Digicel SVG joins global ‘Pokemon Go’ phenomenon

With an increasing number of Vincentians now enthralled with the global phenomenon Pokemon Go, telecommunications giant Digicel is allowing its customers to participate in the trending game in a very convenient way.

Digicel SVG, on Wednesday, July 27, launched its brand new Pokemon Go campaign, geared at assisting Vincentians to have the best possible experience while playing the game.{{more}}

The Pokemon Go campaign also saw the introduction of Pokemon Go professors in the Digicel retail store in Kingstown – The Cell. The female Pokemon professor is positioned and well equipped to handle all Pokemon Go related questions and queries and will also engage customers in an SMS chat room to allow for instant reaction to concerns. Additionally, the Digicel Pokemon Go campaign will see bi-weekly tips and tricks being provided in-store and on the Digicel social media pages to local Pokemon Go users, to equip them with the know-how to maximize their daily Pokemon catch.

Meanwhile, according to Digicel’s products manager Clarence Francis the telecommunications company is more than happy to assist persons locally to be a part of the global trend, Pokemon Go, while ensuring that they have the best experience. Francis said persons who play Pokemon Go or intend to participate in the game should activate a data plan that best suits their lifestyle, to ensure that they get the maximum value for their money.

With Pokemon Go, users are provided with an opportunity to discover Pokemon in their own “world.” Pokemon Go is said to be built on Niantic’s Real World Gaming Platform and uses real locations to encourage players to search far and wide in their real world to discover Pokemon. Pokemon Go allows its users to find and catch more than a hundred species of Pokemon, as they explore their surroundings. An estimated 9.5 million persons in the United States alone are daily active users of Pokemon Go.