User:Juxlos/Gameplay of Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. Pokémon Go's gameplay revolve around capturing a variety of Pokémon creatures in the game and interacting with real-world locations, represented in the game as part of a map which follows the player's geographical position based on GPS. Since its release in 2016, a number of new features which include social actions and PvP gameplay have been introduced to the game.

Pokéstops and Gyms
In 2016, shortly after the game's release, a third-party service showed 2.3 million Pokéstops and Gyms worldwide. Additional locations have since continued to be added, initially from submissions by Ingress players. and in 2019 Pokémon Go players above a certain level were given the ability to submit their own locations.

Quests
The Field and Special Research mechanics were introduced to Pokémon Go in a March 2018 update. Special Researches involve completing a series of story-based tasks, and generally reward the player with the ability to capture otherwise rare or unavailable Pokémon such as Mew.

Player-versus-Player
In August 2018, Player-versus-Player (PvP) features were added to Pokémon Go, available to players Level 10 and above. Every PvP battle involve three Pokémon from each player, and each player has one Pokémon out at any given time, being able to swap them with the other two available Pokémon. Battles are done in real time where players tap on their screen to attack the opposing Pokémon using "Fast Moves", or "Charged Moves" which require players to swipe across their screens depending on the attack. Charged Moves could be blocked using limited "Protect Shields" twice per match.

Two types of PvP battles are available: direct battles between two players which have already become friends in-game (or are in the same location), and the Pokémon GO Battle League which enables players to compete against other players worldwide. There are three leagues available for players - the Great League with a 1,500 maximum CP restriction on Pokémon used, the Ultra League with a 2,500 CP restriction, and the Master League with no restrictions. In April 2020, a live leaderboard was published which showed top 500 Battle League players based on ratings.