Product
Pokémon GO
The location-based phone game launched 2016; developed by Niantic, now Scopely. TPC is the licensor and takes a fee.
The storyThe phone game TPC licensed has held up better than the one it sells
In numbers
¥105–150bn What TCG Pocket brought The Pokémon Company in the year to February 2026, counted after app-store fees at the low end and before them at the high end, on our estimate. TPC year to February 2025–year to February 2027
$1bn Pokémon GO revenue in 2025, Scopely release 2025
¥13–26bn TPC’s income from GO, year to February 2026, estimate TPC year to February 2026
27–28% Minimum share of GO’s 2025 spending outside the app stores 2025
Why it matters GO is licensed out, so TPC books a fee while the operator keeps about half of what players spend.
Connections
Owned by
- Scopely On record Also developed by Scopely bought Niantic's games business, including Pokémon GO; closed 29 May 2025.
Developed by
- Niantic On record Developer and operator 2016 to May 2025.
Licensed by
- The Pokémon Company On record TPC receives a licence fee plus development consideration from the GO operator.