Every day when I go on my stupid walk for my stupid mental health, I play Pokemon Go. For 90 minutes I walk haphazardly around my city, bouncing from gym to gym and spinning PokeStops along the way. Occasionally, while looking for upcoming raids, I’ll spot a silhouette on the Nearby Menu of a Pokemon I haven’t yet captured – a most coveted opportunity for someone who has been playing Go for as long as I have. Invariably, the Pokemon in question will be three and a half miles away in a part of town I’ve never even been to. The Nearby Menu is a misnomer. It should be called the Pokemon Within Driving Distance Menu, because you’re certainly not walking that far.
