Midland Metro staff at Wednesbury depot puzzled by a sudden influx of silent teenagers glued to their phones have found the explanation - the tram stop is a Pokemon Gym.
Ben Ackroyd, Midland Metro director, said, “We did wonder why people were turning up, staring intently at their phones for a bit, then going away. But then someone explained about the new Pokemon Go game. Working in public transport, we’re used to groups of trainspotters and tramspotters collecting numbers, but this is a new one for us! Pokemon trainers can use our Midland Metro Group ticket - buy it on the tram for just £10 and five people can travel all day on the tram and on the buses catching Pokemon.”
People across the country have become obsessed with Google and Nintendo’s augmented reality game Pokemon Go. Players have to go to real-life locations to “collect” virtual Pokemon on their phones.
They can then use the Pokemon they’ve collected to battle other players. To do this, they need to physically go to a Pokemon Gyms. There are three teams that players can sign up to and if they win the battle, the gym “belongs” to their team until the next battle.
