Yesterday, Nintendo released the trailer for Pokémon Sun and Moon, introducing the new starters Rowlet (grass/flying owl), Litten (fire cat), and Popplio (water dork). Twitter had jokes. Now that some hours have elapsed to get the fan art going and let every time zone weigh in with their many feelings, here are some of the funniest tweets we could find about this new entry in this neverending Pokémon franchise.
Several people noticed the starter Rowlet has a unique gesture, and this version was our favorite take on this same caption:
https://twitter.com/PokemonXnY/status/730021028248707072
Others noticed that things sometimes look like other things. Do Pokémon like lasagna?
o m g https://t.co/tZfdd4XQzB pic.twitter.com/gpCvFCBi6M
— Zalman (@enterzalman) May 10, 2016
https://twitter.com/Scott_DeWitt/status/730128407007092736
https://twitter.com/greglmercer/status/730015573078245376
DON'T TALK TO ME OR MY SON EVER AGAIN. pic.twitter.com/BFXKWBGToI
— Kora (@Kora_PressStart) May 10, 2016
It wasn’t just the starters that Twitter had jokes about.
https://twitter.com/kenhinaiscanon/status/730009854560055296
https://twitter.com/HCPS_dragon/status/730011740776226816
People noticed Popplio wasn’t getting as much love from Twitter.
https://twitter.com/topgirI/status/730164743894347778
https://twitter.com/kcgreenn/status/730047938035093504
And some wondered if Rowlet’s “bow tie” was really a bow tie, and what if Rowlet had legs?
Rowlet pic.twitter.com/pOvXSEBp7A
— ATURN（あたあん） (@ATURN_sendai) May 10, 2016
— 🏵️ばあちゃむ🏵️Skeb (@baaaaacham) May 10, 2016
Others noticed “Litten” has the word “Lit” in it, and Twitter loves telling us what’s lit.
https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/730011075207368704
my contribution to the pokemon community pic.twitter.com/DvkpNcer5B
— 🌋Shini🔥 (@42WV_) May 10, 2016
Some took their love the extra mile.
https://twitter.com/george_10g/status/730016087400587266
YOU GET TO HOLD YOUR STARTER LIKE A BABY! I CAN'T HANDLE THIS! pic.twitter.com/ENvRC2aQvw
— MidniteAndBeyond (@MidniteBeyond) May 10, 2016
Not everyone hated Popplio, it turns out.
https://twitter.com/tfoll6/status/730013305096409088
The official Twitter account for the Canadian government inexplicably asked followers, “Which Pokemon do you think is the most Canadian?” and really should have seen this coming:
@Canada Tauros cause it's nobody's favourite
— Evan Edinger (@EvanEdinger) May 10, 2016
So those were our favorites. We’ve spared you some of the worst reactions, as this tweet refers to:
my timeline is full of pokemon nudes
— ʕ •ᴥ•ʔ (@Rokashi) May 10, 2016
(Hat tip to Kotaku, Dorkly, and @kenhinaiscanon)