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Why is pokemon go not available in some countries?

Its been almost a year since release and pokemon go is not available in some countries.
(which means u cant download the game from play store, you have to download an APK if you want to play)
Why is it not available for everyone?

Edit: And yea is it banable to play in those counties?
What do u guys think about this?

Asked by JillyBean8 years ago
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by JHVS 8 years ago

I'm gonna blame it on Kim Jong Ill

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Well thats not the only place its not available and its not goverment involved in this one.

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because of the 3rd party and they server isu ... try search in google "why niantic try to ban all third partys"

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Can you explain yourself mate. What does cheats have to do with what i m speaking about ?
I want to play the game right way. Not with cheats and i dont get it why cant i download the game

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restrictions, laws, & greed etc.

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Not true in China, where the government doesn't allow apps to use Google Maps (which Pogo directly and indirectly uses) rather than their own maps.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/01/10/pokemon-go-isnt-coming-to-china-any-time-soon/#2bc113ed681e

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It could be any number of reasons.

  • Local translations are not completed
  • Government do not want it in the country for religious reasons or another.
  • there is not a market for it because the networks cannot handle the data load.
  • etc
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Translation is not a problem actually, i live in Brazil(portuguese speaking) and we have the oficial game in english.

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by aSp 8 years ago

There is no single answer that will fit for every country it is not avaialble in. Each country would have it's own reasons for it not being available.
I can't imagine that it i 'bannable' to play in a country that doesn't have it, but I suspect it would make it difficult to find a stop or mon if the game is not running there.

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This is my question too. I wander if ingress is available in some countries pogo is not. If so, niantic probably just converted those portals. Same with spawn points.

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There are pokestops and gyms. Also ingress is available here. There is a gym next to my home too.
Its just the game i cant download. There is no goverment stuff going on with pokemon go too.
Pokemon go is available in 20k population regions while this is 80m populated country. There are a lot of people playin pogo. Its just the game i cant download from where i should be. I wonder if they go and ban me for it after months of grind.

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I would not expect them to ban you for it. There is nothing in the ToS about it.
I would imagine, without knowing the country we are talking about, that tourists may well have visited that have played PoGo there too - and I can't imagine Niantic would want to ban tourists for playing the game in a country they visit.
Alternatively, you could download it in another country, as a tourist, and then take it home to play.

I can not guarantee it, but I would expect that you won't be banned for playing it.

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