The game has the potential to finally fill the void that has taken refuge in almost every Pokémon fan since the creation of the franchise: The ability to bring the fantasy to life with an advanced mobile game of this nature. The introduction of PVP and trading was late, but appreciated. The game still has some tweaking to get rid of the “gotta grind em all” feeling. The introduction of an Amie system like the console versions to make non-combat worthy Pokémon still worth something. It would be nice for mechanics to be implemented to make a Pokémon worth more than is IVs and CP count. Maybe not as far as a tamagotchi emulation, but something along those lines (maybe some advancements to the buddy system). Player to player interaction is still highly limited, but I guess it’s early days. Rural areas still struggle. I’m hoping Niantic will work with the researchers at Silph Road to make this problem a bit more open-sourced. The game has some very nuanced mechanics that most people don’t notice. With Pokémon biomes, nests, migrations and regional exclusives, it really does make the game special. Hopefully these mechanics will advance as time goes by. Some tweaking to the PvP mechanics and a feature that allows Pokémon to be more interactive are all that’s missing, so far. On some levels, it feels like a lot of love went into the game’s development. However, every now and again, there are glimpses of features that are rushed or unpolished. Overall, watching this game from its beta up until now has been very rewarding. At the moment it seems a little aimless in comparison to its achievable potential, but I can slowly see it starting to become the ultimate mobile experience for Pokémon fans on what can easily become a legacy game. I would recommend it to anyone who wants to support the experience. It’s not what it could be, but it’s still a ton of fun and it is gradually moving in the right direction.

So basically I’ve been playing this game for over 10 years, caught a lot of pokemon and really good ones, spent over 10k in my currency which is a lot. Started when I was 8, I’m 18 now. So a few days ago my account wasn’t letting me log into it so I messaged Niantic to resolve this issue and they said reset your password on the trainer club. I did, I changed it, a few hours later I try logging in again. They banned me for life, no warning nothing, they just straight up permanently banned me. For what, I don’t know. So I emailed them, over 100 times telling them the problems and showing them proof of everything. I showed them an unauthorized log in from my yahoo because my pokemon trainer club is my yahoo so I think I got hacked. Only after a month they respond saying I had modified apps on my phone. Firstly I’m currently with a IOS 17.1 IPhone 11 which can’t be modified unless you do weird stuff to it but my phone doesn’t have it on. Then I showed them it’s my account with screen shots dating back to 2017. They say they can’t help me because they already banned my account but I can start a new one. Like what. They can’t be this useless, like 100 emails, proof, litrally everything they need from me and they can’t help me. Useless company.

Pokémon Go just keeps me coming back for more. Why? Simply put, I just love Pokémon and great technology and this experience brings both to my finger tips. I have been immersed in this world since it’s launch and never looked back. As a User Experience designer I can see the process from concept to implementation and even though there are elements that are not perfect, I am confident in Niantic to know that it is either coming or there is a reason why they delayed fixing a bug or experience. I have nothing but respect for you guys and keep it coming. Every release makes me love u guys more and more.

Your Pokémon Bag is full.Your Item Bag is full.Catch tons of similar pokémon over and over to evolve that specific pokémon. A better approach I still think would’ve been type candy e.g you need electric type candy to evolve electric type pokémon etc.Do gyms but get a max of 50 poké coins a day regardless of how many gyms you have, and you only get coins once the pokémon is kicked out. Like what is this mechanic even...—-While Niantic has done a good job of rolling out new updates the overall experience has gotten more and more grindy over time and honestly this is a financial thing. They want to get you frustrated enough to spend money on stuff you need just to keep playing. There’s also issues with the overall UI/UX where it takes way too many user interactions to, for example, clear your pokémon bag and when you’re in a rush and something you need to do is time bound(raids, pokémon you need to catch etc) it can get incredibly frustrating.While doing raids with random people and friends after work is fun, it’s just not enough anymore. They really should do something about the overall game experience. I’d gladly buy cosmetics if I really want it but the other stuff, sorry nope.(Note: I’ve been playing relatively consistently since the game came out.)