pokemon go
It is an augmented reality based mobile game, published by Niantic for iOS and Android mobiles. This game uses the mobile GPS to locate, capture, battle and train the Pokemon. Pokemon Go is an online interactive virtual game made for mobile devices like Android and iOS developed by Niantic. Here each player can catch their pokemon, train and evolve them for battles. The app is free for use but with in-app purchase. Here you can choose any of these three legendary Pokemon Gym(team) like fire(red), water(blue), or electric(yellow). You can catch unlimited Pokemon till your bag space if full. You can fight with a Gym or raid them to earn rewards..
Pokemon GO has become a worldwide topic of conversation/discussion overnight, you cannot miss it if you were from the late 90’s or early 20’s kid. Every child’s dreams are about to become a pokemon trainer, the new Nintendo and the Niantic’s brought that cartoon back by creating a virtual game where players can train their own Pokemon.
how does it works?
As users walk around the real world, the Pokemon characters appears on the game map randomly. When a user come within a close enough range the Pokemon start appearing on the screen. Using the Poke balls, they can capture them. The main aim of the game is to collect all Pokemon. The map is an anime style version of Google Maps that replaces the street names and landmarks with specific buildings. Another interesting feature of the game is Poke stops, which are real life locations where users can collect them self free Poke balls,. They can also find eggs that hatch into Pokemon.
why so popular?
The reasons for its popularity is it's completely free to download and easy to play with an attractive user-interface. The social part of the game is when battling for control of a Gym. Users can go to their respective gym and train their Pokemon or battle with others Pokemon. At a certain level players can join a team which will then give them the ability to assign the Pokemon caught by the users to open a gym. If the gym is in the same colour as the players team, the users can train their Pokemon in that gym and if another colour the can go for a battle to take control of that gym. Players can win their gym battles by knowing their opponent Pokemon strength and weakness with the help of Pokemon Strength and Weakness Charts.
Fast forward to today, that’s where Pokemon GO comes in.
In the previous games, you could flaunt your power in the privacy of your own home. Now, everyone believes that they’re the best, and has the ability to test their skills in the real-life using Google linked map.
You are now able to walk the streets, phone in hand, catching Pokemon in 31 countries across the world.
