#Pokémon go

[characterlimit]

thinking about Pokémon Go Summer (again) and how it likely blew up so much because adults finally had an excuse to Go Outside And Play in a way that met them where they are. Like, over time the ever-present threat of public humiliation/being filmed for some bastard's TikTok has done such a number on folk that some can't just relax and goof around and express themselves anymore, limiting their outdoor play to organised sports or maybe a yearly game of Frisbee In The Park. But to have an excuse to be playing outside on your phone? Something literally everyone is doing all the time? With a globally recognisable and easily accessible media property? Having a reason to be curious and explore your local surroundings, and talk to strangers in your environment, even if that reason is something as trivial as "there's a Dragonite over there"? Inspired. World-changing. Shame Niantic fucked it so hard

[ceruleanseacreations]

Minior ✨⭐️☄️

[thehmn]

Pokémon Go can be such a good way to find interesting things to see in a new town. When I go on one of my random bike rides in the countryside I always look up the pokestops and gyms nearby. Yeah there’s a lot of playgrounds but also weird little things no respected tour guide would put on a map, like a fence painted to look like a dragon or a stone with beautiful ceramic birds glued on.

Got any other alternative ways of finding interesting things in a new town that doesn’t involve talking to the locals at the pub (I’m never staying THAT long)?

[lxrdtati]

they’re cutie patooties 🫶🏼

[zegalba]

74-year-old man plays Pokémon Go on 64 phones rigged to his bike Chen San-Yuan, a Taiwanese grandfather, was introduced to the game in 2016 by his grandson.

[trainerjoshie]

Pokémon TCG SM Cosmic Eclipse (2019), SWSH Base Set (2020), Battle Styles (2021), Chilling Reign (2021), Fusion Strike (2021), Brilliant Stars (2022) Pokémon GO (2022) illustrations by ryoma uratsuka 😍😍😍

[lady-thistle]

Excited for Tynamo day in Pokémon go!

[ignitedquils]

The Hisuian starters!

[freak-prick]

Bunch of fandoms…

[pinkcore-png]

[prokopetz]

Since you've talked about genre taxonomy at length before, I feel like you'd have a fun answer to the question: is Pokemon GO a gacha game?

Pokémon GO is technically an invasive species of orchid.

[ceruleanseacreations]

Wooloo for the spotlight hour tonight ✨🤎🐑

[pompompinkdandelions]

🌸🍃

[lxrdtati]

“i choose the strongest”

nahhh ghosties 🤞🏽(and dragons)

[edgycarr0t]

Been playing Pokémon Go

[thehmn]

Say what you want about Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom but they were bright spots while I was hospitalized a few months ago. I was in a constant friendly battle with other patients over a gym in the middle of the hospital and it brightened my day when I could see the same anonymous people help me beat mushrooms in Bloom, not to mention it made it less bothersome to be wheeled from one test to another in a wheelchair when I turned on flower planting mode.