Pokémon GO Celebrates 10 Years With Special Mewtwo Challenge
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Pokémon GO is a popular phone game. People play it to find and catch Pokémon in real life.
This year, Pokémon GO is 10 years old. The game started 10 years ago and many people still play it.
To celebrate, the game has a new event. It is called a Time Challenge. An event is a special activity in the game for a short time.
In this event, players can meet a special Mewtwo. Mewtwo is a strong and famous Pokémon.
This Mewtwo is special. It has MAX individual values. This means the Mewtwo is as strong as possible.
The Mewtwo also has a special background. A background is the picture behind the Pokémon when you see it.
Players around the world still love Pokémon GO. Many people play the game every day.
The new event lets players celebrate 10 years of Pokémon GO together.
Vocabulary15 words
- Pokémon GO
- a phone game where you find Pokémon in real life
- event
- a special activity in a game for a short time
- Time Challenge
- a special game event with a time limit
- Mewtwo
- a strong, famous Pokémon character
- MAX individual values
- numbers that show a Pokémon is as strong as possible
- background
- the picture behind something in the game
- anniversary
- the day a special thing happened years ago
- celebrate
- to do something happy for a special day
- catch
- to get a Pokémon in the game
- player
- a person who plays the game
- strong
- having a lot of power
- special
- not normal; different and important
- popular
- liked by many people
- phone game
- a game you play on a phone
- famous
- known by many people
Quiz
Answer key
1. 10 years old 2. A special Mewtwo 3. It has MAX individual values and a special background
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Pokémon GO is a popular _____ game.
This year, Pokémon GO is _____ years old.
To celebrate, the game has a new _____.
It is called a _____ Challenge.
In this event, players can meet a special _____.
Mewtwo is a strong and famous _____.
This Mewtwo has MAX _____ values.
The Mewtwo also has a special _____.
Players around the world still _____ Pokémon GO.
The new event lets players _____ 10 years of Pokémon GO together.