The Brief: The second trailer for Detective Pikachu, a live-action Pokemon film has provided the templates for a number of memes.
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2019 Detective Pikachu Memes
The second trailer for the upcoming 2019 Detective Pikachu film has generated at least as much buzz as the first one did. The reveals of computer-animated Pokémon have sparked mostly positive reactions from fans. Moments from the trailer have inspired a versatile set of memes.
“Get me the hell out of here”
A clip in the trailer shows Pikachu yelling “get me the hell out of here” from behind a fence. This has been turned into a meme format. Some people have connected this meme to the Eric Andre Let Me In memes in which Eric Andre yells “let me in” through a fence.
When you're stuck in school when the Pokémon Direct starts.#DetectivePikachu #PokemonDirect pic.twitter.com/a8EoKVQHEF
— Zachary Landrum (@zachary_landrum) February 27, 2019
Saw the #DetectivePikachu trailer, and I instantly thought of this. pic.twitter.com/YidScxdVmy
— Justin/Monado (@MonadoPurger) February 27, 2019
Mewtwo
The appearance of Mewtwo, a particularly powerful and rare Pokémon in the trailer has caused much excitement.
WE HAVE LIVE-ACTION MEWTWO YALL! #Pokemon #DetectivePikachu pic.twitter.com/EjJdxNEgGT
— Joshua Yehl (@JoshuaYehl) February 26, 2019
Me before and after seeing Mewtwo in the new Detective Pikachu trailer #DetectivePikachu pic.twitter.com/yMEMYgYdxR
— Sincerely, Feb (@feb_cortes) February 26, 2019
wow Mewtwo looks INSANE in the new pokemon trailer pic.twitter.com/nFUThg2Xfq
— Pluckers Wing Bar (@Pluckers) February 26, 2019
Me seeing mewtwo in the trailer and understanding why people scream at superhero trailers when admittedly just ok characters show up purely because they recognize them https://t.co/bs0y7tJ8vc
— Jenny Nicholson (@JennyENicholson) February 27, 2019
“That’s A Twist”
This meme format is based on a scene when Detective Pikachu says “that’s a twist” in the trailer.
Also an anti-vax meme:
Misc Memes
Surprised Pikachu memes are having a renaissance of popularity in the wake of all this Pokémon publicity. Other memes reference funny moments from the trailer and similar memes.
Why must they do this from r/dankmemes
A Drake Yes/No Meme Format revamp featuring Ludicolo:
New format! from r/pokemon
A reference to Will Smith as the Aladdin genie:
The CGI in Detective Pikachu looks so much better than it does in Aladdin, it boggles my mind. Like, how does a Snorlax sleeping on the street in the background look more believable than a classic Disney character played by Will Smith pic.twitter.com/tOeHVg4cH2
— Tristan Cooper (@TristanACooper) February 26, 2019