Thousands of players of the wildly popular Pokémon game, Pokémon GO, are reporting network error with the game on Friday evening.
According to Down Detector, a platform that tracks internet outages based on users' reports, showed that over 6000 Pokémon Go players are reporting issues with the app. At 6:20pm EDT, more than 13,000 were reporting issues with the game. As of 8:30pm EDT, more than 7000 are still reporting issues, Down Detector shows.
Most users say that they are getting a "Network Error 2" issue as the servers fails to connect each time they try to launch the game. In fact, on Down Detector, close to 62% of the users said that their game failed to launch. 23% said they could not log in, while about 13% directly reported server issues.
Network Error 2 is a generic “Network Error” message that appears when the game struggles with server connection. It can prevent players from launching the game, logging in, or connecting.
{{/usCountry}}Network Error 2 is a generic “Network Error” message that appears when the game struggles with server connection. It can prevent players from launching the game, logging in, or connecting.
{{/usCountry}}Below is the graph showing Pokemon GO outages in the last 24 hours in the US.
Scopely, Pokémon GO's Parent Company, Responds
Scopely, the parent company of Pokémon GO, has responded amid the reports of widespread outages. Scopely Explore Support, the company's support handle on X, said that the team is working to “resolve it as quickly as possible.”
“Trainers, we’re investigating an issue affecting Pokémon GO gameplay,” the company said. “Our team is working to resolve it as quickly as possible, and we’ll provide an update once it’s resolved. Thank you for your patience.”
Gamers Complain Of 'Network Error 2' Outage
Many Pokémon GO players took to social media to reveal that they were getting the "Network Error 2" message when trying to launch the game.
“PoryPro will have some out of date timing on rates, because the game has gone down,” a popular Pokemon GO streamer wrote. "Pokemon Go with the painful Network Error (2)"30 mins ago, what’s the longest downtime window since launch?"
“Is PoGo down for anyone can’t get back in got the Network error?" asked one.
“Pokemon Go Error. Can't login: Network error (2). Meanwhile connections work well for other apps. Seems like this is worldwide for 4g, 5g and WIFI,” wrote another facing issues.
Pokémon GO boasts a massive 60 to 75 million monthly active users' base, one of the highest in the mobile-based gaming industry.
This story is being updated.