Temporal Dark Patterns
This game has 705 reported Temporal Dark Patterns. There are 153 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
155 votes
6 votes
Daily Rewards
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Encourages return visits every day and punishes you for missing a day.
155 / 6 votes
135 votes
10 votes
Playing by Appointment
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Being forced to play according to the game's schedule instead of yours.
135 / 10 votes
132 votes
7 votes
117 votes
9 votes
147 votes
26 votes
15 votes
40 votes
4 votes
55 votes
Monetary Dark Patterns
This game has 902 reported Monetary Dark Patterns. There are 361 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
181 votes
1 votes
Premium Currency
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Exchange rate between real money and in-game currency disguises the real price of items.
181 / 1 votes
144 votes
3 votes
169 votes
1 votes
Waste Aversion
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Capped inventory forces you to destroy items or upgrade inventory. Also, having small amounts of left over premium currency.
169 / 1 votes
150 votes
14 votes
Anchoring Tricks
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Placing a cheap item next to an expensive item to make it look more affordable.
150 / 14 votes
50 votes
10 votes
Pay to Win
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A player can spend real money to purchase something that gives them an advantage in the game.
50 / 10 votes
135 votes
27 votes
28 votes
31 votes
20 votes
35 votes
Accidental Purchases
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Making it easy to accidentally spend money with no confirmation or ability to undo or refund the action.
20 / 35 votes
19 votes
40 votes
Power Creep
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A permanently purchased item in the game becomes less valuable over time.
19 / 40 votes
6 votes
139 votes
Recurring Fee
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Encourages players to play as much as possible to get their money's worth.
6 / 139 votes
60 votes
Social Dark Patterns
This game has 503 reported Social Dark Patterns. There are 419 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
163 votes
2 votes
Reciprocity
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Feeling obligated to return a favor, share resources, trade an item, etc.
163 / 2 votes
65 votes
1 votes
166 votes
13 votes
Social Pyramid Scheme
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You get a bonus for inviting your friends and then they have to invite their friends.
166 / 13 votes
42 votes
21 votes
Social Obligation / Guilds
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To avoid letting down your friends, you are obligated to play when you don't want to.
42 / 21 votes
60 votes
68 votes
Fear of Missing Out
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If you stop playing you'll miss out on something or be left behind and unable to catch up.
60 / 68 votes
2 votes
148 votes
Friend Spam / Impersonation
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The game sends spam to your contact list or social media account.
2 / 148 votes
5 votes
166 votes
Encourages Anti-Social Behavior
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The game incentivizes players to lie, cheat, or backstab other players to get ahead.
5 / 166 votes
Psychological Dark Patterns
This game has 540 reported Psychological Dark Patterns. There are 128 votes indicating the absense of a dark pattern.
122 votes
5 votes
Invested / Endowed Value
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Having already spent time and money to improve your status in the game, it's difficult to throw it away.
122 / 5 votes
146 votes
Badges / Endowed Progress
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Reluctancy to abandon a partially completed goal, even one forced upon the player.
146 / 0 votes
172 votes
3 votes
Complete the Collection
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The urge to collect all the items, achievements or secrets in a game.
172 / 3 votes
48 votes
12 votes
Variable Rewards
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Unpredictable or random rewards are more addictive than a predictable schedule.
48 / 12 votes
21 votes
30 votes
Optimism and Frequency Biases
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Overestimating the frequency of something because we’ve seen it recently or memorably.
21 / 30 votes
19 votes
39 votes
Aesthetic Manipulations
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Trick questions or toying with emotions or our subconscious desires.
19 / 39 votes
12 votes
39 votes
Illusion of Control
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The game cheats or hides information to make you think you're better than you actually are.
12 / 39 votes
App Store Ratings
| iOS: | (3.50) with 429,230 votes. |
| Google Play: | (4.12) with 11,944,137 votes. |
Recent Dark Pattern Reviews
Waste Aversion reported on Feb 9, 2023
I believe that that you need about $300 in order to max out one of the two inventories. I have a friend, who is addicted to the game (he speaks and thinks only about it), that he maxed out both inventories in one month with real money.
Grinding reported on Feb 9, 2023
This game is 99% a grind.
Wait To Play reported on Feb 9, 2023
You have to wait for long, unnecessary and unskipable animations for everything. You have to wait 2 minutes in order to play raids, even if you don't wait for anyone to join. Even the menus are designed to waste your time.
Reciprocity reported on Feb 9, 2023
You trade pokemon.
Anchoring Tricks reported on Feb 9, 2023
All the items are cheap in this game, but all are for single use, and some times you waste them by mistake, so you have to buy them again.
Playing by Appointment reported on Feb 9, 2023
Events and Community days do not last long. I have a friend that used a vacation day from work, in order to play in a community day event.
Premium Currency reported on Feb 2, 2023
The in game currency are Poke-coins and they are used to hide the real price of items
Artificial Scarcity reported on Feb 2, 2023
There are limited time events, but they are more fun than malicious.
Variable Rewards reported on Jan 13, 2023
Some rewards are intentionally obscured (such as Pokemon encounter rewards for completing research). Missions are rewarded randomly for logging in once daily, as well as spinning PokeStops, which could be considered random rewards.
Wait To Play reported on Jan 13, 2023
Raids and PokeStops both have timers and cooldowns preventing players from playing when they want.
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Notes:
- This app is free-to-play and offers in-game purchases. It is optimized for smartphones, not tablets.
- Compatible with Android devices that have 2GB RAM or more and have Android Version 4.47.0+ installed.
- Compatibility is not guaranteed for devices without GPS capabilities or devices that are connected only to Wi-Fi networks.
- Compatibility with tablet devices is not guaranteed.
- Application may not run on certain devices even if they have compatible OS versions installed.
- It is recommended to play while connected to a network in order to obtain accurate location information.
- Compatibility information may be changed at any time.
- Please visit www.PokemonGO.com for additional compatibility information.
- Information current as of February 18, 2019