You may have been playing Pokémon Go, which is the most popular and highly downloaded Android and iOS game in today’s market. The game has millions of billions of active users till now. The most toughest part of the game is dealing with the errors of the game. It is a truth that despite being the most played game, it has been facing multiple errors that have caused users to express their frustration on various social media platforms. The major disappointment in this issue is that there has been no official statement from the developers of the game regarding the causes and solutions of the problem.
The game is definitely good in comparison to its competitors, but the errors can prove to be an irritation while playing. Some users have termed it as the “Pokémon Go Gym Fight Error” but it is actually known officially as “Network Error (2)”. But there have been many theories related to the network error. It might happen from the side of the developers and mainly when they are performing any major update. But you can also check their official pages on social media platforms and also, there are Pokémon Go communities on Twitter, Reddit and Facebook and they would surely have a talk if some error is going on in the game.
Users have also came up with various complaints related to this network error. A user said that she was playing the game without any problem until eventually, the game froze for some seconds because of the network error. When the game was back to normal, all she got to see was that she was back on the home screen and she was not able to catch the raid boss anymore. A player from Japan said that the first 2-3 hours after the installation of the game, the game was experiencing many network errors and crashes. Almost every feature was displaying some sort of issue. The user had to restart the game for around 10 to 20 times.
Other users said that all of them have been using a strong network operator and despite that, the network error appears every time and they cannot attack at all. Some users said that because of network error, the Pokémon cannot be clicked at all and also the game is loading at a very slow speed. Well if you are experiencing the same, you can follow these steps to try and fix the issue by yourself –
- Check the battery settings. Low battery or power saving mode might restrict you from playing the game.
- Reset the game by clearing the data and you can do it on your phone settings.
- Check the network coverage of your area. If it is not that good, contact the customer care of your network service provider.
- Remove the app and reinstall it.