The locations for in game activities are all based on real world locations, like small shops, museums, and landmarks, inviting you to explore the world around you through a new lens. Playable from virtually anywhere in the world, your gameplay in Pokémon Go will change based on where you go. Niantic and The Pokémon Company teamed up to combine all the fun and nostalgia of the classic Pokémon games with real world data into a fun and addictive game that has continued to top the charts. Five years in and over a billion downloads, Pokémon Go remains one of the most popular mobile games of all time.