Smugleaf
Added 13 years ago by Jax • Updated about a year ago by andcallmeshirley
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About
Smugleaf is a fan name given to the 495th Pokémon that functions as the Grass-type starter for the 5th generation of Pokemon games. Because of its seemingly conceited facial expression, the character was dubbed Smugleaf on /v/ board of 4chan and on DeviantArt. Although its official name was later revealed to be Snivy, or Tsutarja in Japanese, the fanmade name stuck and the character soon came to receive the most attention out of the three starter Pokémons.
Because of its overwhelming presence on game-related imageboards, referencing Smugleaf has been also associated with trolling and forced memes, especially among those outside of Pokemon fandom.
Origin
On May 9th, 2010, the 5th Generation starter Pokémon were revealed on Pokémon Sunday. The starters for Pokémon Black and White included the Grass-type Snivy (Then called Tsutarja), the Fire-type Tepig (then called Pokabu, and the Water-type Oshawott (then called Mijumaru). However, Snivy (whose name was unknown at the time) began to rise above the others, as described as this post on Kotaku:
Pokémon's 'Smugleaf': A Meme In The Making*
It's been a couple days since the new starter Pokémon for the upcoming Black/White were leaked in a Japanese magazine, CoroCoro. But already, we may have a new meme.
The grass starter Pokémon, whose Japanese name is Tsutaja, has risen above the others and become an overnight internet sensation, inspiring conversation and not a small amount of fan art.
Due to his half-closed eyes and apparent smirk, the green starter is quickly becoming known as "Smugleaf" or "Grinleaf" by English-speaking fans. "Smugleaf is the new trollface!" is a new rallying cry, referencing the face a person might put on while trolling on a forum. And looking at that new Pokémon's self-contented grin, it isn't hard to see the appeal.
(Source: Kotaku)
However, some people believe this Kotaku article "killed" the Smugleaf meme, in a way reminiscent of the Family Guy Effect.
/v/ rage
Popularity & Search Volume
Smugleaf compared to other starter Pokémon in search volume:
Image Derivatives
Fan art started appearing on DeviantArt and image macros started appearing on /v/ before spreading to other boards.
Smugleaf by Citrus--Rain (formerly Shouting Ryan) on DeviantArt.
Smugleaf's appearance has also been compared to the character Excalibur from the manga/anime "Soul Eater". Because of this, fan art has been created that features Smugleaf wearing Excalibur's signature top hat and cane, as seen here:
Smugleaf has also been spotted on Meme Generator and has reached a peak of being in the Top tier:
Trolling
Fans claim that Smugleaf has become the new trollface and the new Mudkip as well. Because of this, Smugleaf is sometimes seen as a "forced" method of trolling by Smugleaf fans.
![□ You're all virgins. Smugleaf 07/24/10(Sat)21-19 No. 1734625 And you sicken me Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat)21:19 No. 1734633 Pokemon is for virgins too Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat]21:20 No.1734642 This Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat)21:21 No.1734648 1734633 Exactly, even been to vp/ OP? All teh tripfags are being like aw dude no youll get a girl to each other Smugleaf 07/24/10(Sat)21:22 No.1734657 I have a Ph D in Richness You have a section 8 housing? And toys? dignified rofl- Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat)21:23 No.1734672 Reported for asshattery and general agent-provocateur-ness Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat21:25 No. 1734681 Smugleaf is f------ raiding 4chan Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat)21:25 No. 1734682 2173465 What's that, some US ghetto term? I'm not from a country where the majority are f------ poor n------ Anonymous 07/24/10(Sat]21:26 No. 1734699 Wow Looks like everyone's mad. Well done, Smuggo and IBEER20FsSI 07/24/10(Sat)21:26 No.1734701 File 1280021218isg-(89 KB, 1228x768, 382Kyogre1680x1050 jpg) 1734657 Stop being so smug, you f-----!](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/071/518/smugleaf.jpg "You're all virgins.")
