What is Pokémon Go?
Q: What is Pokémon Go?
A: Pokémon Go (or Pokémon GO) is a free-to-play Android and iOS game developed by Niantic and licensed by The Pokemon Company. It was released in July 2016 in the US, Europe, and Australia.
Q: How does the game work?
A: The game lets players catch and train fictional living beings called Pocket Monsters or Pokémon 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, then throw a Pokeball at them 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.
Q: Where did Pokemon GO get its start?
A: Pokemon GO got its start in an April Fool's joke by Google and The Pokemon Company in 2013, called "Pokemon Challenge".
Q: What is an item being sold for people who want to play without looking at their smartphones all the time?
A: An item called Pokemon GO Plus is being sold to let people play the game without looking at their smartphones all the time.
Q: What does Pokémon Go look like?
A: Pokémon Go looks like a Gameplay of Pokémon mixed with the Google Maps pin shape.
Q: What are some features added after Generation 2 was released?
A: After Generation 2 was released, berries (a type of fruit that makes the Pokémon flee, higher chance on catching etc.) were added as well as evolution items such as Metal Coat and Kings Rock which are used to evolve certain pokemon.
