gekkan Coin Toss: Pokémon Card Magazine (via Satellaview) • Shin Game Design • Satoshi Tajiri: A Man Who Created Pokémon (book) • Game Freak Asobi no Sekai Hyoujun o Nurikaeru Creative Shuudan • Ken Sugimori Works • Satoshi Tajiri: A Man Who Created Pokémon (manga)

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[1] Pokémon GO Live official website

[2] Pokémon Go is now available in the US for iOS and Android. The Verge (July 6, 2016). Retrieved July 6, 2016.

[3] Pokemon GO Is Out Now In Japan. My Nintendo News (July 22, 2016). Retrieved July 22, 2016.

[4] 'Pokemon GO' Begins Rolling Out in the App Store. Mac Rumors (July 5, 2016). Retrieved July 5, 2016.

[5] Pokémon Go is finally available in South Korea. TechCrunch (January 24, 2017). Retrieved January 24, 2017.

[6] Heads Up! Pokémon GO (September 7, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[7] ‘Pokemon Go’ Apple Watch App Officially Released. Heavy.com (December 22, 2016). Retrieved December 22, 2016.

[1.5-8] 8.0 ^8.1 Updates on the Pokémon GO website (August 22, 2016). Retrieved August 23, 2016.

[1.7.0-9] 9.0 ^9.1 Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.

[1.9.0-10] 10.0 ^10.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS. Pokémon GO (September 22, 2016). Retrieved September 23, 2016.

[1.11.2-11] 11.0 ^11.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS. Pokémon GO (October 10, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.

[1.11.4-12] 12.0 ^12.1 Pokémon GO on Twitter (October 14, 2016). Retrieved October 14, 2016.

[1.13.3-13] 13.0 ^13.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.43.3 for Android and 1.13.3 for iOS. GoNintendo (October 23, 2016). Retrieved October 23, 2016.

[1.17.0-14] 14.0 ^14.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.47.1 for Android and 1.17.0 for iOS. GoNintendo (November 18, 2016). Retrieved November 18, 2016.

[1.19.1-15] 15.0 ^15.1 Pokemon GO upgrading to versions 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS. Nintendo Everything (December 7, 2016). Retrieved December 8, 2016.

[1.23.1-16] 16.0 ^16.1 Pokémon GO updated to version 0.53.1 for Android and 1.23.1 for iOS. Pokémon GO (January 17, 2017). Retrieved January 17, 2017.

[17] Pokémon GO update 0.31.0 fixes the 'footprints' tracker by removing it, adds avatar adjustment and other tweaks. Android Police (July 30, 2016). Retrieved July 30, 2016

