Back in 2018, then-70 year old Chen San-yuan of Taipei, Taiwan went viral after photos showed him playing Niantic’s popularPokemon GOwith awhopping 15 phones at once. A year later, San-yuan’s inventive set-up grew to include 21 phones, but now it has skyrocketed dramatically. Chen San-yuan (affectionately nicknamed the “Pokemon GOGrandpa”) is still playingPokemon GOregularly, but now he is doing so with a staggering 64 smartphones at one time.
This setup doesn’t seem especially practical, as San-yuan is only one person, after all, and it’s unclear exactly why he needs to have so many smartphones to play the game. San-yuan has previously stated that he only playsPokemon GOto catch and level up Pokemon, and doesn’t spend much time doing things that actually would require a lot of phones to be effective, like participating in raid battles.
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For those that haven’t played the game recently, the higher-tierPokemon GOraid battles are notoriously difficult, with five-star raids virtually impossible for players to complete without a large group. This means that soloPokemon GOplayers or those that live in rural areas are basically out of luck when it comes to winning those raids and catching the especially-rarelegendary Pokemonthat are a part of them.
Since the introduction of legendary Pokemon inPokemon GOa few years ago, Niantic has added new ways for fans of the popular augmented reality mobile game to get legendary Pokemon. One way is through theField Research breakthrough rewards, which have often let players catch legendary Pokemonby completing seven Field Research tasks on different days of the week. Legendary and Mythical Pokemon have also been added toPokemon GOthrough Special Research events as well.
Nowadays, it’s easier forPokemon GOplayers to participate in legendary raid battles, even if they live in more remote areas. That’s thanks to theremote raid pass system, allowingPokemon GOplayers to battle in raids even if they can’t physically travel to the location themselves.
Moving forward, it’s possible Niantic will add even more ways forPokemon GOplayers to catch legendary Pokemon. In the meantime, it will be interesting to see just how many more phonesChen San-yuancan add to his rig.
Pokemon GOis out now for iOS and Android mobile devices.
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