#PokemonForHK

About

#PokemonForHK is a hashtag in which Twitter users draw Pokémon as protestors in the ongoing Hong Kong 2019 Protests. The drawings will feature tips on how to protest safely and depictions of the Pokémon as different kinds of protestors.

Origin

On November 2nd, 2019, Twitter user @hkwuliff^[1] posted a picture of the Pokémon Ditto as a result of "feeling helpless." The Pokémon, they wrote, embodies the spirit of the protests and their slogan "Be water" (shown below).

Spread

On November 4th, after some other Twitter users followed suit, Twitter user @uwu_wu_mo started the hashtag #PokemonforHK, sharing a picture of Bulbasaur (shown below, left). On November 6th, user @pikaptl^[2] posted a guide on symbols used in the drawings for outsiders who wanted to participate (shown below, right).

Some of the most popular pieces posted in the hashtag include another post by @Pikaptl showing Magikarp and Gyarados, gaining over 380 retweets and 700 likes (shown below, left). User @Kwaiflower posted an image of Togetic caring for a crying child, gaining over 70 retweets and 150 likes (shown below, right).

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