Over the weekend, Anna and I attended Dakota Game Con 2016 as Professor Willow and a Pokemon Trainer from the popular Pokemon GO app. The Geeky Gryphons won an amazing Best Group award at the Con.
As great as it was to take these characters to a con, the real fun was when we test-drove them at Falls Park (a popular local Pokemon hunting ground) last week.
We showed up at the park, and were almost immediately stopped by MMA fighter Ben Nguyen, who asked to take a selfie with us!
I had a pocket full of “Pokemon Candies” and we took a ton of pictures with people who were excited to see Professor Willow and a Pokemon trainer out of the game and out in the world!
I have to admit, it was more than a little intimidating for me to take my cosplay somewhere other than a con, especially because I’m not as, ah, svelte, as Professor Willow, but everything turned out for the best! Anna and I had a ton of fun, gave away a lot of candy, caught both a Snorlax and a Jynx, and were able to take some great pictures!
Gotta catch ’em all!