Good game, a few suggestions
Sun Sep 07 2025 Purple HydraI have really, really loved this game. It's a good combination of the real world and in game stuff-you have to walk around to get to Pokemon, poke stops, and so on. I really enjoy playing it. There aren't any ads either. But like the title, I've got a few suggestions. For one, I feel like some of the tasks in the research you have to do seem really hard-like catching 250 Pokemon in a day. Sometimes we just don't get that many Pokemon to pop up. So perhaps change that a little? Then there's the appraising of the Pokemon- I feel like in most other Pokemon games, you can train your Pokemon to be really good, but in the game, you catch a Pokemon and they can be 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 stars, four being perfect. But then you can't change it. I feel like this is especially frustrating when you've caught a raid Pokemon and then they're zero stars, or when you catch a legendary or a rare Pokemon that's just really weak. I'd propose that you add a training option to Pokemon go- I know there's a lot of trainers out there that have so very many Pokemon candies for some, so why not be able to use those for leveling up the attack, HP, and defense of your Pokemon? You could also add quests to be able to do that- kind of like Pokemon buddy evolving tasks.
That's mostly it-so thank you so much if you read this. I know you may or may not take this suggestion, but I think it would be really fun and add a lot more to the game. Who knows what'll happen?
Team rocket… along with some changes
Wed Feb 28 2024 funjustice1Team rocket is pretty bad in this game, we all know it but I just wanted to ask you, what if you made rocket bases. They are gyms taken over by rockets like a shadow raid and their will be like 5 grunts in a tier one. Maybe 10 to 15 in a tier 2 and 20 in a tier three. Then in a tier 4 their will be 25 rockets and a rocket leader. Then in tier 5 their will be 15 and all 3 leaders and a Giovani. They should be their own little structures on or near poke stops and gyms. This should be like tier 1 and 2 on poke-stops. Then tier 3 can be in both poke-stop and gym. Tier 4 and 5 are gyms only which you can all do as a group but the tiers 1-3 can have a max of 5 people to fight (you included) and then 4 and 5 should be a unlimited amount of people but people have to use those gems for shadow raids to fight Giovani's Pokémon due to the fact they each leader will have a good PvP Pokémon or a legendary OR a shiny. Then Giovani will use the best Pokémon of each rocket boss. And the people will also have to choose what Pokémon they want it could be ANY of the Pokémon used but the cp for good Pokémon that you choose will loose a extra few cp points or whatever but it will be better candies and you can also choose to just get raid drops or 20 pokecoins instead of a Pokémon. This is an idea just saying, a very well thought idea but still an idea
Far fallen from its heyday
Wed Sep 03 2025 AnurepaWhat once brought the world together, and remained for a long time as a way to get out of the house (for those who were already capable of doing so), Pokemon Go has become a shameless cash grab that has and continues to drive away longtime fans and newcomers alike. No longer is it possible to do everything in game without spending real money: once, spending money was simply a fast pass, but nothing was entirely hidden behind paywalls. Now, entire events, Pokemon, and items are locked away from those not willing to shell out cash for a company frantically grabbing at every penny they can scrape together before they lose the license to a once phenomenal game. That’s not even getting into the decrease in quality of Pokemon within the game. Dozens upon dozens of people will plan, gather, and yes, pay, to raid a powerful Pokemon and be rewarded with a subpar Pokemon of their own. (And there’s no exaggeration on “dozens and dozens” as certain types of Pokemon raids now require upwards of 40 people to even make a decent attempt to defeat - ostracizing people in rural areas, disabled people, or even just anyone who doesn’t have the sheer amount of time, resources, and people to do these raids. And with less and less people seeing the point in playing, that number continues to grow.) The current state of the game is a crying shame, and a mockery of what it once was, and I can only hope that someday it bounces back.
