"My mom hit level 40"

#PokemonGO: Yesterday, my 58-year-old mother hit level 40 after playing intensely since release. I'm a life-long game player who quit after completing my first-gen American Pokedex and reaching level 30 in September 2016. I never thought my mom would take it and run, or would know anything about Pokemon, let alone master the game. To start, basic concepts and game related terminology were alien to her. I taught her everything I knew about grinding efficiently, IVs, Pokemon gym offense/defense tier lists, etc. and she eventually understood and became obsessed.Now she's a legend around our town. Children want to see her Pokemon. Grown men know OF her because she runs the gyms (in the name of Team Instinct), and they can't believe she's Madampierce.She's walked miles a day to accomplish this and is really happy to have lost 21 lbs and gotten in better shape. I'm very proud of my mom, and overall, I'm still stunned that this game brought us together.http://ift.tt/2Bjp6BW via /r/TheSilphRoad http://ift.tt/2znk6ur