US agents ignore raid call to play Pokémon Go | Abroad

Their conversation in the police car was recorded and has now been made public through a lawsuit filed by the officers. In the conversation, they discussed the rare Pokemon animals they were tracking.

The officers had previously admitted that they had not responded to the call to attend the robbery, but denied that it was because they were playing Pokémon Go. They challenged their dismissal but lost the case on appeal this week.

Pokémon Go was a hype in the summer of 2016. It is a mobile game that uses augmented reality. The screen on the phone displays fictional Pokemon that players of the game can capture and train.

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