Smugleaf trolling in action
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Comments ( 118 )
Give it time. I googled it and found it on MG, so it's pretty much a meme in development.
You obviously haven't been to deviantART or /v/.
Heheheh… I'll look it up, thein.
lol,. Smugleaf fits him well
We need to see where this goes.
So, you copy/pasted your article right from the Otaku page you took a screencap of?
I think we'll have to wait a bit and see how it develops.
I like it.
+1 Approve
I think we need to wait to see if this catches on…
Uhmm lets see what happens when it launches
+1 confirm!~!
Definitely meme potential, but c'mon. Another fucking Pokemon game? Is Nintendo ever going to stop or are they just gonna keep destroying my childhood memories?
Go complain somewhere else, please.
Anyway, this has definite memetic potential, but only time will tell whether it catches on.
>_> Smugekko is not yet a meme…
If stuffs that suddenly pops out of 4chan after a release are instant memes, Stan Lee may as well be a meme after all…
It is slowly starting to appear on 4chan :o
Stupid forced meme is stupid.
ahh shaddup!
+1 confirm
the new mudkip?
I dont think any pokemon can be the new mudkip
Except for that goddamned pikachu…I HATE YOU PIKACHU!!!
I think it's the new Mudkip.
SMUGLEAF IS SMUG.
+! confirm, i saw this on 4chan the other day
i meant +1, whoops
Pokemon memes are win. Let's just hope Nintendo realizes that this is the craziest idea ever before they go through with it.
Oh, and now Meme Generator is going to get on the bandwagon. When will they learn…
http://memegenerator.net/Smugleaf
I've seen this all over. And I likez.
+1 Confirm
Seen one on 4chan.
+1 Confirm
i herd yu liek smugleefz
By god he is awesome. He's an awesome looking pokemon, a gentleman, and an up and coming meme. Wonderful.
+1 confirm
I've seen Smugleaf on both Pokémon-specific websites (e.g. Bulbagarden) and general websites (e.g. 4chan).
How long does it take until Smugleaf is confirmed?
+ Confirm.
It's defiantly a meme.
+1 from me
This is the epitomy of the birth of a meme.
+1 confirm
I think I may have actually been the one who started this.
Right when the starters were first revealed, I made a post on /a/ suggesting his localized name be Smugleaf since a lot of people were commenting on his expression. It kind of caught on and immediately someone took it to /v/.
Neat story, Lostcup… Reminds me of the time I met with the guy who partially invented "Pool's Closed due to AIDS."
@Thelostcup Pics or it didn't happen
Also, +1 Confirm
Since I haven't made an official vote, I am certain this is memeworthy.
+1 confirm.
There's now even a Urban Dictionary entry for this:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=smugleaf
+1 for confirm.
Sniff It's so beautiful to see a new meme thrive!
I didn't make an actual vote earlier, did I?
…Well, better late than never.
+1 confirm
The votes do nothing at all. Actually, they do do something. Annoy people.
while i think the first 3 were the best im so getting this smugleaf
+1 confirm definatly
to be precise, I hated the new starters, but with this new meme, I can't help but respect them a bit more. hehehe, espeacially that smug bastard tsutaja
+1 confirm
Awesome meme is awesome!
This little fella reminds me of Excalibur from Soul eater
@slazek:
couldn't you tell by the pictures of Smugleaf with a white top hat and cane?
+1 Confirm
I think it's a meme.
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Yeah, I'd say that this is a meme.
+1 plzzzz
+1 Confirm. I've seen this in a variety of places
At this rate, NoA is going to have no choice but to name it Smugleaf XD
I needs work but it's probobly a meme
I checked Tsutarja's Bulbapedia article (http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Tsutarja_(Pokémon)), and while right now it doesn't mention "Smugleaf" anywhere in the article (not even in the trivia section), it does have an interesting Pokédex entry.
Japanese text: "ちのうが たかく とても れいせい。たいようの ひかりを たっぷり あびると うごきが するどくなる。"
English translation: "It is smart and has a very cool demeanor. Its movements sharpen when it basks in plenty of sunlight."
