Pokémon Go might be considered to be one of the most successful exergames ever released. When the game was released in the summer of 2016, Pokémon Go players spent more time exercising, being outdoors, and socializing with the unknown, family, and friends. There have been many papers that report on how playing Pokémon Go affects the player’s health. However, few studies report how playing the game has different health and social impact on different groups of players. Specifically, the paper investigates how Pokémon Go has different health and social effects on gender, where the game is played, how much video games players play, their initial physical activity level, and occupation. The survey results of over two thousand active Pokémon Go players show that playing Pokémon Go has a statistically significant positive effect on physical and social activity. It was also found that the game had a different effect on various groups of players and that 50% of the players reported positive health benefits, including weight loss, loss in body fat, and gain in muscle mass. The paper’s most significant result is how Pokémon Go managed to motivate groups who are hard to motivate to be physically and socially active.

Pokémon Go 可能被认为是有史以来最成功的游戏之一。当这款游戏于 2016 年夏天发布时，Pokémon Go 玩家将更多时间用于锻炼、户外活动以及与陌生人、家人和朋友的社交活动。有很多论文报道了玩 Pokémon Go 如何影响玩家的健康。然而，很少有研究报告玩游戏如何对不同的玩家群体产生不同的健康和社会影响。具体而言，该论文调查了 Pokémon Go 如何对性别、游戏的地点、玩家玩的视频游戏、他们最初的身体活动水平和职业产生不同的健康和社会影响。超过 2000 名活跃的 Pokémon Go 玩家的调查结果表明，玩 Pokémon Go 对身体和社交活动有统计上显着的积极影响。还发现游戏对不同群体的玩家有不同的影响，50% 的玩家报告了积极的健康益处，包括体重减轻、体脂减少和肌肉质量增加。该论文最重要的结果是 Pokémon Go 如何激励那些难以激励身体和社交活跃的群体。