This weekend, a typhoon hit Japan. Pokémon Go players noticed something: a warning system.
Players were alerted of rain and strong winds. These warnings, however, aren’t new and have been appearing over the past few months. Guess some folks are just noticing!
ポケGO開いたら捕まえてる場合じゃねえだろ！！って怒られた pic.twitter.com/zlehplPVec
— すねーく㌠???? (@Z774SX) September 30, 2018
The above tweet pointing out the warning system this weekend went viral.
天候が「強風」になると風も吹くようです pic.twitter.com/6Q5p7F3XEo
— すねーく㌠???? (@Z774SX) September 30, 2018
Here is the warning message in English.
台風の中ポケgoやりに行こうとしたら警告が出たからやめた????初めて見た????前に台風のときにやろうとしたらこんな警告なかったよ???? pic.twitter.com/BJUJOiX105
— そらまめ@ぽけもんごー (@soramamepippi) October 1, 2018
In-game, it was raining as well.
僕の家にも台風24号がいらっしゃいました????
ポケGO内でも横殴りの雨になってますね☔
ガーちゃんも心做しか弱ってるような???? pic.twitter.com/4pBsmfbytr— YSK@????2,400個達成 TL39 (@YSK_pg_11) September 30, 2018
めちゃサンドにしがみつかれた(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)
台風怖いよね…
一緒におうちに入ろ‼︎ pic.twitter.com/5xLdKLiTPH— すてら@ポケgo垢 (@ameame366) September 30, 2018
ポケGOの世界も台風らしい pic.twitter.com/2ouso9CG9B
— ちびっち ฅ(øωø)ฅ (@chivic156) September 30, 2018
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2 responses to “Pokémon Go Doesn’t Want You Playing Outside During Typhoons”
So they don’t stop them from spawning, they just say ‘hey maybe you shouldn’t’ and then still dangle them in front of you anyway. How thoughtful.
Sounds like natural selection to me
The internet reacts to common sense.
A wild typhlosion appeared!
This has been around since the weather system launch. Initially extreme weather would disable spawns, however that annoyed a lot of people as it was too sensitive. For example, someone 30km away from a bush fire that was under control would get the hazard warning and no spawns.