How To Find Pokémon On Google Maps

PublishedApril 1, 2014

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Today as part of an April Fool's prank, Google updated Google Maps for iOS and Android to include Pokémon. Let's try to find all of them!

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There are at least 150 Pokémon currently floating around on Google Maps. All you have to do is zoom in, tap on them and select "catch". Here are just a few I found. If you find one, take a screen cap or mention exactly where they are in the comments.

Munchlax at the Empire State Building, New York City

Rotom at Rockefeller Center, New York City

Helioptile is at the Eiffel Tower, Paris

Salamance is hanging on 16th Street and 8th Ave in New York City

Pikachu is over at Tokyo Tower, Tokyo

Tyranitar is at Pompeii, Italy

Totodile is in the Hoover Dam

Kirlia at Area 51, Nevada

Pumpkaboo is at Red Square, Moscow

Audino is near Charing Cross Road, London

Dragonite is at the Pokémon Company, Seattle

Staraptor is perched on the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco

Togepi and Dragonite (again) at Sagrada Familia, Barcelona

Stunfisk at Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Meganium at the White House

Luxray and two others at Googleplex in Mountain View, California

And of course, Snorlax is napping at The Vatican

Those are just a few of many Pokémon that are on Google Maps today. Together we can find them all. Search Google Maps, find them, and post your findings in the comments below.

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