{"id":901997,"date":"2025-12-24T09:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game"},"modified":"2025-12-24T09:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T09:02:14","slug":"pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon Go event saw five proposals, including couples who met while playing the game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>\nFive couples got engaged at this summer&#8217;s Pok&eacute;mon Go Fest, some of whom met through playing the popular smartphone game. <\/p>\n<p>\nThe proposals took place at the event&#8217;s big weekend in Madrid &#8211; the year&#8217;s main European meetup for Pok&eacute;mon Go fans, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-director-discusses-avatar-backlash-and-a-course-correct-needed-on-the-slowdown-of-new-species\">Eurogamer recently attended<\/a>. Happily, all players who popped the question received a &#8216;yes&#8217;. <\/p>\n<p>\nPok&eacute;mon Go developer Niantic asked fans ahead of time if any couples were planning to get engaged at the event, after hearing reports of players getting down on one knee at previous Go Fests. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/pokemon-go-event-saw-five-proposals-including-couples-who-met-while-playing-the-game\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five couples got engaged at this summer&#8217;s Pok&eacute;mon Go Fest, some of whom met through playing the popular smartphone game. The proposals took place at the event&#8217;s big weekend in Madrid &#8211; the year&#8217;s main European meetup for Pok&eacute;mon Go fans, which Eurogamer recently attended. Happily, all players who popped the question received a &#8216;yes&#8217;. Pok&eacute;mon Go developer Niantic asked fans ahead of time if any couples were planning to get engaged at the event, after hearing reports of players getting down on one knee at previous Go Fests. 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