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One Pikachu has a wardrobe malfunction and is promptly swarmed by no less than five mysterious Men in Black and shoved offstage.

The December 2016 Pokemon Go update includes a special edition Pikachu wearing a Santa hat, as well as Generation II Pokemon like Pichu, Cleffa, Togepi and more.

Ah, the Pokémon franchise. It seems like only yesterday that millions of people were wandering the streets of their hometowns, eyes locked to their smartphone screens as they flung Pokeballs at imaginary creatures hovering over local businesses. The Pokémon Go craze, with its innovative use of technology and beloved cartoon characters, brought the popular animated series back into the public spotlight. And with news that Legendary Pictures would shoot a new live-action Pokémon movie in 2017, it was only a matter of time before some of the original films found their way back into theaters.

It seems like the news wants to focus on all of the bad things that have happened since the release of Pokemon GO, but what about all the GOOD things?

Thanks to a new app update, Pokemon trainers around the world are effectively in the dark when it comes to finding new Pokemon.

C.S. Mott Children's Hospital has been using the wildly popular app to help patients exercise and socialize.

As the teen said moments later after getting out of his car, "That's what I get for playing this dumb-*** game."

Not that the Republican National Convention lacked for its own special breed of entertainment night after night, but the political arena at least managed to bring SNL out of summer break early. Watch Colin Jost and Michael Che bring Weekend Update to Cleveland with the requisite Pokémon GO sketch you never wanted, plus bonus Kate McKinnon!

But, just because you CAN, does that mean you SHOULD?

A new study analyzed Google searches to figure out which Pokemon people in each state are trying to find the most, and it's no surprise that Iowans are looking for water Pokemon.