So, this guy caught ’em all. Already.
A 28-year-old Brooklyn, N.Y., man named Nick Johnson is apparently the first person to catch all 142 of the Pokémon Go characters available in the United States. Business Insider broke the story after Johnson posted about his feat on Reddit.
While we certainly have seen plenty of proof that the wildly popular augmented reality game is attracting numerous dedicated users, Johnson went the extra mile to capture 4,629 Pokemon and hatch 303 eggs. Rolling Stone says he accomplished this almost entirely within the confines of Manhattan and Brooklyn and spent “a couple hundred dollars” in the process.
While the game recorded him walking 95 miles during the past two weeks, Johnson said his mobile Health app told him he’d walked 129 miles in that time. The game app apparently only tracks mileage when it’s open.
Johnson also said he lost eight pounds by walking eight miles a day during the time period.
Rolling Stone reports that he was initially drawn to Pokémon Go because of his job as the head of platform at mobile technology company Applico in Manhattan, He also recently co-authored the book “Modern Monopolies,” which examines the business models behind Google, Snapchat, Tinder, and other companies that create digital platforms to grow their businesses.
Post updated with link to original Business Insider story.
