Meet the Woman Behind 'Pokemon Go of New York'

Pokemon Go of New York is Peak 2016. The Instagram account takes Pokemon Go characters around the city and quotes them as if they were Humans of New York (HONY), the popular blog with intimate interviews of New Yorkers spilling their personal beans.

The woman behind the account, who preferred to remain anonymous, says she thought of the idea because there was something so funny to her about seeing the Pokemon characters just hanging out throughout the city landscape. She started giving the different Pokemon distinct personalities and imagining the way they'd talk with her friends, and that joke evolved into the Instagram parody account.

"It's so funny to look at a picture of an Eevee and imagine it struggling with why it hasn't been to the gym in a while, or an opinionated Arbok weighing in on hipster culture and fashion, or a Diglett talking about the lottery," she told Patch.

Like most people, the woman behind the account has calmed down on Pokemon Go since it was first released in the U.S. at the beginning of July. But she still very much appreciates the sense of community it brought to New Yorkers. She felt solidarity with dozens of other players she observed searching for Pokemon in Central Park alongside her, and they all helped each other.

"If you find an Ivysaur in the park, you can't keep that information to yourself!" she said.

Image courtesy of Pokemon Go of New York