When did Pokemon Go come out?

❘ Published: 2024-04-02T11:33:10

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Pokemon Go has been around for several years now and has become one of the biggest mobile games of all time, but when was its release date and when did it come out in every country?

Over the years following its launch, Pokemon Go has been rolled on across well over one hundred countries. Be it for server stability or political reasons, Niantic’s mobile game wasn’t released at the same time everywhere in the world.

These varying release dates can make it hard to know when Pokemon Go came out in your country. This guide makes that task easier by listing every Pokemon Go launch day in chronological order.

When was Pokemon Go’s release date?

Pokemon Go was released on July 6, 2016, initially only available in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. It debuted in Europe a week later on July 13, 2016, and then in Japan on July 22, 2016.

Niantic’s mobile game has since been released in a huge range of countries over eight years. Here are the release dates of Pokemon Go across the globe:

July 2016

United States – July 6, 2016
Australia – July 6, 2016
New Zealand – July 6, 2016
United Kingdom – July 14, 2016
Italy – July 15, 2016
Spain – July 15, 2016
Portugal – July 15, 2016
Austria – July 16, 2016
Belgium – July 16, 2016
Bulgaria – July 16, 2016
Croatia – July 16, 2016
Cyprus – July 16, 2016
Czech Republic – July 16, 2016
Denmark – July 16, 2016
Estonia – July 16, 2016
Finland – July 16, 2016
Greece – July 16, 2016
Hungary – July 16, 2016
Iceland – July 16, 2016
Ireland – July 16, 2016
Latvia – July 16, 2016
Lithuania – July 16, 2016
Luxembourg – July 16, 2016
Malta – July 16, 2016
Netherlands – July 16, 2016
Norway – July 16, 2016
Poland – July 16, 2016
Romania – July 16, 2016
Slovakia – July 16, 2016
Slovenia – July 16, 2016
Sweden – July 16, 2016
Switzerland – July 16, 2016
Canada – July 17, 2016
Puerto Rico – July 19, 2016
Japan – July 22, 2016
France – July 24, 2016
Hong Kong – July 25, 2016

August 2016

Antigua and Barbuda – August 3, 2016
Argentina – August 3, 2016
Aruba – August 3, 2016
Bahamas – August 3, 2016
Barbados – August 3, 2016
Belize – August 3, 2016
Bolivia – August 3, 2016
Brazil – August 3, 2016
Chile – August 3, 2016
Colombia – August 3, 2016
Costa Rica – August 3, 2016
Cuba – August 3, 2016
Dominica – August 3, 2016
Dominican Republic – August 3, 2016
Ecuador – August 3, 2016
El Salvador – August 3, 2016
French Guiana – August 3, 2016
Grenada – August 3, 2016
Guadeloupe – August 3, 2016
Guatemala – August 3, 2016
Guyana – August 3, 2016
Haiti – August 3, 2016
Honduras – August 3, 2016
Jamaica – August 3, 2016
Martinique – August 3, 2016
Mexico – August 3, 2016
Nicaragua – August 3, 2016
Panama – August 3, 2016
Paraguay – August 3, 2016
Peru – August 3, 2016
Puerto Rico – August 3, 2016
Saint Barthelemy – August 3, 2016
Saint Kitts and Nevis – August 3, 2016
Saint Lucia – August 3, 2016
Saint Martin – August 3, 2016
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – August 3, 2016
Suriname – August 3, 2016
Trinidad and Tobago – August 3, 2016
Uruguay – August 3, 2016
Venezuela – August 3, 2016
Brunei – August 6, 2016
Cambodia – August 6, 2016
Micronesia – August 6, 2016
Fiji – August 6, 2016
Indonesia – August 6, 2016
Laos – August 6, 2016
Malaysia – August 6, 2016
Palau – August 6, 2016
Papua New Guinea – August 6, 2016
Phillippines – August 6, 2016
Singapore – August 6, 2016
Solomon Islands – August 6, 2016
Taiwan – August 6, 2016
Thailand – August 6, 2016
Vietnam – August 6, 2016

September 2016

Albania – September 29, 2016
Bosnia and Herzegovina – September 29, 2016
Macau – September 29, 2016
North Macedonia – September 29, 2016
Serbia – September 29, 2016
Kazakhstan – September 30, 2016
Kyrgyzstan – September 30, 2016
Mongolia – September 30, 2016
Tajikistan – September 30, 2016
Turkmenistan – September 30, 2016
Uzbekistan – September 30, 2016

October 2016

Benin – October 4, 2016
Botswana – October 4, 2016
Burkina Faso – October 4, 2016
Cape Verde – October 4, 2016
Chad – October 4, 2016
Egpyt – October 4, 2016
Gabon – October 4, 2016
Gambia – October 4, 2016
Ghana – October 4, 2016
Guinea-Bissau – October 4, 2016
Ivory Coast – October 4, 2016
Kenya – October 4, 2016
Liberia – October 4, 2016
Madagascar – October 4, 2016
Malawi – October 4, 2016
Mauritania – October 4, 2016
Mauritius – October 4, 2016
Morocco – October 4, 2016
Mozambique – October 4, 2016
Namibia – October 4, 2016
Niger – October 4, 2016
Rwanda – October 4, 2016
Seychelles – October 4, 2016
Sao Tome and Principe – October 4, 2016
Sierra Leone – October 4, 2016
South Africa – October 4, 2016
Swaziland – October 4, 2016
Tanzania – October 4, 2016
Togo – October 4, 2016
Uganda – October 4, 2016
Zambia – October 4, 2016

November 2016

Bahrain – November 17, 2016
Israel – November 17, 2016
Jordan – November 17, 2016
Kuwait – November 17, 2016
Lebanon – November 17, 2016
Oman – November 17, 2016
Qatar – November 17, 2016
United Arab Emirates – November 17, 2016

December 2016

Bangladesh – December 13, 2016
Bhutan – December 13, 2016
India – December 13, 2016
Nepal – December 13, 2016
Pakistan – December 13, 2016
Sri Lanka – December 13, 2016

2017

South Korea – January 24, 2017

2018

Russia – September 11, 2018

2021

Turkey – June 3, 2021

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