Pokémon fans are going hog wild for its two upcoming games, Sword and Sheild, both of which are due out later this year. As you’d expect from such a large, fanatic group of gamers, the memes have been flowing since the announcement earlier today.
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Taking place in the brand new Galar region, Sword and Shield are set to be the prettiest looking games in the series so far, opting for cell shaded graphics similar to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. By the sounds of it, all the standard Pokémon fare is there: big gym battles, varied cities and locations, classic RPG elements, etc.
There are three brand new starter Pokémon in the title, as well, and folks are absolutely frothing on them. There’s the chimp-like bloke, Grookey, a fiery rabbit, Scorbunny, and a socially awkward water type, Sobble. The internet loves all of them for all kinds of reasons, but they would die for Sobble especially.
This is a Sobble appreciation zone you lamers pic.twitter.com/ii8cvD5sck
— Ty 🔜Momocon (@DigitalTy_) February 27, 2019
Don’t talk to me or my son ever again, I would DIE for Sobble pic.twitter.com/tpImjUIP7s
— Flip Flop God (@nathananguyen) February 27, 2019
not my meme but sobble is the cutest starter pokemon e v e r pic.twitter.com/ub9ImlryEZ
— 𝖈𝖆𝖒 Ⓥ🎃🍂 (@camageddon_) February 27, 2019
Thats my starter#pokemon #pokemonswordshield #Scorbunny pic.twitter.com/h86RBsBbCr
— StarGlow🌻@ LAYTON IS BACK☕ (@StarGlowTweet) February 27, 2019
……… Grookey Gang #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/NBM0Z7Argf
— ✧･ﾟ: *✧･ﾟ:* 𝔐𝔬𝔬𝔫 *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ (@lunar_animation) February 28, 2019
Spotted in Greggs #PokemonDirect #Pokemon pic.twitter.com/usfoz8nsTL
— Matt 🐒 (@lordregretti) February 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/milonssecretcat/status/1100879179640422400
You can see more about the actual starter Pokémon in the trailer below if you’re keen.
But the best memes are the ones which revolve around the idea that Sword and Sheild are based in or inspired by England and Scotland. This mostly comes down to the quaint cottages and industrial-era brick buildings featured in the trailer, but there are a few other little details being referenced as well. Anyway, what I’m trying to say is, everyone’s going nuts with memes and nicknames, one of which is Pokémon Greggs and Pokémon Nandos.
https://twitter.com/flabeyblade/status/1100909882222374912
https://twitter.com/CookieTangerine/status/1100923525752389632
https://twitter.com/kitwolfs/status/1100767082390667264
me:
pokemon sword and shield villain grunts: pic.twitter.com/7njDRBlANr— Scribble1k ☢ (@Scribble1k) February 27, 2019
I can’t wait to encounter a Trainer at a Pokemon Cafe for them to respond to me like this: pic.twitter.com/LemNInsBJr
— DUDE @ Splatoon 3 (@ThatSrb2DUDE) February 28, 2019
imagine if the whole pokemon universe was set in this region pic.twitter.com/5BYANSjSF7
— GEORGE (@Luristelium) February 27, 2019
these pokemon Brexit memes are great pic.twitter.com/HhOYv9dDey
— Damian Bentley (@Domino2097) February 27, 2019
Localizing for Pokemon Sword and Shield be like pic.twitter.com/BC6XG4uHNI
— Nik (@Nikof_Time) February 27, 2019
sorry but I had to voice these hilarious Pokemon tweets 😩
tweets by the respective handles in the video, go follow them for being funny!! pic.twitter.com/RbAJBLOznT
— ✨Elsie Lovelock✨ (@ElsieLovelock) February 27, 2019
https://twitter.com/OliverAge24/status/1100815086380306433
bold move by nintendo to make the new pokemon game take place in england during the brexit debate pic.twitter.com/82VFKCtSFh
— Jake (@jacobkleinman) February 27, 2019
Others are just having fun with it in general.
Really looking forward to the new Pokemon games: Pokemon Sword, Pokemon Shield, and pic.twitter.com/WtanI5PyNv
— Kanokawa (@oKanokawa) February 28, 2019
please. Please. Give us a Haggis Pokemon. He’s Right There pic.twitter.com/yWdMERGwmE
— 🦆 (@davekjokay) February 28, 2019
leaked legendaries for pokemon sword and shield pic.twitter.com/y7xhPaL0VQ
— Drakizora (@Drakizora) February 27, 2019
Classic gear. There’s no release date for Sword and Sheild just yet, but it’ll be out at some point later this year, so we’ll probably hear more about it when E3 rolls around in June.
