Pokémon GO
The location-based AR classic — light on the GPU but hard on battery and GPS. A Native refresh rate toggle, Battery Saver and turning AR off are the real levers.
- Developer
- Niantic
- Publisher
- Niantic
- Released
- 2016
- FPS Cap
- 60 FPS
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Your Phone
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 · 8GB · 120Hz refresh
Your Estimated Pokémon GO Performance
51
Minimum
60
Average
60
Maximum
- Preset
- HD
- FPS Cap
- 60 FPS
- Capped?
- Yes — hitting the game limit
- RAM
- OK
Light load — runs cool on almost any phone.
FPS values displayed on GamerSpecs are estimates. Actual game performance may vary depending on hardware configuration, drivers, cooling, power limits, background applications, and game updates.
About Pokémon GO
Pokémon GO walks you around the real world catching Pokémon, spinning stops and battling in raids and the GO Battle League. The 3D graphics are modest, so the phone is rarely GPU-limited — the true cost is battery and heat from the GPS, the mobile radio and the camera. That shapes how you tune it: a Native refresh rate toggle raises the game from its default 30 FPS to 60 for smoother maps and PvP timing at the price of battery; Battery Saver dims the screen when the phone points down; and switching AR (AR+) off in encounters removes the single heaviest drain in the game. There is no traditional graphics-quality slider, so honest tuning here is a balance of smoothness against endurance.
Best mobile settings
Three curated profiles — max FPS for competitive, balanced, and HD graphics.
GO Battle League (60 FPS, AR Off)
Tuned for raid and PvP timing: Native refresh rate on for a smooth 60 FPS, AR off to cut heat, and Battery Saver off so nothing pauses mid-match.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Native refresh rate | On (60 FPS) | The biggest smoothness lever — Off caps the game at 30 FPS. Worth the battery cost for PvP and raid timing. |
| AR mode (AR+) | Off | Uses the camera and gyroscope; turning it off drops encounters to the flat view and removes the heaviest battery and heat draw. |
| Battery Saver | Off | When On it dims and pauses the screen when the phone points down — leave it off during timed GO Battle League matches. |
| Vibration / Haptics | Off | — |
| Music | Off | Audio keeps the CPU and speaker awake for hours on raid trains. |
| Sound Effects | Off | — |
| Adventure Sync | On | Tracks distance via the phone's low-power fitness sensors instead of keeping the GPU and GPS busy. |
| Brightness | 55% | — |
All-Day Walking
The best battery life for community days and long walks: the default 30 FPS cap plus Battery Saver, with AR off. This is how most players should run it day to day.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Native refresh rate | Off (30 FPS) | Default — halving the frame rate roughly doubles map/walking battery life. The best everyday battery lever. |
| AR mode (AR+) | Off | Flat encounter view; far kinder on battery, heat and GPS than camera AR. |
| Battery Saver | On | Dims the screen when the phone points down in your hand or pocket while you walk — a big saver on long sessions. |
| Vibration / Haptics | On | — |
| Music | Off | — |
| Sound Effects | On | — |
| Adventure Sync | On | — |
| Brightness | Auto | — |
Full AR Immersion
Camera AR on with a smooth 60 FPS for photo mode and the most immersive catching. By far the heaviest way to play — battery, heat and GPS all pay for it.
| Setting | Value | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Native refresh rate | On (60 FPS) | — |
| AR mode (AR+) | On | Full camera AR with plane detection — the most immersive catch view and the single heaviest load on battery, heat and GPS. |
| Battery Saver | Off | — |
| Vibration / Haptics | On | — |
| Music | On | — |
| Sound Effects | On | — |
| Adventure Sync | On | — |
| Brightness | High / Auto | Needed to see the screen against a bright real-world background in AR. |
Device requirements
Minimum
- OS
- Android 8 / iOS 14
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 660 / Helio G80
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 2 GB
Recommended
- OS
- Android 12 / iOS 15
- Chipset
- Snapdragon 750G / Dimensity 900
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 3 GB
Optimization tips
- 1
Turn AR (AR+) off in encounters — it's the single heaviest battery and heat drain in the game, and catching is actually easier without the camera.
- 2
Leave Native refresh rate OFF (30 FPS) for everyday walking to roughly double battery life; only switch it on for GO Battle League where 60 FPS timing helps.
- 3
Enable Battery Saver so the screen dims automatically when the phone points down in your hand or pocket while you walk between stops.
- 4
Use Adventure Sync instead of leaving the app open to track distance and hatch eggs — it uses the phone's low-power fitness sensors, not the GPU and GPS.
- 5
GPS and the mobile radio are the real cost here: a strong signal, cached maps and a power bank matter more than any in-game toggle on long community-day sessions.
- 6
Mute music and sound effects on raid trains — audio keeps the CPU and speaker awake for hours of otherwise idle time.