SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Pokémon Go had around 100 people in Schenectady learning about historical landmarks while also finding Pokémon.

A big group of people were spotted Thursday night walking around the Stockade Historic District of Schenectady. They were able to get the best of both worlds: playing the trendy Pokémon Go game while getting history lessons.

It started at the Schenectady County Historical Society and then moved to different geotagged locations. When participants go close enough, their phones would shake telling them what Pokémon they caught.

Nicholas Martinez was one of the many Pokémon Go enthused players. He never thought a game would bring him out to Schenectady’s historical landmarks.

“I’ve been a true Pokémon fan since I was eight years old,” he said.

He joined hundreds of people on the Pokestop History Tour. It gave him a reason to keep playing while learning more about the past. He’s also not afraid to admit he’s addicted.

“A couple times a day, I’ll literally be at work counting down til I go on my break,” he said. “Then I’ll go and play it.”

The historical society was selected as a Pokestop, a GPS checkpoint which draws in players. Curator Mary Zawacki is an avid player herself. She took people around the block while giving history lessons.

“The opportunity to go out in my neighborhood where I work and where I live and where I play this game and meet people who are also really interested in the same things was kind of what sealed the deal,” she said.

The group was strangers to each other at the beginning of the tour, but it didn’t take long for them to all bond over which areas had the most Pokémon.

“I’ve met a couple of people just by playing Pokémon Go, and they’ve been, like, so nice and just walking around and getting exercise,” Martinez said.

What were once quiet areas of Schenectady are now filled with over 100 people walking around the stockade welcoming community interaction.