Pokemon Challenge: Google Maps’ April Fool’s prank

Welcoming the month of April will never be the same without the April Fool’s pranks and jokes. As part of this tradition, Google Maps lets every users to become a Pokemon master themselves by embarking on a quest to capture Pokemon distributed all over the globe.

This special feature challenge is currently integrated to Google Maps’ iOS and Android devices. Users will just have to zoom in the map and tap the Pokemon they’ll be seeing to have it captured. When you open Pokedex, there are 150 slots available for you to fill up.

Here are some of the places where you can find a Pokemon in the Philippines:

Watch the official Google Maps’ announcement on this very creative Pokemon Challenge:

So what are you waiting for? Start catching all those Pokemons out there! At least 150 of them are  up for grab and will be available until April 2, 2014 2:00 PDT. Happy April Fool’s everyone! Enjoy!

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Fjordan Allego aka Fjordz is an IT security practitioner in the Philippines. He maintains a couple of blogs where he shares his views on various topics that he finds interesting. A self-confessed introvert who's mostly active in social media, Fjordz also loves to travel and explore the wonders of the world.

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