Pokémon Go has them out of the house, exploring city

Friends Kristen McLaughlin, Mysti Jamison, Glynn Serda and Stevie Camille are caught up in the Pokémon Go craze.

“Glynn and Mysti are team Mystic. Kristen and I are team Valor. We pretty much fit the Pokémon team stereotypes, the aggressive versus the thinkers. It’s all in fun, though. We try to meet up every day to go hunt for new Pokémon, train our little monsters at the Pokémon gyms, and try to capture the gyms that belong to different teams. Of course, that means we are fighting against each other because of our team associations. Still, all in fun.”

Have you faced people at the gyms who get mad or aggressive in the real world?
“No, everyone just sits in their cars or on the picnic tables at the parks and minds their own business. The type of person who plays Po-Go is usually very easygoing.”

“We all grew up watching the TV series, movies, playing the Game Boy games and collecting cards. It’s like the games we played and shows we watched have come to life. Since we started playing Po-Go we have been up and out of the house. Before it would be: come home from work, eat and then veg out in front of the TV. Now we are out walking and exploring our town. All in all, Pokémon Go is a good thing for us.”

— Kristen McLaughlin (26), Mysti Jamison (26), Glynn Serda (21) and Stevie Camille (26)