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Part of a series on Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019 Film). [View Related Entries]


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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.

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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]

When you busy mining but a creepy cave sound plays

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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When you invite her to play smash but she starts taking off her clothes
When you Invite her to watch overlord but she starts unzipping your pants.
Me: *Misspells a sentence in Latin class* My Teacher watching me summon The Ancient One:

Me: *says pika pika* Pikachu: wondering why I just swore to eat every pokemon's ass imaflp.com
1 Year Old Me When My Mom Tries To Force Feed Me.
*me pretending to bark back at my dog* My dog wondering why I'm threatening to take him to China

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Cowering Detective Pikachu

Cowering Detective Pikachu

Part of a series on Pokémon: Detective Pikachu (2019 Film). [View Related Entries]

Updated Aug 07, 2019 at 08:42AM EDT by Philipp.

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About

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?..

Spread

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]


When you busy mining but a creepy cave sound plays

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]

Various Examples


When you invite her to play smash but she starts taking off her clothes When you Invite her to watch overlord but she starts unzipping your pants. Me: *Misspells a sentence in Latin class* My Teacher watching me summon The Ancient One:
Me: *says pika pika* Pikachu: wondering why I just swore to eat every pokemon's ass imaflp.com 1 Year Old Me When My Mom Tries To Force Feed Me. *me pretending to bark back at my dog* My dog wondering why I'm threatening to take him to China

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