Ten years ago I took my sons to see ‘Pokemon 2000’ on the big screen. Even though it was a great night out with the guys, right then and there came a realization that anything and everything Pokemon was pure evil.
Everyone doesn’t share the same sentiment it seems, as Pokemon collector and just plain peculiar stuffy lover Lisa Courtney has proven. This Pokemon collector managed to break the world record by collecting the most Pokemon stuffies in the history of stuffy-lovin mankind.
Skip ahead to 0:20 to see Lisa Courtney in the video above.
Obsessive Pokemania
Pokemon Collector Lisa Courtney Breaks World Record for Stuffies With 13,400
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