Pokémon GO

Premium currency

You do not pay in euros, you pay in gems, so you lose track of the real cost.

Evidence: 6 producto(s) a la venta, p. ej. «100 Pokémonedas» · Wikipedia (es): «Es un videojuego gratuito pero contiene microtransacciones.»

Whale pricing

Sells packs of €100 or more, aimed at people who cannot stop.

Evidence: el producto más caro cuesta 109,99 € · 4 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Fun game but support is completely useless.. I’ve had multiple issues regarding the app and support is always an automated ai response. I can’t talk to a real person for the life o»

Aimed at children

Uses these techniques in a game made for kids.

Evidence: PEGI 7 y monetización agresiva

Pay to win

Whoever pays wins more easily. If you do not pay, you lose to those who do.

Evidence: 67 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Bad customer service/pay to win. My eggs wouldn’t hatch because of a glitch. I put in a request for customer service and waited several weeks. No one would help me. Also, they want»

Paid loot boxes

You pay without knowing what you get. The good stuff is rare, so you pay again and again.

Evidence: 37 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Gambling for children. It’s a slot machine with Pokemon paint job. It’s literally gambling for children. You can give them a golden raz and make all excellent throws and you still »

Build timers

Everything takes hours unless you pay. And it pings you to come back.

Evidence: Wikipedia (es): «Este tiempo de espera puede reducirse —y los bonos por captura aumentarse— subiendo el Nivel Mega del Pokémon, lo cual se logra megaevolucionándolo repetidamente en días distintos.»

Open chat with strangers

Any adult can message your child inside the game. It is where those looking for minors go looking.

Evidence: 12 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Creepy. Why do you keep opening my settings every time I open the game? I don’t want to have adventure sync on. Stop forcing my settings open. It’s super creepy» · 17 hablan del chat y 43 de menores

Limited-time events

Things that last only a few days, so you jump in without thinking.

Evidence: 11 reseñas con contenido lo explican: «Be wary of paid FOMO mechanics. It seems that the developer’s plan going forward is to remove free features and force players to purchase limited time passes in order to complete c»