Photos: Philly Is Apparently Really, Really Good for Pokémon Go
Caught this tangela trying to enjoy the sunset at #bokbar @ScoutLimited #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/EVtj7Pe44o
— PHL Food Adventures (@PhlFoodGuide) July 11, 2016
Pokémon Go, the app that actually forces its users to wander into the world in order to catch ’em all, has beaten Tinder as the No. 1 most-downloaded App on iTunes.
And according to data from SimilarWeb, the augmented-reality smartphone game could soon surpass Twitter in daily active users. That’s saying something.
People all over the world are caught up in a mad Pokémon frenzy, and now they’re wandering throughout the city as if it actually is the safe little world projected on their screen.
Which, evidently, it’s not. ICYMI, a woman found a dead body in Wyoming while trying to capture a Pokémon. Users all over the world are tripping and hurting themselves on their journeys to become Pokémon masters because they’re keeping their eyes glued to their phone screens while wandering to find the nearest Pokémon or Pokégym that, because of the app’s ability to work with phone cameras, appears to exist in a user’s surroundings.
But here in Philly, things actually seem to be going well so far. According to a surprising number of Twitter users, Philly is the place to be if you’re looking to follow your phone around in search of virtually useless virtual creatures.
Pokémon trainees have been finding Pokémon in the places they know and love – or, in some cases, the places they don’t know at all, where they’re just starting to venture.
Doduo wanted our spiked water ice @TriangleTavern #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/upSSTZ4oCV
— PHL Food Adventures (@PhlFoodGuide) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/jessiexjquine/status/752337325485649920
.@qvnaorg and #Philly has some crazy @Pokemon running around this eve! #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/502Ig42woy
— PhillyGameGirl (@PhillyGameGirl) July 7, 2016
SJU is home to many wild Pokemon. We're partial to flying type. https://t.co/99mD3cvz8e pic.twitter.com/LiQVfXj5SB
— Saint Joseph’s University (@saintjosephs) July 11, 2016
.@933WMMR is pretty ripe with Pokémon! Our resident Trainer, @HeyNickMurphy, is trying to catch ‘em all #PokémonGO pic.twitter.com/nlaezq7MKw
— The Preston & Steve Show (@PrestonSteve933) July 11, 2016
Wild #Pokemon sighted at @FederalDonuts @Pokemon @PokemonGoNews #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/Bgu4KCqoMy
— Max Pulcini (@maxpulcini) July 9, 2016
There are so many Pokemon in Wawa!!! pic.twitter.com/r9rbZISQcC
— Allie Volpe (@allieevolpe) July 9, 2016
I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by Pokémon, starving hysterical naked, dragging themselves through the streets at dawn
— Joshua Benton (@jbenton) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/_cliffnotez/status/752495888346537984
Went to philly for a cheesesteak and came back a Pokemon expert
— ian charles (@_IanCharles) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/FeministaJones/status/752354919680737280
https://twitter.com/abi_fallon/status/752330426589511680
https://twitter.com/leahchags/status/751976492792414209
https://twitter.com/mootypebbles/status/751914090889482240
Overheard in west Philly, 'the strongest Pokemon I've seen in real life is in Clarke Park right now'
— Maddie Stone (@themadstone) July 9, 2016
I just met the woman I'm going to marry while playing Pokemon on the streets of south philly
— Darren the person (@Darren_Vincent) July 8, 2016
https://twitter.com/ajahnablaze_/status/751236131082145797
https://twitter.com/Alekklincewicz/status/751024627493789696
😭 RT @Johnald_Esq: @tgart5193 @OfficiallyIce @BenzATF the philly areas gunna have all trash pokemon!! literally trubbish and garbodors
— Frozen Water (@OfficiallyIce) July 6, 2016
https://twitter.com/tonecodes/status/752502806087602176
If this trend keeps up let's hide some Pokemon at voting booths this November.
— Nick Marzano (@nmarzano) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/DarinB22/status/752466412501766144
I am grateful that I was too old for Pokemon then …. and now.
— DJ Robert Drake 🏳️🌈 (@DJRobertDrake) July 10, 2016
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