{"id":406238,"date":"2026-06-22T22:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2175661"},"modified":"2026-06-22T22:16:03","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T22:16:03","slug":"pokemon-smile-gets-first-ever-content-update-nearly-18-months-after-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-smile-gets-first-ever-content-update-nearly-18-months-after-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Smile gets first ever content update, nearly 18 months after launch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/pokemon-smile-gets-first-ever-content-update-nearly-18-months-after-launch.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Smile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-06-17-pokemon-smile-is-an-ar-game-designed-to-get-kids-brushing-their-teeth\">augmented reality smartphone app<\/a> designed to encourage children to brush their teeth, has just received its first ever content update, almost 18 months after its initial launch back in June last year.<\/p>\n<p>Pok\u00e9mon Smile, if you&#8217;re unfamiliar, tasks users with rescuing Pokemon from &#8220;cavity causing bacteria&#8221; &#8211; by brushing their actual teeth with an actual brush &#8211; all while wearing a special AR hat. Any Pok\u00e9mon saved from calamity are popped in a Pok\u00e9dex, and there&#8217;s a photo and sticker element for those really into the whole thing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-08-pokemon-smile-gets-first-ever-content-update-nearly-18-months-after-launch\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2021-11-08-pokemon-smile-gets-first-ever-content-update-nearly-18-months-after-launch\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pok\u00e9mon Smile, the augmented reality smartphone app designed to encourage children to brush their teeth, has just received its first ever content update, almost 18 months after its initial launch back in June last year. Pok\u00e9mon Smile, if you&#8217;re unfamiliar, tasks users with rescuing Pokemon from &#8220;cavity causing bacteria&#8221; &#8211; by brushing their actual teeth with an actual brush &#8211; all while wearing a special AR hat. Any Pok\u00e9mon saved from calamity are popped in a Pok\u00e9dex, and there&#8217;s a photo and sticker element for those really into the whole thing. 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