When Pokémon Sword and Shield was revealed last week, Pokémon fans reacted in many of the expected ways. Of course, there were jokes and fan art and untold amounts of Rule 34 regarding the new Pokémon. However, the most unexpected and entertaining result of the reveal was the suddenly widespread headcanon that the female player-character of the Galar region is a hard-drinkin, foul-mouthed Scottish badass. The idea spread after some popular tweets from the Merida's Scottish Slang meme were adopted for the Pokémon universe, but since then, the idea has grown into one of the best Pokémon character memes alongside Youngster Joey and Hiker Dave.

Let's take a look at some of the best memes about the new Scottish heroine.