- [Voiceover] Welcome to a very special episode of My Strange Addiction.
People say I'm addicted to Pokemon.
But I can stop anytime I want. Look.
I'm putting my phone away. See? Not playing it.
I definitely didn't train my penis to play for me.
[mumble]
Another Pidgey? God damn it!
- [Voiceover] Ian has reached Level 42 on Pokemon Go.
He owns over 12,000 pieces of Pokemon paraphernalia.
I poked a dead body with a stick one time. Nothing happened.
Ian's best friend and roommate, Anthony has grown concerned that Ian's obsession has gone too far.
- [Anthony] I've grown concerned that your obsession has gone too far!
Not only is Ian insisting that everyone call him Ash, but..
Yesterday he saw the neighbor's cat, thought it was a wild meowth and tried to shove it into a pokeball.
Yeah, and worked out just fine.
Today he sneezed and very distinctly said, "PIK-ACHOO!"
Which is a totally normal sneeze sound.
[cough] Charizard! [cough] Ahem.
I don't know what happened.
Ian and I used to be such a great Doduo. I mean duo.
Damn it, now I'm Do- dooing it--doing it, ugh!
- [Voiceover] Ian attempts to stuff at least seven animals into his pokeball each day.
That's over 50,000 animals per animal.
There are over 50,000 horny singles in your area looking to chat.
Anthony believes that Ian's Pokemon obsession is beginning to affect their friendship.
- [Anthony] I believe your Pokemon obsession is beginning to affect our friendship.
Dude, stop being such a Gary!
Who's that?
Oh I'm sorry! Do you need a Yago Berry for that sick burn?
Ian!
You need to start focusing on what's important in life!
Like.. your friends, or..
Maybe you can get a hobby...
...or a girlfriend...?
You wanna get a girlfriend?
Want to get a girlfriend?
Yeah!
- [Anthony] Yeah?
- [Ian] Yeah! Okay, I'll get a girlfriend.
Oh my God. That's.. that's so great man.
First, we should just get you changed out of those ridiculous clothes--
Ian uses Pokeball pick-up line!
It's super effective..!
Hi.
My name's Ash. I-I mean Ian!
I'm Misty-- uh, Hannah!
Looks like you caught me.
Guess i'll have to add you to my.. 'Pokedex'.
Okay!
What do you say we do that back at my place?
All right. Let's make like "Bulbasaur" and "razor leave"!
[laughing maniacally offstage]
How the hell did that work?
- [Voiceover] Ian and Hannah have now been dating for over three weeks. That's over four weeks.
Their relationship has already pushed Anthony to the brink.
[sighs of relief]
[bed creaking noises]
Oh yeah!
- [Hannah] [offstage] Oh yeah, give me that 'Hydro Pump'!
- [Ian] [offstage] Girl, you ready for my 'dragon rage'?
- [Hannah] I'm ready! I'm ready for your 'Sea Bomb' boy!
- [Ian] Here comes the fire blast!
- [Hannah] 'Tail slap me! 'Tail slap me! Squirtlee!
- [Ian] Squirtle!
- [Hannah] Oh, oh Gary!
- [Ian] Wait, did you just say Gary?
- [Hannah] No, I-
- [Ian] Have you been thinking about Gary? Have you thought about Gary this entire time?
- [Hannah] No, oh my God-
- [Narrator] In a last ditch effort to help his friend, Anthony has organized an intervention.
One time on a dare, I ate wood.
Tuesday is my day with the kids, you get them the rest of the week.
- [Ian] [Ash voice] Where's the wild Charizard, Anthony, is it still here?
- [Anthony] There is no wild Charizard, Ian, this is an intervention.
Yes, a two-person intervention. Your voice has gone full Ash.
- [Ian] [Ash voice] What? No, it hasn't!
- [Anthony] Your voice doesn't even sync up with your mouth anymore.
- [Ian] What are you talking about-oh, wow, you're right.
- [Ian] [normal] Okay, I'll quit with the voice, you can stop.
- [Hannah] Oh man! [cough] Oh man.
- [Ian] But you're not gonna change me, Anthony.
Okay, I love Pokemon and I love Misty or um
Hannah.
HANNAH: And I love Gary! Or Ash, or Ian
IAN: You don't understand Anthony. I want to be the very best "like no- one ever was-"
ANTHONY: Hey, no, no, no. I'm gonna stop you right there before we get sued for copyright infringement
What I'm trying to say is if you don't stop with this stupid Pokemon obsession. You're gonna lose me
your best friend forever
IAN: Eh
ANTHONY: I'll tell everyone about that thing you did with that girl in college.
IAN: Ok, she said she had free candy
HANNAH: What?
IAN: Nothing
All right fine, I'll stop with all the pokemons stuff.
HANNAH: Wha- Ian?
IAN: I'm sorry misty or whatever your name is.
HANNAH: It's Hannah
IAN: I don't care
Anthony's right. I need to stop with this pokemon stuff. It's tearing my life apart
You know I didn't realize it until now, but I wasn't catching Pokemon
Pokemon caught me
ANTHONY: It's okay Ian, let it go be free
Thats so great Ian, maybe we could be best bros again
IAN: Psych. I was just weakening you for capture now get in the ball
ANTHONY: No, *struggled sounds*
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