| Date | Source | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2024 |
target="_blank">Man Fatally Shoots Attacker After Being Punched and Robbed While Playing Pokémon Go | 1 | - |
| Nov 15, 2022 |
target="_blank">Canterbury man playing Pokemon Go left with serious head injuries after being attacked by teenagers at Sturry recreation ground | - | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2022 |
target="_blank">Two crows decided to wreck a Pokémon GO player in Japan during Pokémon GO Fest | - | 1 |
| Jul 15, 2022 |
target="_blank">Man shot and killed while playing Pokémon GO with 7-year-old daughter at park in Evanston | 1 | - |
| May 24, 2022 | Pokémon Go player is murdered in Mexico | 1 | - |
| May 26, 2020 |
target="_blank"> A game of Pokemon Go — was what started a shooting in the City of Tonawanda that left one man dead and a police detective injured | 1 | 1 |
| Feb 05, 2020 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon Go player who was hunting for Pikachu is knifed in the neck after he refused to give a stranger $5 and a cigarette | 1 | - |
| Oct 21, 2019 |
target="_blank"> Police investigate shooting death of witness to suspected armed robbery | 1 | - |
| Jul 21, 2019 |
target="_blank"> 43-Year-Old Pokémon GO Player Arrested After Fight Over In-Game Gym | - | 1 |
| Dec 03, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Man has leg amputated after falling on to railway tracks while playing Pokemon Go | - | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon Go player, pregnant woman victims of Minneapolis weekend shootings, police say | - | 1 |
| Oct 28, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go player punched and kicked in 'nasty, cowardly' street attack | - | 1 |
| Oct 02, 2018 |
target="_blank"> A Vigil for a Friend Follows Second Rogers Park Murder in Two Days | 1 | - |
| Sep 13, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Girl guilty on all counts in Sobieraj's death | 1 | - |
| Jun 19, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Father and son beat man over Pokémon Go dispute | - | 1 |
| Apr 16, 2018 |
target="_blank"> 85-year-old woman fatally struck by driver playing Pokemon Go | 1 | - |
| Nov 04, 2017 |
target="_blank"> Tacoma Police seek tips to ID suspect who killed well-loved Pokemon Go player | 1 | - |
| May 15, 2017 | Pokemon GO Player Suffers Serious Injury, Loses Sight in One Eye | - | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2017 |
target="_blank"> Man died of heart attack moments after catching rare Pokemon Lapras | 1 | - |
| Feb 20, 2017 | Woman playing Pokémon Go seriously injured in shooting | - | 1 |
| Jan 26, 2017 |
target="_blank"> Chesapeake man killed by security guard was playing "Pokémon Go," says family's lawyer | 1 | - |
| Dec 18, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Deputies: Clearwater teacher was playing ‘Pokemon Go’ when he hit 2 pedestrians | - | 2 |
| Dec 07, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Young woman suffers multiple injuries during Pokemon hunt in Chesterfield | - | 1 |
| Dec 04, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Teenage boy seriously injured after being smashed through windscreen when hit by a car while playing Pokémon Go | - | 1 |
| Nov 30, 2016 |
target="_blank"> No investigation in claim deputy told to omit Pokemon Go from fatal accident report | 1 | - |
| Oct 26, 2016 |
target="_blank"> 9-year-old boy killed by truck driver playing Pokemon Go in central Japan | 1 | - |
| Oct 14, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Police: Intoxicated motorcyclist kills boy playing Pokémon Go | 1 | 2 |
| Oct 05, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Britain’s first Pokemon Go murder? Supermarket worker ‘beaten to death in car park over mobile phone game’ | 1 | - |
| Sep 18, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon Go streamer mugged live on Twitch | - | 1 |
| Sep 12, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Crane driver in fatal Kyoto crash was playing ‘Pokemon Go,’ court documents show | 1 | - |
| Aug 28, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Men assaulted while playing Pokemon Go on Adelaide beach | - | 2 |
| Aug 25, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Second deadly road accident linked to ‘Pokemon Go’ in Japan | 1 | - |
| Aug 25, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go player injured in crash at WSU west campus | - | 1 |
| Aug 24, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Woman hit by vehicle in Japan's first Pokemon Go-related death | 1 | 1 |
| Aug 23, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Man suffers injury after falling on South Shields cliffs while playing Pokemon Go | - | 1 |
| Aug 18, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Police identify LeClaire Park stabbing victim | 1 | - |
| Aug 12, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Two hurt after hit by car while playing ‘Pokemon Go’ | - | 2 |
| Aug 11, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go craze claims its first Greek casualty | - | 1 |
| Aug 09, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Hays man, 38, struck by vehicle while playing Pokemon Go | - | 1 |
| Aug 08, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Reporter falls off motorcycle while playing Pokemon Go | - | 1 |
| Aug 07, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Man killed while playing 'Pokemon Go' in park near San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf | 1 | - |
