Pokemon GO Player Gets Happy Update About Missing Ukrainian Friend
It goes without saying that the last couple of years have been hard on Pokemon GO fans. Not only did the COVID-19 pandemic go on for way longer than was initially suspected,limiting the players ability to go outside and play, but it didn't even settle down properly before a new crisis struck: the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
While most of the world isn't directly embroiled in this conflict, Pokemon GO players from countries near Russia and Ukraine, in particular, are now having an even harder time than ever before, with some players not being able to log in for quite a long while now, worrying their online friends. One Ukrainian GO player, however, seems to have made it out safely after all.
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While Pokemon GO shut down in Russia and Belarus, Ukrainian players still have full access to the game, and some of them seem to still be playing. In fact, one of them is Reddit user Roosterboogers' friend, who had been missing from the community ever since the invasion began. Thankfully, Roosterboogers recently reported that their friend seems to be alive, logging mileage into Pokemon GO just as they used to.
Roosterboogers' post spurred a lot of conversation in the community, with numerous Pokemon GO players saying how their Ukrainian friends have begun to appear online once more following weeks of inactivity. Some users even mentioned that they've begun to receive gifts from Ukraine, suggesting that the situation may have eased up in some regions. An entirely different story is coming from the invaders' side, as video game piracy is legalized in Russia following sanctions.
The Pokemon Company released a statement on Ukraine early on alongside a sizable charity
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