Pokémon Go is currently offline and so any players hoping to jump in will have to wait until the servers are back online.

The game’s downtime is linked to a current issue affecting all of Google’s services, with popular sites and apps like YouTube and Google Maps currently offline. Pokémon Go utilises Google Maps to produce its in-game content, which is why the servers have been affected.
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