Google Maps: Pokémon Challenge
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On April Fools' Day 2014, Google launched an event where users of their Google Maps mobile application can catch Pokémon.
Lab locations

When users start out, they will appear at a Pokémon Lab chosen for them. They can return to their home lab when they wish.
- Possible Lab locations
- Googleplex (California, United States)
- Nintendo HQ (Kyoto, Japan)
- Santa Cruz Island (Galápagos Islands)
- CERN particle physics laboratory (Canton of Geneva, Switzerland)
- Sydney Observatory (New South Wales, Australia)
Pokédex List
Below is the Pokédex list for the event.
#001 - #050 Bulbasaur - Tyranitar
#051 - #100 Treecko - Rotom
#101 - #151 Snivy - Mew
Mew becomes available after the other 150 Pokémon are caught.