Pokémon Black and Blue is a controversial 2012 flash game created by PETA to protest the concept of Pokémon training, which they equated to animal cruelty. The game features iconic characters like Pikachu and Snivy in a beaten, bloodied state, fighting against their 'abusive' trainers like Ash Ketchum. While intended as a serious message about animal liberation, the internet quickly turned it into a meme due to its over-the-top edge, hypocrisy, and bizarrely competent gameplay mechanics. Memes typically use these gritty versions of Pokémon to highlight corporate hypocrisy, dramatic irony, or to mock extremist activism through dark humor.