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[–]SimilarImage 71 points72 points ago

Age User Title Reddit Cmnt Points
4 months cpennington God and Pokemon here 280 1002
4 months fznatla Dear God, WHY?! /r/pokemon 127 885
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[–]gabriot 14 points15 points ago

The hero we need, but don't deserve

[–]MyBlackPaperCup 2 points3 points ago

He is..... The Similar Knight!

[–]Hero_DayZ_Needs 7 points8 points ago

I have nothing interesting to add but my username obligates me to post some random bullshit here.

[–]sosoonnomore 2 points3 points ago

I will upvote this image every time it's posted!

[–]erichermit 4 points5 points ago

The pokemon would rule us though. Alakazams would take us the fuck over so fast.

[–]Careless_Con 2 points3 points ago

Pidgeot can fly at 1540 mph. Magcargo's body is 18,000 degree F.

Some of those Pokemon descriptions are frightening.

[–]Mattzlo 1 point2 points ago

False. You can't get alakazam with out trading, there for you would have to have control over kadabra then trade it to someone else and pokemon can not defy its owners orders so as long as the power doesn't go to the persons head I think we should be fine. Now mewtwo, that's a different story.

[–]RawrXD 1 point2 points ago

as long as the power doesn't go to the persons head

Yehh that's not going to happen.

[–]nermid 0 points1 point ago

What happens to a pokemon when its trainer dies?

Wouldn't it go free?

Also, you can free pokemon, which sets them into the wild with their own free will.

[–]demostravius 0 points1 point ago

Yea but... houndoom/thousands of beedrills.

[–]1stLtObvious 0 points1 point ago

Why are you hating on houndoom? They're pretty dogs.

[–]demostravius 0 points1 point ago

Not hating! I love those guys, just saying they could kick the snot out of alakazam, and dogs/bees are fairly common.

[–]1stLtObvious 0 points1 point ago

Ah, okay. I remember playing Gold/Silver when they first came out, saw, one, and wanted one so bad.

[–]TomPettyFan87 12 points13 points ago

I come form a place where Pokemon actually exist. But we call them "Animals"

[–]coyote1284 25 points26 points ago

I must not live in that place, 'cos my dog barks, he doesn't say, "DOG! DOG! DOG!"

[–]erichermit 45 points46 points ago

that's just our damn fault for not calling them Barks.

[–]nairb101 6 points7 points ago

Interesting...in Japan, they'd be called Wan Wan. In France, they'd be called Waouhs. The majestic deer would have no name in any language.

Edit: Also, here's how things would go down.

HURRR used Sprint. HURRR's Speed increased!

ROAR used Pounce. HURRR became Incapacitated.

ROAR used Bite. Critical hit! HURRR fainted.

ROAR used Disembowel. ROAR used Drag Corpse Back to the Pride.

HURRR's Bodily Integrity wore off.

A little less PG.

[–]CowFu 5 points6 points ago

deer make noise

[–]nermid 1 point2 points ago

And it vaguely sounds like it's saying deer, interestingly enough.

[–]nairb101 0 points1 point ago

Nice. I'm glad someone has that on video. I've actually heard that in the wild, but it's not as much fun for the joke.

[–]erichermit 2 points3 points ago

Also, if Roar could use Roar.

[–]coyote1284 7 points8 points ago

Fair enough.

[–]Bongson 8 points9 points ago

He also doesn't shoot fire or lighting from his asshole.

[–]PORN_TITLE_RATER 6 points7 points ago

4/10

[–]Bongson 1 point2 points ago

I see great things in your future, novelty account. Grow! Break free of your shackles! Spread porn title ratings everywhere you go!

[–]Hero_DayZ_Needs -1 points0 points ago

Relevant

[–]sosoonnomore 0 points1 point ago

But our animals don't have four specific moves they use to battle other animals...

[–]MyBlackPaperCup 0 points1 point ago

Cat! I choose you! .... Meow Walks away

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[–]demostravius 1 point2 points ago

Thats rediculous logic, no reposts in the entire history? Anyone new would permenantly miss out on tonnes of great stuff.

[–]EpicCupcakeTime 14 points15 points ago

Fifth time i've seen this.

[–]DangerousIdeas 3 points4 points ago

I am so sorry your eyes had to witness this image again.

Poor thing.

[–]Ambitious_Troll -4 points-3 points ago

Sad attempt at being a dick.

You should try harder next time.

[–]name2invalid 4 points5 points ago

Dick harder.

