Everyone's heard of Pokémon Go by now — it's pretty much the most
popular mobile game ever — where Nintendo and Niantic Labs have teamed
up to let you catch Pokémon in the very world we live in.
That's thanks to a combination of GPS, augmented reality, and dorky-cute
graphics. If you haven't played yet, it's incredibly fun, and here's
everything you need to know to get started!
If you've been living under a rock or otherwise have kept yourself
off the internet this weekend, you may have missed the official launch
of Niantic and Nintendo's already-ridiculously-popular new game, Pokémon
Go.
It retains the basics of Pokémon games past — catching Pokémon,
battling at Gyms, using items, evolving your creatures — with a crazy
twist: You're doing it all in the real world. That means instead of
tapping or using a D-pad to tell your virtual avatar where to go to find
Pokémon, you're actually walking. In the real world. Crazy, we know.
You may have stumbled onto this page knowing nothing about Pokémon.
That's okay. You don't have to be a fan of the previous games or even
know the lore to have fun with this game: While it may overtly promote
itself as a game about catching Pokémon and battling, the real joy is
exploring the real world with your friends, giggling while you check in
at historical monuments disguised as PokéStops, and making new
connections in your neighborhood with other would-be Pokétrainers.