| Aug 03, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Dayton man robbed while playing Pokemon Go | - | 1 |
| Jul 30, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon GO death: Woman dragged 70 meters by stolen car | 1 | - |
| Jul 29, 2016 |
target="_blank"> ‘Pokémon Go’ player beaten, robbed in Davis | - | 1 |
| Jul 28, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Danish Pokémon hunter killed in traffic accident | 1 | - |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Pokemon GO stabbing: Three men knifed after fight breaks out over popular mobile game in city park | - | 4 |
| Jul 27, 2016 |
target="_blank"> San Jose Pokémon Go player tells of being slashed in face by suspicious bystander | - | 1 |
| Jul 27, 2016 | Pokemon Go player robbed at Desert Breeze Park | - | 2 |
| Jul 26, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Man robbed, assaulted, shot while playing Pokemon Go in Columbus park | - | 1 |
| Jul 25, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Gunman gets shot by Pokemon Go player he tried to rob | - | 2 |
| Jul 25, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Be safe out there: Saskatoon man warns Pokemon Go players after bear spray attack | - | 3 |
| Jul 25, 2016 | Police: Man assaults niece over Pokemon Go dispute | - | 1 |
| Jul 24, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Police arrest Brewer woman accused of Pokemon Go-related hit-and-run | - | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2016 | Man robbed, stabbed while playing 'Pokemon Go' | - | 1 |
| Jul 23, 2016 | 2 Pokemon Go players, allegedly drunk, crash cars into trees in Wisconsin | - | 2 |
| Jul 22, 2016 | First Pokemon GO Related Injury Japan Has Already Happened | - | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Woman who disappeared while playing Pokemon GO in Brisbane is found dead | 1 | - |
| Jul 22, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Woman in York County robbed while playing 'Pokemon Go,' deputies say | - | 1 |
| Jul 22, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon Go player robbed of phone | - | 1 |
| Jul 20, 2016 | Pokémon GO 'sees its first death after 18-year-old breaks into house to catch virtual animal but is shot' | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 18, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Police say 'Pokemon Go' player stabbed in North Carolina | - | 1 |
| Jul 14, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Two assaults related to Pokemon Go reported in Central Texas | - | 3 |
| Jul 13, 2016 |
target="_blank"> ‘Pokemon Go’ players fall off 90-foot ocean bluff | - | 2 |
| Jul 13, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Man Playing 'Pokemon Go' Stabbed in Anaheim Park | - | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go Player Bit By Real Snake in North Texas Park | - | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go Hunt Ends With Punch To The Face, Robbery And Trip To The ER | - | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Mom says teenage daughter hit by car in Tarentum after playing ‘Pokemon Go' | - | 1 |
| Jul 12, 2016 | "Pokémon Go" Nearly Claims First Victim | - | 1 |
| Jul 10, 2016 |
target="_blank"> 'Pokemon Go' fan stabbed while playing game, continues mission to 'catch 'em all' after attack | - | 1 |
| Honorable Mentions (not included in count) | Deaths | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 |
target="_blank"> Man jailed for using Pokemon Go to control ex-partner | - | 1 |
| Mar 14, 2022 |
target="_blank"> Former Pennsylvania mayor gets prison time in Pokemon Go shooting | - | - |
| Mar 31, 2020 |
target="_blank"> Coronavirus lockdown results in police stopping man from playing 'Pokémon GO' | - | - |
| Aug 15, 2019 |
target="_blank"> Trooper finds parked driver playing Pokemon Go on 8 phones | - | - |
| Aug 12, 2019 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go player urges gamers to carry naloxone after saving overdose victims | -1 | - |
| Apr 22, 2019 | Hostile Pokemon GO Confrontation Ends With a Restraining Order | - | - |
| Jul 19, 2018 |
target="_blank"> 'Angry church seagull keeps attacking me and all I want to do is play Pokemon Go' says Devon man | - | 1? |
| Apr 22, 2018 |
target="_blank"> Pokémon GO Helps Find Missing Man With Dementia | - | - |
| Dec 15, 2017 |
target="_blank"> Man's Car Stolen in Oklahoma While Playing 'Pokemon Go' | - | - |
| Nov 21, 2017 | Death by Pokémon GO: The Economic and Human Cost of Using Apps While Driving | - | - |
| 2017 |
target="_blank"> Famous suicide spot turned Pokémon GO hotspot reports zero deaths so far in 2017 | - | - |
| Dec 18, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go players credited with saving lives in weekend warehouse fire | -2 | - |
| Sep 09, 2016 |
target="_blank"> The alt-right is trying to recruit children via the ‘Pokémon Go Nazi Challenge’ | - | - |
| Sep 05, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Russian Blogger Faces Up to 5 Years in Jail for Playing Pokémon Go in Church | - | - |
| Jul 20, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Police draw guns, mistake Iowa defensive lineman who was playing Pokemon Go for bank robber | - | - |
| Jul 20, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Driver slams into Baltimore cop car while playing Pokemon Go | - | - |
| Jul 16, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Pokemon Go leads man with arrest warrant to police station | - | - |
| Jul 8, 2016 |
target="_blank"> Wyoming teen playing new Pokemon game on phone discovers body | - | - |
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