Pokémon GO fans are of all ages and ready to make incredible efforts to get more hours of fun. From the select group of the riskiest fans of the game who, in a few days, reaches their fourth birthday, characters like the Taiwanese grandfather who became known in 2018 for playing the Niantic title with several mobiles on his bike and since then he has risen to the challenge of surpassing himself.
Chen San-yuan, 72, known as Taiwan’s “Pokémon Go grandfather” increased the capacity of its famous bike to 64 smartphones Connected to the front thanks to a system developed by itself to keep them connected.
64 phones and a bike are all a Pokemon Go fan needs
Chen originally went viral in 2018 after an image of him playing Pokémon Go with 11 phones connected to his bike was shared on the Reddit forum. In the past two years, this iconic player has added more phones. In 2019, I used 45 smartphones simultaneously while biking trying to catch them all.
In an interview in 2018, Chen said he started playing Pokémon Go after learning about it from his grandson. He said that he only plays to catch and improve rare Pokémon and that he rarely participates in raids or battles in the gym.
For those of you wondering how Chen managed to put together so many teams, there is also an explanation. After his story went viral, Chen San Yuan becomes ASUS ambassador, a brand that gave it 21 mobiles to continue its challenge, which was extended two years later to bring together 64 teams, including iPhone and Samsung terminals.
Now, with 64 smartphones installed on your bike, Chen spends more than 20 hours a day playing, chasing monsters and confirming his title of “Pokemon grandpa”
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