[–]Attheveryend 2 points3 points ago

I hate to be that guy, but evolution made Malaria...

[–]Artificialx 5 points6 points ago

It's a hypothetical. Not like OP actually believes in god.

[–]SweeneyTodd2012[S] -1 points0 points ago

It's true, I don't.

[–]Attheveryend -1 points0 points ago

?
Me neither. My point is that nature sucks too, sometimes.

[–]Thurito 3 points4 points ago

What OP meant was IF God was real, he WOULD HAVE had the power to make Pokemon real, but instead he made malaria. Realistically, of course, evolution did make malaria. However, if the hypothetical situation we're taking into account is taken into account, it is indeed God's fault.

edit: we -> he

[–]Attheveryend -2 points-1 points ago

...I get it...really. I promise I get it. I got it before I made a malaria comment, and I get it now.

Nature/Evolution also picked Malaria over Pokemon.

This is my comment without any rhetorical packaging. I'll admit it's not terribly clear I meant this, specifically.

[–]Thurito 2 points3 points ago

It just seemed as though you were refuting their claim that God created malaria in lieu of the claim that evolution made malaria. Hence the "I hate to be that guy, but..."

All I was saying was, "You're technically right, but we're pretending God exists and unnecessarily created malaria right now."

[–]Attheveryend -1 points0 points ago

Yeah, I see how my original comment doesn't communicate what I meant very well.

[–]rasputine 0 points1 point ago

...no, nature did not pick malaria over pokemon. lighting-firing rats were never an evolutionary possibility. Psychic ducks were not in the cards.

It's like saying my chair chose sitting on the ground over being a rocket-ship. Fucking thing did not have a choice.

[–]Attheveryend -1 points0 points ago

I'm sorry, is this /r/science? I didn't mean to insinuate that evolution had ever exhibited conscious behavior or that the same might be true of chairs.

But I would definitely not put it past evolution to produce a lightning rat. We already have lightning fish

[–]SweeneyTodd2012[S] 0 points1 point ago

Exactly!

[–]The_Necessary_Tsk 0 points1 point ago

But if you're religious...

[–]anunnymous 3 points4 points ago

I will upvote this no matter how many times I see it reposted

[–]akajefe 2 points3 points ago

Michael Vick was very sad about this too. He decided to do something about it though.

[–]Artificialx 4 points5 points ago

Not seen this before. Fuck the rest of you.

[–]cumfarts -1 points0 points ago

Nothing to do with atheism

[–]corananlime 2 points3 points ago

Welcome to Reddit

[–]CamelToad88 1 point2 points ago

Thanks for the original content you thought up and produced all on your own. Unfortunately numerous other people have had the exact same idea and beat you to it, even using the same picture you did to make yours. Coincidences are fun!

[–]JamesR624 1 point2 points ago

I was just in a thread her about the definition of a circlejerk. Here is the thread for refrence: http://www.reddit.com/r/atheism/comments/z0f8x/what_a_circle_jerk_really_looks_like/ For anyone still there wondering, THIS comment right above me is a circlejerk. Commenting sarcastically just to jump on the bandwagon of putting down the submitter's post just to feel a little better about yourself.

This guy could have simply stated that this was reposted but instead chose to be snarky about it in an attempt to be witty and somehow give himself a feeling of importance.

[–]moofdivr 3 points4 points ago

So now you're anti-circle jerk circle jerking?

[–]CamelToad88 -1 points0 points ago

Beat me to it.

[–]Black_Friday_Rule 0 points1 point ago

Oh yea, I could beat you to that circlejerk, I could beat you real well.

[–]JamesR624 0 points1 point ago

Yeah, I suppose you're right. I suppose "circlejerking" is just part of reddit and part of people. Its human to want to debate and by extention "correct" people. It's how things like science, and culture move forward.

I hear lots of people complain about circlejerking when what they are describing is just something every human does.

BTW, you were just circlejerking about my anti-circlejerk circlejerking.

[–]egosumFidius 0 points1 point ago

Yesterday while searching for the "maggot face" image that was referenced in r/adviceanimals, i found more proof of that if there is a god, it is not "all-loving."
Edit: I found that early yesterday morning and it was still haunting me after midnight while I was trying to sleep.

[–]CrazyEyedPanda 0 points1 point ago

MFW I have no face.

Baby bird edition.

[–]Kevtron 0 points1 point ago

But really... who wants a Magicarp?

[–]Amviking 0 points1 point ago

I do if I can have a water stone.

