Craigslist missed connections are now basically PokéStops

Just looking for someone to 'Pokémon Go' and Chill with.
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Craigslist missed connections are now basically PokéStops
NEW YORK, NY - JULY 11: (L to R) Michelle Macias and Sameer Uddin play Pokemon Go on their smartphones outside of Nintendo's flagship store, July 11, 2016 in New York City. Credit: Drew Angerer/Getty Images

Thanks to the new addictive app Pokémon Go, millennial missed connections are on the rise.

A slew of Pokémon Go trainers posted missed connection ads on Craigslist for people they interacted with while playing the game. Let's help these hopeful souls find their Ash Ketchums.

A shy San Francisco trainer is feeling positive.


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A Chicago user will stop at nothing when it comes to Pokémon metaphors.

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One Atlanta player professed love for a generous player who turned a PokéStop into a lure stop.

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One Team Mystic member is proposing an innocent Chicago meet-up to catch Pokémon together.

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A Chicago resident's friend got in the way of this PokéConnection.

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Two Arizonans exchanged info on the whereabouts of Sandslash and Magmar – and one of them is hoping to exchange a little more.

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A Seattle user is hoping his crush will forgive him for "nerding out" over Pokémon Go.

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One person from Maine looked past love and selflessly used Craigslist to reveal the location of a sneaky Mew.

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And a Dallas resident is still trying to flirt their way out of a ticket.

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Love is just around the corner. Rather, just around a PokéStop.

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Sophie Hirsh

Sophie was a Viral Content Intern for the Watercooler channel. More writing and other stuff by Sophie can be found at www.sophiehirsh.com.

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