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Pokémon Go

augmented reality mobile game based on the Pokémon franchise
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Pokémon Go is a videogame that received the Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game award [1][2]. It also won the Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year and the Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year [1][2].

The title secured the D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year and the Google Play Japan Best Game Award [1][2]. Additionally, it was honored with The Game Awards – Best Family Game and two other accolades [1][2].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3], Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year[4], Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year[5], D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year[6], Google Play Japan Best Game Award[7], The Game Awards – Best Family Game[8], The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game[9], SXSW Gaming Awards Mobile Game of the Year[10], A-Train Award for Best Mobile Game[11], Central Park Children’s Zoo Award for Best Kids Game[12], International Mobile Gaming Award for Grand Prix[13], British Academy Games Award for Mobile Game[14], Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - Mobile[15]
  • Instance of: video game[16], mobile app[17]
  • Director: Tatsuo Nomura[18]
  • Composer: Junichi Masuda[19]
  • Publisher: Nintendo[20], Niantic Games Team[21], The Pokémon Company[22]
  • Genre: augmented reality[23], location-based game[24]
  • Developer: Scopely[25]
  • Part of the series: Pokémon side series[26], Pokémon[27], Pokémon video games[28]
  • Operating system: Android[29], iOS[30]
  • Software version identifier: 0.29.0[31], 0.29.3[32], 0.31.0[33], 1.1.1[34], 0.35.0[35], 0.39.1[36], 1.9.0[37], 0.41.4[38], 1.11.2[39], 0.43.4[40], 1.13.4[41], 0.45.0[42], 1.15.0[43], 0.51.0[44]
  • Commons category: Pokémon Go[45]
  • Platform: Android[46], iOS[47], iPadOS[48]
  • Game mode: single-player video game[49], multiplayer video game[50]

Why It Matters

Pokémon Go has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

FAQs

What awards did Pokémon Go receive?

Honors received include Game Developers Choice Awards Best Mobile/Handheld Game[3], Golden Joystick Awards − Innovation of the Year[4], Golden Joystick Awards − Handheld/Mobile Game of the Year[5], and D.I.C.E. Award for Mobile Game of the Year[6].

Related Entities

Android iOS iPadOS Junichi Masuda mobile app Nintendo Paul Verlaine Scopely The Pokémon Company touchscreen United States Unity

References

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  21. [14] ↑ . bafta.org. bafta.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . polygon.com. Retrieved . polygon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  29. [31] ↑ . play.google.com. play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . play.google.com. play.google.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . Google Play. wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . itunes.apple.com. itunes.apple.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  46. [48] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Floyd-out · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game, The Game Awards – Best Family Game, British Academy Games Award for Family +7
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Nominated for: Golden Joystick Awards − Still Playing Award - Mobile, Copying from Balatro"
  2. 29d ago · Jakub Vrána · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Databáze her video game id → 18546
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  3. 4w ago · GaoKyle · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Before i play game id → Pokemon_GO, Pok%C3%A9mon_GO
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  4. 4w ago · Loosewind · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cybersport.ru game id → pokemon-go
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cybersport.ru game id: pokemon-go, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/142720046|Pokemon GO (#142720046)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/5102|Cybersport.ru]]"
  5. 11w ago · Japanbird · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Videogamegeek game id → 196101
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  6. 15w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nominated for → The Game Awards – Best Mobile/Handheld Game, The Game Awards – Best Family Game, British Academy Games Award for Family +7
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Nominated for: EE Game of the Year Award, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect EE Mobile Game of the Year Award → EE Game of the Year Award ([[:toollabs:editgroups/"
  7. 15w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goha.ru id → pokemon-go
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  8. 15w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Media franchise → Pokémon
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  9. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14560 → 1129
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  10. 17w ago · Xezbeth · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Games/Pokemon_Go
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Games/Pokemon_Go, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/293354283|Pokémon Go (#293354283)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8000|‎Giant Bomb"
  11. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0365672-Pokemon-Go-videohra
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  12. 19w ago · Sd5605 · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Bangumi subject id → 146092
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