Someone painted a Russian statue to look like a giant Poké Ball
Okay, world, this Pokémon Go obsession has gone far enough. The game is causing accidents, shootings, international incidents and, now, the transformation of a monument in Russia.
Specifically, a giant granite ball near the theatre in the city of Yekaterinburg has been painted to look like a giant Poké Ball.
No one has claimed responsibility for the brazen act of nerdery, nor is there any indication what kind of Pokémon is inside.
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According to Buzzfeed, this isn't the first time mischief makers have dolled up the granite ball sculpture to look like something else. Once, it was painted to look like a character from the game Angry Birds.
The city's mayor,Yevgeny Roizman, seems pretty chill about the whole thing, saying, "I do not see anything wrong with that."
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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.
