A FRUSTRATED gamer has identified Penarth as a blackspot for Pokemon.

Max Roberts has been playing the new Pokemon Go game released recently in the UK.

The new smartphone app, developed by Ninatic Labs and The Pokemon Company, has taken the world by storm with millions downloading it.

It involves people using their phones to capture virtual creatures by using GPS to locate them and the camera to capture them.

But Penarth resident Mr Roberts is not happy with what he sees as the lack of quality Pokemon in the area.

He said he has spoken with fellow Penarthians and that they are having to travel to Cardiff to catch rarer Pokemon.

In Penarth, he says, he has only managed to catch Magikarps and Koffings.

"Isn't a little worrying that such uninspiring and awful Pokemon appear when out and about in the town we love so much?"

"Penarth is a great place to live, so I am baffled why the Pokemon don't agree," said Mr Roberts.

"It's a real kick in the pokeballs for Penarth."

The team at Station Road-based Penarth Tyres appear to have had more luck though.

They found a Pikachu outside their building last week.

Have you been playing Pokemon Go in Penarth? Let us know your experience of the game and what you've caught.

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