Surprised Pikachu is the internet’s new favorite reaction meme No one should be surprised by Pikachu becoming a meme, again. David Britton Updated on July 17 2024 10:52 am CDT Know Your Meme ...

Yet the Surprised Pikachu meme had started skyrocketing in popularity more than a week before, reaching peak saturation on November 10. The film trailer could not have contributed to the meme’s ...

And Pikachu—visible in the bottom right corner of the screen—is seen making the face from the meme. Within the context of the episode of course, he’s meant to be experiencing genuine shock.

As spotted by @msdanifernandez on Twitter, one shot from the debut trailer of Detective Pikachu features a hilarious recreation of a popular screenshot that’s quickly become a meme over the last ...