2,000 Pokémon Go Trainers Defeat Mega Mewtwo Y in Times Square as Game Turns 10
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Updated · WIRED · Jul 10
2,000 Pokémon Go Trainers Defeat Mega Mewtwo Y in Times Square as Game Turns 10
3 articles · Updated · WIRED · Jul 10
Summary
Nearly 2,000 invited trainers across New York’s five boroughs converged on Times Square Thursday night and beat Mega Mewtwo Y in one of Pokémon Go’s biggest in-person battles.
The anniversary event recreated the game’s 2016 trailer finale—long promised but never staged before—with in-game alerts, a Loud Luxury set and a livestream across Pokémon channels.
Scopely used the spectacle to underline the game’s durability: more than 800 million people have played over 10 years, with over 100 million active players in 2024 and $1 billion in 2025 revenue.
Community play remains the core pitch, with ambassadors growing from 50 to more than 3,000 in two years and live events selling nearly 1 million tickets in 2024.
A free Pokémon Go Fest Global event this weekend will extend the same Mega Mewtwo Y gameplay worldwide, as Scopely says it is doubling down on in-person communities for the next decade.