A gamer presents the community with the result of 20 years of perseverance. He collected steps with a very special tracker for over a decade. What initially sounds like a rather unremarkable action becomes significantly more impressive when he mentions his condition.
Which device did the player use to track his steps? In the gaming subreddit, the user asdfqwer426 shares the result of years of work. He tracked steps for 10 years with a Pokémon Pikachu 2, a Tamagotchi-like virtual pet that also includes a pedometer.
The device was released in 1998 alongside Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal and displays a Pikachu on its small screen, which can be walked with. It does not have to be fed or otherwise cared for; however, it can get sulky later if you don’t spend time with it.
The author of the post reports that he collected over 3 million steps after 10 years… which the community initially finds quite disappointing.
“821 steps per day,” calculates OkFuture8667, “which can be considered nearly sedentary.”
But when the gamer explains when and for what purpose he used the device to count steps, opinions on Reddit change dramatically: “I thought this was a joke, holy shit.”
Together with Pikachu to millions of dance steps
What makes this result so impressive? The author of the Reddit post explains that he stopped regularly carrying the Pokémon Pikachu 2 about 6 to 7 years ago because he didn’t want to lose it or wear it out too much. However, he did not completely give up the pedometer and his virtual friend.
For the past 3 to 4 years, he has used the device exclusively when playing the dance game Dance Dance Revolution. In this game, the player stands on a dance mat and must step on the corresponding direction arrow on the mat that is shown on the screen at the right moment with good timing.
This not only resulted in an impressive statistic of steps but also provided solid cardio training, as he explains: “I am much, much fitter than I was at the beginning when I started 5–6 years ago. Last year it got a bit boring for me, but recently I’ve been playing it in doubles (with two pads for one player).”
What does the community say about the Pokémon and dance enthusiast? The community on Reddit is impressed by his perseverance and motivation to use such a device for over 10 years.
“I am amazed that the counter actually gets that high,” admits Dark_Pulse, and DevEnoz also finds that one can truly be satisfied with such a result: “Professor Oak would be proud.”
While some Pokémon fans have never heard of the Pokémon Pikachu 2, the player’s post evokes old memories for others from a time when the franchise was perceived very differently by many parents: “I had the yellow variant and my mother forced me to burn all my Pokémon stuff, so I hid it for a while. I eventually lost it on the church bus 🙁 That’s an amazing achievement, great job!”
The author of the post wants to continue using the Pokémon Pikachu 2 to find out if the device has a limit one day. This is also a good reason to play more Dance Dance Revolution.
Pokémon will celebrate its 30th anniversary this year, which is why an event will take place on February 27, 2026, during which new games and further announcements will likely be shown in a video. One might speculate what new things will come for Pokémon, but players only want one thing: Pokémon celebrates its 30th anniversary, but players are only thinking of a little yellow chonk