Anyways, I'll add my vote (+1) for this being a meme, albeit a minor one.
well of course Bulbapedia doesn't mention the meme. If it did then Mudkip and Seaking would as well.
"Another fucking Pokemon game? Is Nintendo ever going to stop or are they just gonna keep destroying my childhood memories?"
So making sequels destroys childhood memories, but the thousands of Rule 34 pictures and sexual fanfics don't?
Anyways, this needs more original writing. I don't think a Kotaku article will cover it if it is to be a meme (which I don't really think it should).
i think you should have it known that for me the most of my favorite Pokemon are from the later generations. I think all the 1st generation Pokemon (except for Eevee) are overrated
+1 confirm and +1 work on that article.
how is smugleaf gunna strand up to mudkip with an article like THAT!?!?
What's going to happen if Smugleaf is not called Smuglead?
@ Varkarrus: They'll call him whatever Nintendo named him of course!
@ Adam DeLand "If it did then Mudkip and Seaking would as well." Well I don't know why Seaking's "F*** Yeah" meme isn't mentioned on Bulbapedia (maybe because the meme is more minor and possibly due to the word, "f***"), but I do know that Mudkip's "So i herd u leik" comment meme is mentioned on its Bulbapedia article in the Trivia section. http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Mudkip_(Pokémon)#Trivia
And "WTF?!" on every first generation Pokémon being overrated except for Eevee! While the "old-school fans" do make their beloved Red and Blue games overrated, have you seen how many fangirls love that godd***ed bland, brown kitsune/fox/puppy-thing to death?!
I see freaking cripeloads of that freak-of-a-Pokémon and its equally overrated "Eeveelutions" in Pokémon fan art submitted on DeviantArt every day; without even searching for any Eevee or Eeveelution at all! Hell, I don't even see any anti-Eevee pictures on the site. Do you know what happens when anyone proclaims their hatred of Eevee? A bunch of freaking Eevee fangirls hounding that person proclaiming their love for it! My god, can't they take any criticism for that thing?
Anyways, saying that Eevee isn't overrated is like saying Pikachu isn't overrated (though Pikachu is both overrated and overhated considering all the anti-Pikachu stuff one can find on the Internet).
Might want to mention that smugleaf looks a lot like Excalibur from Soul Eater, who also has a smug and obnoxious attitude. There's sevreal parodies in the images there.
Okay. Well.
I don't care whether this is a meme or not. This entry needs to improved. A lot.
-Spread
-Expand About/Origin
-Moar info overall
+1 from me. This pretty much exploded all over the place
How do I edit the entry to add more information?
^You contact the author and ask to become an editor.
@Shiny Noctowl: You would have to ask the original editor (Jax) to add you as an editor, then you can edit as you please.
IS BEUTIFUL! I'D CONFIRM BUT I ALREADY DID! adds >9000 to ast confirm
Bulbapedia has now mentioned Smugleaf on the Tsutarja page as seen here. I didn't add it, I SWEAR!
Meh. Just another pokemon/Forced meme. deadpool
This entry needs a few less photos and a bit more explanation.
this entry needs less desu and more desu
DESU
+1 confirm, it's so obvious this guy is a meme
Less images and more info plz.
+1 comfirmed
Part of a series on Trolling.
I think this is Gary Oak's pokemon.
+1 Confirm.
+1 Confirm… It's more than a Troll Face..
this the example of all the presumed people in internet XD
also I'm seeing smugleaf a lot lately :P
By the way, I mentioned Smugleaf at the end of the Senior Show of WOBN. I mention it at around 6:20
+1 Confirm. I don't see why people are getting so defensive of this being a Pokemon meme, theres only been one offical meme related to Pokemon besides this (if confirmed) which was "So I herd u liek mudkipz." Theres more "Team Fortress" memes than anyother meme so why not just have one more Pokemon meme?
