Pokemon Fanbase Toxicity Is On Another Level

Text comparing the toxicity level of average fanbases versus the Pokemon fanbase

This meme uses dark fantasy action artwork depicting a tiny human warrior charging to attack a towering, screaming, monstrous knight standing in an apocalyptic battlefield. The towering giant knight is labeled 'THE TOXICITY OF THE AVERAGE FANBASE', while the small attacking warrior is labeled 'THE TOXICITY OF THE POKEMON FANBASE'. The joke satirizes the unusually high levels of toxicity, infighting, and aggressive discourse present in the Pokemon fan community, which is counter-intuitive given the Pokemon franchise is targeted at all ages including young children.

This meme originates from Reddit meme communities, with the original post title noted as 'Truly on a whole different level'. It repurposes official artwork from the game Dark Souls 3 featuring the boss character Slave Knight Gael and the player character (the Ashen One), with text captions added via an image editor (Imgflip watermark visible at the bottom left) to create the comparative joke about fanbase toxicity.