{"id":8487,"date":"2026-04-16T01:58:26","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/article.php?article_id=2127222"},"modified":"2026-04-16T01:58:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T01:58:26","slug":"in-pokemon-go-a-corner-of-england-is-technically-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/in-pokemon-go-a-corner-of-england-is-technically-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"In Pok\u00e9mon Go, a corner of England is technically in France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/in-pokemon-go-a-corner-of-england-is-technically-in-france.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Look out from the south-east coast of England and you can see France in the distance on a clear day. And now, if you open Pok\u00e9mon Go at the same time, you might see a France-exclusive Pok\u00e9mon, too. <\/p>\n<p>At a time when international travel is not high on anyone&#8217;s agenda, south coast UK Pok\u00e9mon Go players are delighted to find they fit within the radius for the game&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2019-06-03-pokemon-go-region-exclusive-pokemon-locations-list\">new French regional Pok\u00e9mon, Klefki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Players from London and beyond have already reported making the journey down to snag a few for themselves. Here in Brighton, Eurogamer guides writer Lottie caught one last night, while Eurogamer reader Kate, from just down the road in Seaford, says she scooped up several last night while in the bath.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-03-in-pokemon-go-a-corner-of-england-is-technically-in-france\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/articles\/2020-12-03-in-pokemon-go-a-corner-of-england-is-technically-in-france\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Look out from the south-east coast of England and you can see France in the distance on a clear day. And now, if you open Pok\u00e9mon Go at the same time, you might see a France-exclusive Pok\u00e9mon, too. At a time when international travel is not high on anyone&#8217;s agenda, south coast UK Pok\u00e9mon Go players are delighted to find they fit within the radius for the game&#8217;s new French regional Pok\u00e9mon, Klefki. Players from London and beyond have already reported making the journey down to snag a few for themselves. Here in Brighton, Eurogamer guides writer Lottie caught one last night, while Eurogamer reader Kate, from just down the road in Seaford, says she scooped up several last night while in the bath. 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