On March 4, 2016, Niantic announced that it will conduct an exclusive closed beta in Japan in the second half of the month, allowing players to participate in the improvement of the game before the game is officially released. On April 7, the closed beta was extended to Australia and New Zealand. On May 16, the closed beta application was opened for the United States. It was released in Australia and New Zealand on July 6, 2016, and in the United States on July 7, 2016. After the game was released, Nintendo’s stock price fell and soared 9%. Nintendo’s merger in the Tokyo Stock Exchange surged 100% within two weeks; the closing price on July 6 before the game’s release was 14,380 yen, and on July 19 it was extended and exceeded 30,000 yen. As of August 1, 2016, the game has been downloaded more than 1 billion times worldwide. Part of the second-generation (urban area) Pokémon will be released on December 12, 2016, most of the second-generation Pokémon will be released on February 17, 2017, and the gymnasium battle mechanism will be changed on June 20, 2017 It also launched a team battle. The third generation (Fengyuan area) Pokémon was launched on October 19, 2017. Field research missions were added on March 20, 2018. Pokémon exchange was opened on June 18, 2018. Dream and friends give gifts to each other function. After the release of the fourth generation (Shen'ao region) Pokémon on the evening of October 16, 2018, some of the fifth-generation (Union region) Pokémon will be released in 2019.

Pokémon GO has also become number one in the category of hot keywords in Hong Kong in the Google Search Rankings 2016.

The game is as hot as Minecraft.

Nintendo  "creating a unique entertainment method" as its basic policy and "bringing smiles to all people connected with Nintendo" as its corporate social responsibility. It has released well-known game series such as Mario, Pokémon, and The Legend of Zelda. , FC, SFC, N64, NGC, Wii, WiiU, Nintendo Switch and other home game consoles and Game&Watch, GB, GBA, NDS, 3DS and other handheld game consoles. As of the end of June 2019, Nintendo has sold approximately 750 million game consoles worldwide, including 426.7 million handheld consoles and 322.5 million home consoles.

Pokémon GO is an augmented reality mobile game based on location services, authorized by Nintendo and Pokémon, and Niantic, Inc. is responsible for development and operation. It will be released on both iOS and Android platforms in July 2016. The game allows players to use the real world as a platform to capture, fight, train and trade the virtual monster "Pokémon". The game will be released for free, and in-app purchases are also supported. A peripheral device called Pokémon Go Plus was released at the same time as the game. It uses Bluetooth to connect to the phone and push notifications when Pokémon is nearby.

"Pokémon GO" caused a global sensation in gaming. Now you can fight other players online! immediately join trainers around the world, they explore the world around them while exploring Pokémon.

The game is as hot as Minecraft.