Spotted: Pokémon Doppelgängers in our Digital Collections by Nathaly Mucha, Social Media InternJuly 22, 2016

We've had a lot of fun over the last two weeks searching around our libraries for Pokémon and playing Pokémon Go with our patrons (some of our branches are even PokéGyms!), and we've noticed something: some of these Pokémon look awfully familiar. Sure enough, there are a bunch of doppelgänger Pokémon hiding in our Digital Collections! We picked out a few of our favorite finds to share with you.
 
Can you find more? Search around the collections and Tweet or Instagram your favorite Pokémon look-alikes! Tag @nypl so we can see your finds. A few starting points for your Digital Collections pokéhunt: comic animals, classic illustrated zoologies, or botanical drawings!

1. Squirtle

Squirtle

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2. Butterfree

Butterfree

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3. Vulpix

Vulpix

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4. Tauros

Tauros

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5. Caterpie

Caterpie

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6. Charmander

Charmander

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7. Persian

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8. Arbok

Arbok

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9. Zubat

Zubat

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10. Exeggute

Exeggcute

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Image ID: 1132646

NYPL has dozens of Pokémon books on the shelves, but we also wanted to connect the spirit of the game with the spirit of discovery in books! Here are some PokeBooks for Pokémon Go fans, to give you that same feeling of seeing the world around you a bit differently.

All Pokémon images were taken from here.

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Genius!

Submitted by Arieh (not verified) on July 25, 2016 - 3:26pm

Genius!