It’s officially the era of Pokémon Generation Eight.
On this Pokémon Day, Nintendo has released the trailer for Pokémon Sword and Shield, and it is just as cute and magical as we’ve come to expect. Of course whenever a new Pokémon game is revealed, fans will inevitably squabble over their favorite starters. The three new additions of Grookey, Scorbunny, and Sobble have already inspired a lot of love, fighting, jokes, and of course fan art. So we’ve collated some of the best tweets about each of the cute characters that have hit the internet.
Grookey
The green chimpanzee inspired Pokémon has inspired a lot of fan art and almost instant loyalty from many Twitter users.
Grookey gang rise up #GROOKEYGANGOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/QdzfsrTSGrOpens in a new tab
— ✨Scruffy @ Brave Vesperia✨ (@ScruffyTurtles) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
my new best friend#PokemonSwordandShieldOpens in a new tab #GROOKEYOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/OutFn2ike3Opens in a new tab
— Steve Grookeyson (@Steve_Thueson) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Grookey final evolution lookin kinda tough not gonna lie pic.twitter.com/d356YCl9mWOpens in a new tab
— ✘ (@_StylesZX2) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Translated the Japanese Pokemon website. Grookey sounds brilliant. pic.twitter.com/V4OcSqAA3uOpens in a new tab
— Joe Skrebels (@2plus2isjoe) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Don’t worry, guys. #GrookeyOpens in a new tab‘s here to keep your timeline safe. pic.twitter.com/yTPkzb7gMsOpens in a new tab
— Tom Fawkes (@TomFawkes) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Scorbunny
Pokémon’s new bunny addition has been the butt of many loving jokes and sweet declarations of commitment.
SCORBUNNY CLEARLY EVOLVING INTO LOLA BUNNY YOU CAN’T CHANGE MY MIND pic.twitter.com/KbcuA6W1mwOpens in a new tab
— Omni (@InfernoOmni) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
good morning pokemon twitter pic.twitter.com/geeAeQECxLOpens in a new tab
— Nola Pfau ? ECCC (@nolapfau) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
That wascally wabbit! I love Scorbunny ? #PokemonSwordShieldOpens in a new tab pic.twitter.com/IV7Z5ntYmAOpens in a new tab
— Caroline Director (@CarolineDirectr) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
me explaining why i’m picking scorbunny as my starter pic.twitter.com/iut2T3oeLkOpens in a new tab
— leon (@leyawn) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
ヒバニー… pic.twitter.com/JBdBfKITP4Opens in a new tab
— 井口病院? (@ichthy0stega) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
scorbunny’s evolutions are dope imo pic.twitter.com/Ph4KlXdtivOpens in a new tab
— Julia Kaye, forest nymph (@upandoutcomic) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
scorbunny has scored my shoUNEN HEART pic.twitter.com/z7CjYlAbWZOpens in a new tab
— SHOUNEN POWAA??? (@tyltyll) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Sobble
This watery bud seems to be appealing to everyone’s depressed side.
sobble pic.twitter.com/3IcOxhveAYOpens in a new tab
— polly (german) (@defensebench) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
gym leader: Yer starter doin’ alright, lass?
player character: He’s fine ma Sobble’s just havin’ a wee cry is all— ellen (heaven version) ?️ [80/300] (@bursterasure) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Gotta Catch The Zeitgeist: Why Sobble is a Mascot for the Ennui and Disillusionment Defining Our Generation, In This Essay I Will, pic.twitter.com/JYUBsZqcRIOpens in a new tab
— Sobble Protection Task Force (@itskindred) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
my new child sobble pic.twitter.com/mgk0Vl6CxROpens in a new tab
— allissa 亮琳 (@formyths) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
Sobble gang, rise up pic.twitter.com/R3ovfFnlO7Opens in a new tab
— Let’s Go! Sobble (@PineappleRobin) February 27, 2019Opens in a new tab
We can’t wait to see all of these cuties living their best life when Sword and Shield hits shelves later this year!
Images: Nintendo
