Cowering Detective Pikachu
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Cowering Detective Pikachu refers to a still image from 2019 film Detective Pikachu in which pokémon Pikachu is shown cringing away in fear. Starting in May 2019, the image gained popularity as a reaction image and an exploitable, primarily on Reddit.
Origin
On February 26th, 2019, official trailer two for 2019 film Detective Pikachu was released.[1] In one scene of the trailer, deuteragonist Detective Pikachu is cowering in fear in anticipation of pokémon Charziard attacking him.
Pika pika?..
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On May 16th, 2019, Redditor JWynnforsture posted the earliest known meme based on the scene to /r/dankmemes subreddit. The post referenced Minecraft video game and gained over 27,500 upvotes within three months (shown below).[2] On the same day, Redditor AlexSelene posted a template for the meme.[3]
In the following days, more images based on the format were posted on Reddit, including notable posts in /r/memes[4][5] subreddit. In July 2019, the format saw a spike in popularity, with multiple notable submissions appearing in several subreddits.[6][7]
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External References
[1] YouTube – POKÉMON Detective Pikachu – Official Trailer 2
[2] Reddit – Too scared
[3] Reddit – AlexSelene's Comment
[4] Reddit – My day is ruined
[6] Reddit – Oh God why
[7] Reddit – Come forth
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