This year, Pokémon is celebrating its 30th anniversary. During the Super Bowl, there was an advertisement for the birthday, where celebrities talk about their favorite Pokémon.
What kind of advertisement is that? The advertisement features several celebrities gushing about their favorite Pokémon. They talk about their appearance and characteristics until the Pokémon themselves actually appear as computer animations in the clip.
You can watch the video either on YouTube or directly here:
Some of the stars even interact with the Pokémon. The highlight of the video is probably that Lady Gaga sings a duet with her favorite, Jigglypuff. Overall, it is noticeable how well the attributes of the Pokémon match their stars and celebrities that they have as favorites:
- Trevor Noah (comedian): Snorlax
- Jisoo (singer of the K-pop band Blackpink): Eevee
- Lamine Yamal (Spanish footballer): Zygarde
- Charles Leclerc (Formula 1 driver): Arcanine
- Young Miko (rapper): Gengar
- Maitreyi Ramakrishnan (actress): Luxray
At the end of the video, the stars want to know what your favorite Pokémon are. However, many of the top comments under the YouTube video revolve around the selection of the star. One stands out particularly.
One Pokémon is special
Which selection stands out? Lady Gaga and Jigglypuff receive particularly much attention. For some commenters, it is “iconic” that such a famous singer sings in the clip together with Jigglypuff.
However, many Pokémon in the selection are very basic. Most of the selected pocket monsters come from the first generation, which is most often used for advertising since most fans know them. Only Luxray and Zygarde come from a later generation.
Here, fans are especially excited about the selection of Zygarde. The footballer Lamine Yamal not only mentions Zygarde itself, but also specifies his choice with the Complete form. This form of Zygarde is the one that he temporarily takes in battle when its HP falls to half of the maximum value or lower and has a certain ability.
- One user writes, for example: “I think it’s great that most selections are basically limited to ‘Basically just pets with extra powers’, and then this guy comes along and says: ‘Yes, my favorite is ZYGARDE COMPLETE, ARBITER OF ECOLOGICAL CONTINUUM.'”
- Another viewer is simply happy that his favorite Pokémon is finally getting attention: “I’m so glad Zygarde got a spot on this list. I have many favorites, but he is among the top characters. My favorite character is finally getting the recognition it deserves.”
In addition, there are many comments that also revolve around the other celebrities and their favorites. This shows that fans from different fields such as music or sports come together here.
A new title in the Pokémon series, set to be released soon, is Pokémon Pokopia. The visuals suggest that Pokémon live peacefully together. This is a similar premise to The Last of Us: Pokémon Pokopia and The Last of Us have a commonality that is just damn cool
