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The ultimate guide to everything Pokemon Go
Pokemon Go has taken over your phone, the internet and our lives. Here's everything (and we mean everything) you need to know about the hit game.
Lynn La Senior Editor / Reviews - Phones
Lynn La covers mobile reviews and news. She previously wrote for The Sacramento Bee, Macworld and The Global Post.
4 min read
If you've been living under a rock these past few days, there's something you need to know. Last week, Nintendo released a mobile app called Pokemon Go on iOS and Android. The game integrates augmented reality and makes users travel around their local (and sometimes, not-so-local) area to catch small, pocketable monsters. Since its release, Pokemon Go has been a huge hit. Like, number-one-in-the-app-store-internet-and-cultural-phenomenon huge.
But it's not all Ho-Ohs and Butterfrees. The game is catching flack for being able to access users' full Google accounts, and if you download the game outside the Google Play Store, there's a chance you'll get malware instead.
To keep track about what's going on with Pokemon Go, here's an exhaustive (and ever-growing list) of all the news coverage, how-tos and explainers CNET has about the game.
PS: Do you want to talk about Pokemon with other CNET editors and users? Join us on our Public (for iOS) chat!
On what led up to this hit:
- Pokemon Go US beta begins, battle mechanics detailed
- Pokemon Go and 'Plus' wearable coming next month
- Pokemon Go launches on iOS and Android
- Pokemon Go: A brief history of the games that led to the craze
- Video: Pokemon Go now on Android and iOS: CNET Update
On the TL;DR news and basics:
- Pokemon Go: Gyms, candy, pokeballs and everything else you need to know
- Pokemon Go: Where it's available now -- and coming soon
- Pokemon Go just changed battles for the better
- Pokemon Go community is furious after tracking app crackdown
- Pokemon Go officially arrives in the UK on iOS and Android
- Pokemon Go is go in Europe, officially launching in Germany
- Pokemon Go is strangely working in one Asian country: Indonesia
- Here's exactly what you get at every Pokemon Go level
- Video: A (rough) evolution of Pokemon games
- Video: A crash course on Pokémon Go: Gaming
Watch this: A (rough) evolution of Pokemon games
On how to do practically everything on Pokemon Go (including tips and tricks):
- Pokemon Go: Advanced tips from people who play too damn much
- 17 tips on Pokemon Go
- 3 pro tips for throwing Pokeballs in Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Go: How to request new Pokestops and Gyms in Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Go: How to upgrade your Pokemon
- How to save your battery while playing Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Go could put lives in danger. This feature might save them.
- How gym battles work in Pokemon Go
- How to get Pikachu as your starter in Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Go out of control? Here's how to kick the habit
- How to turn on AR mode after you've turned it off in Pokemon Go
- Pictures: 17 tips for Pokemon Go
- Video: Pokemon Go: How to power up and evolve your Pokemon
- Video: How to throw a Pokeball in Pokemon Go
- Video: Pokemon Go: What are gyms?
On its growing cultural impact:
- Don't forget to go looking for nature's real-life Pokemon
- Clinton, Trump use Pokemon Go to catch voters
- Rest in Pikachu: There's now a Tumblr of people hunting Pokemon at funerals
- Pokemon Go: How long do you think it will last?
- Pokemon Go catches 15 million users
- Sick of Pokemon? There's a Chrome extension for that
- Pokemon Go needs to stop taking over my phone
- All the Pokemon Go news from around the world
- A wild Pokemon Go appears in Asia
- Pokemon Go: Have you caught the fever? (The 3:59 Podcast, Ep. 75)
- Let the Pokemon Go pub crawls begin
- Is Pokemon Go better than a gym membership?
- Pictures: These are the coolest Pokemon collectibles you can buy right now
- Pictures: Humans of Pokemon Go
- Video: GameSpot's The Lobby -- The best Pokemon Go stories
- Video: Strange Sightings in Pokémon Go: Gaming
- Video: What you look like playing Pokemon Go
On the trouble (and other hijinks) Pokemon players are getting into:
- Resigned to Pokemon Go: Man quits job to hunt Pokemon full-time
- Enthralled Pokemon Go players fall off a cliff
- Pokemon Go player says he was stabbed, carried on playing
- Gotta soak 'em all! Pokemon Go hunter falls into pond while playing
- Pokemon Go players targeted in series of armed robberies, police say
- Holocaust Museum asks visitors to cool it with the Pokemon Go
- Petition circulates to get Pokemon Go out of Holocaust Museum
- Don't play Pokemon Go while driving a car, state says
- Pokemon Go safety tips from police include 'do not run into trees'
- News anchor playing Pokemon Go strolls through live weather forecast
- Woman playing Pokemon Go finds dead body
On malware, personal data and other bad stuff:
- How Pokemon Go affects your phone's battery life and data
- Sen. Al Franken questions Pokemon Go creator over data-collection policies
- Pokemon Go update brings some fixes to iPhone, iPad
- Pokemon Go could crash and burn this way
- Could Pokemon Go's server problems derail the phenom? (The 3:59 Podcast, Ep. 76)
- For Pokemon Go, it's stop -- at least temporarily
- Pokemon Go: Gotta catch all your personal data
- How to avoid Pokemon Go malware
- Pokemon Go can see everything in your Google account. Here's how to stop it
- Video: Pokemon Go's big security flaw to be fixed
- Video: Pokemon Go has a rough launch, but are we crazy about it? (CNET's Open_Tab)
Watch this: What you look like playing Pokemon Go
On its effect on Nintendo:
- Pokemon Next: What Nintendo should do after Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Go pumps up Nintendo's value by billions
- Nintendo's stock surges after Pokemon Go rocks iOS and Android devices
- Pokemon Go is a certified hit. What's Nintendo's next play?
- Video: Pokemon Go aftermath: Nintendo makes billions, malware spreads: CNET Update
On its effect on other tech companies:
- Yelp is now asking users about nearby PokeStops
- Pokemon Go players on T-Mobile won't have to worry about data charges
- Pokemon Go is beating all your other apps
- Pokemon Go said to be getting retail-sponsored locations
- Mobile users spent more time on Pokemon Go than Facebook
- Pokemon goes right to the top of searches on porn sites
- Pokemon Go is 'gold' for HoloLens, says Microsoft's CEO
- It took just one day for Pokemon Go to outstrip Tinder
- Pokemon Go is taking over Spotify too