A few weeks back, as 2021 was coughing and spluttering to its final days, we wrote about a Buzzfeed data scientist named Max Woolf, who had created a Pokémon-inventing AI algorithm. The results ranged from "awww, look at that... pile of limbs and eyes" to "oh dear lord, does anyone have a flamethrower?"
But we know what you really want, and so does Woolf's employer, Buzzfeed: You want a one-of-a-kind, unique, bot-generated Pokémon that no one else has.
Woolf and Buzzfeed writer Dave Stopera collaborated to create a Buzzfeed quiz that does exactly that. Pick a few key facts about your Pokémon — its type, where you found it, and how you would describe it ("Kafkaesque" is one of the options, of course) — and the bot will generate your very own new best pal. Yay!
Here are some of our creations:
Give the quiz a go yourself, and let us know what abominations of nature you end up with in the comments!
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I want a mimikyu form of hydreigon, with glove puppet hands.
"Nuzzlos" reads almost like the german word "nutzlos" which means useless lol
Decroocklouff is my boy!
Shesseashanklekipbutiftreina. GO!
Ultrabominations
Truscolefarto
I got a Klesnaltalamoslybuzless and it looks as random as its name.
Treigisellshank is my cute little guy
I got a Groocoo, and it looks like if Munna got Kyogres face.
Decroocklouff is just a little guy! 🥺
I got Garlos. It doesn't look like anything that could have been conceived in our solar system
Goopufarilmeowl.
I know what you're thinking. No it doesn't look like goop or a cat. I have no idea what this is supposed to resemble.
I got Mawkino, it kinda looks like a baby snowman head fused with a melting Manaphy.
Learta. A Grass/Ghost type.
But... why Buzzfeed?
I tried it twice and I choose super cute both times. One of them should be killed by fire and the other looked rather perverted.
I caught Blabuff, a T-posing lizard with a grass mullet.
In before the C&D from the mother ship.
I got a Grumalow. Which looks like parts of Manaphy and parts of Crabrawler.
@Longondo I just threw up in my mouth a little.
I'd use a Decroocklouff on my team!
https://imgur.com/a/Jk2hNzP
Well, this is going to replace the whale in my nightmares.
@riChchestM : I want proper Ditto and Mimikyu forms of every Pokémon.
Ditto should be a cinch as they'd just have to replace the eyes and/or mouth in most cases. It's bewildering that it hasn't been done since the series has fully transitioned to 3D.
Sometimes, a cigar is just a Pokémon.
@ValZ ... cuz he works for them?
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