US Representative Seth Moulton is going to do just that.

As the augmented reality game “Pokemon Go” quickly took over people’s smartphones this summer, garnering millions of players nationwide, some on social media suggested politicians use the game to sway voters to turn up at the polls for the November presidential election.

The freshman congressman said in an interview Wednesday that his campaign team plans to draw in potential young voters next week by placing a Pokemon Go “lure,” a special item in the game used to attract rare Pokemon to a specific area, on the Lynn Commons, in Lynn. The area is a known “Pokestop,” where players can collect Pokeballs and other objects.


Once the unsuspecting players arrive at the Pokestop, drawn like a moth to a porch light, Moulton’s team will offer them an opportunity to register to vote.

Catch a Pikachu, and make your voice heard — that’s how Moulton sees it.

“We’re going to put a lure out to encourage more people to come over to our voter registration site, and sign people up to get involved in the political process at a time when it’s important,” said Moulton.

The lure will be placed on the Commons on Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., according to his staff. Moulton, who doesn’t play the game himself, said he may be in attendance, schedule permitting.

Moulton’s campaign staff will be handing out stickers to those who register that say, “Go Out and Vote.” The font on the stickers will bear a striking resemblance to the yellow letters used for the Pokemon Go logo. The stickers will also say, “Seth Moulton for Congress 2016” at the bottom.

Moulton, who is up for reelection, said leveraging the mega-popular mobile app to convince millennials to cast their vote is two-fold: it’s a chance to stress the importance of participating in the democratic process, while also convincing young voters that they can help stop Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from taking office.


“Honestly, I don’t have a challenger this year, so it has very little to do with me. It’s much more for my job as a representative — I want more people to vote,” he said. “But I also do think that Donald Trump is a true threat to our country, and a threat to our country’s future ... I think we all have a responsibility to get involved in the [democratic] process. But a close second is defeating Donald Trump.”

If the use of a lure to attract new voters is successful, Moulton’s team may use the tactic again.

Moulton, a first-term Democrat who represents the North Shore, hasn’t been shy about his feelings on Trump. In March, Moulton likened the controversial Republican nominee’s rise to the rise of Adolf Hitler.

“It’s an important time for our country to do the right thing, and I think a lot of young people are opposed to Donald Trump, but don’t feel like they have a voice in the process,” said Moulton, who served four tours of duty in Iraq with the US Marine Corps. “They have a very important voice in this election, but we have got to make sure they show up [and vote].”

Steve Annear can be reached at steve.annear@globe.com. Follow him on Twitter @steveannear.