21 Signs Your Kid Is Addicted to Pokémon Go

By Alessia Santoro

Published on 7/13/2016 at 2:49 PM

If your child is playing Pokémon Go, you may feel like you haven't seen much of them for the better part of a week. The new game is taking over the world one child at a time, and if your kids are well on their way to full-blown addiction, there are a few signs to look out for before it's too late (just kidding, we know that ship has sailed).

Read through for 21 signs your child may be obsessed with Pokémon Go.

01

Their face is buried in their — or your — phone every chance they get. — TLC

Their face is buried in their — or your — phone every chance they get.

02

They're crashing into walls and furniture, but there aren't any tears because they're way too busy throwing Pokéballs to cry. — ABC

They're crashing into walls and furniture, but there aren't any tears because they're way too busy throwing Pokéballs to cry.

03

They can be heard screaming "GOTCHA" across the house at all times of day, and it startles you every time. — NBC

They can be heard screaming "GOTCHA" across the house at all times of day, and it startles you every time.

04

Or they're yelling in anger because a rare catch just ran from them. — NBC

Or they're yelling in anger because a rare catch just ran from them.

05

Talking to them feels like talking to a brick wall. — ABC

Talking to them feels like talking to a brick wall.

06

And if they do talk, there are so many words that you don't understand that it's almost futile. — Paramount Pictures

And if they do talk, there are so many words that you don't understand that it's almost futile.

07

They've tried to "catch" your domestic animal because the app has blurred all reality. — Lifetime

They've tried to "catch" your domestic animal because the app has blurred all reality.

08

They announce every time they catch a Pokémon, even if it's the 30th Rattata of the hour. — NBC

They announce every time they catch a Pokémon, even if it's the 30th Rattata of the hour.

09

When you ask what they're doing in the game they respond, "You wouldn't understand." — Freeform

When you ask what they're doing in the game they respond, "You wouldn't understand."

10

They have suddenly offered to come on every errand and car trip with you to catch more Pokémon. — Relativity Media

They have suddenly offered to come on every errand and car trip with you to catch more Pokémon.

11

They freak out much more than usual when you tell them their screen time is up. — Nickelodeon

They freak out much more than usual when you tell them their screen time is up.

12

Everyone within a three-mile radius can hear your child's screams when their app crashes. — NBC

Everyone within a three-mile radius can hear your child's screams when their app crashes.

13

They beg you to take them to the park so they can catch Pokémon — along with every other Pokémon trainer in your town. — NBC

They beg you to take them to the park so they can catch Pokémon — along with every other Pokémon trainer in your town.

14

They appear out of breath at all times because chasing Pokémon is tiring business. — Columbia Pictures

They appear out of breath at all times because chasing Pokémon is tiring business.

15

And frustrated — SO frustrated. — The Mark Gordon Company

And frustrated — SO frustrated.

16

They can name every memorial statue, bench, and plant in your entire city. — Annapurna Pictures

They can name every memorial statue, bench, and plant in your entire city.

17

They no longer ask for "five more minutes" before bed but if you could please let them "catch three more Pokémon first." — Universal Studios

They no longer ask for "five more minutes" before bed but if you could please let them "catch three more Pokémon first."

18

They are only asking to have play dates with other kids who play the game. — Fox

They are only asking to have play dates with other kids who play the game.

19

They ask to drive a different way home every day so that they can see if there are different catches around other parts of town. — E! Entertainment Television

They ask to drive a different way home every day so that they can see if there are different catches around other parts of town.

20

They're actually asking to be outside instead of sitting around all day. — CBS

They're actually asking to be outside instead of sitting around all day.

21

They are making you feel like a kid again, because let's face it, Pokémon was awesome back then and it's awesome now. — Netflix

They are making you feel like a kid again, because let's face it, Pokémon was awesome back then and it's awesome now.