

Various governments expressed concerns about security, and some countries regulate its use.

However, it attracted controversy for contributing to accidents and creating public nuisances. It is credited with popularizing location-based and AR technology, promoting physical activity, and helping local businesses grow due to escalated foot traffic. It was one of the most used and profitable mobile apps in 2016, having been downloaded more than 500 million times worldwide by the end of the year. Pokémon Go was released to mixed reviews critics praised the concept but criticized technical problems. The game launched with around 150 species of Pokémon, which had increased to around 700 by 2021. The game is free-to-play it uses a freemium business model combined with local advertising and supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items.

It uses mobile devices with GPS to locate, capture, train, and battle virtual creatures, called Pokémon, which appear as if they are in the player's real-world location.

The game follows the same storyline as Ruby and Sapphire, but adds new elements such as the Battle Frontier, where the player can enter a variety of areas with different Pokémon competitions.Pokémon Go is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game, part of the Pokémon franchise, developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android devices. The National Pokédex is also available without trading. Like Ruby and Sapphire, the game features the third generation Pokémon, but also adds some second generation Pokémon that were once limited to Pokémon Colosseum. Like the games it was based on, the player controls a Pokémon trainer, whose general goal is to traverse around the Hoenn region and conquer a series of eight Pokémon gyms to earn eight Gym Badges, then take on the Elite Four, defeat the Pokémon League Champion and succeed him/her. The game is an enhanced remake of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, adding to the third generation of Pokémon games. It features the Dragon-Flying type Legendary Pokémon Rayquaza on the cover. Pokémon Emerald is a title in the Pokémon series of video games. This time around, Pokemon will show off their moves prior to battle, perhaps as a sort of taunt. A role playing game similar to all the other main Pokemon titles, the story for Pokemon: Emerald takes place over land and sea and pits you against the Team Aqua and Team Magma from Sapphire and Ruby.
