Pokemon Go continues to be a worldwide phenomenon. Here’s a couple of Rovaniemen Pallosuera players using it to celebrate.
With the popularity of Pokemon Go, it was only a matter of time before we saw it used in sports celebrations. The app has already caused potential Pokemon masters to find dead bodies, caused a man to quit his full-time job and captured the attention of many who had nothing to do with Pokemon in the past. It even reaches as far as Finland, where players from Rovaniemen pretended to use the app to celebrate scoring a goal.
#PokemonGO has now made its way into the world of Finnish football celebrations. Superb.https://t.co/cG5on4TXn2
— The Sun Dream Team (@dreamteamfc) July 18, 2016
One man fakes like he’s throwing Pokeballs at, well, something (likely a Pidgey) in front of him, and the entire team quickly follows suit.
Pokemon Go isn’t going away anytime soon. T-Mobile recently upped the ante by giving away free data for a year, if you’re using your data to play the addictive game. It’s gotten the attention of former college football star and current NFL journeyman Johnny Manziel. The best baseball player in the world, Mike Trout, uses it on a regular basis. It’s dwarfed the popularity of other mobile games such as Angry Birds, Fruit Ninja and Flappy Bird.
If you were looking for a reprieve from Pokemon Go, you might want to batten down the hatches, because it’s here to stay. It’s got more users than Twitter or Tinder, and as long as athletes are playing it, it’ll likely be in future sports celebrations.
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