Pasadenas Rose Bowl stadium in Los Angeles has hosted some pretty famous events over the years.

18 months late to the party, I can see that I didnt want to be here after all.

This year marks the first time Niantic has built out all four of its in-game habitats for Go Tour.

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I swear we reorganize things like 20 times before we come to a decision, she says.

Every detail has to be carefully considered, even small touches that might not occur to players.

Ferguson-Martins says the Ferris wheel is a great example of that.

Sandygast next to Golett’s PokeDex screen from Pokemon Go.

Its fun to get a little bit nitty-gritty about each Pokemon.

Fortunately there were plenty of opportunities for pit stops along the way.

I also made frequent stops at the team lounges, which were the events main trading hubs.

Mega Altaria next to Mesprit’s PokeDex screen from Pokemon Go.

Late in the afternoon these lounges hosted Pokemon trivia games for exhausted trainers.

Like current-day Pokemon Go, Black & White came out years after the initial Poke-mania had died down.

As a kid playing Pokemon for the first time, Ferguson-Martins felt a little bit isolated from other fans.

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It was kind of the thing I had to myself, she explains.

They also picked Oshawott as their first partner Pokemon.

Theres something really beautiful about bonding over that nostalgia.

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You literally cant get that anywhere else.

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