Someone who, like me, is completely, totally obsessed with Pokemon. Usually own at least three Pokemon games, and numerous plushes, collectables, trading cards, and paraphanailia. Refers to Pikachu when talking about renewable energy sources. Often claims girl/boyfriend to be Misty/Ash Ketchum.

Adj. Something that is expected to have a long lifespan by virtue of having existed for a long time, based on the lindy effect, named for the New York restaurant Lindy's, coined by Albert Goldman and popularized by Nassim Taleb.

A variation of the many trainers one must battle in Pokemon Red/Blue/Green. They look like nerdy guys and often possess quite formidable pokemon.

poke'maniac:noun. A person, usually a teenager who has a love or obsession to the Poke'mon franchise and its characters. This is generally present in introverts and less social kids who as children were introduced to poke'mon. Whining for cards is common in younger kids and staying up 6 and a half hours just to play the DS, claiming "I have to capture Mewtwo!" 2. Anyone of the various trainers in the video games.

someone over the age of 13 who like pokemon a little to much