THE WEEK IN Pokémon Go

YOUR WEEKLY RECAP IN 

POKÉMON GO

 

Pokémon Go Began as Google April Fool's Challenge

- Toledo Blade

Is Pokémon Go's Success Sustainable
- The New Yorker

Man Shot At Teens Playing Pokémon Go
- Orlando Sentinel

Pokémon Go Causes Mayhem in New York's Central Park
 - CDA News

Pokémon Go Gamers Figure Out Eeveelution
 - Tech Times

Find Your PokéStops on Yelp!

 - TechRadar

Just Bieber plays Pokémon Go Near Central Park

 - New York Daily News

Man Quits Job in Order to Catch All the Pokémon

- Mashable

These Are Pokémon Go's Rarest Pokémon

 - Polygon

Police Body Cam Catches Distracted Pokémon Go Driver Crashing

- ABC News

Bosnian Pokémon Go Players In Danger of Catching Landmines

 - Time

Pokémon Go May Give Apple $3 Billion Boost

 - CNN Money

Ignoring Pokémon Go Is A Huge Business Mistake

 - Inc

Pokémon Go FINALLY Launches In Japan

 - TechCrunch 

A Pokémon Go Dating App For Catching Pokémates

 - USA Today

How Millennial Nostalgia Fueled the Success of Pokémon Go

 - KOMO News

A Pokémon Go Playing Reporter Gets OWNED During A State Dept Briefing 

 - Gamespot

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PikaJew

So I'm walking back from an interview for an Executive Level job at a major media company when my Pokémon Go starts buzzing (because I'm really a 44 year old kid).

A wild Rapidash, right at my dressy feet

In addition to a Pinsir (CP335) and a Rapidash (CP296) in the nearby vicinity, it turns out my neighborhood synagogue (The Actor's Temple on 47th street) is also a Pokémon Gym.

I quickly enter, begin the battle, and for the first time, this chosen one was the victor, taking the formerly Victor status for team Mystic.  In other words, I went Nintendo equivalent of Judah Maccabee.

So there I am in my moment of glory when this manic early-twenties girl comes up to me franticly.  "Are you playing Pokémon right now?  Somebody just took my gym and now I'm afraid to leave here."

Go for God, stay for the Pikachu.

I explained I was pretty new to the game, and actually got some good tips from her after she realized I had only beaten one of the lower levels.

"You know that's my Temple actually," I explained.  "We should charge money during the afternoon and give people a place to battle Pokémon inside."

"That's a really Jewish thing to say," she quickly pointed out.