Gamers In Japan Are Now Playing Pokemon Go On Train Tracks

Mr Mime Isn’t Worth Getting Crushed

The global phenomenon that is Pokemon Go is still dishing out content, and as a result more and more people are embarking on their own adventures to gather as many pocket monsters as possible. Though it has become apparent recently that certain individuals are willing to cross the boundaries of common sense just for the chance to catch a rare Pokemon. 

Much like the game itself, this trend shows no sign of slowing down.

According to an article on Crunchyroll –

It is a truth universally acknowledged that every fan base will have at least a few fans that make it look bad. In the case of Japan’s Pokémon GO players this weekend, the bad fans are a very small contingent indeed, but a very disruptive one. Because out of the more than 20,700 spending the weekend in the mobile app’s new Safari Zone, ten decided that the tracks of the JR Inbi Line in Tottori was the perfect place to go Pokémon hunting.

Around 2:50 PM JT, residents called police to report a group of approximately ten people walking along the track. When police arrived at the scene, there was no one on the tracks; however, the incident caused delays of up to half an hour for five trains on the line, affecting somewhere around 800 passengers.

While there is currently no official report on why the people trespassed onto the tracks, it is fairly strongly believed that they were there for the Safari Zone event.

The new Safari Zone event takes place along the Tottori Sand Dunes, and sees the introduction of Psychic types Mr. Mime and Unown into the game. Pokémon hunters will also see increased Ground and Water Poke spawns.

There are no special Pokémon to be found on train tracks, though. Please don’t go on train tracks.

Darwin always wins in the end.