Gardevoir

About

Gardevoir (サーナイト, known as Sirknight in Japanese) is a third-generation Pokémon character originally introduced as a Psychic type creature in Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire and re-introduced as a Psychic / Fairy dual type with a mega evolution in Pokémon X / Y. Due to Gardevoir’s conspicuous resemblance to a female humanoid, the character has gained an unusually large fan base online, mostly on 4chan’s /vp/ (Pokémon), /v/ (Video Games) and /b/ (Random) boards.

Origin

Gardevoir, whose name is derived from a combination of the French words Garde (‘guard’) and voir (‘see’), made its debut appearance as the 282nd official character in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire versions of Nintendo’s video game series, which were released in Japan on November 21st, 2002 and elsewhere overseas between March and July 2003.

The Character

According to the canonical profile, Gardevoir is one of Ralt’s final two forms of evolution, the other being Gallade, that can be manifested after evolving into its second-level form Kirlia, and it is most notable for its ability to read the future and a heightened sense of concern for and loyalty towards its Pokémon trainer. In Pokemon X and Y, they introduced to mega evolutions for certain Pokemon that can gain a powerful final form of themselves in battle. Gardevoir is one of the certain Pokemon who can mega evolve to a Mega Gardevoir.

Upon detecting danger to the trainer, Gardevoir can unleash its psychic energy to protect him or her by distorting dimensions and creating a small black hole, and sometimes, even at the expense of its own life. While the Pokémon appears in the games as both male and female at a 1:1 spawning ratio, the character is often presumed to be of female gender due to its outer appearance.

Spread

Since its debut in the 2003 title Pokémon Ruby / Sapphire, Gardevoirhas received some mentions on video game review sites for its popularity among the fans, including IGN’s profile articles for the Pokémon as featured in both of the paired titles, as well as GamesRadar and Screw Attack. On January 31st, 2004, Urban Dictionary user Gopi. D submitted the earliest known entry for “Gardevoir,” humorously defined as a synonym for an “attractive woman.”

In January 2006, Fanfiction.net user Renegade Zero submitted the earliest known Pokemon fanfiction featuring Gardevoir as a central character in a story titled “A Girl and her Gardevoir.”^[15] As of November 2014, Fanfiction.net^[16] hosts more than 80 non-canonical stories featuring the Pokemon, while DeviantART^[12] offers more than 16,000 instances of fan art illustrations tagged #gardevoir. In addition, hundreds of archived discussion threads and fan-made posts about Gardevoir can be found on 4chandata,^[14] Reddit^[10] and Tumblr.^[13]

Related Memes

Gardevoir Use Flash

Gardevoir Use Flash is a mixed of image macros and fanart that involves Gardevoir using the HM skill Flash. The results always shows Gardevoir sexually flashing her breasts or even her full body with a caption saying “It’s super effective!”.

Gardevoir Used Attract

Gardevoir Used Attract is another of a mixed of image macros and fanart that involves Gardevoir using the skill Attract. It’s mostly about Gardevoir being lusty with a caption that says “It’s super effective!”.