According to Niantic, the Pokémon GO trainers have covered several billion kilometers in the game. Would you have expected such high numbers?
Since the augmented reality game “Pokémon GO” was released in July, trainers have covered many kilometers in the game. To catch more Pokémon, players regularly walk through villages and cities. There they encounter wild Pokémon or can receive rewards at PokéStops. Already in September, the developers announced that trainers had walked more than 4.6 billion kilometers. Now, Niantic has revealed current, impressive figures.
How many kilometers have Pokémon GO players walked? How many Pokémon have been caught?
The new metrics for Pokémon GO go up to December 7. By that day, the community together has covered more than 8.7 billion kilometers. That corresponds to more than 200,000 trips around the Earth. If one could go into space, one would end up somewhere beyond Pluto.
In comparison: A passenger airplane would take more than 1000 years to cover this distance.
While you have covered this distance, you have encountered many wild Pokémon. In total, more than 88 billion Pokémon have been caught. This corresponds to about 533 million Pokémon catches per day!
More movement at Christmas
In the blog post, the developers thank the players for supporting Pokémon GO. They encourage going outside during the upcoming holidays and letting the total kilometers walked continue to grow.
In the code of the new update, data miners found hints of a possible Christmas event. Graphics show gifts in Pokémon GO, which may contain free items for the trainers. With a Christmas event, the developers would likely motivate many players to play more Pokémon GO.
