22 Feelings Everyone Who's Obsessed With Pokémon Go Will Understand
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Pokémon Go is taking over all of our lives, and we're not really mad about it. The game, which is growing in popularity and suffering from many server issues, allows players to collect Pokémon in real life. The draw is hard (aka impossible) to resist, and if you've already succumbed to the lure (heh) of the game, you'll understand every single one of these feelings.
— Additional reporting by Morgan Kennedy, Chris Hawley, Vincent Rupp, and Hilary White
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When You Try to Play and Can't Connect to the Server
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When Your Friend Connects to the Server and You Still Can't
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When You Finally Connect to the Server
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When You Get the Buzz That a Pokémon Is Nearby
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And Then You Realize It's Just a Zubat
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And Then You Waste 10 Pokéballs Trying to Catch It
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When You're Playing and Suddenly Realize You Crossed the Street and You're Not Sure How You Got There
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When You See Someone Else Walking Around Obviously Playing Pokémon
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When You See a Lure Module on a Nearby Pokéstop
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When You Think You See Rustling Leaves Nearby
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And Then There's Nothing There . . .
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But Then You Notice More Rustling Another Block Away
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When You Realize There's a Pokéstop Within Range of Your Bed
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When You're Almost Asleep and Decide to Get Up and Catch More Pokémon
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When You See Your Neighbor Staring at You Because You're Pointing Your Phone at Their House
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When Someone Steals Your Gym
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When You've Finally Walked Far Enough For Your Egg to Hatch
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And Then a Zubat Hatches
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When Your Friend Is on the Wrong Team
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When Your Battery Dies and You Were Just About to Catch a Rare Pokémon
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When You Think No One at Work Notices You Playing
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