Pokémon

isolated and does not and/or know how to interact well with others. A new trending game called “Pokemon go” seems to be helping kids on these spectrums. As can be seen in the case of Ian Thayer, who has Asperger’s syndrome; Pokemon has motivated him to go outdoors and even initiate conversations with people who share a common interest of the game. Another example is Ralphie, who has autism and hyperlexia. Pokemon has given him common interest with other kids, who he now plays and interacts with,…

" I thought to myself. I couldn't see anything around, instead being surrounded by a calming, warm white light. "Welcome, human." I jumped as a calming women's voice came out from nowhere. "You are about to enter the wonderful world of Pokemon." "Pokemon? Pokemon aren't real, you're crazy." I laughed into the void. "Silence!" The voice commanded. It was almost like another person was speaking. "Geez, no need to yell, lady." "Sorry, normally people would be more excited about this…

download on a mobile device, the app Pokemon Go. The objective of the game is to catch all types of monsters called Pokemon. Some Pokemon are easy to catch while some are hard. There are ways to help you on your very fun adventure. The game is also never ending so you will have fun whenever you want. In the future there will be more Pokemon but in the late 2016 there were about 151 Pokemon. You will learn how to catch Pokemon, get more items, learn the Pokemon buddy system and even learn how to…

Throughout the course of these 10 weeks, I recorded my experience regarding the worldwide phenomena, Pokemon GO. Released July 1st, 2016, Pokemon GO is a smartphone game that uses GPS and real-time tracking to allow users to virtually traverse the world of Pokemon, collecting new creatures, items, and real-life interactions along the way. While the game is based on the original game series started in Japan in 1996, making its way to the United States in 1998, the game play is quite different.…

On a hidden island far from the rest of pokemon there is a yearly contest a battle between pokemon a fight to the death and two pokemon arrive that are equally powerful and are captured and forced to enter WHO WILL WIN? “This place is so peaceful!” Mew twirled around and fell onto the soft heather. She giggled. I resisted the urge to join her. “Mew, we’re here for something SERIOUS, not to have fun.” “Sorry.” She got up. I was reminded of the thing I could never well up the courage to…

mobile application, Pokemon Go, was created by Niantic whom Nintendo (the company behind Pokemon games) partnered with, intended to continue to popularize the already popular games of Pokemon. Users of the Pokemon Go app walk around catching virtual pokemon which is designed to remain in a certain area for a certain amount of time, finding pokestops in local organizations, and battling other users in pokegyms in local landmarks. Pokemon Go differs from the mainstream Pokemon games because the…

A bit of Pokemon history to begin, Pokemon has been around for twenty years. Pokemon was created by Satoshi Tajiri and developed and released by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures or better known as a trio joint company Pokemon Company or Pokemon Company International. Which was not official until 1998. The first sets of games were released in Japan on February 27, 1996, under the name Pocket Monsters Red and Green for the Nintendo Game Boy. While it has been here in the United States under…

as a hunter, but I’m not sure of what. It’s funny to think that, because in a way I’m a hunter, too, only I hunt pokemon. I don’t hunt them in a harmful way, I hunt them to capture them in a device called a pokeball. A pokeball is a like a little housing unit that stores the pokemon safely inside and protects them from the outside world when they aren’t outside. After I catch a pokemon there are two options for it, I either keep it on me or it is stored in the PC, which is a digital storage…

“Maybe,” Caroline answered back, smiling at May. May squealed with pure delight and clenched the Azurill doll she was still holding. She might be getting her very own Pokémon! Maybe Hoenn wasn’t going to be so bad after all. The interior of the new home had standard high-end furniture. “Looks nicer than what we used to have. Guess Dad’s new job must pay better.” May thought, admiring the arranged furniture throughout. Caroline began heading up the stairs and called for May to follow. They…

Current Fads: The Pokémon Go Craze Pokémon Go, a location-based augmented reality game, has been sweeping not only the nation, but the entire globe, since its first release in July of 2016. The game gets players outside catching, training and battling the infamous characters called Pokémon with others players in their area using GPS location devices on smart phones. With an average of 9.5 million daily users here in the United States alone, it’s rare to find a person that is not familiarized…