Pokemon Go: Huge crowd of players rush into Central Park to catch Vaporeon

Robin de Peyer18 July 2016

This was the moment the appearance of a Pokemon GO character sparked a stampede in New York.

Passengers jumped out of cars as hundreds of players of the smash hit augmented reality game descended on Central Park.

The rush on Thursday night was reportedly triggered when someone shouted that a rare Vaporeon Pokemon had spawned nearby.

In the game, players have just a few minutes to catch a Pokemon once it has been caught by another player before it despawns.

Rush: Players dash into Central Park

Footage posted online showing the moment the Pokemon appeared shows dozens of players glued to their phones and heading in the same direction into the park.

Several people are seen getting out of cars and even running in a bid to catch the Pokemon.

Evolutions of Pokemon are random on the game, which has become a global sensation and arrived officially in the UK last week.

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