Pokémon have feelings too, ya know.
“Pokémon Of New York,” a whimsical parody of the Humans Of New York account, gives you a glimpse into the presumptive pensive thoughts of the creatures from the Pokémon Go game. The account, which was launched shortly after the game was released, shows that Pokémon are actually pretty deep.
The posts feature the stories of various creatures including a 24-year-old Pidgey in Harlem, to a 28-year-old game developer Grimer in Astoria. The Pokémon discuss a wide array of topics ranging from dating to city livin’.
“I watch MMA. My dad says he has to watch it with me. It’s ok for them to fight, because they don’t mean it,” a 9-year-old Machop in Brooklyn “said” in a post. “He says fighting outside the ring doesn’t fix anything.”
A 22-year-old Ghastly spoke on an awkward encounter with a ex-boo.
““On the train I saw someone I used to date. Vileplume, real pretty, super cool. But I dunno, I lost interest. Nothing wrong with that. I didn’t text her for a while, thought she’d get the hint."”
“On the train I saw someone I used to date. Vileplume, real pretty, super cool. But I dunno, I lost interest. Nothing wrong with that. I didn’t text her for a while, thought she’d get the hint. That was a few months ago,” the creature explained. “So, yea, I run into her on the train just now and she’s mad! She’s all, ‘You ghosted me!’ It’s like dude, what did you expect?”
David Wardell, a 26-year-old, is behind the hilarious account along with Schuyler Burks, Christine Erickson, and Dalton Deschain, told The Huffington Post that the images all come from the group’s captured Pokémon. And it’s all about good luck.
“The tricky thing is: there’s currently no way to take pictures of Pokémon that you’ve already captured,” Wardell said. “So, all of your shots have to depend on you seeing the right Pokémon at the right time, at the right location.”
As for the stories, Wardell explained that they’re actually all inspired by real life people and conversations.
“We’re all weird monsters. And I’ve definitely based some of them on my own joys/frustrations with living in the city.””
“Each time one of us submits a photo to each other, we’re trying to find a Pokémon doppelgänger for a ‘that person,’” Wardell told HuffPost. “And, a “that person” isn’t a bad thing. We’re all weird monsters. And I’ve definitely based some of them on my own joys/frustrations with living in the city.”
So residents of the Big Apple, maybe you’ll see your sentiments expressed through a Zubat sometime!
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