I don't think the data is that bad but it fucking kills your battery life because you have to have the app open to be alerted to nearby pokemon and stuff
It uses very little data. The game only communicates small packets (<10 kB) when you tap a PokeStop, Gym, or Pokémon, and every few seconds to update the map.
The biggest thing is probably the image files it downloads to show on the PokeStop spinny things, and the map tiles themselves (which come from Google maps).
Total, you probably couldn't get to 100 MB even if you played constantly.
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I've been playing pretty much 70% of my day. At least just having it up even if .not walking. My data has gone up, but not enough to bat an eye at. It takes less data than chrome.
The biggest thing is probably the image files it downloads to show on the PokeStop spinny things, and the map tiles themselves (which come from Google maps).
Total, you probably couldn't get to 100 MB even if you played constantly.