When a giant Pikachu army took over Manhattan
This time, the Pikachu might be able to catch you.
In honor of the 20th anniversary of Pokémon, its creators unleashed an army of 20 larger-than-life Pikachu on New York City on Saturday.
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The Pikachu, which came to life through giant costumes that required inflation, made their way across the city, first arriving near the Brooklyn Bridge, moving to Midtown Manhattan and then ending their journey at Penn Station.
The Pikachu drew a crowd, and even required a team a handlers to help them navigate in the large suits.
The whistles you hear in the videos below were used by handlers to tell the Pikachus when to take a step forward, so the 20 Pikachu moved along in a slow march.
Of course, there were lots of people around to snap pictures and videos.
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Chelsea Stark was the Games Editor for Mashable, where she covered everything from AAA titles, mainstream consoles, indie gems, mobile games and gaming culture. She handled news, feature stories and reviews. Before that, Chelsea was Mashable's Multimedia Producer, where she helped develop visual storytelling aids, whether they were photos of video. She came to New York in 2010 to pursue her master's degree in journalism at NYU's Studio 20 program, which focused on innovation as journalism is changed by new technology. Before coming to New York, Chelsea lived in Austin, where she did online journalism and social media for the local CBS affiliate. She loves good beer, classic Nintendo games, and all things geeky, and spends her time attempting to find anything close to good Tex-Mex in Brooklyn.
