The game uses Google Maps technology to place your avatar on a virtual world that mirrors your real life surroundings. So finding new Pokémon and checkpoints for the game actually requires you to get off the couch and walk down the block. That is, when you walk around the streets of whatever city or town you live in, your avatar moves inside the game. What makes this game unique is that it uses your phone’s location services and camera so that you can catch Pokémon in real life. Isn’t that the premise of virtually every other Pokémon game? It’s a new mobile game, free on both iOS and Android, that lets you create an avatar that can catch, train, trade and battle Pokémon characters inside the game. So, while most of America started a quest to 'catch ’em all' - that is, capture all the pretend Pokémon in the game - I set out on a different quest, a quest to figure out what in the name of sweet baby Pikachu this Pokémon Go was and where it came from. ( It has actually been in the works for some time.)

But I was perplexed recently to see everyone talking about Pokémon Go, a new mobile game that seemed to come out of nowhere. I played with the cards as a kid - the game is 21 years old. That’s the question I’ve been asking myself after navigating a Pokémon-related social media hailstorm the last few days, complete with witty tweets and jokes, and even great videos, like this one of my boss, Recode Editor in Chief Dan Frommer, catching his first Pokémon at a Mets game.

Most Recent Update: Crystal Update by Demon around 8 days agoWhy is everyone suddenly talking about Pokémon?.

Nicknames are now live! Simply go to Trainer HQ - MyPokemon and click on a monster you wish to nickname! Join the discord server to get latest information

May the 4th Star Wars pokemon event will run from 4th to 7th.

May the 4th and Elemental Maps by Rhino909 around 68 days agoĪll elemental maps have been updated.

Check it out and be sure to thank Klepto on discord for his work. The in-game map guide has received a major update and improvement thanks to the work of our Game Support player Klepto.

Map Guide Update by Rhino909 around 46 days ago.

Send thanks to the sprite team for the great additions There are also some new entries on the shop to check out.

Get void, toxic, and albino on credit shop exclusively today.

Credit Shop Event June 2 by Rhino909 around 37 days agoĬredit Shop Event is back and running today for 24 hours.

For more News, be sure to join the Official PBA Discord to keep updated. Process will be slow, probably going Generation from Generation. The Special Type: Crystal is getting an overhaul over the next month.

Crystal Update by Demon around 8 days ago.

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