Bringing you yesterday's news from Japan and Asia, today.
Scott Wilson
Aug 1, 2016
Slimier than a Grimer, greedier than a Meowth.
GO Hattori, one of the writers on the Japanese side here at RocketNews24, likes to create comics about jerks. And his latest creation “The Jerk at the Pokéstop” is no exception. Read it here:
Are there any Pokéstop jerks in your area? Or are you – gasp! – a Pokéjerk yourself? It’s not too late to change your wicked ways, before the Pokémon start jerking you around!
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