Overview
- Scopely and legacy Niantic teams staged a Times Square Unity Raid this week that drew more than 1,000 players who defeated Mega Mewtwo Y and each received a free Master Ball plus the chance to catch a high‑stat Mewtwo.
- The event recreated the game’s original trailer moment with giant animations across the plaza and a coordinated Unity Attack mechanic that required players to raise their phones to break Mewtwo’s shields.
- Scopely said Pokémon Go has reached about 800 million players across 150+ countries and generated over $1 billion in revenue in 2025, and it announced more than two dozen community events with exclusive in‑game rewards worldwide.
- The anniversary celebrations revived concerns about the game’s ownership chain after Scopely’s 2025 acquisition and Savvy Games Group/PIF’s 2023 purchase, and reopened questions about optional location‑scan data after a June report tied such data to external projects that Niantic denies.
- Some players criticized exclusive, invitation‑only rewards at the Times Square activation, including reports of guaranteed perfect‑IV Mewtwo prizes for select attendees, a dispute that highlights tension between live event ticketing and broad in‑game access.