For those first several weeks in the Summer of 2016, this game brought with it one hell of a magical social experience that no other mobile game has done before and might not do ever again.

The game itself is okay. It's fun catching Pokemon, doing raids, and hatching eggs. If you like Pokemon, it's still fun to pop in every so often. But, the monetization is pretty bad in places, especially now that long-distance raid passes have had their prices increased. It's an okay time nowadays.

But, man, those first few weeks were sure something.