Pokémon

An ekans doesn't seem nearly as imposing when it looks like it could crawl out of a tailpipe. Many of us grew up with the global phenomenon of Pokémon searing its mark into our childhoods, and a lot of time has been lost on those games for good reason. This Tumblr Thread explains how the Pokémon probability system is madness. Also, here's a thread on why Mr. Mime is the creepiest Pokémon.

Tumblr just loves to go all in on meticulously studying the ins and outs of different movies, shows, video games, etc. It's a place of countless rabbit holes. This one in particular is a great one to fall down. It takes a look at one of the world's most loved and adored video games, Pokémon. 

Well, that's enough internet for the day. Man, oh, man. 

Yay, more Tumblr gems. Here we are again with Tumblr doing what it does best: running the numbers on things we'd never expect to see someone making calculations for. Yes, we're talking about how it turns out that Ash Ketchum's rocking some kind of superhuman strength. Apparently as a 10-year-old, the kid is able to toss a log that weighs over 1,000 pounds. Okay, Ash. I see you. 

Tumblr loves to obsess over stuff, and Pokemon games are just one of those near and dear topics that people can't stop talking about. To start, you have some of the insane math and puzzles programmed into the games, followed by a staunch defense of how incredible the programming is. Then you get to see what people have done with the games since then, like a gaming escape artists and a synopsis of the insane endeavor that was "Twitch Plays Pokemon." Wild stuff.

So basically Ash heckled a Mr. Mime and now he's his stepdad. That's enough internet for the day. Is nothing sacred? Pokémon fans couldn't have been ready for this. 

Pokémon Sword and Shield's latest update trailer got the world of Pokémon fans and foot fetishists going. Yes, it seems this particular gym leader named Bea has just the kind of feet that sets off people's inner foot fetishist. The thirst was strange and uncomfortable and very real from some people on Twitter, who reacted to the trailer. They want this new gym leader in Pokémon Sword and Shield to step on them. 

On Wednesday Nintendo released a new video with more details (check out those new Pokémon!) about Pokémon Sword and Shield which will be coming out on November 15 for the Nintendo Switch. We've put together some of the most entertaining reactions from Twitter and Tumblr to the news. 

If he was always this strong, maybe his mom wasn't crazy to let him leave home at the age of ten. If Pokemon was a huge part of your childhood too, then you might be intrigued by the surprising canonic strength of Ash Ketchum. Leave it to Tumblr to do the math on a seemingly inconsequential piece of pop culture, like the time someone figured out the day Ice Cube's "Good Day" was.

The internet reacted to the news that the new Pokémon games, Sword and Shield, would have UK roots, by storming Twitter with their hot takes on if Scottish people wrote the dialogue for the games. The results are nothing short of wildly entertaining. I'm not sure what the actual plan is, but these are something else. And properly capped off, by an artist who imagines what it'd look like if you were battling the Queen of England! If these have you inspired to check out some Scottish tweets, get your fill over here. 

The truth is, no, you never needed this information. We're just glad that Shanna_Shi is weird enough to think of this, and has enough time to go through with pointing out all these similarities. Did these players steal their looks from Pokémon? No, who would ask that, it's ridiculous. If Major League Baseball and Pokémon have any one thing in common, it's probably that you've gotta catch 'em all.

It gets good around year 4. And then it's like stepping into a pop culture time machine. Plus, it's the same Santa every time!