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Pokémon Go, in the places it has been released (which don't include the UK yet), is a phenomenon. The search term Pokémon has never been as popular and the game has rocketed to the top of the American iOS chart, making an estimated $1.6m a day. It's a top 10 Android game in the US.Businesses are tailoring signs especially for Pokémon Go players and taxi firms are even pitching ride-around services for Pokémon Go players.
But the stories I've liked reading best are those of weird chance encounters. Pokémon Go is pushing people together and that's a nice - and unpredictable - thing. Note that these stories are second-hand and based upon accounts from the Pokémon subreddit and Pokémon Go subreddit.
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