Definitions by LPBvgc
Pokémon Nostalgia Cycle
A phenomina in the Pokémon Community. About 8-10 years after a generation of Pokémon releases, the people who grew up with the generations start glazing the games to death. Sometimes generations are skipped in the cycle (like Gen 2 and Gen 6) and usually join another generation's fans (like Gen 2 fans joining Gen 4 fans due to HGSS).
The cycle started off with Genwunners in the early 2000s-early 2010s, then Gen 3 fans in 2013 with "Hoenn Confirmed!", then Gen 4 fans/Sinnohfetuses in 2017, and then Genfivers in 2021. It will likely shift to Gen 7 fans in a year or two since Pokémon Sun and Moon turns 10 next year.
The cycle started off with Genwunners in the early 2000s-early 2010s, then Gen 3 fans in 2013 with "Hoenn Confirmed!", then Gen 4 fans/Sinnohfetuses in 2017, and then Genfivers in 2021. It will likely shift to Gen 7 fans in a year or two since Pokémon Sun and Moon turns 10 next year.
"I've seen people praising Gen 7 online more recently. Is the Pokémon Nostalgia Cycle shifting again?"
Pokémon Nostalgia Cycle by LPBvgc July 15, 2025
Free Speech Absolutist
Someone who claims to defend the Freedom of Speech to hell and back, while not understanding how it actually works.
They claim that social media companies taking down TOS violating content is a violation of the right to free speech, but in reality social media companies are private companies, which aren't bound by the First Amendment. This means that they can set up their own boundaries of what is and isn't okay to say on their site.
Despite them complaining how they are being censored online, most of the time they don't actually care about Free Speech, and just want to spread extremist views online without punishment.
There are social media sites that cater to these people (like Twitter), but they usually become Nazi echo chambers filled with toxicity.
They claim that social media companies taking down TOS violating content is a violation of the right to free speech, but in reality social media companies are private companies, which aren't bound by the First Amendment. This means that they can set up their own boundaries of what is and isn't okay to say on their site.
Despite them complaining how they are being censored online, most of the time they don't actually care about Free Speech, and just want to spread extremist views online without punishment.
There are social media sites that cater to these people (like Twitter), but they usually become Nazi echo chambers filled with toxicity.
What Free Speech Absolutists don't get about social media is that they are private companies and can set boundaries on what is and isn't okay without it being a violation of The First Amendment.
Free Speech Absolutist by LPBvgc July 15, 2025
Red-Baiting
A logical fallacy that consists of making an accusation that some person is a communist, often with the aim of discrediting them. It can also be used to discredit an idea. It's most used in politics, often by right wingers when discrediting anything slightly left leaning.
Red-Baiting by LPBvgc June 20, 2025
Sex Position
Sex Position by LPBvgc April 15, 2025
Deehser
See: Sinnohfetus and Genfiver
Basically the modern day Genwunner (as of 2025).
They are a part of the Pokémon Community who claim that the DS Era of Pokémon was the peak of the franchise, and that the series declined when X and Y released. They usually grew up with games from the DS Era and hold a lot of nostalgia for them (just like Genwunners did for RBY). They praise the DS games to death and skim over any flaws persistent in them (such as DPPt's poor wild encounter variety and HMs being a requirement to get anywhere, HGSS retaining GSC's bad level curve and making it worse, or BW's massive postgame level jump and blatantly obvious villains).
Unlike Genwunners that were just a meme and often got made fun of, Deehsers are just annoying nostalgia blinded Pokémon fans.
Name Origin: Deehs (from DS) + -er (from Genwunner)
Basically the modern day Genwunner (as of 2025).
They are a part of the Pokémon Community who claim that the DS Era of Pokémon was the peak of the franchise, and that the series declined when X and Y released. They usually grew up with games from the DS Era and hold a lot of nostalgia for them (just like Genwunners did for RBY). They praise the DS games to death and skim over any flaws persistent in them (such as DPPt's poor wild encounter variety and HMs being a requirement to get anywhere, HGSS retaining GSC's bad level curve and making it worse, or BW's massive postgame level jump and blatantly obvious villains).
Unlike Genwunners that were just a meme and often got made fun of, Deehsers are just annoying nostalgia blinded Pokémon fans.
Name Origin: Deehs (from DS) + -er (from Genwunner)
Person 1: "The DS games were so peak! Everything fell off after Pokémon went 3D. Modern games are too watered down!"
Person 2: "Bro, can you NOT be a Deehser for once? Games like Sun and Moon and Legends: Arceus were amazing, and they were modern games."
Person 2: "Bro, can you NOT be a Deehser for once? Games like Sun and Moon and Legends: Arceus were amazing, and they were modern games."