There’s been heated debate during the past two weeks over which of Pokémon Go’s three teams — Instinct, Mystic, and Valor — are the best. Obviously it’s Mystic, but we learned today that Team Instinct really has it rough.
Everyone’s making fun of Pokémon Go’s Team Instinct leader
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Designs for each of the three teams’ leaders have finally been unveiled, and the consensus is that Mystic and Valor are run by badasses, while Instinct is run by a total dweeb. The internet has come to a consensus on this, and as such, a meme has been born.
Some people are making fun of Instinct’s leader, Spark, on his lameness alone.
I can tell Spark tries so hard, to be hip and happenin, to be the very best but at the bottom of the stairs misses the last step and eats it
— Booger Flicker (@JAPANESEYURIS) July 24, 2016
Spark looks like the type of guy who would Naruto run down the street singing the pokemon theme song.
— SPARK☆FUCKER 420 (@elloquench) July 24, 2016
Squints at Spark
— Hachi (@kurageclear) July 24, 2016
Boy are you wearing leather pants that is the WORST attire to go pokemon hunting in WHO DRESSED YOU
But the true meme is born out of comparing Spark to Blanche and Candela, the leaders of Mystic and Valor.
Valor: hot lesbian
— mads FOR CANDELA (@aretteepls) July 24, 2016
Mystic: beautiful NB
Instinct: VAPE LORD ✨✨ ™™™
candela: we lost spark the other day
— iris ⚓ (@Iovewing) July 24, 2016
spark: quit telling everyone i'm dead
blanche: sometimes we can still hear his voice
Candela goes to nice restaurants, Blanche cooks using only organic ingredients, Spark eats an entire bag of chips and calls it dinner
— Team Memefucker 2000 (@toudouroki) July 24, 2016
Spark pronounces pokemon names wrong and Blanche hates it
— Mori (@azuumori) July 24, 2016
candela and blanche getting ready to fight and making serious, intense poses, while spark dabs in the background
— redd bull (@acqpen) July 24, 2016
Candela: I will show you Pokemon's true heart through strength!
— Captain Paddy (@CapnPaddy) July 24, 2016
Blanche: Knowledge is the key to victory
Spark:*wheels past on heelies*
Blanche: we must seek out pokemon's hidden truth
— Jared Rosen (@notquitefrodo) July 24, 2016
Candela: we must seal our victory using pokemon
Spark: i can't believe twitter banned milo
Sorry, Team Instinct.
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