Official sponsorship

GameStop
On November, 2017, 350 locations will become either a PokéStop or a Gym. This coincides with the release of Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon for the 3DS.

Catch Some Pokemon GO Fun at GameStop

As you probably already know, Pokemon GO has officially taken over the world. Pokemon GO is now bigger than Twitter! But did you know that 350 GameStop locations are either a PokeStop (place to collect items and Poke Balls) or a Pokemon Gym (place to train your Pokemon)? And we even have 50 GameStop locations dropping Poke Lures in the very near future!

Get out there and hatch some Pokemon Eggs. Check out our GameStop Store Locator above to find a Poke Stop, Poke Gym or Poke Lure near you!

Sprint Corporation
On December, 2016, became the first U.S. partner. Over 10,500 location around the U.S. will become PokéStops and Gyms, giving trainers even more places to stock up on Poké Balls and Razz Berries and battle their friends. These locations include Sprint, Boost Mobile and Sprint at Radioshack stores and they will offer in-store charging stations. The Sprint Trainer Rewards program will come to an end on November, 2018.

Starbucks
On December, 2016, became the second U.S. partner. Over 12,800 company-operated stores in the U.S. will become PokéStops and Gyms. Starbucks has created a special-edition Pokémon GO Frappuccino® to celebrate the partnership. On January 12, 2017, over 5,000 additional Starbucks stores had been converted to Gyms and PokéStops.

Verizon
On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having Verizon as partner, happened. On May, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having Verizon as partner, happened.

Grubhub
On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having Grubhub as partner, happened.

SoftBank
On September, 2016, over 3,700 -branded stores and Y!mobile-branded stores become PokéStops or Gyms.

On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened. On February, 2019, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened. On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened. On December, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened.

Ito En and Tully's Coffee
On February, 2017, , in partnership with , became an official partner. Over 1,800 vending machines and 200 Tully's Coffee shops were converted to Gyms and PokéStops. This is in response to Japan's disaster relief efforts.

On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having Tully's Coffee as partner, happened. On April, 2019, the GO Special Weekend having Tully's Coffee as partner, happened. On December, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened.

7-Eleven
On April, 2017, approximately 19,000 stores in Japan became Gyms and PokéStops in order to make thousands of more Pokémon GO hot spots available to players.

On April, 2019, the GO Special Weekend having 7-Eleven as partner, happened. On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having 7-eleven as partner, happened.

TOHO Cinemas
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having TOHO Cinemas as partner, happened.

Joyfull
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having Joyfull Coffee as partner, happened.

McDonald's
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having McDonald's as partner, happened.

Aeon
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having Aeon as partner, happened.

Matsumoto Kiyoshi
On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having Matsumoto Kiyoshi as partner, happened.

Yoshinoya
On May, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having Yoshinoya as partner, happened.

FamilyMart
On November, 2021 , about 16,400 FamilyMart stores in Japan would appear in the game as Pokestop.

On December, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having SoftBank as partner, happened.

Don Quijote
On November, 2021, about 460 stores such as Don Quijote and MEGA Don Quijote would appear in the game as Pokestop and Gyms.

7-Eleven
On February, 2017, all of Korea's 7,700 7-Eleven outlets were designated as PokéStops, while 800 outlets became Gyms.

On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having 7-Eleven as partner, happened.

Lotteria
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having Lotteria as partner, happened.

SK Telecom
On July, 2018, the GO Special Weekend having SK Telecom as partner, happened.

Reliance Jio
On December, 2016, became the first official partner of Pokémon GO in India. Nearly 3,000 stores have been converted to PokéStops and Gyms. During their "Happy New Year" offer, SIM customers will be able to play Pokémon GO without incurring data charges.

Unibail-Rodamco
On February, 2017 new PokéStops and Gyms across 58 shopping and destination centers in 10 European countries were added. Between 10 – 15 new PokéStops and Gyms were added to public spaces, social hubs, and public art at each of the destination centers.

7-Eleven México
On January, 2020 over 1,800 new Sponsored PokéStops that can reward players with exclusive Field Research, and locations with Sponsored Gyms eligible for EX Raids were created.

On November, 2020, the GO Special Weekend having 7-Eleven México as partner, happened. On May, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having 7-Eleven México as partner, happened. On December, 2021, the GO Special Weekend having 7-Eleven México as partner, happened.

McDonald's
On February, 2020 over 2,500 new Sponsored PokéStops that can reward players with exclusive Field Research, and locations with Sponsored Gyms eligible for EX Raids were created in 23 countries and regions.

Claro
On January, 2021 a rewards program partnership in Brazil, with the telephone operator Claro was announced. With it, Trainers who choose to subscribe would have access to exclusive experiences and would be able to choose monthly item packs to enjoy even more in their Pokémon GO gameplay. These bundles include items like Poké Balls, Incense and Battle Passes. In addition, the Trainers participating can play without consuming the main data franchise.