Talk:Pokémon Go

New countries

Pokemon Go just became available in Bahrain, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. See the official Facebook announcement. — Gestrid (talk) 23:27, 17 November 2016 (UTC)

Added to the article, but somebody else needs to handle the color coding on the map. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 00:30, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

That's why I posted here. — Gestrid (talk) 01:39, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

 Done Molecule Extraction (talk) 01:58, 18 November 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go is now available in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Arujuhu (talk) 09:44, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

You can requesting directly here on Graphics Lab. Sorry. I can't continue colouring maps at the moment as I'm not with my computer since late October where most of my editing tools are there. Molecule Extraction (talk) 10:52, 17 December 2016 (UTC)

 On hold Already put a request there. Now waiting any graphic editors to respond. ^^ Molecule Extraction (talk) 09:27, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

 Done by Tsange. Molecule Extraction (talk) 14:36, 24 December 2016 (UTC)

Pokemon Go is released in South Korea. Gitbi (talk) 02:48, 24 January 2017 (UTC)

@Gitbi: Ok, already leaving a request there on Graphics Lab, now waiting for any graphicist to respond. Molecule Extraction (talk) 06:48, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

Health benefits of Pokemon Go

In a recent study, the health benefits of Pokémon Go were described, concluding that it leads to substantial short-term activity increases; according to this study, Pokémon Go has added a total of 144 billion steps to US physical activity. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.75.165.69 (talk) 20:04, 13 December 2016‎ (UTC)

References

Game Play Section Critique

Hello!

It feels as if some parts to the gameplay section can be improved.

1. The lead section is worded in such a way that it can mislead to readers to thnk that you can "battle" Pokemon in the wild.
2. The Gameplay section forgets to mention that PokeStops also give XP in addition to various items. It also says that various amounts of candy is offered upon capture, but that number is always 3.
3. This section also states that the ultimate goal of the game is to complete the Pokedex by collecting all the Pokemon - that statement is false... this could probably be a whole new section entirely on styles of play (collectors (people who want to finish their Pokedex), gymmers (peoplewho want to help their team capture the most gyms possible), trainers (people who collect and raise strong pokemon for the sake of battling), etc.)
4. There's also the small paragraph in regards to in-app purchases. The formatting isn't consistent when it comes to listing the item and describing its use. The section also fails to mention the ability to purchase incubators and addition storage slots. The writer also jumps from talking about the store to the topic of Combat Power in just a single paragraph.
5. There's a section describing Buddy Pokemon and being able to receive "rewards and bonuses" but all you get is candy for walking a certain distance... there are no other bonuses.

Thanks for considering these edits!

ATran34614 (talk) 03:09, 23 January 2017 (UTC)

I agree with all of these proposals. I think that your proposal #3 is probably the most important, but it's also going to be the most open-ended, and the most controversial in terms of finding sources. Howrad (talk) 20:16, 25 January 2017 (UTC)

The majority of this article was written during the app's heyday, a lot of the stuff was badly written or outdated even then. I haven't actually played the game myself, so I can't verify the fixes you proposed, so some other editor would probably have to implement these. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 13:40, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

I can start writing it, as long as people don't immediately start deleting it for being unsourced original research. As I said before, sources are going to be hard to find for a lot of this. I would write it based on what I know from months of playing the game and reading about it, not by finding sources directly. Once written, we could all go back collectively and find sources. Is that acceptable? Howrad (talk) 06:05, 10 February 2017 (UTC)

OpenStreetMap and Pokemon Go

In google search there is a lot of views, as openstreetmap pokemon go. Why in the article there aren't any informations about OpenStreetMap? Dawid2009 (talk) 13:28, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

• All I see are links to Reddit, a Wiki, and other unreliable websites. ~ Dissident93 ^(talk) 13:36, 1 February 2017 (UTC)

Proposed merge with Jiansheng Chen

Seems to be notable only for this incident. This might be worth a mention here. Adam9007 (talk) 18:07, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

• Don't merge, delete Jiansheng Chen WP:NOTNEWS. Should just send this to AFD, or even CSD A7 (As I don't see any real claim of importance) -- ferret (talk) 18:16, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I requested speedy deletion but was declined by Adam9007. I favour deletion as well so maybe should be nominated for AFD. AusLondonder (talk) 18:46, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Could this be suitable for Wikinews instead? Adam9007 (talk) 18:47, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

I agree with deletion as well, it does not meet WP:GNG as a standalone article. Not sure about Wikinews guidelines, so I can't provide input on that aspect. ~ Cyclonebiskit (chat) 19:01, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Was it merged only because the incident had Pokémon Go mentioned? I think it actually deserves its own page as it is likely to evolve to something like the shooting of Trayvon Martin. — Preceding unsigned comment added by SlowSuperMom (talk • contribs) 19:12, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

That's pure conjecture, unless you have any sources at all it up. -- ferret (talk) 19:26, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

• Note at this point it does not even mention the game. The one source on the article, does not mention the game so I have removed it. (not watching if you want me to reply to anything here ping me) - GB fan 19:38, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

• I'm boldly removing the merger tag. It appears that Jiansheng Chen will not survive AFD, but the near identical Shooting of Jiansheng Chen will. However, there's no real connection between the event and the game. Chen was playing it, but there's no suggestion that he was shot because of it: He just happened to be playing it, in his own neighborhood. We would not add him to the Candy Crush article if he happened to have been playing that instead. -- ferret (talk) 14:13, 9 February 2017 (UTC)

Separate section for Awards.

Could we have a separate section for Awards underneath the Downloads and Revenue? Zacharyalejandro (talk) 18:18, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Go for it. -- ferret (talk) 18:19, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Thank you. I'll do what I can. Zacharyalejandro (talk) 18:22, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 February 2017

Aprilgreen2017 (talk) 19:54, 8 February 2017 (UTC)

In United States, Jiansheng Chen was shot to death by a security guard at the community he lived, on January 26, 2017. Chen was playing Pokémon Go in a minivan parked by the community clubhouse when the security guard shot him 6 times.

According to a notice given to the residents by River Walk community, the contract for the patrol services is supposed to be unarmed patrolling. It is not clear why the security guard was armed.

On Monday February 6, 2017, Andrew Sacks, an attorney represents Citywide Protection Services, the employer of the security guard who shot Chen, held a news conference. According to Sacks, Chen repeatedly tried to hit the guard with his van, then the guard fired “in reasonable fear for his life and safety”. However, Sacks' statement raise many doubts to people in concerning the case of "shooting of Jiansheng Chen".

According to Greg Sandler, an attorney of Chen's family, Chen was playing “Pokemon Go” at the time when he was shot. Police said the guard fired through the vehicle's windows, so it remains to be seen that if Jiansheng Chen was really "tried to hit the security guard" like the security company's lawyer stated.

References

Not done: This content and the related article are currently subject of both a merge discussion and an AFD. I don't think this content should be added here, it's far too much information for a single event mostly sourced to local news. -- ferret (talk) 19:56, 8 February 2017 (UTC)