Gotta catch an MP! Players ‘debate’ UK politicians in Pokémon-style game

Key points

• The year is 2016 and Pokémon Go has taken over the world.
• People are wandering for miles on end, disrupting concerts, and even slamming into poles in their attempts to capture fantastical cartoon creatures.
• Ten years later, a new generation are flocking to another Pokémon-inspired game.
• Instead of Pikachu, Charizard and Blastoise, however, players are catching and training up their local politicians in order to build their own political parties.
• Some MPs are even catching themselves.