[–]MeeroPickle 0 points1 point ago

You don't level up magikarp with a water stone it levels up to gyrados at level 20 duh

[–]coyote1284 0 points1 point ago

Pikachu is sad that he isn't real.

[–]Tlingit_Raven 0 points1 point ago

This may be older than Pokemon and the internet.

[–]MyGuitarIsOnFire 0 points1 point ago

Yay reposts! :D

[–]skingfuturama 0 points1 point ago

So you believe god created something?

[–]Haleljacob 0 points1 point ago

I think I've seen this more than I've seen the "why magikarp is awesome" post by now

[–]Robby5566 0 points1 point ago

Oh yeah, fucking dragons that breathe fire hot enough to melt boulders and butterflies that spread poison when they fly would be way better for those African tribespeople. You know what's worse than a mosquito sting? A fucking BEEDRILL.

[–]demostravius 0 points1 point ago

There is no evidence beedrill causes anything other than a jab of pain. The only disease I can think of in pokemon is the pokerus virus, which oddly makes them stronger..

[–]CynicalRetitle 1 point2 points ago

"To me, OP will always just be that guy who could have made original and interesting content. But instead was all like, nah man, repost."

[–]rymate1234 0 points1 point ago

That sounds like a repost of a comment I made!

[–]VidenTheColdOne 0 points1 point ago

I SWEAR if i see this stupid thing on reddit one more time, i'm going to start breeding pokemon so i can brutally kill them in front of everyone who has reposted this on reddit.

[–]spunkyweazle 1 point2 points ago

Every time I see this post I say the same thing: read some creepypasta about Pokemon and you'll quickly know we got lucky with malaria.

[–]bestmarty 0 points1 point ago

It seems this get reposted successfully every 2 months or so.......

Now I know how long to wait so I! can get all the tasty karma 3:)

[–]Abominati0n 1 point2 points ago

OOOOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLLLLLDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[–]Forristal 1 point2 points ago

Super old. Plus, apparently we're curing Malaria.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/08/120828111114.htm

[–]Mark_Anatoya 1 point2 points ago

But Porygon was man-made! Science!! Where the fuck is my Porygon?!!

[–]dementor561 0 points1 point ago

I have seen this at least three times before here. Come on.

[–]wizzrobe30 0 points1 point ago

This is a re-post, but damn is it so true. As a kid I always wanted to be a pokemon trainer with Pikachu as my starter but God was like "NO. You will have an ordinary Canary and that will be that."

I still love my canary tho. :3

[–]chocomator 0 points1 point ago

This one always gets me.

[–]Drunken11Monkey 0 points1 point ago

now that i think of it like that... fuck that guy

[–]Black_Friday_Rule 1 point2 points ago

Hello all! It is such a pleasure to have finally gotten an internet connection in my small village of East Russia! Needless to say, this is our first time seeing this image, the entire village laughed!

Although, we do not know what pokemen are?

[–]gedSGU 0 points1 point ago

this is one of those pics that just has to pop up once every now and then

[–]pickettmahfence 0 points1 point ago

CRUEL.

[–]ageofthoughts -1 points0 points ago

http://imgur.com/GDGlO

[–]malignant_humor -1 points0 points ago

Tis a repost but i still love it

[–]bluetaffy 0 points1 point ago

technically he did make them real. he made animals. if you want to force animals to fight, go ahead.

[–]RawrXD 0 points1 point ago

People already do. Cockfights, dogfights, etc.

[–]demostravius 0 points1 point ago

It's really hard to keep them in balls though, with the exception of hamsters.

[–]FuzzyWazzyWasnt 1 point2 points ago

Maybe... just maybe it is a repost. But it speaks to my heart every time.

[–]Cyl1d3 1 point2 points ago

First time I've seen this and I laughed.

[–]HowAboutLauren 0 points1 point ago

Ugh.... I've seen this billions of times.

[–]The__Erlking 1 point2 points ago

|Literally billions of times.

FTFY

[–]awesomechemist 1 point2 points ago

Billions... with a "B"

[–]RainbowsandPuppyDogs -3 points-2 points ago

OMG you are sooooooooooo clever. Lemme tell you about how many times this is the first time i have seen this today.........

[–]LullabyGaming 3 points4 points ago

Well, for starters we could go with "one"

[–]DeadWade -3 points-2 points ago

Objection!

[–]Hevendor -3 points-2 points ago

This is some childish bullshit, I must say.

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