Pokemon Go has taken the world by storm. Here are some of the funnier responses to this latest obsession with desi twist.
The app, which was first launched in Australia and New Zealand before overtaking Tinder in the US in popularity, has now appeared on the iOS App Store and Google Play.
The hugely popular new reality game uses GPS and allows players to search locations in the real world to find virtual little creatures.
Desi girls cannot play Pokemon Go. Each time we try to go out, ammi yells,
— Baji Please (@BajiPlease) https://twitter.com/BajiPlease/status/753505716799930369">July 14, 2016
"Kidher jaa rahi ho akeli? Aur dopatta kahan hai tumhara?"
I was skeptical about Pokémon Go at first but knew it was something special when desi uncles started downloading it. https://twitter.com/hashtag/Legendary?src=hash">#Legendary
— Usman (@sauteedman) https://twitter.com/sauteedman/status/752952595421986816">July 12, 2016
Future is bright :) https://twitter.com/hashtag/PokemonGO?src=hash">#PokemonGO https://t.co/W25zKuuM9m">pic.twitter.com/W25zKuuM9m
— Desi Kadyova (@DesiKadyova) https://twitter.com/DesiKadyova/status/752897822706524161">July 12, 2016
And they say Pokemon was made to lead Muslim youth astray 🤔🤔🤔 the only place it leads now is to mosques😂😭 #PokemonGO pic.twitter.com/7bETxJgmCc
— K5M (@iK5M) July 8, 2016
I was happy to see my fellow muslim brothers come to the mosque..until I realised they were here for a Pikachu#PokemonGO
— MoHolla (@itsMoHolla) July 12, 2016
When you are a Muslim woman playing #PokemonGo but the next pokemon is in nearby mosque @HinduRajyam @SV99999 pic.twitter.com/WmADH0yTKc
— GappuRaja (@GappuRaja1) July 10, 2016
Playing #PokemonGO while visibly Muslim means asking my wife if she'll come with me to get a Pikachu nearby so I don't get attacked 🙃🙃🙃
— Noor Al-Khaled (@a_view_so_cruel) July 9, 2016
There are a bunch of Muslim girls walking around my church looking for Pokemon, and I think it's fantastic ☺️ #PokemonGO
— Sarah (@Sarah_Beth_96) July 11, 2016
Until there's a Muslim Pokemon character, I'm not playing the stupid game. #PokemonGO
— Belal Jaber (@MrBelal) July 11, 2016
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