Used to be great…
Fri Apr 07 2023 -Penguino-So there are a lot of these going around now, but I figure I’ll add to it just in case it can help change anything since it seems like the only thing Niantic hears is press or money. I played the beta. I played day 1. I left and came back a few times. I played during the pandemic. I have seen this game evolve over time. Some changes were good, some were bad. The game went from being able to play for fun, to having a pressure to spend money to play, to being required to spend money to play to get things in the game (like shiny mew??). All of this progressed over time until we get here, a point where the game is unplayable unless you pay money or actively avoid 90% of the features that were added and not removed. This game has gone from one that I would happily put money into due to the enjoyment, connectivity, and socialization I got out of it, but now? Now I don’t plan on playing it until a lot of these issues get fixed. It costs then nothing to keep Covid protections in game. It costs them nothing to allow for remote raiding, especially for remote players. It costs them nothing to make the game better in ways that truly matter and have already been done. Instead, they add stickers. Instead, they remove the ability to get legendaries unless you live in an area with a decently sized player base. Instead, they push people out while trying to claim inclusitivity because it doesn’t match their finances.
Captivating anti-consumer game
Fri Jul 26 2024 honesty618I'll start with the positives, it's a very immersive game that is rewarding (sometimes) to invest your time in. That being said, it is wildly impractical for the average person. As many others have said, unless you have consistent and close people to play the game with, you're out of luck. Unless you have lots of time on your hands and no other obligations, you're out of luck. I can understand the need for everything not to be so easy that it isn't rewarding, that is a huge problem that videogames have now. There still doesn't need to be price hikes on remote raids, or increased pokemon aggression (and WOW what a bad decision on Niantic's part), or ticket paywalls to get desirable pokemon/items, or any of the other anti-player changes to the game. It becomes less about skill and investment and more about how much free time you have and how much money to spend. I'd rather pay a one-time price to play the game than deal with the nonsensical things that you run into playing this game. It could definitely use more polishing as well, even now with the game having been out for so, so long it still runs terribly. Lag, glitches, and general clunkiness all around don't feel like a well-made game. To wrap it all up, as many others have said, the new TOS are unethical in EVERY WAY. If you haven't downloaded the game yet, don't. If you haven't started playing it, don't. Don't even entertain the idea of supporting this company.
Lots of Bugs and very slow progression
Wed Jun 05 2024 Rice BoîI really love pokemon, and honestly the game is fun at times. But there are a lot of issues.
1. In pvp, there is a bug in the game where if you get hit by a charge move and you have one ready to go, it will sometimes just throw that move out without you tapping anything. It is very annoying and has lost me many games as I would try to farm a pokemon down and it’ll just toss my move out and waste all the energy I have accumulated. It does not happen everytime, but it happens more often than it should
2. The game is VERY hard to grind. Especially if you live in a less populated area such as myself, I find that a lot of the time I am running out of potions and/or pokeballs. The nearest urban area for me is more than an hour away and there is only a couple pokestops along with one gym near my area.
3. The system to get pokecoins is very tedious. You can only get 50 a day and to upgrade storage or item space it takes 4 days worth of coins for each, and thats only if you manage to max out for the day. The item space is not a problem for me as I actually need MORE items, but the pokestorage is a huge problem as I am consistently having to dump what little coins I have into the storage. Because of this, I have no coins left to buy remote raid passes, meaning I can’t even get legendary pokemon unless the raid appears at my local gym, and then I have to hope there is enough people to beat it.
Account Issues
Sun May 10 2020 ValhallaVikingFirst off, I’m a huge Pokémon fan! Have been all my life. I got super far in my original account but then it wasn’t letting me buy stuff in the shop with my coins I had. So I figured I’d log out and go back in. Now it’s saying my password isn’t correct which I know it is. But then I requested an email to change it. They said it was sent but I never got it. I tried retrying and it said the link is active for 48 hours. Does that mean I’ll get the email within 48 hours or I have 48 hours? I tried using a made up email just to see what would happen and they said there’s no account on there with that email. Just wanted to be sure the email wasn’t a problem. So why is it not allowing me to change my password by sending me an email?? Also I made a second one just for the meantime but on this one it won’t allow me progress with egg hatching and/or buddy Pokémon getting candies. I turned all settings on for allowing my location and all that. My battery saving mode isn’t on either. Aside from that, I can’t add friends. It said that it won’t load and to try again later. All I’m saying is that on my original account, everything was okay. I was even playing earlier this morning. Is there anything that can be done? I can’t even really get the full experience because the events have to do with my buddy getting candies and also hatching eggs. What can be done?? I’m just upset because I put so much time and effort into this all for this to happen...
