Players of the wildly popular Pokemon Go smartphone game, which involves collecting the cute characters in real life locations, report finding their targets in at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, a mosque in Istanbul, Turkey and even at the Auschwitz museum.
A Pokemon character was also located in the museum at Auschwitz.
The US Marines post on Twitter that troops on active duty in an unnamed location found a Pikachu, beloved mascot of the franchise.
The free to play game, which was released last week, has become a worldwide phenomenon. The player is asked to walk around collecting the characters as in their vicinity.
https://twitter.com/RosenblattTodd/status/752198355141427200
https://twitter.com/denizzlpp/status/751092871785308160
https://twitter.com/PokemonHysteria/status/752677871500423168
https://twitter.com/USMC/status/752602019341361152
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