In Pokémon GO , a supposed sighting of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo in Japan has turned a park into a frenzy.
The huge hype around Pokémon GO is slowly dying down here in Europe: we are no longer greeted with information in the morning breakfast news. However, in Japan, they are still in the early stages: the game has only been out for a few days there. And in the home of the phenomenon, the madness is particularly intense.
Thousands flocked to the park to catch Mewtwo – Japan in Pokémon GO fever
As Kotaku reports, there is the Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, where the area around a fountain looks like a Pokéball from above. Some hardcore fans know this. And this knowledge made the rumor all the more believable: if the developers hide an Easter egg somewhere, it must be there!
鶴舞公園て「しぜんこうえん」じゃね？
・ボールの形をしている
・ボール中央が噴水の池
・大都市の公園で緑が多い
・ジョウト／東海近畿にある
・夜にはジョギングが盛ん?完全に一致? pic.twitter.com/vPji9p5vlD
— 話題のトレンド速報 (@wada_tre) July 23, 2016
The rumor: apparently, one could catch the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo here. Many are eager for this star Pokémon.
現在の鶴舞公園です←夜中の1時 pic.twitter.com/4cxblPgBIe
— 桜庭 音操 (@aithinoneku) July 23, 2016
At our time, it all unfolded on Saturday afternoon. However, Japan is 7 hours ahead of us – so it was in the middle of the night there. When the rumor about Mewtwo spread on social media, it was already after midnight, yet thousands of Japanese flocked to the park.
Numerous tweets and pictures testify to the madness. However, Mewtwo was nowhere to be found. It was probably all a joke.
誰かが「ミュウツーGET！！」て叫んで、みんなダッシュで駆け寄ってきたんだけどコラッタしかいなかった時の深夜１時、鶴舞公園の様子。 pic.twitter.com/OVWPNM2XH3
— まつ村 (@matu_k58) July 24, 2016
The twist, however: When many players gather in one place, more and rarer Pokémon seem to spawn there as well. It is said that at night, the rather rare Pokémon Blastoise and Gyarados were caught several times. So for some Poké pilgrims, it was indeed a worthwhile hunting round.
Anyone who says now: Typical Japanese, they’re all crazy anyway – Well, something quite similar happened in our cultures:
More about Mewtwo and rare Pokémon can be read in this article:
