Pokemon Go’s Gym Map Is The Perfect Travel Journal

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I used to keep travel journals on every family holiday I went on as a kid. My parents encouraged my creativity throughout my childhood, and I largely attribute my love of prose to this, alongside the fact I barely took my nose out of a book.

Part collage, part scrapbook, occasionally part fiction, but mostly diary, I kept up the journals until I was nearly a teenager. Most of them document our trips around the UK, taking our trusty tent across the country. From Northumbria to Pembrokeshire, I’ve got my wonderful memories bound in paper that I can look back on and reminisce forever. At some point in my childhood, I picked up Pokemon Silver, its large cartridge sticking out the back of my Game Boy Advance, as an accompaniment on long car journeys when my journaling was complete. Nowadays, I unfortunately journal much less, but I still play Pokemon.

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Pokemon Go is the ultimate game to take on your travels, although some people disagree with that assessment. I took 12 months off the game in its second year, but other than that I’ve played for the entirety of its lifespan, and I've caught Pokemon in some special places. I caught Celebi in the beautiful lake town of Wanaka in New Zealand, and a shiny Metagross from down the road in Queenstown. I have a Chatot that I caught in the underground Australian city of Coober Pedy, an Entei from Kowloon, and a Darkrai from Kyoto – neither remotely raided, before you ask. I’m rambling and reminiscing now, but that’s kind of the point.

I can scroll through my favourited Pokemon to relive my holidays, but there’s a better way. If you head to your Gym Badges list in Pokemon Go, you can select the map option in the bottom