Pokémon Go-fænomentet er langt fra slut endnu, men spillet har i den seneste tid alligevel været genstand for massiv kritik. Dette skyldes den attitude som mange nye Pokémon-trænere derude har vist overfor deres omgivelser. Dette gælder steder som Arlington National Cemetary i Washinto D.C eller Peace Memorial Park i Hiroshima, som mange trænere har besøgt udelukkende for at besøge Pokéstops.
Af denne grund har The Pokémon Companys forbrugsdirektør J.C. Smith forsikret via et nyt interview, at den næste opdatering til spillet vil sikre at der vil blive taget bedre hånd om hellige og følsomme lokationer i fremtiden.
"When something is really popular, we have to figure out the most respectful way to deal with it and make sure that everyone is playing safely and doing things in a respectful manner. It's only been two weeks since it launched, and there's been so much attention and so many people playing that it's tough to think of all the ways it could affect the world."
"For us, we're making sure the play experience is done right. Initially, there was some server overload, which we've worked on. Now, we're looking at features in the game and how to fine-tune them so that it's appealing to the fans but also respectful of the private institutions that are affected by it." siger Smith om sagen.
Niantic Labs har allerede lavet en særlig hjemmeside, hvor man kan anmode om at få et sted fjernet fra spillet.