WWE Headquarters is a Pokemon Go Gym

The superstars of the WWE are enjoying Pokémon Go, as the mobile gaming sensation has set the [...]

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The superstars of the WWE are enjoying Pokémon Go, as the mobile gaming sensation has set the country afire. Well, it turns out they can visit the WWE Headquarters in Stamford, CT to due battle - it's a Pokémon Gym!

The gym was discovered and pointed out by WWE.com, who teased that maybe we'd soon "see Mr. McMahon battling with Charizard outside the office!"

In Pokémon Go, players walk around the real world, discovering pokémon around city streets, in parks, malls, homes, and churches. The two landmark types in the game, a Pokéstop and a Gym, tend to be at actual landmarks - a notable building, a park, a church, a sculpture, things like that. Maybe someone on the programming team was just a big WWE fan, or maybe it was just the nearest large building to place a Gym at. At the Gyms, players can battle other Pokémon for control of it, earning rewards and leaving behind their own strongest character to try to maintain possession.

Wrestlers Tyler Breeze and Sasha Banks have both posted on social media about the game, nerding out about it just as much as many of their fans undoubtedly are.

Pokémon Go is available now as a free-to-play title on iOS and Android phones in the U.S., Australia, and New Zealand, with more countries coming soon.

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