Company
Date Published
Author
Sam Agnew
Word count
1111
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

A project called Pokemon Faux allows users to create fake Pokémon Go screenshots using Python, Flask, and Twilio MMS. The user needs to install Python, pip, Twilio, Pillow, and requests, then overlay an image with a Pokémon catching screen on it. A Flask app is created that receives picture messages and responds to them with a Pokémon being captured in the picture. When a message is received, the app saves the image, overlays a Pokémon on it, and sends it back as a response. The user can use this project to create fake screenshots of rare Pokémon caught in any arbitrary picture.