On a rainy fall day in Columbia, more than 100 people have gathered at Cosmo-Bethel Park. Some hide from the downpour under the park’s pavilion, while others walk around the fishing lake. All of them stare at their phones, waiting for the top of the hour.

That’s when players get the chance to battle and capture one of the strongest creatures in the mobile game “Pokémon Go.” More than nine years after releasing and hitting peak popularity in the summer of 2016, local groups still meet up and play the game.

One of them is in Columbia.

113 people signed up for the so-called “Raid Day” on October 18. These meetups happen every week or so, and this one was particularly appealing.

Players had the chance to acquire a powerful form of one of the game’s strongest creatures: Rayquaza. It’s a leg

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