Just the other day, we all heard the big news about the Pokemon franchise coming back to life after an entire animated series that has been on repeat since years with nothing new to come across. The entire social media was already buzzing with how the game had finally caused lazy teenagers, even grownups, to finally get themselves out of their beds and out into the real world for reliving the Pokemon experience.
The game is only available in the US, Australia and New Zealand; something that really disappointed everyone. But, God bless technology and the geeks, it was not long before I saw people actually cracking ways to play the game and it became the trending healthy lifestyle news here as well. Yes, Pakistan has Pokemons lurking around in streets and elsewhere. I came across a few posts on the internet which stated all the possible Pokestops and places where those little creatures could actually be found. And I told myself that it was about time I actually downloaded the game myself, I certainly could not take the suspense any longer.
How did I get Pokemon Go in Lahore, Pakistan?
All my android using friends were in real ease here when it came to Pokemon Go. All they did was download the APK file and install it. There you go! Pokemon Go in Pakistan! And I was completely bummed out because: God bless the iPhone makers.
Luckily, I figured something out myself and I feel like an absolute genius for that. All you Apple users can certainly thank me later.
It usually takes me a lot of effort to get out of my house unless it’s because of college or something else that needs immediate attention. Too much of staying in bed watching television talk shows had definitely made me a sick person with no activity in life. Pokemon Go managed to change that within two days. Not only did I get myself outside to hunt for gyms (those are places where you can battle your Pokemon characters, just so you know) I discovered so many new cafes and stores that I had not explored in my area before. I even met new people on my way, similarly hunting for Pokemons and now I come across them almost every day; I guess I am about to make some new friends. In short, this game has managed to spin my lifestyle a complete 180 degree. What people usually fear here in Pakistan is that your cellphone may get snatched when you’re out if you aren’t very careful (well, they do so even when you are in some cases). So that is one thing that might affect the way people here would play this game as compared to those living in safer countries with a lower crime rate.
Apart from that, the game is a must try because its’s something ‘different’, as a friend of mine describes it. No doubt, it has completely changed the way people game and has been making its way almost every day into the lifestyle news stories because we are still exploring a lot with the app.
The game is only available in the US, Australia and New Zealand; something that really disappointed everyone. But, God bless technology and the geeks, it was not long before I saw people actually cracking ways to play the game and it became the trending healthy lifestyle news here as well. Yes, Pakistan has Pokemons lurking around in streets and elsewhere. I came across a few posts on the internet which stated all the possible Pokestops and places where those little creatures could actually be found. And I told myself that it was about time I actually downloaded the game myself, I certainly could not take the suspense any longer.
How did I get Pokemon Go in Lahore, Pakistan?
All my android using friends were in real ease here when it came to Pokemon Go. All they did was download the APK file and install it. There you go! Pokemon Go in Pakistan! And I was completely bummed out because: God bless the iPhone makers.
Luckily, I figured something out myself and I feel like an absolute genius for that. All you Apple users can certainly thank me later.
- All you need to do it change your app store location. Start off by going into app store and logging out of your Apple ID
- Go to settings and tap ‘general’ where you would find an option for ‘language and region’
- Change your region to ‘United States’
- Go to the app store and install the Pokemon Go app
- It would ask you for an Apple ID since you have logged out of the previous one so you would need to make a new one at this point with the US location
- It would require some verification through email just like you normally require
- Download Pokemon Go and log in to your new Apple ID with US location if you haven’t done that already
- Go around Pokemon Training! All that was required was an additional ID and that is it.
It usually takes me a lot of effort to get out of my house unless it’s because of college or something else that needs immediate attention. Too much of staying in bed watching television talk shows had definitely made me a sick person with no activity in life. Pokemon Go managed to change that within two days. Not only did I get myself outside to hunt for gyms (those are places where you can battle your Pokemon characters, just so you know) I discovered so many new cafes and stores that I had not explored in my area before. I even met new people on my way, similarly hunting for Pokemons and now I come across them almost every day; I guess I am about to make some new friends. In short, this game has managed to spin my lifestyle a complete 180 degree. What people usually fear here in Pakistan is that your cellphone may get snatched when you’re out if you aren’t very careful (well, they do so even when you are in some cases). So that is one thing that might affect the way people here would play this game as compared to those living in safer countries with a lower crime rate.
Apart from that, the game is a must try because its’s something ‘different’, as a friend of mine describes it. No doubt, it has completely changed the way people game and has been making its way almost every day into the lifestyle news stories because we are still exploring a lot with the app.