Pokemon Go has not come to Brazil, and Olympic athletes are bummed about it.
Some reports suggest the game would find its way to Rio before the Summer games, but no luck yet. The games start August 5, so there’s time.
Olympic athletes have been taking to Twitter to share their disappointment:
It’s a lonely job, being a Pokemon trainer at Rio’s Olympic Park #PokemonGO #RioOlympics pic.twitter.com/biKOMl3X6U
— Diane Kristine Wild (@deekayw) July 25, 2016
No Pokemon in Deodoro Olympic venue! Or in Brazil!?? ??? @NianticLabs @PokemonGoApp @Pokemon #PokemonGO #Rio2016 pic.twitter.com/xiRMcqhXfV
— Joe Clarke (@joeclarkek1) July 26, 2016
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Désolé les gars pas de #pokemon dans le village Olympique #Rio2016 ??? #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/Pqk6AN1Zf1
— Matthieu PECHE (@MatthieuPECHE) July 25, 2016
It might be a good thing, though. Speaking to The Guardian, New Zealand soccer player Anna Green said “I wish I could run around in the [athletes’] village catching Pokémon. I just can’t get it on the phone. It’s fine, but it would have been something fun to do.”
When asked what she’d do instead, Green said “train.”
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