If, on your way to work this morning, you see a man staring raptly into his phone while casing the outer rim of your local Dunkin Donuts, it’s highly likely that he’s chasing a Pokémon.
These are gorgeous words we never thought we’d utter in real life. But thanks to the U.S. release of Pokémon Go on Wednesday, the world has a whole new luster. A Charizard could be waiting on the hood of your car, or a Rattatta might be nestled in your desk plant. Your office cafeteria could be a Pokémon gym. And if you have a really cool boss, you might have to battle her Cubone in order to take control of it. Is this real life?
And what happens when you put the rabble of the internet into the real world with (sort of) real Pokémon? Memes, of course.
#PokemonGO got me wandering around my neighborhood like pic.twitter.com/yCcsOs7rNH
— ＭΛＮ (@MANvsGAME) July 7, 2016
Pokemon GO needs to chill pic.twitter.com/eLFJ3xy5ex
— Dolan Dark (@DolanDark) July 7, 2016
Just caught my first! #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/hrBeXu0vuQ
— Nick (@Snur_Snur) July 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/lizardfriends/status/750888222331326466
https://twitter.com/TokisPls/status/751037810560344064
Ayy my boy Oddish just came over! It's about to be lit 🔥🔥🔥 #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/DnduHQSFgZ
— Joel (@NobodyEpic) July 7, 2016
https://twitter.com/ReversalYouTube/status/750640612345544704
https://twitter.com/CatchEmAlI/status/752500819694645248
https://twitter.com/PokeUniversity/status/752485021315833856
https://twitter.com/PokemonGoHub/status/752500705852809216
https://twitter.com/DaveOshry/status/752402401903058944
"I am the very best…of commons." #PokemonGo pic.twitter.com/n3QYkHz8XP
— Pokémon GO News (@PokemonGoNews) July 11, 2016
https://twitter.com/CatchEmAlI/status/752183458290688000
https://twitter.com/Abid_ism/status/752341790850768896
https://twitter.com/spacecatmaxx/status/751278762893848576
All this creative loljuice—just in the first 24 hours! But since the game is quickly becoming notorious for its intense battery-draining powers, you have to snap quick and choose wisely. It’s total despair to try to think of dank memes when you’re chained to a power outlet.