Man quits job as graphic designer to become full-time Pokémon Go trainer

Syed Muktasid gave up his professional career to spend all his time chasing after little cartoon characters

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A brave man made the bold decision to give up his job as a graphic designer - to become a full-time Pokémon trainer.
Syed Muktasid is hooked on the new Nintendo app - Pokémon Go - and has decided to take his obsession one step further.
He has caught more than 70 Pokémon, including two rare characters - Aerodactyl and Magmar.
Syed is now documenting his journey via Facebook and YouTube videos .
He said: "I recently quit my job as a graphic designer, to explore and catch Pokemon using the popular Pokemon Go app.

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Syed Muktasid has quit his job to become a Pokémon trainer

"My aim is to catch every Pokemon and make interesting videos about my journey.
"So far, I've got a small following on Facebook, with people really engaging with my videos."

 Youtube/Pokemon Trainer Syed

 

Syed admitted that his family and friends weren't keen on the idea

But Syed admits that his family aren't quite on board with his big plan.