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A wild Pikachu appears: Pokémon statue built in New Orleans park A wild Pikachu appears: Pokémon statue built in New Orleans park
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Amid the craze over virtual characters in the smartphone-based Pokémon Go game, a Pokemon that people can see with their own eyes is grabbing attention in New Orleans. Amid the craze over virtual characters in the smartphone-based Pokémon Go game, a Pokémon that people can see with their own eyes is grabbing attention in New Orleans.
Someone put up a statue of the iconic Pokémon, Pikachu, at the center of a broken fountain in a park over the weekend. Pictures show the Pikachu with his arms folded standing on a cement base with a Pokéball on the side. The inscription “#Pokémonument” is also written in the cement . Someone put up a statue of the iconic Pokémon Pikachu at the center of a broken fountain in a park over the weekend. Pictures show the Pikachu with his arms folded standing on a cement base with a Pokéball on the side. The inscription “#Pokémonument” is also written in the cement .
Pokemon fans have posted selfies with the statue on social media. One picture shows someone in a Pikachu costume posing with it.Pokemon fans have posted selfies with the statue on social media. One picture shows someone in a Pikachu costume posing with it.
New Orleans police tell ABC News they have no plans to move the statue.New Orleans police tell ABC News they have no plans to move the statue.