Poképhilia

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Probably a back-formation from Poképhile. Analysable as Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) +‎ -philia (abnormal love of something).

Noun

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Poképhilia (uncountable)

  1. (fandom slang, rare) Sexual attraction to Pokémon.
    • 2011 April 2, Calm Gardevoir, Twitter[1]:
      My sister's owner is taking her to a photoshoot; she'd like me to come & make sure that it's not going to turn into a poképhilia shoot.
    • 2016 December 8, Ayuminaki, Twitter[2]:
      If you post poképhilia and hentai, I must follow you :3
    • 2018 May 31, AnarchoGamerism, Twitter[3]:
      Never knew it was Poképhilia that would split the chapter
    • 2020 November 24, GreatLxon, Twitter[4]:
      When I strictly put Poképhilia accounts and freaks do not interact, I get a freaking Bulbasaur account that is disgusting and lewd.
    • 2021 August 28, reggie_800, Twitter[5]:
      Censoring Poképhilia:

      In the Japanese version of Gen 4, a book in the Canalave Library says Pokemon and humans used to marry each other. But it was censored in the English version to remove the icky implication.