Iran ban on Nidoran: Pokémon Go not permitted due to ‘security concerns’

You cannot catch ’em all if you happen to live in Tehran.

Iran has blocked Pokémon Go after the country’s High Council of Virtual Spaces expressed concerns about it posing a ‘security’ risk, according to the BBC. The government committee, which controls internet connectivity for Iranians, did not detail its concerns about the game that has players chasing down digital creatures in the real world by combining GPS and Google Maps technologies. Pokémon Go has dealt with criticism from a number of governments and citizens with regard to possible security risks. These concerns seem to largely stem from the game’s hyper-popularity, as it is one of the top downloaded and highest-grossing apps ever released for iOS or Android.