美國新奧爾良一公園出現非官方版皮卡丘雕像

An anonymous artist has, perhaps illegally, taken the Pokemon Go craze to a whole new level.

雖然這有可能是違法的，但是一位匿名藝術家將其對《精靈寶可夢GO》的狂熱提升到了一個新高度。

A large Pikachu statue popped up overnight in New Orleans' Coliseum Square Park last Sunday. Reddit user "Salamanagement" posted a picture of the statue later that day, and fans began visiting the figure.

上週日，一座巨型皮卡丘雕塑一夜之間就出現在了新奧爾良體育館廣場公園。當天晚些時候，一名Reddit用戶發了一張這座雕塑的照片，隨後大批粉絲們就前往參觀了。

The "Pokemonument," nicknamed after the inscription on the back of the statue, is made of fiberglass, but painted to look bronze.

"寶可夢紀念碑"這個名字被刻在了這座利用玻璃鋼製成的雕塑的背部，但是外面刷的漆使雕塑看起來像是青銅做的。

The statue seems like it was made with careful planning — the base fits perfectly in the spot where a fountain used to sit.

這座雕塑的建造顯然經過了精心計劃--底座正好是原來一座噴泉所在的地方。

City officials have yet to make a statement on whether the statue will remain in the park. Nearby residents said they're not against the idea of letting Pikachu stay.

目前，市政府官員還未決定這座雕塑是否能留在公園裏。不過附近的居民們已經表示，他們不反對把皮卡丘留下來。

"It's a defunct fountain," Karen Reese, a member of the park's neighborhood association, told online news site Uptown Messenger. "It's actually on our list of fountains to get running again. So as long as it's sitting here without any water flowing, it's okay with me."

"噴泉已經廢棄了。"公園居民聯合會的成員凱倫·裏瑟在接受新聞網站Uptown Messenger的採訪時表示，"其實我們想讓噴泉重新運作起來。雖然雕塑在那裏沒有水的流動，但對我來說還是可以的。"