{
  "id": 5812808,
  "title": "Pokemon GO down? Users report lagging, glitching Raids amid outage reports: 'Fix it ASAP'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/pokemon-go-down-users-report-lagging-glitching-raids-amid-outage",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-05T18:18:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/pokemon-go-down-users-report-lagging-glitching-raids-amid-outage-reports-fix-it-asap-101788631942085.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pokémon GO faced a brief outage on Saturday afternoon, causing frustration among players who reported lagging, glitching, and problems with Raids. The game began experiencing issues around 1:45 p.m. EDT, with users taking to social media to express their dissatisfaction. By 2:15 p.m. EDT, over 2,500 reports of problems with the game flooded the outage-tracking website Downdetector. One user described the Raids freezing when starting, while another complained that big events were becoming unplayable due to these glitches. Despite the complaints, the company has not yet responded to the outage reports, leaving the cause of the issues and a possible resolution time unknown.",
  "summary": "According to outage-tracking website Downdetector, reports of an outage began coming in around 1:45 p.m. EDT on Saturday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Twitch down for thousands: Users say 'website having issues' amid outage",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/twitch-down-for-thousands-users-say-website-having-issues-amid-outage",
        "published": "2026-09-05T18:31:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}