Pokémon GO UK release date rumours, price, video trailer, new details confirmed: Pokémon GO gameplay video leaked

Pokémon is coming to the real-world with a new Pokémon GO augmented-reality game for Android and iPhone. We reveal the Pokémon GO UK release date rumours, price and gameplay details, plus video trailer and new confirmed details. Plus: Pokémon GO gameplay video leaked.

Pokémon is coming to the real-world with a new Pokémon GO augmented-reality game for Android and iPhone and companion Pokémon GO Plus device. Here's all there is to know about Pokémon GO and Pokémon GO Plus, including the Pokémon GO UK release date rumours, price and gameplay details. Plus: Pokémon GO gameplay video leaked. Also see: Pokémon Co-Master release date, Pokemon Sun and Moon release date, and Best Android games 2016.

What is Pokémon GO?

Pokémon GO is a mobile game for Android and iPhone that is being developed by The Pokémon Company and Niantic, a former Google startup that has since branched out on its own and is known for its earlier augmented-reality mobile game Ingress. Nintendo is also contributing with the development and manufacture of the companion Pokémon GO Plus (see below for more details on that).

Pokémon GO is a mobile app that you download to your Android smartphone or iPhone, but play in the real world through augmented reality.

In Pokémon GO the aim is to locate, catch, battle and trade Pokémon, and you are encouraged to connect with other nearby Pokémon GO players as you do so.

John Hanke, founder of Niantic, said: "For the first time, Pokémon will roam free in the real world. Pokémon GO will allow players to capture Pokémon who inhabit parks, shopping areas, sidewalks and the countryside all around the world. Imagine discovering a Squirtle hiding along the waterfront in San Francisco, a Bulbasaur at Shinjuku Station or a Pikachu beneath the Eiffel Tower."

Still confused? The Pokémon GO video trailer at the top of this page and below leaked gameplay video might help to make things a bit clearer for you.

Pokémon GO: New details confirmed

Pokémon GO field testers aren't allowed to give away details about the upcoming game, having signed a non-disclosure act, but that hasn't stopped them. Various YouTube videos have been uploaded and then pulled, and one particular Reddit thread has caught the attention of those looking for new information on Pokémon GO. Here are some details we've learned:

• The current build of the game has only the original 150 Pokémon
• You can attempt to catch Pokémon when you come across them, and every Pokémon you catch gains you a shard of an evolution crystal. This is used for your Pokémon to evolve
• When trying to catch a Pokémon your Pokéball appears to enlarge and contract. The smaller is the circle the more likely you are to catch the Pokémon
• When you successfully catch a Pokémon you get a XP boost, which can net you between 100- and 500XP depending on its rarity. You can also earn XP for a good throw
• Pokémon that come from eggs are stronger than most wild Pokémon in the Pokémon Go
• Around 30- to 50 percent of Ingress portals have been turned into Pokestops, which act as item portals and are especially important in rural areas
• Pokéballs can be thrown in several ways, including straight balls, curve balls and flick balls, but wild Pokémon can deflect them
• Eevee, Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander and Squirtle are apparently difficult to find and catch
• There is some sort of speed mechanic within the game that notices when you're going too fast and won't count your movement as progress toward an egg
• Two Pokémon of the same breed can have different moves
• The time of day does not currently seem to affect the availability of Pokémon
• It's currently not possible to alter the avatar you design when first launching the game