Before Twitter came along to allow individuals to broadcast their minimalist thought-coughs to the world, there were roadside church signs. The Twitter comparison is particularly apt, as 1) by their very nature, these placards have limited character counts and 2) they often resort to puns based on current events to get people's attention.

And so it's not surprising that they would take full punny advantage of the Pokemon Go phenomenon to bring in The Flock.

Pokemon Go has moved far beyond mobile game-dom to become a cultural wonder. This mobile game based on a franchise from the 90s has left its mark on everything from economics to the Presidential race to our sex lives to the very boundaries of acceptable behavior. But it can't really be considered an Event until the pun-loving and youth-pandering church sign-writers have had their go.

And oh, did they ever.

Pokemon Go's infrastructure is based on IRL data from the location-based AR game, Ingress. So, the game has created Pokestops at places where it knows people congregate based on previous geo-data—places like, say, churches. Since many churches end up being Pokestops (just about all of them are in my neck of the woods), they are presented with a golden opportunity to try to bring players inside (particularly those aimless players who are spending an unconscionable amount of time hunting tiny animated creatures).

So, to that end, we have gathered 17 of our favorite pun-tastic roadside church signs. Will this game lead to a religious revival in this country? Well, all we can say is that churches doing their best to Catch 'Em All. (Sorry.)

Note: We have only church signs because they were the easiest to find. If you have any links to synagogues, mosques, temples, or any other places of worship getting their Pokemon on, let us know in the comments!


5. Pokemon Go Pray



Image: Not exactly a creative one, but point madeImage: Twitter / @GloriaJackson2

11. Jesus Cares About Pokemon Gamers



Image: And has even provided them with a Gym on His premises.Image: Twitter / @BBCNews

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