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+'''''Pokémon GO''''' is a mobile augmented reality-based game in the {{ser|Pokémon}} series, released in 2016. The game was developed by [[Niantic|Niantic, Inc.]] in collaboration with [[Nintendo]] and [[The Pokémon Company]]. The project initially started as "{{bp|Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge}}", an April Fools' Day prank made in collaboration with {{wp|Google}}. Several "field tests" were also conducted in several regions leading up to the final release.
-Accompanying the release of the game is [[Pokémon GO Plus]], a peripheral developed by Nintendo that alerts players to in-game events.
+Accompanying the release of the game is [[Pokémon GO Plus]], a peripheral developed by Nintendo that alerts players to in-game events. {{wp|Apple Watch}} support was later announced at the Apple keynote event in September 2016<ref>[http://pokemongo.nianticlabs.com/en/post/headsup/ Heads Up!] Pokémon GO (September 7, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.</ref>, and was later released in December.<ref>[http://heavy.com/games/2016/12/pokemon-go-apple-watch-app-released-how-to-download-app-store/ ‘Pokemon Go’ Apple Watch App Officially Released]. Heavy.com (December 22, 2016). Retrieved December 22, 2016.</ref>
 ==Blurb==
 ''Venusaur, Charizard, Blastoise, Pikachu, and many other Pokémon have been discovered on planet Earth!''<br>
-''Now’s your chance to discover and capture the Pokémon all around you—so get your shoes on, step outside, and explore the world. You’ll join one of three teams and battle for the prestige and ownership of Gyms with your Pokémon at your side.''
+''Now's your chance to discover and capture the Pokémon all around you—so get your shoes on, step outside, and explore the world. You’ll join one of three teams and battle for the prestige and ownership of Gyms with your Pokémon at your side.''
-''Pokémon are out there, and you need to find them. As you walk around a neighborhood, your smartphone will vibrate when there’s a Pokémon nearby. Take aim and throw a Poké Ball… You’ll have to stay alert, or it might get away!''
+''Pokémon are out there, and you need to find them. As you walk around a neighborhood, your smartphone will vibrate when there's a Pokémon nearby. Take aim and throw a Poké Ball… You’ll have to stay alert, or it might get away!''
 ''Search far and wide for Pokémon and items''<br>
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 ''As your Charmander evolves to Charmeleon and then Charizard, you can battle together to defeat a Gym and assign your Pokémon to defend it against all comers.''
-''It’s time to get moving—your real-life adventures await!''
+''It's time to get moving—your real-life adventures await!''
 ==Gameplay==
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+Upon starting the game, the player must sign into the game, using either a Google account or a {{bp|Pokémon Trainer Club}} account. The player is then able to create their own avatar, customizing their outfit, skin color, eye color, and hairstyle.
+During normal gameplay, the player appears on a map of the world, the game tracking the player's actual location using the device's built-in GPS capabilities. Pokémon will appear on the map, which the player can tap on to engage in battle, which can either be in AR (making the Pokémon appear as though it is in the real world using the device's camera) or on an in-game background. During these battles, the player must toss a Poké Ball at the Pokémon to catch it. A ring cirkles around the Pokémon with varying catch rates depending on the color, ranging from green being easy to red being hard. The ring shrinkes and goes right back to full and if the Poké Ball hits the Pokémon within this ring the player recieves a bonus depending on the size of the ring ranging from the biggest ring resulting in a nice catch and 10 extra experience points to the smallest ring resulting in an excellent throw and 100 extra experience points.
+Rather than using the stats system of the core games, Pokémon in ''Pokémon GO'' instead have a "CP" (Combat Power) value, which can be raised by feeding the Pokémon candy (obtained by either catching or sending to Professor Willow a Pokémon of the same species or evolutionary line) and stardust (obtained by catching Pokémon).
 ==Technical details==
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 ==Updates==
-Like ''[[Miitomo]]'' before it, the iOS and Android releases of ''Pokémon GO'' have received separate updates.
+Like ''[[Miitomo]]'' before it, the iOS and Android releases of ''Pokémon GO'' have received separate updates. In addition to this, the game has also received various server updates, such as increasing the power of certain Pokémon, changing the spawn locations of certain Pokémon, and adding additional Pokémon into the game.
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-| align="center"|1.0.1
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.0.1
 | July 12, 2016
 | Players no longer need to sign in again after a forced log out, added stability when signing in with a Pokémon Trainer Club account, fixes the Google account scope, fixes crashing issues.
 |-
-| align="center"|1.0.2
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.0.2
 | July 13, 2016
 | Fixes issues when signing in with a Pokémon Trainer Club account.
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-| align="center"|1.0.3
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.0.3
 | July 20, 2016
 | Text fixes
 |-
-| align="center"|1.1.0
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.1.0
 | July 30, 2016
 | Adds the option to change one's avatar appearance in-game, removes the "footprint" tracking system, adds a new menu to the Pokémon status screen, adds new images for achievement medals, fixes issues with displaying certain map features, improvements to memory issues, move damage adjustments, animation adjustments, text fixes.
 |-
-| align="center"|1.1.1
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.1.1
 | August 1, 2016
 | Performance improvements.
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-| align="center"|1.3.0
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.3.0
 | August 8, 2016
 | Adds a warning in case a player is driving, improves curveball throw, fixes a bug preventing EXP from being given for catching awards, fixes medal icons, allows players to switch their nicknames one time, fixes ad re-enables battery saver mode, implements a testing version of the "Nearby Pokémon" feature, adds visuals for the team leaders, text fixes.
