Wednesday, October 18, 2017

I Flew 1,750 Miles to Catch a Pokemon

This week, I traveled 1,750 miles to catch a Pokemon in Pokemon Go.

With a near-complete Pokedex, on Monday I flew to Austin, Texas to catch one of few I still needed: Corsola, a region-exclusive Pokemon who spawns in the tropics, including areas in Latin America, Africa, Australia, Asia, and, thankfully, the southernmost parts of the United States.

It sounds extreme, but as someone who has poured thousands of combined hours into open world games on consoles, there's something thrilling about being a completionist in a game where the map is the real world. More importantly, completing the Pokedex is one of few tasks left right now in a game with a huge player base that's growing restless waiting for new content.

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