The Pokémon Company

Pokémon Go

Game First reported release Jul 6, 2016

Game details

First release year: 2016

Platforms

Android
iOS 15+, Android 9+^*
iOS^*

Genres

Play modes

single-player video game
multiplayer video game

Content classifications

ESRB · iOS^*
Classification
E - Everyone^*

Series

Pokémon video games
Pokémon^*

Engines

Unity^*

Localized titles

Pokémon GO

Studios & publishers

Developers

Niantic Games Team
Scopely
Niantic (2016–2025)^*
Scopely Explore (2025–present)^*
Niantic^*

Publishers

The Pokémon Company
Niantic Games Team
Nintendo
Niantic (2016–2025)^*
Scopely (2025–present)^*
Niantic^*

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System configuration

Detailed specifications

Specifications 1 · 6 fields

Developers · iOS

Niantic: Niantic^*

ESRB classification · iOS

ESRB · iOS

Classification: E - Everyone^*

Genres · iOS

adventure game: adventure game^*

Platform

iOS: iOS^*

Publishers · iOS

Niantic: Niantic^*

Release date · iOS

2016-07-06 · iOS

Release date: 2016-07-06^*
Date precision: day^*
Platform: iOS^*

Specifications 2 · 12 fields

Producers: Steve Wang^*
Directors: Tatsuo Nomura^*
Designers: Matthew Ein^*
Junichi Masuda^*
Programmers: Niantic^*
Artists: Dennis Hwang^*
Yusuke Kozaki^*
Mieke Hutchins^*
Composers: Junichi Masuda^*
Developers: Niantic (2016–2025)^*
Scopely Explore (2025–present)^*
Publishers: Niantic (2016–2025)^*
Scopely (2025–present)^*
Series: Pokémon^*
Engine: Unity^*
Platforms: iOS 15+, Android 9+^*
Genres and style: Augmented reality^*
location-based game^*

* Provisional data

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