Games keeps getting worse
Thu Feb 13 2025 aidendaleNot worth wasting money on anymore unless you already know other players. In addition to making stuff like Community Days worse and more expensive, every update now seems to be focused on making the game unplayable for solo players. Which is stupid and unnecessary because OF COURSE I would be playing with friends if I could. The problem is that I don’t know anyone else who plays anymore. So by doing things like jacking up the prices of remote raid passes, replacing regular raids with in-person only raids, and adding a bunch of research that requires other players to complete, you’re not encouraging me to play more with other people. You’re just being petty and punishing me for not having other people to play with. I haven’t been able to level up in almost a year because even though I have the XP, the level requirement includes doing a bunch of trades. I haven’t been able to complete this special research about doing stuff in parties for over a year because I can’t form a party. The last straw was this timed research where you choose between Candela and Arlo, only they don’t tell you upfront that if you choose Candela, you just can’t complete it unless you have someone to trade with. And this is their Valentine’s Day week research where they’re essentially mocking me for not having any friends who play Pokemon GO. Well, how about I just stop giving you money altogether then? How’s that? Happy Valentine’s Day, Niantic, you lost a longtime player.
Fun game, needs to be polished
Fri Apr 10 2020 mzhur77Love the game. With the newer updates there’s a lot more to do in a more organized way. Most of the objectives of the game work flawlessly. The inner economy of items and Pokémon’s creates a wonderful system that makes you want to come back and play more. But, there are a lot of issues to still work out. One of which is the coins and gyms system. Right now, you can only get 50 coins per day. And a pokemon earns a single coin per 10 minutes in a gym. You would reach the max limit for coins in about 8 hours. This creates an issue, in which, if you have 4 pokemon in different gyms that have been in there for all over a day. Well over the limit. Meaning you could make 200 coins total, if they get defeated on different days. However, if they are all defeated on a single day then you only receive 50 coins for all 4, missing out on the 150. Currently, there is no work around this issue. You can’t recall your pokemon early, and if one gets stuck in a gym you are sitting there praying for it to be beaten. Another issue is with the combat leagues. When I first started the game with my most powerful pokemon at about 1000cp to try out the feature, the opponents were vastly unbalanced. I had to fight a 3000cp mewtwo on my 4th or so fight. It just seems that some of the features weren’t given enough time as opposed to other features of the game, and that lackluster approach clearly shows.
Boycott the remote raid price hike:)
Sat Apr 01 2023 dubdubdemi!I’ve played this game since the second day it came out. It was always a great way that my friends and I would hang out, we’d raid, do community days, etc. For years, in high school and even through college! And Niantic made remote play so easy to do when Covid hit. But it is slowly turning into a pay-to-play game and much less remote-friendly. It feels like every other week they hike up the prices in the shop and nerf the remote aspects of the game. I know the initial purpose of the game was for everybody to get out and play, and it really did build a sense of community, and when we were in school, that was a great thing for us to do after school and on the weekends. Now we work, have moved away, etc, and the only way we can really play together at all is remotely (doing raids, sending gifts). But if you open any gifts, you get 7k eggs you can’t delete (and more than likely do not want) and if you want to raid remotely, you’ll soon have to pay more than $1 per raid and soon there will be a limit on how many you can join per day? RIP anybody who works during an event/can’t get their friends together/ doesn’t live near their pogo community. If you’re a rural player? Don’t bother. And a lot of research tasks and rewards are being put behind paywalls now. Wanna play at home? Too bad, incense doesn’t work if you aren’t moving “fast enough.” This game was my favorite thing for a long time- years- but it’s driving away a lot of people like me.
