r/interesting • u/[deleted] • 1d ago

SOCIETY Pikachu casually walking through the crowd at the Hands Off! protest in Washington DC.

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u/Frolicking-Fox 1d ago

Apparently, Pikachu likes to protest.

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u/calvinist-batman 1d ago

Ever since he was told to Pokémon go to the polls

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u/Valtremors 1d ago

Remember, Pikachu doesn't like to be in the ball.

They don't want to be restrained.

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u/crispyiress 1d ago

Pikachu rages against the machine

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u/Adventurous_Row3305 1d ago

I wonder where Pikachu will go next?

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u/Kratzschutz 1d ago

He really should stay in the US for a while

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u/purpleowlie 1d ago

But in Turkey, he had to run from cops, let's hope here he doesn't have to.

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u/TwinkleRosyCharm 1d ago

At this rate, Pikachu’s about to solve global diplomacy one city at a time. Protest today, Pokémon battle tomorrow.

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u/bigblackkittie 1d ago

if he is, i need to get tickets for his next stop

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u/NsaAgent25 1d ago

I really hope showing up to protests as Pikachu becomes a thing

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u/mph1204 1d ago

there’s some comic con going on in DC this weekend. the streets are filled with people dressed up like various characters

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u/Striking-Ad-6815 1d ago

Pikachu is everywhere and within us all if we believe

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u/guilhermefdias 1d ago

The turkish did it better. More energy and passion over there. Heheh..

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u/Sunnywatch08 1d ago

Turkish pikachu was running for its life!

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u/guilhermefdias 1d ago

As I said, more passion and energy. Pikachu is all about energy, innit?

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u/AgentMV2 1d ago

Pikachu uses flee.. it is very effective.

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u/Read_Full 1d ago

Yeah, but that goes for both sides. The turkish police did it better too /s

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u/idiotic__gamer 1d ago

What is Hands Off?

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u/dickonajunebug 1d ago

Hands Off are protests against many illegal actions taken by the Trump administration. 5 million plus Americans came out today

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u/nicannkay 1d ago

I’m waiting for the French haircut, eat the rich, blue shell or queen of hearts tour.

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u/bigblackkittie 1d ago

something to do with trump and musk

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u/Disastrous_Ad2839 1d ago

Pikachu is the new mascot of worldwide protests against injustice. Looks like Pokemon is gonna get banned in some select countries sometime in the future now.

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u/Johnny-Caliente 1d ago

Pikachu is getting bolt

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u/Basic-Pair8908 1d ago

Guess nothing is origional in the usa then

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u/Sipthepond 1d ago

Pikachu from Turkey!

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u/tacocat_racecarlevel 1d ago

Eyy, good to see he made it safely out of Türkiye!

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u/MinrkChil-Alwaff5 1d ago

🇨🇱🇹🇷🇺🇲

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u/Then-Award-8294 1d ago

Yay! Almost looks like the super famous Turkey Protest Pikachu that went viral on reddit escaping the police last week

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u/milapathy64 1d ago

Trump going to send pikachu to El Salvador and declare pokemon as domestic terrorism

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u/raspberryharbour 1d ago

He looks smaller in the cartoons

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u/onebag25lbs 1d ago

Pikachu was in Buffalo for Hands Off event. Loved seeing that guy getting around!

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u/bigblackkittie 1d ago

i fkng love pikachu

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u/Hazbeen_Hash 1d ago

The best protests have entertainment

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u/Kittygirl1998 1d ago

Protest Pikachu is best Pikachu. (Although surfin’ Pikachu is a close second.)

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u/Epicfro 1d ago

Nintendo sponsored protest.

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u/Acrobatic_Switches 1d ago

It's a movement. A lifestyle. A belief.

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u/etrain828 1d ago

His sign said “gotta catch em all shouldn’t be our immigration policy.” Loved it.

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u/Memitim 1d ago

Pikachu hung out with us in Buffalo. He turns out not to have the best hands for holding signs, but folks were having fun getting pics.

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u/therealRockfield 1d ago

“Sorry I’m late, I just got back from Turkey”

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u/ChilenoDepresivo 1d ago

Tía Pikachu, que ctm anda haciendo allá?

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u/Enoonmai21 1d ago

Okay, but from a logistical standpoint this is a pretty smart move because nobody can see or record your face and (god forbid) if something happens and things go sideways very few want to go viral for being the person who's beating the fluff out of a beloved cartoon character at a protest.

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u/0x7E7-02 1d ago

It was 80⁰ in DC today, and those costumes really trap in the heat.

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u/Evening-Walk-6897 1d ago

Is pickachu now the new sign of protests?

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u/ItsEmuly 1d ago

there was a dinosaur at ours in maine!

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u/Moist-Emphasis-3385 1d ago

Time for fart spray

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u/skyalargreen 1d ago

He is everywhere

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u/PureWolfie 1d ago

It's Elon in there..

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u/Raven-775 1d ago

America is the Greater Turkiye.

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u/Haust 1d ago

Is there a version of Pikachu with red stripes on the back? All the ones I see are brown.

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u/day-night-inc 1d ago

That's a cop.

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u/whatdoyasay369 1d ago

Confirmation that these protests are utter clown shows.