Pokémon Go Fulfills 10-Year-Old Promise With Massive Mewtwo Battle in Times Square

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Pokémon Go marked its 10th anniversary with a large-scale live event in Times Square, New York City, this week. Nearly 2,000 players, including many content creators, gathered on Thursday evening to take part in a special collaborative battle. The event recreated a scene originally teased in the game's very first trailer from 2015, which had shown players teaming up to catch a powerful Mewtwo. Times Square's billboards went dark before dramatically lighting up to reveal a Mega-Evolved Mewtwo, bringing the decade-old promotional vision to life.

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