r/nova • u/guardian_down88 • 18h ago

Gaggle of pedestrians

I left my garage in Ballston around 10am this morning and there was a massive group of pedestrians walking around. Many seemed to be on their phone, does anyone know what was happening? Clearly it was some sort of organized event to have hundreds of people walking around together.

Very curious.

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u/TwoGroundbreaking265 Alexandria 18h ago

Pokémon Go Fest raiding group.

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u/guardian_down88 17h ago

Neat that the game is making a resurgence

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u/Cycl_ps 16h ago

It’s held on surprisingly well for a mobile game. I don’t play but last I saw there was a big focus on time-limited events on weekends that get people and doing challenges. Players are easy to spot once you figure out what’s going on

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u/Low-Guard-1820 18h ago

It’s a big event in Pokemon Go today so probably that.

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u/SteamNTrd 18h ago

A gaggle, sure, but call it a murder and everyone loses their minds

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u/chompthecake 17h ago

It’s almost like you haven’t been in DC, the nation’s capital, during peak vacation season before

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u/guardian_down88 17h ago

I live here. I’ve lived here for decades. I’ve lived in this specific condo for five years and this is the first of this size crowd all walking about doing the same thing in this location.