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27 Abandoned Animals Dying From Heat Exhaustion Saved By Pokémon Go Players
Sara Perez and Matthew Teague were busy finding Pokémon in South Houston last Tuesday when they discovered an abandoned cage in an empty park. Inside, they found 20 hamsters and 7 mice who were suffering from heat exhaustion from the weather and lack of water. They had been…
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Here’s What Happens When You Reach Level 30 on Pokémon Go
Thanks to one talented redditor, you can now see what happens when you achieve level 30 on Pokémon GO. Reddit user Verigood, who’s a product manager at a software company in California, shared screenshots of the moment he reached level 30. Considering he got there in less than 2…
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Florida Teens Playing Pokémon Go at 1:30 A.M. Mistaken for Burglars, Get Shot At
Two Florida teens were unaware that they were being shot at while playing Pokémon Go over the weekend. The teenagers, who are 19 and 16, were allegedly playing the popular augmented reality game in their car late Saturday night on Primrose Lane in Palm Coast when they were shot…
· Ryan General
Rural Pokémon Go Players Will Soon Be Able to Turn Their House into a Pokéstop or Gym
Pokémon Go has made an interesting change for players who live in rural areas devoid of Pokéstops. While urbanites are having all the fun, many Pokémon Go players living in rural areas are finding the app unusable due to the lack or scarcity of PokéStops and gyms.
· Ryan General
Pokémon GO Causes Wild Stampede In Central Park After Rare Pokémon Appears
Since its release, the augmented reality game Pokémon Go has taken the mobile gaming by storm, gaining huge number of active users and setting off a real-world craze rarely seen in an app. While the game has been praised for improving both physical and mental health of players,…
· Ryan General
This Company Will Give You $5,000 if You Can Catch Rare Pokémon
A cool $5,000 awaits any lucky Pokémon Go player who can find the rarest Pokémon around the different Ripley’s Believe It Or Not locations this entire week. From July 15 to July 24, players can take part to play in the “Ripley’s Go” contest by visiting various Ripley’s…
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Pokémon GO Has Gotten So Hot That The Government is Looking to Regulate it
In response to the series of troubles related to “Pokemon Go,” lawmakers are now considering setting regulations for players. To date, players had been involved in accidents and community disturbances. The game’s augmented reality nature makes consequences manifest in the real…
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Tech Company Creates Drone That Will Help You Cheat on Pokémon GO
Let’s face it – catching ‘em all ain’t easy. These days, nothing seems more frustrating than spotting that rare critter but failing to get it! In response to this problem, Dutch company TRNDlabs developed a device that acts as an external camera and captures Pokemon right where…
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Teen Girl Allegedly Gets Hit By a Car After Playing Pokémon Go, Mom Freaks Out
Autumn Diesroth, 15, was allegedly hit by a car after playing “Pokemon Go”. She was struck around 5:20 p.m. on Tuesday, sustaining bruises, cuts and injuries in her collarbone and foot. The incident happened near the intersection of Ross Street and East Ninth Avenue in Tarentum,…
· Ryan General
Man Quits His Job to Become a Full-Time Pokemon Trainer
In a story out in New Zealand, a man who aims to become the very best Pokémon trainer (like no one ever was!), decided to quit his job and embark on a 2-month Pokémon-hunting adventure throughout the country. For Tom Currie, 24, becoming a dedicated Pokémon hunter after Pokémon…
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Pokémon Go Seems to Be Having a Positive Impact on Autistic Kids
Apart from being literally the hottest app right now, Pokémon Go has also been helping people overcome anxiety and mental issues. Now, according to a mother in New York, the game has had an incredible impact on his autistic son since he begun playing. Read her Facebook post…
· Laura Dang
This Animal Shelter is Now Using Pokémon Go to Help Lonely Dogs Get Walked
One animal shelter discovered that Pokémon Go isn’t just useful for getting outside to burning some calories. The Muncie Animal Shelter in Indiana has come up with an ingenious way to use Pokémon Go. More people seem to be out and about these days catching Pokémon and the…
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This Small Town is a Breeding Ground For the Rarest Pokémon and No One Knows Why
Rhodes was once an ordinary, developing suburb in Sydney, Australia — until “Pokémon Go” happened. Featuring augmented reality, “Pokémon Go” requires players to explore places to find and collect Pokémon. As it turned out, Rhodes became a melting pot of rare breeds — about 110…
· Laura Dang
Pokémon Go Just Pissed Off a Lot of Asians With One Announcement
Fans who are eager to get their hands on Pokémon Go may be disappointed to learn that the app will not be made available in regions outside the U.S., New Zealand, Australia, and Germany for the time being. Since its release nearly a week ago, Pokémon Go has been an overnight…
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Pokémon Go Just Caused Its First Major Car Crash
A New York man playing Pokémon Go while driving crashed into a tree on Tuesday, the Auburn Police Department said. This seems to be the first major road accident associated with the augmented reality game released earlier this month. The 28-year-old driver admitted to playing…
· Laura Dang
Pokémon Go Was NOT an Overnight Success — It Actually Took 20 Years to Make
The seemingly overnight success of Pokémon Go actually took one man 20 years of “leveling up” to achieve. John Hanke, who is today the founder and CEO of Niantic Inc., began his journey to make Pokémon Go a reality when he created and sold his first online game in 1996 before…
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Pokémon Go Angers People After a Koffing is Found in a Holocaust Museum
Folks are pissed after a poisonous gas Pokémon was found inside a Holocaust museum. Pokémon Go, the augmented reality game released nearly a week ago, has led people to all sorts of places to catch Pokémon and to battle other players. One of those places happened to be the…
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Pokémon Go is Making Small Businesses a Ridiculous Amount of Money
Thanks to its augmented reality feature that gets people walking outdoors, Pokémon Go is driving a ton of profit for local businesses. Despite the game’s recent launch, small-scale ventures are quick to spot the booming market. According to USA Today, research firm SensorTower…
· Ryan General
This NYU Grad Student Will Train Your Pokémon For $20 an Hour
A Craigslist post on Tuesday offered a unique service for busy people who still prefer to get an edge in Pokémon Go. Offering her services at $20/hour, NYU graduate Ivy St. Ive said she will to do someone’s dirty work as a professional Pokémon Go Trainer. Unfortunately for her…
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Australian Marketing Exec Dumped After Ranting about Pokémon Go Not Being in Singapore
An Australian marketing executive was recently fired after posting a Facebook rant about Singapore’s lack of Pokémon Go. Pokémon Go, the widely-popular augmented reality game that has been flooding your Facebook news feed, is currently available in the U.S., New Zealand and…