This is 21 year old Lisa Courtney from Hertfordshire, UK, she is celebrating being awarded the Guinness World Record for having the largest collection of Pokémon memorabilia. Lisa owns 12,113 different items which she has been collecting for over 13 years.
She answered a few questions in an interview:
On her collection…LC: “My family have been incredibly supportive considering the collection takes up the whole house, including my mother’s room!”
On her love for Pokémon… LC: “I love the diversity of Pokémon. There’s such a wide range of different characters. There’s one for everyone.”
On how Pokémon helped her get through a difficult stage on her life…LC: “I was bullied at school. When I was upset I could just switch on a Pokémon game and it would take me away from everything. I’m now far happier in my life, but still, if I get upset, I can look at my Pokémon collection and it lifts me.
On how it feels to be a Guinness World Record holder…LC: “To have your passion recognised by Guinness World Records is an indescribably good feeling”
On any items that she really wants to add to her collection…LC: “The one item I really want is the life size Tyranitar plush toy. It was released in Pokémon centers in Japan and New York. Unfortunately these centres don’t ship to Europe, and because of the size of the plush toy eBay sellers are unwilling to ship it.”
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1000th post, 14th october
Subject: World's largest pokemon collection 
Thu Jan 21, 2010 4:25 pm
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