Catch 'em all: Tens of thousands join Taiwan Pokemon Go Safari

A visitor poses during the opening 24-hour interval of the Pokemon Go Safari Zone at the New Taipei Metropolitan Park. (Photo: AFP/Daniel Shih)

Pokemon characters (from left) Scorbunny, Grookey, Pikachu and Sobble perform during the opening 24-hour interval of the Pokemon Go Safari Zone at the New Taipei Metropolitan Park. (Photo: AFP/Daniel Shih)

"Nosotros can wander out of the metropolis and see what creatures we can catch. It's a hobby and a form of exercise," said Chuang Jung-chung, 66, accompanied by his wife and another retired couple on their hunt around the huge park.

Among their quarry are the blue Heracross, which resembles a rhinoceros beetle and is unique to the Taiwan event, and the eyeball-shaped "Unown".

Pokemon Get has been praised for motivating people to become more active and Japanese fan Kaori Nishijima travelled all the mode from Tokyo hoping to catch the elusive Taiwan creatures.

"I am a heavy player in Japan. I think this is good for the health ... Y'all tin can walk and play at the same time," she told AFP, dressed in a "Pikachu" cape despite the oestrus.

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Visitors gather for the opening twenty-four hour period of the Pokemon Become Safari Zone at the New Taipei Metropolitan Park. (Photograph: AFP/Daniel Shih)

A visitor poses with Pokemon character Pikachu during the opening mean solar day of the Pokemon Go Safari Zone. (Photo: AFP/Daniel Shih)

Last year, the start almanac Pokemon Go outcome was held in the southern city of Tainan and attracted more than than half a 1000000 visitors in three days.

The game is very popular in Taiwan, which has one of the highest percentages of players in the world, said Hikaru Ray Adachi, senior managing director of product marketing at Niantic, which releases the Nintendo mobile game app.

"For Pokemon and Pokemon Go, Taiwan is very of import," he said.

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