Pokémon

Pokémon is a huge Nintendo franchise known for its impact in Japanese culture in anime, manga and video games. Within the average age of Current Events, a huge number of users has played the original Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow in their childhood. As a result, there are many topics created on Current Events to discuss Pokémon-related subjects.

A common misconception about the Pokémon games is that Nintendo makes them. While Nintendo does own the franchise, this is not true, at least concerning the main RPGs. Game Freak and Creatures Inc. are the real developers while Nintendo just publishes them.

Pokémon Mind = BLOWN
A popular type of discussion on Current Events is Mind = BLOWN topics that reveal hidden secrets unknown by many people. Most Pokémon-related ones involve hidden secrets within Pokémon names and appearances.

Common (although EXTREMELY sarcastic) examples of Pokémon Mind = BLOWN:


 * ArticUNO, ZapDOS, MolTRES
 * Ekans backwards = snake, Arbok backwards = Kobra, Muk backwards = ???

Other related fads and memes

 * Carmander: A fusion of the Pokémon Charmander and a car that spawned a series of "Pokécars". It originated in CE.
 * Pokeparents : A spin-off of /b/'s Advice Dog featuring various Pokémon with different roles and personalities. Like Advice Dog, it also originated in 4chan.