Case study

POGOserver: reconstructing a Pokémon GO game server

POGOserver implements a JavaScript replacement server for Pokémon GO and accepts game-app traffic redirected to it. Its source organizes player, inventory, world, gym and encounter behavior into packet handlers backed by a MySQL database.

Targets: Game
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-06
Evidence class: C2 code & docs, no demo or download

Stars: 479
Last commit: 2016-10-15
Language: JavaScript
License (GitHub): GPL-3.0

GitHub data as of 2026-11-10

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Evidence

Observed: Code, documentation and a demo observed; no download method found.
Checked: 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: Requires the Pokémon GO app's traffic to be forwarded to the custom server.
Prerequisites: Requires Node.js 6.x or later and MySQL configuration.
License: GPL-3.0 license.

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BibTeX

@misc{pogoserver-pokemon-go-case,
  title = {{POGOserver: reconstructing a Pokémon GO game server}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/maierfelix/POGOserver}},
  url = {https://github.com/maierfelix/POGOserver},
  urldate = {2026-11-06},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/pogoserver-pokemon-go-case/}}
}

Plain text

POGOserver: reconstructing a Pokémon GO game server. https://github.com/maierfelix/POGOserver (accessed 2026-11-06). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/pogoserver-pokemon-go-case/

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README.md GitHub · maierfelix/POGOserver · Revision 0f73b88