Hayley Tsukayama Ben Guarino The Washington Post

If you see people - adults and kids - meandering around town these days, eyes glued to their phones, chances are very high they are not texting or looking at emails but searching for Pokemon, the cute, cartoon critters that debuted in Japan in 1996 and won the hearts of every fifth-grader since.

If you see people - adults and kids - meandering around town these days, eyes glued to their phones, chances are very high they are not texting or looking at emails but searching for Pokemon, the cute, cartoon critters that debuted in Japan in 1996 and won the hearts of every fifth-grader since.