Apparently? Well, I'll just grab my Android phone and--

Wait, what's that? My phone runs on Nokia's OS and isn't smart enough for GPS, let alone a game like this?

Well... huh. Maybe I can steal Kaitlyn's?

So, some details exist:

From the official site:

-It's free-to-play, with in-app purchases. You can spend money to buy more Pokeballs, for instance.

-The 'Pokemon in the real world view' thing seems to just be a camera overlay; it doesn't look like it's part of actual gameplay. Call this my sad face: :(

-You can find eggs at map locations, which hatch by walking a lot.

-If you collect enough of a given Pokemon, you get to evolve one of them. So that's kind of nice.

-Yes, there are proper battles!

Using the Pokémon you’ve caught, engage in battle with the defending Pokémon at the Gym. Battles are challenging and fun. Use your Pokémon’s two attacks to battle the defending Pokémon. You can also dodge the defending Pokémon’s attacks by swiping left and right.

So it's only at Gyms, but at least it exists! I'm guessing the reason you only get two moves is so that the AI stands a chance; they have to make stocking a Gym actually serve a purpose, right?

-According to Serebii.net, you get a starter when you first, uh, start. I'm not sure why, except that starter Pokemon are traditional.

hS

I stumbled across a review for the beta of Pokemon Go.

Disappointingly(?), it looks like you don't fight wild Pokemon - just chuck Pokeballs at them until they submit. There's three videos dotted through the review, and the third one might even be implying that you don't fight Gym Pokemon either - that it's just done by the computer. Not sure on that, though.

However: you can catch Pokemon with the camera on and it's like they're right there in front of you. No more need be said.

hS

I want a Vikivolt NOW.

You do NOT UNDERSTAND.

I WANT HIM.

I WANT HIM IMMEDIATELY.

AND WHEN I HAVE ONE I SHALL CALL HIM... "NORMAN".

Let's try that again:

Hmmm.... Sounds like there needs to be a new addition to the Pikachu Ripoff Conga Line.

(The picture is not mine, but your mention of another Pikachu expy reminded me of it.)

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