 |-
-| align="center"|1.3.1
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.3.1
 | August 11, 2016
 | Stability improvements.
 |-
-| align="center"|1.5.0
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.5.0
 | August 23, 2016
 | Adds "Pokémon Appraisal", bug fixes.<ref name="1.5">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-082216/ Updates] on the Pokémon GO website (August 22, 2016). Retrieved August 23, 2016.</ref>
 |-
-| align="center"|1.7.0<ref name="1.7.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-091016/ Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS]. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.7.0<ref name="1.7.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-091016/ Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS]. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref>
 | September 13, 2016
 | Adds "Buddy Pokémon, adds Pokémon GO Plus compatibility, improves performance when the device switches networks, makes it easier to tap smaller Pokémon on the screen, fixes a bug where Eggs would hatch without the animation.
 |-
-| align="center"|1.7.1
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.7.1
 | September 16, 2016
 | Improves Pokémon GO Plus stability, adds a quick help screen when first connecting Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
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-| align="center"|1.9.0<ref name="1.9.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-092216/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (September 22, 2016). Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.9.0<ref name="1.9.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-092216/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.39.0 for Android and 1.9.0 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (September 22, 2016). Retrieved September 23, 2016.</ref>
 | September 23, 2016
 | Shows where Pokémon were captured on their status screen, allows players to obtain Pokémon using Incense with Pokémon GO Plus, bug fixes.
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-| align="center"|1.11.2<ref name="1.11.2">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-101016/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (October 10, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.11.2<ref name="1.11.2">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-101016/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (October 10, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.</ref>
-|
+| October 12, 2016
 | Adds a "Catch Bonus" for catching more Pokémon of a specific Type, allows players to train by battling at friendly Gyms, the Egg and Incubator screens will periodically update with the current distance traveled rather than needing to close and reopen the screen, decreases evolution time, audio fixes, other fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.11.4<ref name="1.11.4">[https://twitter.com/PokemonGoApp/status/786967654984740865 Pokémon GO on Twitter] (October 14, 2016). Retrieved October 14, 2016.</ref>
+| October 14, 2016
+| Minor fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.13.3<ref name="1.13.3">[http://gonintendo.com/stories/267278-pokemon-go-updated-to-version-0-43-3-for-android-and-1-13-3-for-i Pokémon GO updated to version 0.43.3 for Android and 1.13.3 for iOS]. GoNintendo (October 23, 2016). Retrieved October 23, 2016.</ref>
+| October 24, 2016
+| Adds alternate patterns for Eggs depending on distance required to hatch, adds type icons to the Pokémon stats screen, adds a low battery indicator for Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.13.4
+| October 27, 2016
+| Minor bug fixes
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.15.0
+| November 7, 2016
+| Adds daily bonuses, allows the player to be the only one to place a Pokémon in an open gym for a brief period after defeating the previous Gym Leader, increases the amount of Prestige lost when defeating a rival Gym trainer and decreases the amount gained by training at a friendly Gym, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.17.0<ref name="1.17.0">[http://gonintendo.com/stories/268854-pokemon-go-updated-to-version-0-47-1-for-android-and-1-17-0-for-i Pokémon GO updated to version 0.47.1 for Android and 1.17.0 for iOS]. GoNintendo (November 18, 2016). Retrieved November 18, 2016.</ref>
+| November 19, 2016
+| Fixes a bug that causes the egg-hatching animation to start playing on the map screen, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.19.1<ref name="1.19.1">[http://nintendoeverything.com/pokemon-go-upgrading-to-versions-0-49-1-for-android-and-1-19-1-for-ios/ Pokemon GO upgrading to versions 0.49.1 for Android and 1.19.1 for iOS]. Nintendo Everything (December 7, 2016). Retrieved December 8, 2016.</ref>
+| December 8, 2016
+| Allows players to transfer multiple Pokémon at once, adds Pokémon type icons to Gyms, adds the total Candy count for Buddy Pokémon, adds the total amount in kilometers the Buddy Pokémon has walked, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.21.0
+| December 20, 2016
+| Fixes a bug that causes incorrect vibration notifications, changes the day and night modes to more accurately reflect the current time, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.21.2
+| December 22, 2016
+| Adds Apple Watch compatibility, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.23.1<ref name="1.23.1">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-011717/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.53.1 for Android and 1.23.1 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (January 17, 2017). Retrieved January 17, 2017.</ref>
+| January 18, 2017
+| Updates Pokémon GO for Apple Watch to display Eggs obtained from PokéStops, adjusts distance tracking to account for GPS drifting, minor text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.23.2
+| January 24, 2017
+| Adds Korean language support.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.25.0
+| January 31, 2017
+| Adds iOS wheelchair support for Apple Watch, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|1.27.2
+| February 16, 2017
+| Adds the ability to select Poké Ball and Berries on the encounter screen, adds a new night map and battle music, improvements to Apple Watch connectivity, bug fixes, text fixes.
+|-
+|}
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 |}
 ===Android===
+{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" width="100%" {{html5}} style="{{roundy|15px}} background:{{Site-Color|Pokémon}}; border:2px solid {{Site-Color|Pokémon|3}}; margin:0 auto"
