Out of all the mobile games I’ve played, this one is my favorite. It is so different than other games that it does not always feel like a mobile game. This was especially true in its prime. It would be a lot of fun to go to a place with a lot of Poké stops and gyms. My dad and I shared an account which I know is cheating, but having something to do together made it worth it. After a while, the game can start to get repetitive and it is very hard to justify settings aside time for it especially when you can go on a long walk just to not find anything. Regardless I still got a lot more out of this than I have with most mobile games and even some non-mobile games.

Super addictive, but also has its downsides. For example in order to complete the pokedex youd probably need alot of luck or spend thousands of euros in flight travel in order to get regional pokemon like corsella. It also completely devalued any worth shinies had for them releasing one special event monthly for easy shiny hunting. The battles are also bad, its more about spamming attacks fast enough rather than tactic, in which i dont say there is none, but it doesnt even compare to the tactical abilities you need in the main line. On the good side it is great to maintain and find new friendship due to the ease of obtaining the game but also the social features like trading and raids. They update the game regularly and improve and introduce new features regularly. Though i might add that special pokemon like santa pikachu for example are locked in the game and there seems to be 0 communication to the pkmn home team to get them at least there, they also take their time to import pokemon that already released, like we still didnt got some from alola. You most likely already played it but id recommend it nonetheless to fans but more so to new people to the series, its a good entry point.