25 times Pokemon Go took to the streets and Twitter
My favorite thing this weekend was watching white Columbia students playing Pokemon Go suddenly look up and realize they were in Harlem.

Ever since the release of Pokemon Go, it’s all anyone can seem to talk about. Thousands of people are finally living their childhood dream of being a real-life Pokemon trainer, and they’re going to tell you all about it on that archive of the global conscious, Twitter.
1. I can see the headlines now: “Man gets bitten by wild goose while playing Pokemon Go.”
You're gonna need a bigger pokeball. https://t.co/Hs3khRg5u7 #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/fceUszP5g9
— Imgur (@imgur) July 11, 2016
2. Are Pokemon gluten free?
Wow. The Cheesecake Factory is really expanding their menu. #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/UBEmqJM0GY
— Johnny Gargano (@JohnnyGargano) July 11, 2016
3. Yeah, I’m gonna chalk that up to unintended consequences…
I’m secretly hoping Pokemon Go was made by black developers with the intention of getting gentrifiers to wander into the projects.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) July 11, 2016
4. In related news…
My favorite thing this weekend was watching white Columbia students playing Pokemon Go suddenly look up and realize they were in Harlem.
— Saeed Jones (@theferocity) July 11, 2016
5. Gifs! Gifs everywhere!
There's a #PokemonGO Pokestop within range of my desk. Me, forever: pic.twitter.com/lAnnQCJfQd
— Scott Lowe (@ScottLowe) July 11, 2016
6. One for the history books.
From everything I have seen, Pokemon Go is simultaneously the best and worst idea Nintendo ever had
— Rick Wilde (@RicksWriting) July 11, 2016
7. As if being an adult wasn’t bad enough.
When all you want is to be outside playing #PokemonGo but you can't cause you're an adult with a job pic.twitter.com/JAULcbBRur
— The Warp Zone (@warpzonetweets) July 11, 2016
8. Same difference.
downside to pokemon go is now whenever i almost get hit by a car people will assume i was playing that instead of taking selfies like usual
— pilot adultman (@pilotbacon) July 11, 2016
9. It’s an invasion of your mind!
There was a Graveler in my living room and now I don't feel safe ☹️ #PokemonGO
— Missy Martinez (@MissyXMartinez) July 11, 2016
10. Damn.
This is some next-level bike security. #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/FoiDTpZTLp
— Brooklyn Spoke (@BrooklynSpoke) July 11, 2016
11. More unintended consequences, more bad fanfiction.
i cannot believe "pokemon go au" is literally a thing i am thinking about right now
— space butt ⭐ (@StarXrossed) July 11, 2016
12. Filter out the fuckboys.
Tinder n Pokemon Go should collab so u can battle tinder matches n be able to decide whether or not u want to talk to them based on skill
— succ (@alrightlindsey) July 11, 2016
13. #CoolBoss
My boss let me walk around the park and play Pokémon go for like an hour ?
— Nic Pompa (@NicPompa) July 11, 2016
14. Pikachu was always kind of a dick…
When Pikachu shows up after your break is over. Dick move, sparkle rat. #pokemongo https://t.co/w2QCmFXJuw
— (((Jon Baley))) (@boatloadsbaley) July 11, 2016
15. You might be able to get them to run after you, though.
Fun fact: You can't throw Pokeballs at hot shirtless runners to capture them. #PokemonGo
Trust me, I just tried.
— Valdet Selimaj (@rebel_beard) July 11, 2016
16. When virtual reality imitates reality reality.
Good news: Found a wild #Onix! Bad: It escaped. Good: Found a REAL animal while playing #PokemonGo! Bad: It escaped. pic.twitter.com/CI3Y9DLThL
— Becca Habegger (@BeccaHabegger) July 11, 2016
17. A new dimension to office politics
There's a #PokemonGO gym on the roundabout outside our office and everyone at work is determined to win it pic.twitter.com/dfHYzYfKUt
— Rebecca James (@_rebeccajames93) July 11, 2016
18. The dream of the ’90s is alive down the street from this dude’s house.
Only gone and bumped into PIKACHUUU tonight ⚡ ⚡ #PokemonGO @Pokemon pic.twitter.com/E14GJ6iX7X
— DGenerationVex (@DGenerationVex) July 11, 2016
19. It’s called priorities.
Security in a nutshell: #pokemongo might slurp all your data! cries the security world
Everyone else: *shrug* why are there so many zubats?— Laura Bell (@lady_nerd) July 11, 2016
20. But can you get the cat to battle other cats?
Physical pain & anguish. I want to play #PokemonGo but don't have a mobile. Substituting by throwing hamster balls at the cat.
— Sarah Abigail Mann (@SarahMannComedy) July 11, 2016
21. The new Netflix and chill.
Acid and Pokemon Go?
— kass (@kotele_) July 11, 2016
22. Reflecting conversations around the nation.
My futile attempt to explain to @TheSirShags why I won't download #PokemonGo: pic.twitter.com/oXKCGfvBNg
— Nicole Fallon Taylor (@nfallontaylor) July 11, 2016
23. Catch ’em while you can, David Cameron!
'on your left Prime Minister' #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/eDirl1xw3M
— General Boles (@GeneralBoles) July 11, 2016
24. I’m gonna guess Charizard…
Hey #PokemonGO players, is that a Charizard in your pocket or are you just happy to see me?#PokemonGOjokes
— Daniel Rensch (@DanielRensch) July 11, 2016
25. I feel like this will one day be the abstract of a research paper.
2016: Adult humans eagerly embrace an escapist augmented reality to avoid thinking about the world that is burning around them. #PokemonGO
— Timothy Jacob (@tjelledge) July 11, 2016