Official Pokémon Game to Come to iOS and Android Devices

Unleash your child-like wonder that’s hiding from textbooks and papers, because the latest announcement from the Pokémon team at Nintendo is about to answer some 10-year-old-you prayers.

Earlier this week Pokémon Go was announced for iOS and Android operating systems. This free app creates a crossover between our world and the world of Pokémon, integrating GPS technology with creatively placed pokémon that players can catch, train and battle with.

Developed by Niantic, founded by John Hank, a Google Earth creator,  Pokémon Go will also undergo management from the Nintendo Corporation (obviously), as well as Junichi Masuda of Game Freak Inc. Masuda has collaborated with The Pokémon Company since the early stages of the Pokémon Saga; a sweet return of an old friend.

Pokémon Go collides worlds, making the traditional trading, battling and interacting with friends just as prevalent in the new edition of the game. Players are able to interact with real people in their area, and not. With the app’s location technology, Pokémon Go uses information to guide players to become Pokémon Trainers without ever stepping foot in the Kanto region.

For players that find constantly checking their smartphone a little too excessive, there is a Pokémon Go Plus; a bracelet-like device that uses bluetooth technology to alert players of game occurrences: nearby pokémon, app updates, and more. Using LED lighting and vibration, the Pokémon Go Plus notifies players enough to keep them in the loop. With the central button, players can catch pokémon or perform other simple actions, depending.

Free to download, the app will offer in-app purchases: presumably upgraded pokéballs, antidotes, paralyze heals, and anything else the Pokémart has deemed worthy of stocking the digital shelves with. While there is no set release date for Pokémon Go, it’s been reported that early 2016 is when we can expect this game changer.

Watch Nintendo’s Pokémon Go trailer here.