[Ash Ketchum]: Now that I'm 10 I can finally get my Pokémon license.
[Host]: While you're watching this video, we're taking over your gym.
Welcome to WatchMojo's Top 5 facts,
the series where we lure you in with interesting information about a fascinating topic.
Today's topic is going to be the very best, like no other topic ever was -
Pokémon GO.
[Pokémon theme song]: Gotta catch 'em all!
Gotta catch 'em all!
Pokémon!
[Host]: Keep in mind, these are not tips to improve your PokéVenture.
We are also taking the Team Harmony route
and not addressing any of the crazy incidents surrounding Pokémon GO,
so there won't be any dead bodies or robberies here.
We will have that list coming up pretty soon though.
[Newsreader]: One thing that was unforeseen, was that the game led to something much bigger.
not a Pikachu, but a body of a dead man.
[Host]: Number 5 - The game first appeared as a prank
Ah, April fools day,
the day all geeks severely hate as the companies they love will pull some rather soul-crushing pranks.
The year was 2014 and Google decided to pull the ultimate Poké prank,
and show us all what it would be like if we could catch Pokémon in real life.
[Voice in the background video]: Today we're announcing a new job role and challenge.
[Host]: Google already had an augmented reality game called Ingress,
so it wasn't too much of a stretch of the imagination
to see them come up with an augmented reality Pokémon game.
But then we saw the date of the trailer and openly wept.
After that we talked our dreams of being the best away,
but Nintendo and Niantic, the former Google property behind Ingress had other plans.
Number 4 - There are gyms in weird places
[Reporter]: They are trying to get over this face, a fence rather, just to get to statues like that one over there.
[Host]: So you've caught them, hopefully in suitable locations, and what happened after that?
You sent your Pokémon to take over the gyms in your area, of course.
[Misty]: It's not too late to back out.
[Ash]: Why should I back out when I'm gonna win? Just stick around and watch me.
[Host]: That being said some gyms have appeared in some rather interesting places,
there is the White House which at one time had a Pidgeot named 'America'.
There's Massachusetts resident Boone Sheridan
whose house actually became a gym since it used to be a church.
[Boone Sheridan]: So, it's a little awkward because you see someone standing on the sidewalk,
looking into their phone, at our-, at our house.
[Host]: Seems most churches are made gyms by default,
including the prolific hub of hate that is the Westboro Baptist Church.
It didn't take long for their gym to be taken over by a pro LGBTQ Clefairy named 'LOVEISLOVE'.
Of course the WBC objected,
but maybe they will be more content with the Magmar named Satan who has a cp of 666.
Number 3 - Swipe right for Pikachu?
[Ash]: This is great, it's a lucky day!
[Host]: It's no surprise to anyone that the game is popular.
After all, augmented reality is fun and still novel,
and Pokémon has been a popular franchise since the 90s.
But its measurable impact has been impressive.
Forget being a top trending hashtag -
Pokémon Go surpassed Twitter in daily active users.
Surveymonkey Intelligence declared that the biggest mobile game ever in the U.S.
It only took one day to beat Tinder in downloaded apps.
And currently Pokémon Go is a more popular search term than 'porn'.
Speaking of Google searches, since the game gives distances in the glorious metric system,
there's been a surge in metric convertion searches.
We are kind of curious if this might inspire a generation of americans to finally embrace the metric system.
[Jules Winnfield]: Check out the big brain on Brett. You are smart mother******, that's right. The metric system.
[Host]: Number 2 - The Pokéconomy is building
It goes without saying that Nintendo is currently diving into a vault of gold coins,
Scrooge McDuck Style.
Yeah, the game may be free, but Nintendo stocks are soaring higher than the almighty Lugia right now.
[Lugia]: The song has restored my strenght.
[Host]: Despite the fact, they are only part owner of the game
and will presumably be taking just a fraction of its profits.
Plenty of local businesses are weeping benefits too however,
as many restaurants, cafes and bars are buying lures to attract potential customers,
advertising being a PokéStop, or offering discounts to players.
[Newsreader]: After discovering that all four of his stores were gyms or Poké spots,
he designed what he calls a Pokéseed, to capture the imagination of new customers.
[Host]: Night spots are in on it too, Poké pub crawls are popping up
and so are dance parties with live DJs and non-stop lures.
Now that you can request to be a PokéStop or gym
we imagine the number of businesses jumping on the bandwagon will increase.
And that you'll soon be seeing more pay me to catch Pokémon for your businesses.
Number 1 - It's super effective at activating social skills
[Homer Simpson]: Mankey.. Diglett.. Grimer..
[Bart Simpson]: Hey dad, dad over here. [Lisa Simpson]: Hey dad, check this out.
Dad, a mother giraffe is giving birth.
[Host]: Sure there's a chance that this game will be like all those other mobile games that are hot for a minute,
then fade away.
But that doesn't change the fact that this game is remarkable.
And that's not just because we can finally live at the fantasy of catching 'em all.
It's also because of the real life connections you can make while you're out playing in the real world.
There are events like the ones I just mentioned,
or you can just head over to your nearest PokéStop and make a new friend.
The ice is practically broken already.
[Pikachus]: Pikachu, pika-pika...
[Host]: Sufferers of depression and anxiety have been lighting up Twitter with positive testimonials.
Some folks even claim the game helped them catch a little something-something.
[Pikachu]: Pika-pii.
[Marvin Gaye]: Let's get it on... Ahhh babe. Let's, get it on.
[Host]: It may sound like one of those cheesy feel-good episodes from the anime,
but it's true. Pokémon really are bringing people close together.
So, which Pokémon GO facts were worth entering into your Pokédex?
[Newsreader]: Players and parents should be aware of an in-game feature called the lure module,
which increases the likelihood of a Pokémon appearance.
[Host]: Be sure to catch more legendary Top 10s and Psyduck Top 5s while tossing a Pokéball over to WatchMojo.com!
[Bart]: Dad I'm walking on my hands and the lions think they're gonna eat me.
[Homer]: Will you keep piped down? Rattata... Sandrew... Drowzee...