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The Internet has already roasted the new Pokémon to a crisp

RIP, sweet pocket monsters.

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Jay Hathaway

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It’s been observed that each new generation of Pokémon incites to critics complain about how much the designs suck, especially compared to the first-generation characters, long considered the gold standard. 

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Today, the Internet met the three starter Pokémon for the upcoming Sun and Moon games and immediately gave the poor li’l cuties more than enough reason to run screaming back into their pokéballs. 

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Look at this misbegotten creature. It’s called Rowlet, clearly created while its designer was craving a delicious cinnamon roll: 

https://twitter.com/TBSkyen/status/730116150818934784

It’s a total nerd that’s gonna get bullied: 

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And that’s the best one! People actually kind of like it! 

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https://twitter.com/Nibellion/status/730068295156682752

Litten, the catlike fire-starter, has suffered a bunch of obvious “it’s lit!” jokes and one very undignified comparison to Shadow the Hedgehog. 

https://twitter.com/Babylonian/status/730050893849104386

https://twitter.com/Babylonian/status/730049040180617216

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The new sea lion Pokémon, Popplio, has taken the biggest bashing, and is far, far behind the other two in popularity polls. But again, that’s nothing new. Remember what happened to Oshawott, the water starter from Black and White? It’s an accepted part of the canon now, but it was heavily dumped on by armchair Pokémon designers when it debuted. 

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https://twitter.com/NotMikeTweets/status/730139449556762624

https://twitter.com/Avianite/status/730112531503718405

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Over on video games forum neogaf, someone compared all three of the “disappointing” new Pokémon to that most disappointing of Sunday comic strips, Garfield. This burn is extremely sick and should be treated by a doctor immediately. 

o m g https://t.co/tZfdd4XQzB pic.twitter.com/gpCvFCBi6M

— Zalman (@enterzalman) May 10, 2016

We could at least wait until we see their evolutions to pass judgment, though, right? 

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Naaaah.

Meanwhile, brands struggle—as per usual—to turn the Pokémon reveal into #marketing #content. Big ups to Arby’s and to the nation of Canada for particularly forced attempts. 

https://twitter.com/mushbuh/status/730059032376004608

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