It’s bringing people together.
Call it a distraction in one of the most divisive and unsettling times in recent American history – but it’s working. Bridging across age, race, gender, political affiliation, and socioeconomic status, people are chatting each other up in the streets like old friends. Going for a walk staring at your phone used to be the unspoken sign for being left alone – now strangers will ask you if you’ve seen a Bulbasaur.