Now you can play Pokémon Red through a Twitter avatar

UPDATE 18/1/21: Astonishingly, players are continuing to control a copy of Pokémon Red through someone's Twitter avatar and, one week on, Twitter has somehow beaten Water gym leader Misty.

The Cerulean City star was bested yesterday afternoon thanks to the work of numerous Twitter users and an Oddish nicknamed Curse.

Other developments include the game's starter Pokémon Squirtle being evolved into a Wartortle and the capture of a Geodude which has been nicknamed Abbpri. That'll prove useful against Electric gym leader Lt. Surge, who's up next.

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