Prior to the British Airways i360 being opened to the public on Thursday 4th August, 15 year old Danny Woolven from Telscombe Cliffs went up with his mother, Paula, and friends Cameron and Katrina Sinclair after Paula won a flight on the ‘Community Champions’ early trip.
Being an avid computing fan, Danny was determined to see if he could be the first to ‘catch’ a Pokemon whilst 450 foot high. At the top, he was able to log in to the Niantic phone app and even aquire some pokeballs from the pokestop at the base of the tower.
The Pokemon that appeared was aptly aquatic – but sadly the weakest Pokemon in the game! The Magikarp is a pathetic looking goldfish, laying on his side, with his only attack listed as ‘splash’!
There is some good news to the story though. If Danny catches another 399 Magikarp, he would be able to evolve the creature he named ‘i360 Top’ into a fearsome Gyarados, a dragon like sea-serpent who is one of the game’s strongest creatures.
“I won’t evolve i360 Top though” said Danny, who attends PCS school in Peacehaven “he’s a great souvenir to remember our flight with, even if he is a bit wet!”
Pictured : Danny Woolven 15 (left), Cameron Sinclair 12 (right). I360 top Magikarp.