Make Kanto Great Again!
Fans of the Disney TV show Gravity Falls know Alex Hirsch as a great producer, voice actor, and animator, but apparently he’s also a talented Pokémon trainer and political-satirist!
According to Hirsch’s Twitter, he was watching the U.S. election news when inspiration hit… and comedy gold was struck:
▼ Charmander plus Bernie Sanders equals…
Tried drawing Pokemon while listening to election news, resulting in this guy #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/sI9BFhVqyz
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ And each Poké-President comes with its own types and attacks.
So is grandpa type weak to everything… or super effective against everything?
@_AlexHirsch 004 "Burnie" TYPE: Fire/Grandpa ATTACKS: Yuge Fireball, WEAKNESS: Attacks only damage the top 1% of HP
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ It’s hard to tell where the hair begins and the sludge ends
on the Muk and Donald Trump hybrid.
This one is called "Schmuck" #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/rslApd4caR
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ That’s a pretty big weakness,
but Shmuck can just keep using Minimize until it disappears.
@_AlexHirsch "Schmuck" #089 Type: Poison/Garbage ATTACK: Mud Sling. DEFENSE: Builds a wall WEAKNESS: Fact Check
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ Diglett plus Marco Rubio. He’s not even part ground-type anymore…
the sweat just washed it all away.
#050 "Lil Marco" TYPE: Sweaty ATTACKS: Dig self into hole WEAKNESS: Water #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/h8S918D7c6
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ So this is what happened to Ash’s Butterfree after he let it go….
HillarFree #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/Hpll5RADbY
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
▼ To be fair, electric is super effective against flying….
@_AlexHirsch "HillarFree" #012 TYPE: Flight. ATTACKS: Dodge, Cackle. WEAKNESS: Email
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
▼ Ben Carson just catching some Zs as Snorlax.
Carzzzon #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/DcngSiwVEm
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
▼ Yeowch! We’re going to need some burn heal
for that evolution zing, stat!
@_AlexHirsch "Carzzzon" #143 Type: Normal. ATTACKS: Nap, Knife Slash WEAKNESS: Reality. EVOLUTION: None. Doesn't believe in it
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
▼ And finally, a bonus Hypno/Ted Cruz combo
by Gravity Falls artist Dana Terrace.
None of my drawings come close to this HypnoCruz by @DanaTerrace #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/N6jGFwPjy5
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
▼ HypnoCruz OP vs. female Pokémon! Nerf please!
@_AlexHirsch "HypnoCruz" #097 Type: Creepy ATTACKS: Makes women sterile just by looking at them SECRET: Is the Zodiac Killer
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
Unfortunately even though the Twitter masses have been clamoring for more, Alex Hirsch hasn’t made any new Poké-Presidents yet. In the meantime though, we’ll help keep everyone satiated with our favorite reply from the Twitter comments:
@_AlexHirsch I like this one more pic.twitter.com/ZhR6qHV20M
— Adrienne 🏳️⚧️ (@flowingwithrain) March 12, 2016
Need more election humor to stay sane? Check out what Korean people think of the presidential candidates, or see what our very own Mr. Sato looks like in his Donald Trump “cosplay.”
Source/images: Twitter/@_alexhirsch
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