I think this is very meme worthy but more information is indeed researchable on this subject and can be easily added to shed more light on this possible meme.
totally a meme. deniers gonna deny, but this is like the second biggest pokemon meme. i hope to see that this overtakes mudkipz, even though i do liek mudkipz, we need another pokemon meme.
besides,
grass type > water type
I know this doesn't seem like the right place to say this, but somebody needs to make an AMV of Smugleaf to Paula Abdul's "Cold Hearted"
Just look at that smirk.
dammit just confirm this already!
It's just been announced that the official English name for Smugleaf, as well as the other starters, will be announced Monday. As said here
i see him trollin', i hatin'
CONfirm.
+1 Confirm :D
and
-1 for Nintendo for calling this Pokemon Snivy. <_<
Well, It's official, it's now named Snivy. I find it to be a good compromise…. I would find it a bit awkward for Ash to call out "Go Smugleaf! Use Razor Leaf!" I think with the official naming of the starters, the meme will die, but will live on.
And to the haters of the new name,
DEAL WITH IT!
lol reincarcerated
+1 Confirm
@SlimShadow
This is why people nickname their starters in the games… I know I'm naming my 'Snivy' Smugleaf… So, yeah…
I think i know what I'm nicknaming my Snivy
+1 comfirmed
look for snivy in urban dictionary.
@G1drake:
Excellent.
@G1drake:
Urbandictionary: Snivy is an adjective also meaning horny or randy maybe even reckless at times when thinking about sex.
WTF?! xDDDDDDDDD
I love myself.
I guess they decided to confirm this due to the Smugleaf name change phenomenon going on here, lol.
Wat do wen u dont want new name:
Solid Snivy
Revolver Oshawott
Tepig Boss
The problem with nicknaming Snivy as Smugleaf:
Wat do when evolves?
…I change my mind about picking Tepig, I'm getting Snivy. C:
+1 Confirm.
@Michael, just press B during the evolution video, it will just cancel the evolution. That's what I'll do with my Smugleaf.
@Daedalus40: You do realize your Pokemon won't receive the inherent stat bonuses and techniques associated with evolution, right? I like the character design as much as the next guy, but the benefits of evolution far outweigh its drawbacks (ie. a purely cosmetic change).
If you got Pokemon Black or White versions, chances are, you nicknamed your Snivy "Smugleaf" like me.
snivy fails
I picked up Snivy in Pokemon black, named it Smugleaf of course.
He totally blows, should have picked Oshawott!
+1 Confirm.
I am so going to breed my Jalorda and give the Tsutarja an everstone. I was shocked by the power increase when I finally evolved Smugleaf.
Smugleaf =>Treetentious => Concedar
Best starter ever
Soul Eater fans gonna hate
First time I picked a grass starter in the first playthrough, just wish his movepool has better.
I picked Snivy mainly because of this meme, definitely my favorite Pokemon of gen 5. :3
Final word on this: Smugleaf is no GARY MUTHAFUCKING OAK
Confirmed fact. Naming pokemon Smugleaf causes IV's to be max.
Snivy should be in the dragon egg group
Just how Gyarados should be a dragon type
Snivy sucks, and here are some reasons why
-Way, way, WAY too much of an ego
-Attack and special attack sucks
-I looked at the 3 starter pokemon and looked at all their stats and crap before I played my Pokemon Black, and due to its shitty evolutions and lack of power, I chose Oshawott.
And I don't give a fuck if you write me back like "You're a bitch shut the fuck up snivy is epic" or " You know Snivy can kick the ass of Oshawott."
Now I have a LV. 100 Samurott and it is a total badass.
Screw Snivy. That is all.
U Mad? (Even though I usually use Oshawott)
But wasn't Treecko smug before Snivy?
Then again, he was more laid-back and stuff, but he was still kinda smug.
Snivy Bitch please
Puts On Hipster Glasses
I got a treeko
U Mad? (Even though I usually use Oshawott)
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