If you haven’t been living under a rock recently, you’ve probably heard about the Pokemon Go, which took the world by storm two months ago. In Taiwan the Pokemon craze is in full swing, with everyone from grandpas to school children joining in on the action.
I headed to Beitou Park in the outskirts of Taipei, which
was rumored to be filled with rare Pokemon to experience the craze full hand. Not surprisingly, the park was quite teeming with Pokemon players,
however you could still freely move around.
While I was casually strolling through the park, I spotted a
small contingent of players slowly streaming southward out of the park. The
stream soon became a flood as the world trickled down that a Snorlax was
nearby.
The tranquil crowd quickly turned into a mild stampede as
various Pokemon fans ran across traffic, with one guy almost being run over by
a motorcycle.
Eager to catch a Snorlax myself, I decided to follow the
crowd and talked to various fans, including one lady who was holding her dog
while playing Pokemon Go.
Talk about multi-tasking!
After quite a hike I arrived at the main spawn point where
the Snorlax was. Hundreds of Pokemon Go fans were taking up the entire
block, with a lone policeman trying to control the crowd.
It seemed like most of the crowd was jubilant having just caught
the rare Pokemon, with a smattering of grim faces of those who weren’t able to
catch Snorlax.
But I’m sure they’ll get another chance soon.
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