The reality infused Pokemon Go app launched last week and spread like wildfire over the weekend, with hordes of eager Pokemon trainers taking to the streets to try to catch them all.

It has already beat out Twitters daily users and sees more action than Facebook.

The new game is taking over the Foothills and resident Pokemon trainer Hunter Ball explains what it's all about.

"It's a real life Pokemon game. You see people all over High River on their  phones, and then you look for "Pokemon stops" that you go to and retrieve Pokemon balls so you can throw them at targets. It will also direct you to other places around town to capture different Pokemon characters and lay claim to different areas."

He says some people are more aggressive than others when playing the game and adds that once you've taken over a space someone else can come in and do the same.

All of the boys say the only downside they can see from playing the game is the amount of data it consumes and they add that some of their friends have had data charges of over $700

Shaye Dahl says he and two other friends are the top players so far in town.

"We're the top team right now because nobody's beat us. We have places like Birchwood Park, we have Collosi's Coffee House, we have the graveyard and the Museum among others."

If you see random gatherings of groups of people it could be that they're just playing Pokemon Go.

Hunter Ball says it's fun, but there can be some serious costs to playing.

"I guess it could because Pokemon just spawn wherever they want. There could be one right in the middle of the road and some people would just go for it not paying attention, and might get hit by a car. Or going way over your data like one of my friends is $700 over his data because he's going like crazy."

He says there are benefits as well in terms of exercise and the opportunity for a little adventure.

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