Jane
Occupation: High school student
Team: Mystic
Favourite Pokemon: Alakazam
City: Sydney
"There's been a day where over the span of 12 hours, I went out on four separate occasions, each with different people, to walk around and catch Pokemon.
"Having said all of this though, my grades are already suffering because of it..."
City: San Francisco
Left
Occupation: Accountant
Team: Mystic
Favorite Pokemon: Poliwag
"It's exercise, I guess."
Right
Occupation: Sales Assistant
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Pikachu
"It makes me walk more"
Marco
Occupation: Model from Italy
Team: Instinct
Favorite Pokemon: No favorite yet
City: NYC
"It's not big in Italy yet, but I love bringing back the memories of the year 2000."
Diane
Occupation: Self-employed
Team: Mystic
Favorite Pokemon: Weezing
City: San Francisco
"I'm usually a couch potato so it's great for my fitness. My boyfriend and I hunt for Pokemon together."
Tim
Occupation: Dispatch coordinator
Favourite Pokemon: Bulbasaur
City: Sydney
"I didn't start playing Pokemon until about two years ago. I love the RPG elements of the game but I'm looking forward to battling."
Peter and Yasmin
Occupation: Students
Team: Mystic, Instinct
Favourite Pokemon: Blastoise for Peter, Espeon for Yasmin
City: Sydney
"I've got Pokemon Stadium on 64" said Yasmin proudly, while Peter's "been playing since Emerald came out.
"It's very addictive. Glitchy, but it's worth it."
Phil
Occupation: Market research
Team: Not committed
Favorite Pokemon: Psyduck
City: NYC
"I watched the TV show when I was kid and I played Pokemon on my Gameboy. The game hasn't launched in Germany yet, but my friends in the US have been playing."
Michael
Occupation: AV technician
Team: Instinct
Favourite Pokemon: Eevee
City: Sydney
"I've been playing since Pokemon Gold. I like that so many people are playing it, both young and old."
Occupation: Sales
Favorite Pokemon: Jinx
City: San Francisco
"I'm jumping on the bandwagon: my roommates and co-workers are all playing. And the '90s nostalgia."
Nicolas
Occupation: Software developer
Team: Mystic
Favorite Pokemon: Flareon
City: San Francisco
"I'm addicted. My girlfriend and I wore the Pokemon hats and backpacks this weekend and went out playing."
Youri and Candace
Occupation: Visiting from France
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Chowmunda
City: NYC
"I am a long time fan, but this is too addicting and I am trying to quit."
"I started playing two days ago and I haven't played any previous ones, but I wanted to try it and see how it was."
Chris
Occupation: Administrative assistant
Team: Mystic
Favourite Pokemon: Quilava
City: Sydney
"I'm a longtime fan. Earliest I remember playing was Pokemon Silver. I like that it gets people on their feet."
Occupation: Sales
Team: Instinct
Favorite Pokemon: Arcanine
City: San Francisco
"I play because it's fun and social."
Alexis
Occupation: Student
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Pikachu and Gastly
City: NYC
"It's more exciting to go out and walk around. I have something special to do and can do it with others."
Daniel
Occupation: IT
Team: Instinct
Favourite Pokemon: Charizard
City: Sydney
"I like that it gets you to move around and that it merges the real world with Pokemon."
Jackie
Occupation: Geneticist
Team: Instinct
Favourite Pokemon: Froakie and Pikachu
City: Sydney
"I watched the show but only just started playing. It's fast-paced and flexible with how you evolve your Pokemon. It's like having a pet."
Jalil
Occupation: Student
Team: Not committed
Favorite Pokemon: Psyduck
City: NYC
"I watched the show all the time after school and Pokemon Go lets me do something different when I'm walking around."
Occupation: Bartender
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Charizard
City: San Francisco
"I've been playing Pokemon since it came out. I own every single game."
Oscar
Occupation: Advertising
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Snorlax
City: San Francisco
"On Monday I came back from Yosemite, where I was removed from everything, and everyone was playing Pokemon. There's a nostalgia value to me."
VY
Occupation: Student
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Eevee
City: NYC
"I'm a new player to Pokemon, and I'm playing because everyone else is playing."
Dawood
Occupation: Accountant
Team: Hasn't chosen
Favourite Pokemon: Mewtwo
City: Sydney
"I don't have any opinions yet. I started playing because of peer pressure. Everyone was talking about it on Facebook so I downloaded it."
Andres
Occupation: Student
Team: Instinct
Favorite Pokemon: Charizard
City: NYC
"This is the game I have been waiting for since childhood, I first played Pokemon in '96 on the Gameboy Pocket."
Occupation: Entrepeneur
Team:Mystic
Favorite Pokemon: Dragonite
City: San Francisco
"I love catching them all, leveling them up, and battling. I can't wait to battle my friends."
Occupation: Sales
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Tangela
City: San Francisco
"I have to catch them all."
Linda and Zoe
Occupation: Students
Team: Not committed
Favorite Pokemon: Charmender and Jigglypuff
City: NYC
"It is very convenient to play in the city as it is location based, and we both watched the show as kids."
Jack
Occupation: Chef
Team: Valor
Favourite Pokemon: Arcanine
City: Sydney
"I enjoy the fact it's making people go outside. We went out last night and there were a couple of people in the park who'd dropped lures and were drinking a few beers while waiting for Pokemon to catch."
Occupation: Manager
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Charizard
City: San Francisco
"I just love it. I watched it as soon as it came out. It reminds me of my childhood."
Kenny
Occupation: Animator
Team: Valor
Favorite Pokemon: Pikachu
City: NYC
"I have been a long time fan, around '96 or '97 when the game first came out for the Gameboy. This is catering to the fans when it first came out because it's all the original ones not the newer ones."