‘South Park’ creators predicted Pokemon Go in 1999 episode

“South Park” co-creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have been getting the same question over and over on the eve of the premiere of the show’s 20th season: When are they going to do a Pokemon Go episode?

Their answer? They already did … 17 years ago.

Parker and Stone on Friday at Comic-Con said their season 11 episode “Chinpokomon,” in which a seemingly harmless fad is actually a recruitment strategy for the Japanese army, is basically a Pokemon Go episode already.

Stone laughed that the app-based phenomenon “ripped off” their thing.

“South Park” has a big presence at the annual fan convention with an art exhibit and a massive mock-up of the cut-out town outside the convention center.

It has been running since 1997 and has completed 19 seasons. Season 20 starts airing on Comedy Central on Sept. 14.

From Agencies, Feature image courtesy AP