The next Pokemon Go Tour takes place on February 20.
The next Pokemon Go Tour takes place on February 20.
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Pokémon Go’s February 20 event will celebrate beloved Kanto region

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Pokémon Go‘s next big online event will take place on February 20 as the company celebrates the game’s fifth anniversary with a return to the Kanto region.

Niantic keeps adapting to the pandemic. This is another example of how the publisher is shifting to a hybrid status for its location-based game, where players can play individually in physical spaces while gathering in large groups through online play. The announcement follows Niantic’s announcement of the biggest update for the game yet.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.