Pokémon: 10 Generation 1 Memes That Are Too Funny

These funny Pokémon Generation 1 memes are some of the best on the internet and ones that fans never get tired of revisiting for a laugh.

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With the many years that the Pokémon franchise has been around, it is inevitable that the internet would come out with countless memes featuring the battling monsters. Given the fact that the games have eight generations of electric mice, flying dragons, and superpowered canines, there are memes for each one.

For fans, some of the favorite memes involve the first 151 creatures that fans fell in love with. Featuring classic Pokémon such as Charizard, Snorlax, and Pikachu, these Generation 1 memes point out the funny side of the franchise and make internet viewers laugh out loud when they pop up on social media.

10 Growth Spurt

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When new players first see the fish Pokémon Magikarp, they don’t expect much from this weak, floppy ocean creature. Then they see its evolution, Gyrados, a ferocious-looking sea dragon that can dominate a battle.

This meme humorously alludes to both the major evolutionary glow-up for the creature and the effects of puberty in real life. It is always a good idea to be respectful to others during the awkward teen years — who knows who will end up being much bigger once they grow up?

9 Before & After Look

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A big trend among social media influencers today is makeup tutorials, specifically the art of contouring. This amusing meme plays on that trend with both Dragonite and Charizard, two Pokémon that look somewhat similar.

The round, soft features of Dragonite’s profile represent a face before adding makeup, while the sharp angles and dark shadows of Charizard’s profile illustrate a contoured face. The idea that the cuddly dragon type could morph into the menacing fire type with highlighter and bronzer is utterly hysterical.

8 Mr. Mime Confusion

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While there is now more information given about a Pokémon’s gender, that was not the case for Generation 1. The only creature where any gender identity was specified was with Nidoran, which would then evolve into Nidorino or Nidorina, respectively.

However, as this meme points out, this does raise a question about the gender-specific prefix for the psychic Mr. Mime. For younger and less worldly game players, this must have seemed like a hilarious error on the part of Nintendo.

7 Blushing Psyduck

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In the Pokémon anime, one of the most comedic characters is Misty’s awkward Psyduck. From his massive headaches to his utter state of confusion, the audience always loves to see the water type bust of its Pokéball and cause havoc for its trainer.

In this particular meme, the duck-like critter is mimicking every major fangirl by blushing at the sight of a favorite pairing. With Psyduck’s eyes, cooing beak, and bright-red face, looking at this meme cannot result in anything but a fit of giggles.

6 The Truth About Ditto

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One of the biggest feats of the original Pokémon Red & Blue games is to complete the goal set forth by Professor Oak and collect every single type of Pokémon. What this meme comically points out is that this task may not be as hard as it seems.

The shapeshifting Ditto can transform into any other creature, therefore a player only needs to catch one specific Pokémon rather than put in the extensive effort of capturing the other 150 of this generation.

5 Love The Original

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Throughout the years, the designs for Generation 1 Pokémon have changed in various ways. This meme pokes fun at these alterations by focusing on the franchise mascot, Pikachu. With some reference to the X-Men movies, the character Magneto takes on the role of an old-school fan.

Rejecting both the Detective Pikachu and anime versions of the electric mouse, he considers the initial design from the video and card games to be the best. Millennial fans will relate and chuckle at this throwback to the beginning of the Pokémon phenomenon.

4 Getting Too Real

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As of late, the streaming service Netflix has been taking animated classics and giving them a live-action adaptation. This meme puts an amusing spin on what the upcoming live-action Pokémon adaptation will look like.

Using the turtle creature Blastoise, viewers can see the subtle change from the manga illustration to the anime artwork. However, the shift to the Netflix version is anything but subtle — it is an actual turtle with two cardboard boxes shooting water off of its back. It uproariously fails to be as intimidating as the first two depictions.

3 Complexities Of Snorlax

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What may surprise many non-fans of the franchise is that one of the weakest looking yet unexpectedly powerful Pokémon is the seemingly docile Snorlax. Weighing in at half a ton, this giant has very impressive skills in both offense and defense in battle. Of course, in order to maintain this size and power, Snorlax has to eat a gargantuan amount of food.

What makes this meme so funny is that it perfectly captures the creature’s duality: a force of nature one minute, a snacking glutton the next.

2 Lack Of Imagination

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As new generations of Pokémon are released, long-time followers of the games will comment on how many creature designs are seemingly repetitive. For some examples, there have been many rodent types that closely resemble Pikachu such as Dedenne, Plusle, and Minun, while Houdour and Poochyena have the same canine attributes as Growlithe.

However, what this meme comically points out is that imitation is a cornerstone that Pokémon is built upon. The critters that fans love are based on either real-life animals or cultural folklore.

1 Surprised Pikachu

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This meme of a simplistically drawn Pikachu with a surprised face has become an internet classic. It is constantly used to show feigned shock at a very expected consequence to a certain action. In this particular instance, it reacts to an object breaking when it is forcibly bent.

Fans not only get a kick out of seeing the creature that even non-fans of the franchise know but also find humor in the rudimentary style it is drawn in and the context in which they are consistently depicted.

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