It’s kinda sad but understandable.” “No real impact at this point. My dad is immuno-compromised so he may not take me downtown for Community Day and he will not do raid hour. “I am a teen living in Washington State (near Seattle). “It has impacted things a bit,” said one Reddit user a little after I began my outreach. A day later, there were more and more people who revealed that the growing concern over COVID-19 had indeed changed the way they play Pokemon Go. Play As European countries began responding to the outbreak, the responses I received also began to change. Every time I go out I hear two to three insults… The Palermo I’ve known since birth changed in an instant.”

No, I am not Chinese and I grew up here in Italy. “While I was heading home I heard insults and glares as if I was the one who started the pandemic. They were able to complete two four-star raids before heading back. ” Rhavel explained that they put down 'work' as their reason for being out, as putting any other explanation would have sent them back home. So I showed them my authorization letter. As soon as I got to the city plaza ( Piazza Politeama) I got stopped by the carabinieri. I wore my n95+mask and gloves and headed out.

Today I went out because I just wanted to raid solo as I have three, level 40 accounts and three phones. “The coronavirus hit us legit players, hard. Summer was my favorite cause I played with tourists and a lot of new people,” said Rhavel. “Italy was very welcoming and I made a lot of friends and met new people each season. “I’m from Italy and I’m from Asian descent,” Rhavel wrote. They wished to be referred to as Rhavel and they are part of a large group of Pokemon Go players in Italy that organizes through social media and messaging apps like Telegram, which IGN was able to confirm. “Another player emailed me soon after from Palermo, Italy. So I guess the Coronavirus is indeed affecting my Pokemon Go experience!”

“The government event started a #iostoacasa which means ‘I stay at home’ and lots of famous influencers in Italy are sharing it. If you don’t have that form you can get a 206€ fine (~ USD 230) or 6 months in jail.” “I don’t have any Poke-stops near my house and all I can rely on are gifts for Pokeballs and random Pokemon spawns,” explained Mihai. “You can leave the house to go grocery shopping or to work but you need to fill a special form in case the police stops you for a check. I’m from Italy (Padua) and Italy is under “quarantine,” an Italian Pokemon Go player named Mihai emailed. Not long after, the responses I would receive for this article changed. “On March 8, two days before I began looking into the impact of COVID-19 on Pokemon Go, Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announced that the quarantine zone in the country would expand to cover much of northern Italy, and blanket over 16 million Italian citizens.

Pokemon go active users 2018