+|-
+! style="{{roundy|15px}} background:{{Site-Color|Animal Crossing|2}};"| List of updates
+|- align=center
+|
 {| class="wikitable"
-! align="center"|Version Number
+! align="center" {{html5}}|Version Number
 ! Date Released
 ! Description
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-| align="center"|0.29.2
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.29.2
 | July 13, 2016
 | Added support for devices running Android N Development Preview and Intel x86.
 |-
-| align="center"|0.29.3
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.29.3
 | July 20, 2016
 | Text fixes
 |-
-| align="center"|0.31.0<ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/30/pokmon-go-update-fixes-the-footprints-tracker-by-removing-it-adds-avatar-adjustment-and-other-tweaks/ Pokémon GO update 0.31.0 fixes the 'footprints' tracker by removing it, adds avatar adjustment and other tweaks]. Android Police (July 30, 2016). Retrieved July 30, 2016</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.31.0<ref>[http://www.androidpolice.com/2016/07/30/pokmon-go-update-fixes-the-footprints-tracker-by-removing-it-adds-avatar-adjustment-and-other-tweaks/ Pokémon GO update 0.31.0 fixes the 'footprints' tracker by removing it, adds avatar adjustment and other tweaks]. Android Police (July 30, 2016). Retrieved July 30, 2016</ref>
 | July 30, 2016
 | Adds the option to change one's avatar appearance in-game, removes the "footprint" tracking system, adds a new menu to the Pokémon status screen, adds new images for achievement medals, fixes issues with displaying certain map features, improvements to memory issues, move damage adjustments, animation adjustments, text fixes.
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-| align="center"|0.33.0
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.33.0
 | August 8, 2016
 | Adds a warning in case a player is driving, improves curveball throw, fixes a bug preventing EXP from being given for catching awards, fixes medal icons, allows players to switch their nicknames one time, fixes ad re-enables battery saver mode, implements a testing version of the "Nearby Pokémon" feature, adds visuals for the team leaders, text fixes.
 |-
-| align="center"|0.35.0
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.35.0
 | August 23, 2016
 | Adds "Pokémon Appraisal", bug fixes.<ref name="1.5"/>
 |-
-| align="center"|0.37.0<ref name="1.7.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-091016/ Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS]. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.37.0<ref name="1.7.0">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-091016/ Buddy Pokémon and other updates in Pokémon GO version 0.37.0 for Android and 1.7.0 for iOS]. Pokémon Go (September 10, 2016). Retrieved September 10, 2016.</ref>
 | September 13, 2016
 | Adds "Buddy Pokémon, adds Pokémon GO Plus compatibility, improves performance when the device switches networks, makes it easier to tap smaller Pokémon on the screen, fixes a bug where Eggs would hatch without the animation.
 |-
-| align="center"|0.37.1
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.37.1
 | September 16, 2016
 | Improves Pokémon GO Plus stability, adds a quick help screen when first connecting Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
 |-
-| align="center"|0.39.0<ref name="1.9.0"/>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.39.0<ref name="1.9.0"/>
 | September 23, 2016
 | Shows where Pokémon were captured on their status screen, allows players to obtain Pokémon using Incense with Pokémon GO Plus, bug fixes.
 |-
-| align="center"|0.41.2<ref name="1.11.2">[http://pokemongolive.com/en/post/ver-update-101016/ Pokémon GO updated to version 0.41.2 for Android and 1.11.2 for iOS]. Pokémon GO (October 10, 2016). Retrieved October 12, 2016.</ref>
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.41.2<ref name="1.11.2"/>
-|
+| October 12, 2016
 | Adds a "Catch Bonus" for catching more Pokémon of a specific Type, allows players to train by battling at friendly Gyms, the Egg and Incubator screens will periodically update with the current distance traveled rather than needing to close and reopen the screen, decreases evolution time, audio fixes, other fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.41.4<ref name="1.11.4"/>
+| October 14, 2016
+| Minor fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.43.3<ref name="1.13.3"/>
+| October 24, 2016
+| Adds alternate patterns for Eggs depending on distance required to hatch, adds type icons to the Pokémon stats screen, adds a low battery indicator for Pokémon GO Plus, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.43.4
+| October 27, 2016
+| Minor bug fixes
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.45.0
+| November 7, 2016
+| Adds daily bonuses, allows the player to be the only one to place a Pokémon in an open gym for a brief period after defeating the previous Gym Leader, increases the amount of Prestige lost when defeating a rival Gym trainer and decreases the amount gained by training at a friendly Gym, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.47.0<ref name="1.17.0"/>
+| November 19, 2016
+| Fixes a bug that causes the egg-hatching animation to start playing on the map screen, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.49.1<ref name="1.19.1"/>
+| December 8, 2016
+| Allows players to transfer multiple Pokémon at once, adds Pokémon type icons to Gyms, adds the total Candy count for Buddy Pokémon, adds the total amount in kilometers the Buddy Pokémon has walked, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.51.1
+| December 20, 2016
+| Fixes a bug that causes incorrect vibration notifications, changes the day and night modes to more accurately reflect the current time, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.53.1<ref name="1.23.1"/>
+| January 18, 2017
+| Updates Pokémon GO for Apple Watch to display Eggs obtained from PokéStops, adjusts distance tracking to account for GPS drifting, minor text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.53.2
+| January 24, 2017
+| Adds Korean language support.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.55.0
+| January 31, 2017
+| Shortens load times, resolves Pokémon GO Plus connectivity issue, text fixes.
+|-
+| align="center" {{html5}}|0.57.2
+| February 16, 2017
+| Adds the ability to select Poké Ball and Berries on the encounter screen, adds a new night map and battle music, bug fixes, text fixes.
+|-
+|}
 |-
 |}