Gamers throughout the state are embracing the Pokémon Go phenomenon. While many are walking around with their smartphones trying to catch fictional Pokémon characters, two couples teamed up with their own Ash Ketchum to “evolve” the game their way and bring it to life — literally.
Adam Vuinovic from Provo dressed up like Ash Ketchum, the main Pokémon character, and ran around different cities in Utah, throwing giant “pokéballs” at Nellie and Bryce Jurgensmeier (The Jurgys) and Jessica and Austin Spomer (Austin & Jess Vlogs), who were dressed as Pokémon from the game.
Eventually, other Pokémon Go players joined in, and a video of the experience was created and uploaded to the Jurgensmeiers' YouTube channel.
“Everywhere we went we saw people outside and moving — which is awesome — but they were glued to their phone, so we got them to interact with others around them by running in front of them as Ash threw in the giant pokéball. Maybe they thought we were the new and unique Pokémon everyone is searching for,” read the description below the video.
Bryce Jurgensmeier shared the video on his Facebook page.
“Whether you're a fan of the game or don't even know what a Pikachu is," he said. "It was fun to see complete strangers join in on what we were doing and get a good laugh during their day.”
Because the two couples had so much fun with their new Pokémon costumes, they plan to make more videos together in the future, according to the video description.
Watch the video on YouTube here.
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Kelsey Schwab writes for the Faith and Family sections of DeseretNews.com.