Download the game, create an account, then open the game and you’ll see an avatar the game has generated for you pinpointed to your exact GPS location. Every time you’re in the vicinity of a Pokémon, your phone will vibrate and a Pokémon will appear on a map. Touch it and your phone will then switch to Camera Mode and you’ll see the Pokémon on your screen, superimposed over the image. 

Of course to catch the creature, you’ll need to have Pokeballs, which you collect at Pokestops, generally attached to landmarks like parks, statues and churches. Oddly, many churches are listed as “gyms”, where you can have Pokémon fight one another. 

There’s a million reasons to get outside and enjoy the long days of summer before we jump back into school routines, and Pokémon GO is one of the more fun options for our tech loving kids. It’s cheaper than a Fitbit and backs up what First Lady Michelle Obama has been telling our kids all along: Getting up and moving doesn’t have to be boring. Catching monsters in your neighborhood has never been this much fun. So what are you waiting for? You know you “Gotta catch ‘em all!”

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                                                                                                                     By: Tracey Dowdy

Tracey Dowdy is a freelance writer based just outside Washington DC. After years working for non-profits and charities, she now freelances, edits and researches on subjects ranging from family and education to history and trends in technology.

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