My secret to remember then is to have children.
It's been so long
Submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to memes@sopuli.xyz
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zloubida@lemmy.world 11 months ago
taiyang@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, but after naming my first child Bulbasaur and my second one Venusaur, I’m not sure I can sire enough children to fill in the first 150, let alone the full roster…
zloubida@lemmy.world 11 months ago
With enough women, it’s possible.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Yes, but after naming my first child Bulbasaur and my second one Venusaur, I’m not sure I can sire enough children to fill in the first 150, let alone the full roster…
Plus you already forgot Ivysaur!
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
How early did you introduce the games (or show)?
Mine are still years away.
zloubida@lemmy.world 11 months ago
They know the most well known Pokémon thanks to merch and a few old cards that my wife and me had when we were children and conserved.
My oldest watched a few episodes when she was 5, and “read” a Pokémon manga after (she watched the images, she didn’t know how to read). I promised her that I will teach her how to play the cards when she’ll know how to read … I will keep my promise and buy her her own deck for her 7th birthday :-)
Zoot@reddthat.com 11 months ago
I got my kiddo playing around 4 or 5. Mainly just watching. Eventually he started playing games like Coromon, and other monster catchers. The newest Pokémon sadly haven’t run well on his switch either, so I’ve been trying to get him on the older but still favorites like Pearl or Diamond.
gearheart@lemm.ee 11 months ago
They are all called Pikachu.
Raiderkev@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Wrong. They’re all pokey man.
cheddar@programming.dev 11 months ago
Maybe I am your grandma.
CubitOom@infosec.pub 11 months ago
I still have an easier time remembering all the original pokemon than I do the periodic table of elements.
davidgro@lemmy.world 11 months ago
There’s antimony, arsenic, aluminum, selenium, And hydrogen, and oxygen, and nitrogen, and rhenium…
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
I only ever knew the first 151 anyway.
Evotech@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh yeah, name 151 pokemon
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
takes a deep breath
Bulbasaur, Ivysaur, Venusaur, Charmander, Charmeleon, Charizard, squirtle, Wartortle, Blastoise, Caterpie, Metapod, Butterfree, Weedle, Kakuna, Beedrill, Pidgey, Pigeotto, Pidgeot, Rattata, Raticate, Spearow, Fearow, Ekans, Arbok, Pikachu, Raichu, Sandshrew, Sandslash, Nidoran, Nidorino, Nidoking, Clefairy, Clefable, Vulpix, Ninetails, Jigglypuff, Wigglytuff, Zubat, Golbat, Oddish, Gloom, Vileplume, Paras, Parasect, Venonat, Venomoth, Diglit, Dugtrio, Meowth, Persian, Psyduck, Golduck, Mankey, Primape, Growlithe, Arcanine, Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Abra, Kadabra, Alakazam, Machop, Machoke, Machamp, Bellsprout, Weepinbell, Victreebel, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Geodude, Graveler, Golem, Ponyta, Rapidash, Slowpoke, Slowbro, Magnemite, Magneton, Farfetch’d, Duouo, Dodrio, Seel, Dewgong, Grimer, Muk, Shellder, Cloysyer, Ghastly, Haunter, Gengar, Onix, Drowzee, Hypno, Krabby, Kingler, Voltorb, Electrode, Exeggcute, Exeggutor, Cubone, Marowak, Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, Lickitung, Koffing, Weezing, Rhyhorn, Chansey, Tangela, Kangaskhan, Horsea, Seadra, Goldeen, Seaking, Staryu, Starmie, Mr. Mime, Scyther, Jynx, Electrabuzz, Magmar, Pinsir, Tauros, Magikarp, Gyrados, Lapras, Ditto, Eevee, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Flareon, Porygon, Omantyte, Omastar, Kabuto, Kabutops, Arodactyl, Snorlax, Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Dratini, Dragonair, Dragonite, Mewtwo, and Mew.
Pants, out of breath
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Here you go buddy:
MercuryGenisus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s the companys fault for looking at the 151 and saying, what if we replaced all this with random bullshit? I miss the og pokemon. I tried playing newer games but damn, it’s pure chaos.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
ah yes
the original 151
with such treasures of creative genius as purple rat
another rat
and my personal favorite
some eggsSnowpix@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Literally two Pokeballs with eyes, one is just flipped upside down. Peak design.
son_named_bort@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I always enjoyed how the one mole evolves into 3 moles.
Toes@ani.social 11 months ago
Everything past gen 2 isn’t legit anyways
Randomguy@lemm.ee 11 months ago
But gen 3 is when they started getting good.
lazycouchpotato@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Bulbasaur - Onion turtle
Geodude - Punchy rock
Meowth - That cat with the long-ass arms
SpraynardKruger@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I can still remember the gen 1 starting pokemon, anyway.
Let’s see, there’s Squirdis, Barbarasoar, uh… Chortle? Oh no
thorbot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Don’t forget Charmonger, Charmelon and Charlizzo!
