Chasing Pikachu in a Real Life Game of Pokémon Go


Casey Neistat dressed up as a Pokémon Go trainer and chased a life-sized Pikachu through New York City.

Shonduras, who was in the Pikachu costume, posted a behind-the-scenes video of their adventure.

A random phonecall from Casey Neistat turns into the BEST 38 HOURS EVER!! We fly to NYC to ride Boosted Boards and play Pokemon Go In Real Life!

??BEST DAY EVER?? . gotta catch em all with @caseyneistat

A photo posted by Shonduras (@shonduras) on

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Scott Beale founded Laughing Squid in 1995 in San Francisco and is currently based in New York City. When not running the blog, Scott can be found posting on Threads and sharing photos on Instagram.