John Boyega Reveals ‘Pokemon Go’ Triumph During ‘Star Wars’ Filming

“I was the most popular kid on set for like a day,” actor says of Pikachu encounter

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May the Pikachu be with you, John Boyega.

Boyega, who reprises his role as Finn in the upcoming “Star Wars: Episode VIII,” revealed in a recent interview that he caught a prized Pikachu while playing wildly popular app “Pokemon Go” on the set of the film.

“I found a Pikachu at Pinewood Studios while filming ‘Star Wars.’ I told EVERYBODY. ‘I got a Pikachu!’” Boyega told TechCrunch. “I was the most popular kid on set for like a day.”

Boyega, who said that he’s “[c]urrently at level 5” with the app and that his “CP [Combat Powers] levels are looking good,” added that he’s seen the chaos that the game can cause but noted that it’s also doing its part to create unity in an increasingly fractious era.

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