Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI
A legend is born.
On Mar 28, 2025 by Katherine Huggins
Meme History: Surprised Pikachu
No internet craze can take off without some element of mockery, cuteness, self-importance, irony, or nostalgia.
On Apr 21, 2024 by Kyle Calise
Daily Dot Hall of Fame 2022: big mood nominees
Who should be in the Daily Dot Hall of Fame? Sign up for the web_crawlr newsletter to vote!
On Oct 22, 2022 by Ramon Ramirez
Baseball team fills stadium with Pokemon and SpongeBob plush dolls
SpongeBob might catch a foul ball.
On Jun 9, 2020 by Bryan Rolli
This artist’s realistic Pokémon drawings got him a job on ‘Detective Pikachu’
His art has been astounding the internet for years.
On Nov 22, 2018 by Alyse Stanley
Twitter loves this Ryan Reynolds-voiced trailer for ‘Detective Pikachu’
Even Reynolds is shocked at how much the internet loves this.
On Nov 12, 2018 by Joseph Knoop
Surprised Pikachu looks even better as a pixelated meme
Pikachu, we choose (pixelated) you!
On Nov 1, 2018 by Brittany Vincent
Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme
No one should be surprised by Pikachu becoming a meme, again.
On Oct 26, 2018 by David Britton
It really looks like Pikachu broke into a GOP office to protest ICE
The outline of the broken glass is unmistakably like the silhouette of Pikachu.
On Jul 4, 2018 by Andrew Wyrich
Detective Pikachu for Nintendo 3DS is colorful, but not a knockout
The city is alive with the sounds of Pokémon.
On Mar 22, 2018 by Chris Reed
People are freaking out about Detective Pikachu’s weird adult voice
People are freaking out over Pikachu’s new voice.
On Feb 23, 2018 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Watch Pikachu and Mimicyu throw down hard in an intense Pokèmon rap battle
There was a clear winner.
On Dec 9, 2017 by Josh Katzowitz
Ryan Reynolds to play Pikachu in a live-action Pokémon movie
We don’t know why this is a thing, but sure.
On Dec 7, 2017 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
Hello Kitty, Pikachu appointed as Japanese ambassadors
It’s an important job.
On Nov 29, 2017 by Brianna Stone
Snapchat’s ‘shocking’ Pikachu filter is one of its best yet
The lens is available for a limited time.
On Aug 14, 2017 by Phillip Tracy
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