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Reliance Jio Partners Niantic Labs to Bring Pokemon GO to India

Reliance Jio Partners Niantic Labs to Bring Pokemon GO to India Image Credit: Reliance Jio

Reliance Jio Infocomm (Jio) is bringing the famous augmented reality mobile game ‘Pokemon GO’ to India in a partnership with Niantic Labs – publisher and developer of Pokémon GO.

 

With this partnership, thousands of Reliance Digital Stores and select partner premises in India will appear as ‘PokéStops’ or ‘Gyms’ in the Pokémon GO game beginning Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The partnership also enables Jio SIM customers to download and play Pokémon GO without incurring data charges, like any other apps and content, till 31st March 2017.

The two companies will work together to bring Indians a richer and more enjoyable mobile entertainment experience for Pokémon GO, including activating Jio retail locations and charging stations as PokéStops and Gyms within the game and allowing Indians to catch, train, and battle at any of Jio’s outlets throughout the country.

On Jio’s social messaging app, JioChat, Pokemon players have access to an exclusive Pokémon Go Channel. The Pokémon Go Channel will enable Pokémon Go players to collaborate and be part of an exciting community of players with daily tips, contests, clues, and special events. The Pokémon Go Channel on JioChat a fun way to socialize with other players and level-up faster.

At the same time, Niantic Labs also announced that the mobile game will be available in some of the other South Asia countries, including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

John Hanke, Chief Executive Officer and founder of Niantic
It’s exciting to see Pokémon fans in India step out and explore their neighbourhoods in search of Pokémon and Jio’s disruptive high speed 4G LTE Network will be an excellent way to experience the game.

Mathew Oommen, President Reliance Jio
Our partnership with Niantic not only brings access to the Pokémon GO app but also opens the door to more opportunities for our customers to enjoy content on Jio’s one-of-a-kind mobile broadband network.

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