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A player from the Pokemon Go Worcester Facebook page was selected to play around with the Pokestops will now display specific Pokemon at the site, allowing new ways for businesses to take advantage of the game to boost foot-traffic.

WORCESTER -- Pokemon GO has been a hit in Worcester, with players still craning their necks down toward their phones in pursuit of virtual reality monsters.

The company that created the augmented reality game, Niantic, released an update last night to test a feature that makes tracking Pokemon easier, but only a small percentage of players have been selected to test it.

At least one player from the Pokemon GO Worcester Facebook page was picked to play around with the new feature, which now highlights specific Pokemon at Pokestops, which notable areas on the game's map screen.

So, if there is a rare Pokemon at the Worcester Common Oval, a hot spot for Pokemon GO action, players will be able to see it in real-time and race over to catch it.

Previously, Pokemon could be sighted in a general area, but the new "nearby" feature will let you know where specific monsters are at specific sites.

This could be good news for businesses, who are already finding creative ways to attract new customers through the game.

Businesses designated as Pokestops will now be able to know when a specific rare Pokemon is around their store, and could send an alert out to players to bring them to their store.