{"id":"gamefreaklied","name":"Gamefreaklied","summary":"Gamefreaklied is a Twitter hashtag from November 2019 that Pokémon fans used to accuse developer Game Freak of dishonesty after data-mined footage of Sword and Shield appeared to show reused character models and animations from earlier games. The tag trended worldwide with over 40,000 tweets and became the rallying point for the wider Dexit backlash.","tags":["gamefreaklied","pokemon sword and shield","dexit","game freak","reused models","pokemon hashtag","sword shield leak"],"howToUse":[],"imageCount":10,"nsfw":false,"images":[{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-gamefreaklied-hashtag-cover.webp","caption":"The #GameFreakLied hashtag image used as the meme's cover, comparing Pokemon Sword and Shield model wireframes.","width":1029,"height":573,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-wooloo-wireframe-comparison.webp","caption":"Wireframe comparison of Wooloo models that fans circulated as 'proof' that Game Freak reused assets in Sword and Shield.","width":680,"height":591,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-bird-pokemon-wireframe-comparison.webp","caption":"Wireframe comparison of a bird Pokemon model shared in the #GameFreakLied thread analyzing Sword and Shield assets.","width":680,"height":427,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-laura-millar-gamefreaklied-thread.webp","caption":"3D artist Laura Millar's viral thread pushing back against the #GameFreakLied model-reuse claims.","width":588,"height":726,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-strawberry-milk-parody-tweet.webp","caption":"A parody tweet mocking the seriousness of the #GameFreakLied outrage by applying it to chocolate milk.","width":587,"height":643,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-gamefreaklied-debate-collage.webp","caption":"A meme collage summarizing the back-and-forth between fans and developers about whether Game Freak reused Pokemon models in Sword and Shield.","width":680,"height":641,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-battle-revolution-animation-critique.webp","caption":"A fan tweet contrasting Pokemon Battle Revolution's 2006 animations with Sword and Shield under the #GameFreakLied hashtag.","width":588,"height":763,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-grandma-cage-gamefreaklied-joke.webp","caption":"A viral joke tweet using the 'grandma in a cage' image to demand Game Freak confess to lying.","width":592,"height":886,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-gerudo-valley-mockup-tweet.webp","caption":"A tweet mocking Sword and Shield's barren environments by labeling one as 'Gerudo Valley' from Zelda under #GameFreakLied.","width":593,"height":482,"nsfw":false},{"url":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/gamefreaklied-bulbasaur-mobile-model-satire.webp","caption":"A sarcastic tweet using absurdly low-poly Bulbasaur wireframes to lampoon the #GameFreakLied model-reuse accusations.","width":585,"height":651,"nsfw":false}],"historyUrl":"https://fcdtoybbbn2ccxbp.public.blob.vercel-storage.com/images/gamefreaklied/history.md","related":["surprised-pikachu","pokemon-go","canon-disappointment","pikachu","twitch-plays-pokemon","252-spa-choice-specs-beads-of-ruin-tera-fire-chi-yu","quaquaval","squirtle-saxophone","alolan-exeggutor","angry-jigglypuff","ash-pedreiro-dat-ash","charizard-and-dragonite-dance-remixes"],"popularityRank":4310,"license":"Meme images and history: templates, screenshots, photos and fan edits, many of copyrighted material or real people. Explicit and offensive memes and images are included and flagged nsfw. Check you have the right to use an image before publishing."}