Pokémon Go is an augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. A part of the Pokémon franchise, the game is the result of a collaboration between Niantic, Nintendo, and The Pokémon Company. Since it is an old game, it has a lot of interesting facts which players might not know. In this article, let us take a look at the Top 10 Best Pokémon Go Facts that you might not know about.
Pokémon Go uses mobile devices with GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle virtual monsters, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player’s real-world location. It was one of the most used and profitable mobile apps in 2016, having been downloaded more than 500 million times worldwide by the end of the year.
Top 10 best Pokémon Go facts
1. The game originally came as a prank
The idea of this game was taken from an April fool prank. On an April fool day, Google announced a new training tool, created in conjunction with Pokemon and Nintendo, for hunting Pokemon using Google Maps. Its goal, the company said, was to hire the world’s best Pokemon Master, because it valued technically savvy risk-takers who can “navigate through tall grass to capture wild creatures.” Later, a start-up of Niantic took this idea and built Pokémon Go.
2. Number of active players
The player-base of Pokémon Go is humongous. The number of monthly active users is approximately 65 million and the average daily active player number is approximately 5 million. This number always decreases or increases according to conditions.
3. Pokémon Go gym at White House
One of the most interesting facts about Pokémon Go is that there is a Pokemon gym situated in the middle of the White House, where the US president lives. For the unfamiliar, Pokemon gyms are places where the trainers congregate in real life to battle their little monsters in the game. It is not the only strange place where a Pokemon gym can be found. There are gyms in the middle of the ocean and in Pentagon too.
4. Number of Pokémon at the launch
Pokémon Go initially started with 150 first-generation Pokémon. Since then multiple new Pokémon from later generations have been added to the game, bumping the number to around 700 Pokémon by the end of 2021, which the players can catch and add to their Pokedex.
5. Most caught Pokémon of 2021
In the whole of 2021, the Pokémon masters caught the Magikarp Pokémon most. Magikarp is a fishlike and water-type Pokémon with large, heavy reddish-orange scales. It has large, vacant eyes and pink lips. Its pectoral and tail fins are white. On its back is a stiff, three-peaked yellowfin, resembling a crown.
6. Most Pokémon caught in a single day
A Japanese Pokémon Go player named Tarot Irota has successfully set the record for the most Pokémons caught in a day. Traveling approximately 80 miles and catching 8 Pokémons per minute, the player’s final tally was 11,400 Pokémons in 24 hours. He caught 139 Shiny Pokémon as well. It is one of the most unique facts about the game.
7. The staggering numbers
Since Pokémon Go was a very famous game and it was a massive success, the statistics of the game are huge. Pokémon Go had 15 million downloads in its first week of release. It also set a new record by generating $200m in revenue in the first month, earning seven times more than Candy Crush in its first month, and nearly doubling Clash Royale.
8. Total Pokémon caught till date
A study revealed that after the release of the game, the total number of Pokemon caught till now is approximately 90 billion. The worldwide huge player-base of this game made it possible to achieve this insane milestone.
9. Fast runner
According to some statistics, it took only five hours for Pokémon Go to take over the most downloaded game chart after its release. The hype of the game and the emotional bond between Pokémon and the players made it possible, say the experts. It is a massive feat for a video game.
10. Pokémon Go over Tinder
According to the Pokémon Go encyclopedia and SimilarWeb, at one stage Pokémon Go’s downloads surpassed Tinder on Android devices, with 60% of US downloaders using it daily for around 43 minutes. For the unfamiliar, Tinder is an online dating and geosocial networking application.
That’s all for today’s Top 10 Best Pokémon Go Facts. How many of these Top best Pokémon Go Facts did you already know? Let us know in the comment section below!
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