Greavard

About

Greavard is a Ghost-type Pokémon introduced in the 2022 video game Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. After its debut in a pre-release trailer in October, it was quickly the subject of fan art and memes thanks in large part to its cute design, which appears to be inspired by a sheepdog with a candle on its head.

Origin

On October 25th, 2022, The Pokémon Company debuted two trailers introducing Greavard. The first is a cinematic following a trainer surveying Paldea for Ghost-type Pokémon. She discovers Greavard, a friendly dog-like Pokémon, and begins playing with it. However, as she does so, she grows tired and passes out (shown below, left). A second trailer showed Greavard in-game playing with its trainer (shown below, right). The description for the second trailer offered more information about Greavard, reading:

Greavard is so affectionate that paying it any attention will make it so happy that it will follow you wherever you go. However, Greavard will slowly and inadvertently absorb the life-force of those around it.

Spread

The Pokémon was an instant hit among fans of the series, as many commented on Greavard's resemblance to a friendly puppy dog following the October 25th, 2022, reveal. Fan art of Greavard quickly flooded Twitter after its debut. For example, Twitter user @DO9Bessa^[1] posted art of Greavard and Litwick that day, gaining over 580 retweets and 1,800 likes in one hour (shown below, left). Twitter user @limereptileart^[2] also posted art that gained over 230 retweets and 520 likes in one hour (shown below, right).

Others made jokes about the morbid aspects of Greavard. For example, on October 25th, Twitter user @shadowswirlp^[3] posted humorous art of Greavard about to turn its trainer "into a Ghost-type," gaining over 90 retweets and 380 likes in one hour (shown below, left). Twitter user @shenzxro^[4] then compared Greavard to the This Dog Is Fucked Up, Bruh meme, gaining over 50 retweets and 400 likes in two hours (shown below, right).

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