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Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Memes

New “Pokémon Winds and Waves” characters inspire memes and a “Republican” backstory

Katherine Huggins is a New York-based journalist and freelance contributor to the Daily Dot&#8217;s tech and politics section.

Katherine Huggins

Man in costume running from police(l) AI image of a person in a pikachu costume running from people(c) people running from police(r)

Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI

Kyle Calise is a video producer, writer, and storyteller from southern New England. When he’s not crafting explainer and culture videos, he’s usually out on a nature trail admiring trees.

Kyle Calise

Meme History: Surprised Pikachu

Alyse Stanley is a video game and culture reporter based in Virginia with words at Polygon and USGamer. When she’s not writing about memes, she edits Unwinnable’s monthly magazine. You can follow her on Twitter @pithyalyse.

Alyse Stanley

RJ Palmer's depiction of realistic Pokemon

This artist’s realistic Pokémon drawings got him a job on ‘Detective Pikachu’

David Britton is a writer and comedian based in Rhinebeck, New York who focuses on internet culture, memes, and viral news stories. He also writes for the Hard Times and is the creator of StoriesAboutWizards.com.

David Britton

Unclick

Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme

Gavia Baker-Whitelaw was a staff writer at the Daily Dot, covering geek culture and fandom. Specializing in sci-fi movies and superheroes, she also appears as a film and TV critic on BBC radio. Elsewhere, she co-hosts the pop culture podcast Overinvested.

Pikachu

New “Pokémon Winds and Waves” characters inspire memes and a “Republican” backstory

Viral image of Pikachu’s arrest at Turkey protest becomes rallying cry—even though it’s AI

Meme History: Surprised Pikachu

This artist’s realistic Pokémon drawings got him a job on ‘Detective Pikachu’

Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme

Ryan Reynolds to play Pikachu in a live-action Pokémon movie

Concept artist Joshua Dunlop draws stunningly realistic Pokémon fanart