{"id":114,"date":"2016-09-20T14:29:10","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.lvc.edu\/lavie\/?p=114"},"modified":"2016-09-20T14:29:10","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T14:29:10","slug":"pokemon-resurgence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.lvc.edu\/lavie\/2016\/09\/20\/pokemon-resurgence\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon resurgence"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Tyler Cottle, ’18, Staff Writer<\/p>\n

When looking for a new game on one\u2019s phone, the App Store produced one that connects with most college students.<\/p>\n

In the summer, Niantic and the Pok\u00e9mon Company made an app that allows people to capture their own Pok\u00e9mon. Originally, one could only play Pok\u00e9mon on a Nintendo product console or trade the cards that were made. But that\u2019s all changed.<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon cards and games were first introduced in 1995; games were introduced in the U.S. in 1998. People could battle each other with the cards one collected or one could play the video game and try to beat all the gyms. With this new app, people now can play Pok\u00e9mon on their phone. And they can play it right here at LVC.<\/p>\n

LVC alum and assistant football coach Tyler George explains how he got into Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was 8 years old and I got a Gameboy and Pok\u00e9mon Blue,\u201d George said. \u201cI played it all the time, and then I collected the cards and watched the show.\u201d<\/p>\n

Pok\u00e9mon Go is becoming more popular with kids, teens and college students. When playing the game, one has to walk around to try and find the Pok\u00e9mon that are nearby. There are 151 Pok\u00e9mon that one can catch to be able to catch them all.\u00a0 Admittedly, some are only found in certain regions.<\/p>\n

Not only can people catch Pok\u00e9mon, they can also go to Poke Stops and collect items in their bag. The Poke Stops can give out Poke Balls and Pok\u00e9mon eggs, as well as healing items.<\/p>\n

The Pok\u00e9mon eggs have distances that one has to walk to be able to hatch them. These eggs can range from two, five and ten kilometers. Once a person walks the needed distance, the egg will hatch and give one a Pok\u00e9mon.<\/p>\n

When a person reaches level five in the game, one can pick a yellow, red or blue team. The names are: Red-Valor, Yellow-Instinct and Blue-Mystic.\u00a0 These teams play a big part in the game because there are gyms in the game.<\/p>\n

When a person on a team takes over a gym, he or she puts a Pok\u00e9mon in the gym and other people on that team can put their Pok\u00e9mon in the gym. When another person from a different team comes to take the gym, he or she has to battle the Pok\u00e9mon in that gym to take it over.<\/p>\n

For Jared Kramp, a sophomore business administration major, it’s about convenience.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe fact that I can play one of my favorite childhood games on the go,\u201d Kramp said.<\/p>\n

At LVC, there are many Pokestops on and around campus. Also, there are three Pok\u00e9mon gyms that are on campus.<\/p>\n

Play on.<\/p>\n

tjc004@lvc.edu<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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