Pokémon Go invasion of Vancouver is here!

Social media lights up with posts on Pokémon sightings

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Caption: A lot of the Pokémon characters like to hang out near major landmarks in the city. (Elysha Enos/CBC)

If you've come across a group of people all sitting in one place with their phones out recently, chances are they're playing Pokémon Go.
The new Nintendo app isn't even out officially in Canada, but Vancouverites are trying to 'catch 'em all.'
Here are some tweets from across the province of people spotting Pokémons.

UBC campus

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Canada line(external link)

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Vancouver Police

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The B.C. Legislature

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West End

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Metrotown

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East Hastings

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But what the heck is Pokémon?

Two CBC reporters checked out the app on Snapchat. Watch the recap here:

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