Pokemon Terms in Non-Pokemon Card Games
In YGO, it's a spell card that changes all face-up monsters on the field to defense position.
In Magic, it's a sorcery that deals X damage to creatures without flying.
In Pokemon, it's a 100 BP attack that almost every Ground-type can learn.
What is Earthquake?
Ursine
What is bear?
From Aug 2022 to Aug 2023, the most popular M/M ship on the fanfiction site AO3 was Steddie (Stranger Things), with 13K new fics published. The most popular F/F ship was Wenclair (Wednesday), with 4K new fics published. In between them with 5K new fics was the pairing of Wilbur Soot and TommyInnit, both English YouTubers known for streaming this video game as part of the Dream SMP.
What is Minecraft?
Jake Long (American Dragon: Jake Long)
A Latin aphorism similar to the modern "YOLO"
What is carpe diem?
In Magic, it's an enchantment that you can cast only if you control a snow land.
In Slay the Spire, it's an AOE attack that gets stronger as you channel more Frost orbs.
In Pokemon, it's a powerful attack with low accuracy and low PP.
What is Blizzard?
Vulpine
What is fox?
"Fujoshi" was originally a derogatory term for female fans of yaoi. "Joshi" means girl, while "fu" means this adjective that one might use to describe inedible eggs and tomatoes.
What is rotten?
Nikki Wong (6Teen)
What is purple?
An autoimmune disorder characterized by gluten intolerance
What is celiac disease?
In Magic, it's a sorcery that lets you play a card you own from outside the game this turn.
In Dominion, you can gain this card if you meet the conditions of a Leprechaun or a Magic Lamp.
In Pokemon, it was a move often seen on Chansey thanks to a 2004 event distribution.
What is Wish?
Piscine
What is fish?
Slash fiction -- the fanfiction genre that focuses on gay relationships -- likely originated in the 1970s with this long-lived and prosperous ship.
What is Kirk / Spock?
Mako Mori (Pacific Rim)
What is blue?
An American actor whose filmography includes It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Horrible Bosses, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Who is Charlie Day?
In YGO, it's a spell card that lets you pay 300 Life Points to move a card from your Graveyard to your deck.
In Slay the Spire, it's a skill that converts a card into energy.
In Pokemon, it's a move that lets you regenerate a held item that was consumed earlier in the battle.
What is Recycle?
Aquiline
What is eagle?
The term "ship" dates back to 1995, when Internet fans of this sci-fi show who wanted to see the two leads paired together called themselves "relationshippers", which eventually got shortened to "shippers".
What is The X-Files?
Yukio (Deadpool)
What is pink?
A country on the southern coast of West Africa colonized by the French and named for one of its exports
What is Côte d'Ivoire?
In Dominion, it's a card that lets you duplicate a Treasure card (like a Copper or a Gold) from your hand.
In Pokemon, it's a type of item introduced in SwSh that can fix a Pokemon's bad Nature.
In various collectible card games, it's a term that sellers might use to describe the condition of their wares.
What is Mint?
Corvine
What is crow / raven?
Most fandoms use name portmanteaus for their ships (Bubbline, Vashwood), but there are other methods. The Katekyo Hitman Reborn fandom assigns each character a number, so their ship names look like 1896 and 8059. Meanwhile, this fandom's list of ship names includes RocketShipping, ContestShipping, and OldRivalShipping.
What is Pokemon?
Yukio (The Wolverine)
What is red?
An influential French composer whose works include La Mer and Clair De Lune
Who is Claude Debussy?