{
  "id": 916292,
  "title": "Is Pokémon GO down? Thousands report ‘network error 2’ amid widespread outages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/is-pokemon-go-down-thousands-report-network-error-2-amid-widespread",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T22:17:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times - World News",
    "slug": "hindustan-times-world-news",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/is-pok-mon-go-down-thousands-report-network-error-2-amid-widespread-outages-101786745707557.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Thousands of Pokémon GO players are experiencing a network error, with the game showing a \"Network Error 2\" message on Friday evening. According to Down Detector, over 6000 players are reporting issues with the app, with more than 13,000 reporting problems as of 6:20pm EDT. The majority of users are encountering the Network Error 2 issue, as the servers fail to connect when they attempt to launch the game. Approximately 62% of the users say their game failed to launch, while 23% were unable to log in, and around 13% directly reported server problems. As of now, the game's owner, Scopely, has not responded to the reported outage.",
  "summary": "Pokémon GO is facing a major outage, with over 6,000 players reporting issues. Most users are seeing “Network Error 2” and trouble launching or logging in.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}