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Antarctic scientists get base added to Pokémon Go


A pair of scientists working in the Antarctic have managed to get their remote research station added as a location in …

The duo discovered they both played the game after each had individually attempted to get the continent's most isolated research base added as an in-game PokéStop. Speaking to The Independent, Australian scientists Raimon Hennessy, 29, and Pete Rizzo, 60, explained how they had then managed to gain the attention of Pokémon Go maker Niantic via reddit, which then aided in getting the Davis Research Station added in-game. "My partner had asked a question [about getting the base added] on the official Reddit page - it was more of a shock when I found out our doc, Rizzo, had requested a PokéStop too!"

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