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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 Pokémon 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 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. |