{"id":24050,"date":"2026-07-22T14:37:51","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/how-pokemon-go-encouraged-me-to-find-wonder-in-the-world\/"},"modified":"2026-07-22T14:37:51","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T12:37:51","slug":"how-pokemon-go-encouraged-me-to-find-wonder-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/22\/how-pokemon-go-encouraged-me-to-find-wonder-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"How Pok\u00e9mon Go encouraged me to find wonder in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

These days, I \u2018collect\u2019 birdsong and wild flowers, but it all started when my sons and I first set out to find Pikachu and pals<\/p>\n

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Believe it or not, Pok\u00e9mon Go is 10 years old this month<\/a>. The wildly successful smartphone game, which allows you to track down lovable creatures in the real world using GPS and augmented-reality technologies, has reportedly been downloaded 800m times across 150 countries and regions. A trillion Pok\u00e9mon have been caught so far \u2013 and I have been responsible for a modest percentage of that figure.<\/p>\n

When the game was first released, my sons and I spent many happy hours wandering the streets and parks of Frome searching for Jigglypuffs and Charizards, and the game\u2019s social element, which lets you take on gym battles with other players in your vicinity, offered my autistic son a route to communicate with other children in a way he\u2019d never been able to before.<\/p>\n

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\nBelieve it or not, Pok\u00e9mon Go is 10 years old this month. The wildly successful smartphone game, which allows you to track down lovable creatures in the real world using GPS and augmented-reality technologies, has reportedly been downloaded 800m times across 150 countries and regions. A trillion Pok\u00e9mon have been caught so far \u2013 and I have been responsible for a modest percentage of that figure.
\nWhen the game was first released, my sons and I spent many happy hours wandering the streets and parks of Frome searching for Jigglypuffs and Charizards, and the game\u2019s social element, which lets you take on gym battles with other players in your vicinity, offered my autistic son a route to communicate with other children in a way he\u2019d never been able to before. Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

These days, I \u2018collect\u2019 birdsong and wild flowers, but it all started when my sons and I first set out to find Pikachu and pals \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Believe it or not, Pok\u00e9mon Go is 10 years old this month. The wildly successful smartphone game, which …<\/p>\n

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