That was before the “augmented reality” game phenomenon was officially released in the UK. Today it became available and if the West Briton office is anything to go by, the county will soon be gripped; you will see people zombie-like, staring at their phones, walking through Cornish parks, across our beaches and around our towns in a bid to capture the Japanese “pocket monsters”. The Nintendo-owned Pokemon Go is now available to download free on Android and iOS. It’s so popular that it’s on the verge of overtaking Twitter in terms of daily active users on Android. Lee Trewhela heads towards Truro Cathedral, which is a Pokestop. Pokemon Go is an augmented reality game that challenges users or Trainers as they’re known to find and catch Pokemon characters in their real world surroundings. So you can bag Bulbasaur, Charmeleon or even Pikachu in Bodmin, Redruth or St Ives. The app lets players roam a map using their phone’s GPS location data and catch Pokemon to train and battle. As it explains on the official Pokemon website: “As you move around, your smartphone will vibrate to let you know you’re near a Pokemon.