Pokémon Go Is All the Rage, But Where's the Science?

 

"Yes, there is a science of Pokémon—specifically, a 2012 satirical study that appeared in the humorous journal, Annals of Improbable Research entitled, “A Phylogeny and Evolutionary History of the Pokémon.” The authors—then a group of budding young entomologists at the University of Caifornia Davis—traced the evolutionary history of the 646 fictional species of “pocket monsters,” even creating an impressive 16-generation phylogenetic or evolutionary tree."

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Pokémon Go Is All the Rage, But Where's the Science?: