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Fans are paying $200 to own a Pokemon Go smartwatch

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CIOL Fans are paying $200 to own a Pokemon Go smartwatch

Pokemon, Pokemon, and some more Pokemon are all that one is seeing and reading across social media. The latest rage among millennials is not only giving many other well-established apps a tough competition but also raking in moolah for its makers.

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Pokemon Go, the smash hit mobile game currently sweeping the United States, may be free to play, but its accessories will cost you. Because the game has you walk through the real world to catch them all, many believe it would be really handy if your Apple Watch or Android Wear device could vibrate when you walk by a Pokemon or game location.

CIOL Fans are paying $200 to own a Pokemon Go smartwatch

Sadly, Pokemon Go has no Apple Watch or Android Wear support.

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Instead, it has its own custom-made wearable exclusively for catching Pokemon called Pokemon Go Plus - but because the game is such a craze, the $35 device is totally sold out.

But if you MUST have one, just shell out some $200 and eBay will deliver one for you. And don’t think that price is stopping fans from buying $35 toy meant for children.

One of the Pokemon Go Plus preorder - shipping in three weeks - currently has 34 bids and a price well above $200. Another listing on eBay has the "buy it now" price listed as $198.98. These accessories won't even be shipped to players until August.

Interestingly, smartwatch makers now know what to make and offer to sell their designs.

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