Pokémon GO Is Sending Lots Of Players To Church

Pokémon GO Is Sending Lots Of Players To Church

The first thing I noticed after initially booting up Pokémon Go was that 70 per cent of the landmarks near me were churches. Considering that I’m not a religious person, this has proven to be kiiiind of awkward. I am not alone in feeling this way.

Image credit: Pokemon Wikia

Actually, a lot of Pokémon Go players are being directed to churches so that they may collect new monsters and more items within the augmented reality game. Given Pokémon’s rocky history with spiritual matters, not to mention the sheer touchiness of religion, this has turned into a strange gameplay experience:

Pokémon GO Is Sending Lots Of Players To Church
Image credit: Fanatix_phil

Image credit: Fanatix_phil

In response to this Pokémon Go quirk, many players are taking to social media to joke about their experience with churches, and it’s a hoot. Here’s a small taste:

http://princegary.tumblr.com/post/147042273749/princegarytumblrcom

http://the-nev.tumblr.com/post/147035838541/perks-of-pokemon-go-in-the-south

Why so many churches? This is just a guess, but I’m assuming it is because they might turn out to be safer to visit than your average locale. The GPS system that the game uses is also simply marking many of the man-made landmarks near players, and, well, some players just happen to live near more churches than anything else. Regardless, guess I better brush up on the good word of Arceus, our lord and saviour.


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