This 24-Year-Old Has Quit His Job To Become A Full-Time Pokémon Go Player
While the ridiculously famous game is still a 'no go' in Malaysia!
By Sadho Ram — 17 Jul 2016, 04:39 PM
This is Tom Currie, a New Zealander. According to his Instagram profile, Tom is "world's first full-time Pokémon Go Trainer".
Yep, he quit his job to travel around, playing Pokémon Go full-time
The 24-year-old Kiwi quit his job in Auckland last week to embark on a two-month tour of New Zealand, with the aim of capturing all of the Pokémon released on smartphone game Pokémon Go last week.
Currie has booked 20 bus trips around New Zealand and, in less than a week, has already visited six South Island towns – and caught Pokémon at every stop. So far he has captured 90 of the 151 Pokémon released on the game.
theguardian.com
Guess, Tom really needed to catch 'em all
“I wanted to have an adventure,” Currie told The Guardian. “I have been working for six years and I was desperate for a break. And Pokémon gave me the chance to live that dream.”
What's more, even his mum approves
“Tom is a very spur-of-the-moment, independent kid, he always has been,” The Guardian quoted his mother, Tania Dobbs, as saying.
"His nana and I don’t understand the game but I remember him loving it in his childhood. I am just glad he is out enjoying his life and seeing so much of New Zealand. I back him 100%."
Tom has been approached by a few transport companies, offering to take him to remote parts of New Zealand to hunt for Pokémon
Of course, the ambitious Pokemon trainer is having fun with his 15 minutes of fame, but for him, there is nothing like the thrill of the chase.
“When you and your friends have to physically go for a walk or run to catch a rare Pokemon in the area and you all catch it, that is definitely a highlight,” he told the BBC.