{"id":618613,"date":"2026-03-24T06:04:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:04:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022"},"modified":"2026-03-24T06:04:52","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T06:04:52","slug":"pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Pokemon Go players caught over one billion Pokemon during Pokemon Go Fest 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>This past weekend, Niantic hosted <strong>Pokemon Go Fest 2022<\/strong>, and according to the company, it was a rousing success. <\/p>\n<p>Things kicked off on Saturday, June 4 with a two-day global event which ended the following day, Sunday, June 5.<\/p>\n<p>According to stats posted by Niantic, Pokemon Go players captured over one billion Pokemon, spun over 750 million PokeStops, and collectively walked over 100 million kilometers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pokemon-go-players-caught-over-one-billion-pokemon-during-pokemon-go-fest-2022\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend, Niantic hosted Pokemon Go Fest 2022, and according to the company, it was a rousing success. 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