The Internet Reacts To The Pokémon With A Gun – Kotaku, Kotaku.com

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Nintendo dropped a bunch of news aboutPokémon SwordandShieldin a Direct this morning, including the addition of more Pokémon to the games. They also added new Gigantamax forms for existing Pokémon, one of whom can now use a gun, apparently.

The livestream revealed that Inteleon is getting a. Gigantamax form as part of“>SwordandShield’s upcoming expansions

. Inteleon is the third and final form of Sobble, this generation’s water-based starter Pokémon, while Gigantamaxing is a version of Dynamax transformation where a Pokémonchanges its form in addition to getting very, very big ******************************

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In this case, the result is a big lizard aiming a water rifle from a sniper’s nest formed out of his tail and a swirl of purple smoke. While some Pokémon like Eevee and Pikachu remain cute and cuddly even in their Gigantamax forms, Inteleon looks like he’s about to do war crimes.

Now, That’s not completely out of character. As the fan database for Poké facts, Bulbapedia, points out, Inteleon’s normal form is itselfa nod to James Bond, complete with his index finger out and his thumb cocked like a make-believe gun. But the whole allusion gets a bit fucking weird when you go fullAmerican Sniperwith it.

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Yes,Pokémonhad had an attack called water gun and a giant tortoise with cannons coming out of its shell since the very first game, but Inteleon’s Gigantamax form still stands out in the series’ otherwise idyllic and whimsical universe, where some Pokémonare just ice cream cones**************

I was not the only blinking at my computer. screen this morning either. Lots of other people on the internet were shocked as well, forced to resort to memes to digest this latest revelation: