Saudi Arabia’s top religious officials decided there is no place for Pokmon Go in the Arab kingdom. The officials made their ruling in a Fatwa, or a finding of Islamic law. The General Secretariat of the Council of Senior Religious Scholars said Pokmon is not consistent with Islamic law, according to Reuters. The news agency reported that the religious leaders said Pokmon promotes the theory of natural evolution. Pokmon Go is a popular game in many places around the world. It lets players “evolve” their captured Pokmon characters. That means players can make the characters bigger and stronger by using points they earn by playing the game. The Saudi religious ruling was a renewal of a 2001 Fatwa against the Pokmon card game. Pokmon Go uses Google Maps and a smartphone. The Pokmon characters can be collected using a phone’s camera, map and location tracker. Pokmon Go has been a big hit in the United States and other countries.