0x0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
Let’s play grill brand or pokeyman
- Char King
- Smokin’ Champ
- Charcadet
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Chortle was my favorite.
SendMePhotos@lemmy.world 11 months ago
son_named_bort@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Dear Mr. President:
There are too many Pokemon. Please eliminate 500. I am not a crackpot.
ZeroHora@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
If I need to say the names of the pokemons I’ll forget something like Tangela, but if I see the image of the pokémon I can remember the name. Things get fuzzy at the same time that I stop watching the anime.
L0rdMathias@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Electrode, Diglett, Nidoran, Mankey. Venusaur, Rattata, Fearow, Pidgey.
caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Seaking, Jolteon, Dragonite, Gastly
Ponyta, Vaporeon, Poliwrath, Butterfree
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 11 months ago
Even Ash couldn’t pass the identification test and he still managed to become a master.
DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 months ago
Yeah but Ash is an idiot
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 11 months ago
An idiot Pokemon master.
sirico@feddit.uk 11 months ago
imPastaSyndrome@lemm.ee 11 months ago
You disgust me OG baby
RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Don’t worry trainer, you can always get back together in a big ol’ group of all your friends and between everyone we’ll be able to figure out all their names. :)
CodingCarpenter@lemm.ee 11 months ago
A big group of friends? What kind of fucking fantasy land are you living in?
RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Uhhh… The internet? lol
You can get together with a small group of friends if you’re more comfortable that way, but the sentiment is the same. Find some people and have fun remembering your shared past.
ssj2marx@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Pretty much as soon as gen 2 came out 13 year old me said “yeah I’m not gonna remember all these goobers”.
davemeech@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
I still feel confident I can nail Gens 1-4.
phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Eww
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Greymon, Dracky, Haro, Snarf, Polkaroo…
pyre@lemmy.world 11 months ago
you’re just making stuff up now
NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I get fuzzy on anything after Black/White. Hisuian and Alolan regionals would probably be my saving grace after that, I never found the will to finish Sword and have had 0 interest in Scarlet/Violet.
Mango@lemmy.world 11 months ago
After a certain point the Pokemon started being made with the level of creativity and identity you can expect from AI generated garbage, so I don’t blame you for forgetting them.
RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Honestly I don’t even think gen 1 Pokémon are anymore creative than the others. I was still a kid when the concept was new so they felt fresh, but pretty much every Pokémon I can think of is based on an existing archetype of some sort. Plant/Animal, inanimate object brought to life, spirits, dinosaurs, etc. Then you sprinkle on some regional flavor and there you go, you got a Pokémon.
“Identity” isn’t something that belongs to the object, it’s something that is assigned to the object by an observer.
BakerBagel@midwest.social 11 months ago
The grass Joto starter was literally named after looking in the spice cabinet.
Ephera@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
This is why, in retrospective, I’ve really fallen out of love with Pokémon. I could have spent that time learning about real-world animals and plants, since it’s so arguable, whether Pokémon are even cooler to begin with.
Mango@lemmy.world 11 months ago
If you can’t see it, you can’t see it. I can’t point it out to you.
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m pretty sure the only ones that have truly stuck with me are the first gen.
taiyang@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I don’t remember exactly, but didn’t design change hands pretty early on? The first 151 were designed by a fairly famous character designer, iirc
MonkderDritte@feddit.de 11 months ago
Ok, but what’s this pokemon?
quinkin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m so old I never knew the names of most digipokes.
JoShmoe@ani.social 11 months ago
charlazard eggsactly broccoli damn
atro_city@fedia.io 11 months ago
What's the meme of this origin?
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
www.knowyourmeme.com/memes/the-hulk-crying
Apparently it was a popular meme format on Spanish social media first, and then it made its way here.
UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee 11 months ago
My life was shit for most of my early life. I wish I could forget…
RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Spinda.
The only name you need to know.
Corno@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Patamon was always my fave.
sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
This ‘new pokerap’ from 8 years ago will help with the new Pokemons. m.youtube.com/watch?v=zCbl-12QV2c
sag@lemm.ee 11 months ago
c/me_irl
pewgar_seemsimandroid@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 months ago
do you still remember vaporeon?
ICastFist@programming.dev 11 months ago
Did you know…
The_Helmet_Stays_On@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 months ago
that in terms of human companionship, Flareon is objectively the most huggable Pokemon? While their maximum temperature is likely too much for most, they are capable of controlling it, so they can set themselves to the perfect temperature for you. Along with that, they have a lot of fluff, making them undeniably incredibly soft to touch. But that’s not all, they have a very respectable special defense stat of 110, which means that they are likely very calm and resistant to emotional damage. Because of this, if you have a bad day, you can vent to it while hugging it, and it won’t mind. It can make itself even more endearing with moves like Charm and Baby Doll Eyes, ensuring that you never have a prolonged bout of depression ever again.