Winter Garden Pizza Company serves up Pokemon-style pizza

WINTER GARDEN  If you like pepperoni and Pokemon, Winter Garden Pizza Company has a treat for you.

The pizza shop is offering a special Pokemon-themed pizza for a limited time in honor of the recent release of Pokemon Go, a mobile game that incorporates augmented reality and allows users to catch Pokemon by virtually tossing the signature "PokeBalls" to capture them.

WGPC's special large Pokemon pizza costs $20. Half of it is layered in double pepperoni, while the other half is plain cheese. Black olives are then used to create the signature line and circle in the middle of the Pokeball. 

Manager Debbie Liskey said that although she hasn't spotted Pokemon in the shop, she has seen people all around downtown Winter Garden hunting for them.

"You look out the window and all you see is people chasing the Pokemon," Liskey said. "At night when we’re closing up and leaving at like 11, they’re out here."

There is no word on exactly how long the Pokemon-themed pizza will be offered, although Liskey said it should be around "as long as there’s a craze."

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