A trainer proudly presents his latest catch in Pokémon GO, which not every other player would naturally be excited about. However, his enthusiasm for his unusual favorite monster reminds the community of a character that every Pokémon fan knows.
Which Pokémon is the player so proud of? On Reddit, the trainer and user poisontadpole posts a picture of a shiny that he recently caught in Pokémon GO. This is not uncommon in the game’s subreddit, as many players showcase their particularly rare or strong candidates there, often legendary Pokémon with perfect stats, preferably as shiny.
This is precisely why the player’s joy is so unusual and refreshing. He is excited about a shiny Rattata that he was finally able to find and catch after over 800 attempts: “This is the best day of my life.”
Rattata is neither rare nor strong, which might even annoy other players that he got a shiny of this rat instead of a stronger monster. However, the community not only shares in this personal success, but the excitement reminds them of an archetype in Pokémon that every fan has encountered.
Trainer reminds of a character seen in every Pokémon game
Which character does the player resemble? User epikninja123 immediately notes which character the Rattata fan reminds him of: “The post was written by Youngster Joey [Teenager Julian].”
Youngster Joey, known in German as Teenager Julian, is a trainer from the 2nd and 4th generations of Pokémon games who only battles with a Rattata because he loves the Pokémon so much… and because he is the first trainer you encounter in these games, and thus cannot be too strong.
With sentences like “My Rattata is uncontainable, as always. It is my everything!” and “I doubt you have such a cool Pokémon in your team,” his obsession with this actually weaker Pokémon becomes clear.
However, Julian is just one archetype for other kids or teenagers in the Pokémon games that you encounter at the very beginning as overly motivated opponents. They challenge you with just a single specimen of the weakest starter Pokémon and are still so convinced of their partner that it’s actually commendable.
And the community of Pokémon GO recognizes this too: “I love it when people simply love a Pokémon” (PastaRyan88 on Reddit).
The player has already received a few shiny variants of Rattata from his mother, who also plays Pokémon GO. But now he is even more excited to have finally caught one himself. That mothers have become trainers through their children is not an uncommon case, as the experience of a self-proclaimed “Pokémom” shows: A mother takes her role in Pokémon GO very seriously, encountering other “Pokémoms” in the community
