Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go
License:	Proprietary (free of charge)
Platforms:	iPhone and Android
Language:	multiple languages
Website:	https://pokemongolive.com
Install:	Google Play App Store
Programming language:	C#
Features Feature Value Map Display Display map yes Map data vector Source online Rotate map yes 3D view yes Shows website ? Shows phone number ? Shows operation hours ? Routing Routing no Create route manually ? Calculate route ? Create route via Waypoints ? Routing profiles ? Turn restrictions ? Calculate route without Internet (Offline routing) ? Routing providers ? Avoid traffic ? Traffic Provider ? Navigating Navigate no Find location ? Find nearby POIs ? Navigate to point ? Navigation with voice / Voice guidance ? Keep on road ? Lane guidance ? Works without GPS ? Navigate along predefined route ? Tracking Make track no Customizable log interval ? Track formats ? Geotagging ? Fast POI buttons ? Upload GPX to OSM ? Monitoring Monitoring yes Show current track no Open existing track no Altitude diagram no Show POD value no Satellite view no Show live NMEA data no Show speed ? Send current position ? Editing ? Rendering ? Accessibility Accessibility support ? Complete non graphics text output no Braille interface no Exploration modus no Public Transport mode no Danger Warnings no Screenreader ? Screenreader languages ?

Pokémon Go is a mobile augmented reality game by Niantic in which the player catches and collects Pokémon that "spawn" at locations all over the map. The game was released for Android and Apple's iOS in July 2016. Niantic switched the base map from Google Maps data to OpenStreetMap data in December 2017[1][2]. Certain kinds of features in OpenStreetMap can influence where certain Pokémon species spawn[3]. For example, Wiglett spawns only on beaches.

Since its initial release, many Pokémon Go players have edited OpenStreetMap in an attempt to improve their gameplay. Many players have made good-faith edits to OpenStreetMap, such as adding buildings and roads that reflect reality on the ground. On the other hand, there have also been many cases of Pokémon Go players adding spurious parks or deleting schools in an attempt to essentially tag for the renderer. Pokémon Go players are strongly encouraged to improve the map but are expected to follow good practice like any other mappers.

Pokémon Go is powered by the Unity game engine.

See also

• Tips for new (Pokemon Go) mappers

External links

• Pokemon GO Mappers - What They Do and Why They Do It - WoodWoseWulf's Diary, 12 Jul 2022
• Parks, Spawns, Nests & Pikachu: OpenStreetMap & Pokemon GO players - Christopher Greene-Szmadzinski - Youtube video on the OpenStreetMap US channel, 13 dec 2022