At last the millennials' childhood dream of capturing Pokémon has come true. During these past few weeks you may have experienced the following: people you haven’t seen for years come out of their homes and run the streets to find Pokémon, people of all ages rendezvous to a central location such as a graveyard or post office and you recall never seeing that many people at that location at one time, and lastly, you may hear people screaming in agony or in joy for catching a regular old Pokémon such as a Weedle or evolving a Pokémon such as Eevee.
All of these experiences and more may have occurred to you or a loved one these past few weeks and you shouldn’t complain; although yes, people have done stupid things and have gotten hurt since Pokémon Go has been released but that only happens if you let it happen. All games have their cons that may get others hurt or have something tragic happen to them so here are some tips to follow: Don’t go somewhere where you have never been before, if there is a lure at a pokestop and you do not recognize the person’s name DO NOT go towards it because there are plenty of other pokestops around your area I am sure; and lastly, go with friends and do not go walking on your own especially at night time.
Believe it or not, Pokèmon Go is the new way to exercise. Pokémon Go, for those that do not know, is an app for the Android or iPhone that lets users have the ability to walk around their town and catch Pokémon through augmented reality. That means through the app, you could see a Caterpie just hanging out on top of you computer desk. This app essentially pushes you to go outside and go explore to find Pokémon, mind blown, right?! According to Twitter users and Facebook users alike, they all state this same fact, “I'm getting in shape.” While some believe it’s a conspiracy that Michelle Obama is behind this app to get us moving after she’s failed for eight years may be a lightbulb in some minds; regardless, it gets us outside and in shape. According to mashable.com, the numbers coming from app analytics company Sensor Tower, "show that iPhone users spent more time using Pokémon Go than the leading social media apps." They also said players spent, on average, "just over thirty-three minutes playing the game compared to spending twenty-two minutes on Facebook and eighteen on Snapchat." However, it is important to know that these statistics only came from a few days after the release date of the app on July 11, 2016.
If you have yet to download or play Pokémon Go, I suggest you do. Not only will your dreams come to life of catching Pokémon while attempting to become “the very best, that no one ever was”. But you will also find the hidden incentive of playing Pokémon Go sooner or later. Best of luck to my fellow trainers!
Gotta catch ‘em all,
Q
