Well, the emergent feature of PoGO pre-pandemic was meeting new people. It's kind of like smoking is not really about smoking, if you know what I mean. So are

Well, the emergent feature of PoGO pre-pandemic was meeting new people. It's kind of like smoking is not really about smoking, if you know what I mean. So are all the optimizations, really. There's enough surface area in the game they do provide some depth and give new people incentive to network with the pros. Whenever Niantic introduces a new Pokemon, mechanic or bonus there's something new to learn in terms of the meta-game. I started playing in 2016 before the official release, but hasn't done so since some time in the pandemic - remote raids took out the fun out of it for me.