Japanese Pokemon GO Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank

Japanese Pokemon GO Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank

This is Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, Japan. The fountain area looks like a giant Poke Ball and started attracting Pokemon GO players after a Mewtwo rumour began circulating on Twitter.

[Images via LiveDoor | uzumakimadao]

As LiveDoor reports, it all started when someone on Twitter claimed Mewtwo could be found in the park.

Japanese Pokemon GO Players Fall For Mewtwo Prank
(Image: Google Maps)

[Image: Google Maps]

This park.

The similarities have not been lost on folks in Japan.

The rumour, of course, was total bunk. Yet, a huge number of people showed up at the park yesterday.

Many of these photos were taken after midnight. Over a thousand people reportedly were in attendance, looking for Pocket Monsters.

While there was no Mewtwo to be found, the evening wasn’t a total bust. People supposedly did start finding Blastoise.

As well as, it seems, Gyarados.

Both Blastoise and Gyarados are not easy to get, so this park ended up being a good spot after all.

Here’s what the park looks like today:

People are now reportedly finding Venusaur:

Damn. This isn’t finding Mewtwo, but it does look like a good spot to catch Pocket Monsters.


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