Pokémon Go, the latest gaming craze to sweep the globe, has young people from all over Vietnam flocking to the Mid-Autumn Festival in HCM City in search of their favourite fictional animal.


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Parents walk the city streets with five children during the Festival, which always falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, in search of Pokémon creatures.  




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Parents snap pictures of their kids in front of a huge Pikachu (a species of Pokémon) at the Festival.




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Children excitedly rush around Pokémon Frog Magic.





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Young boy rides Caterpie, a Pokémon resembling a green caterpillar, while his sibling smiles for the camera.





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Little children play Pokémon Go PokeBall.




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Two children pose for photos in front of Charmander a dinosaur-like Pokémon.




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Le Phuoc Anh Phuong (native of Tien Giang) and his wife arrive at the Festival with their two children in search of Pokémon. 




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Dinh Thi Huynh Nhu cradles her two-year-old daughter Nguyen Hoai An who is mesmerized by all the wonderful lanterns and Pokémon characters.





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Lanterns light up N1 Street in Ho Chi Minh City.

Zing/VOV