Dad jokes
Pokémon
18 jokes, all of them clean
Pokémon puns are the most literal on this site, and that is not a criticism. The names were built to be puns in the first place — Slowpoke, Snorlax, Pikachu. Half the work was done in 1996 by the people naming the creatures.
Why did Snorlax get a job as a mattress tester? He's a natural.
Why can't you blindfold a Pokémon? Because it'll Pikachu. (Peek at you!)
What did Meowth say when he found the treasure? "Purr-fect."
How do you get Pikachu onto a bus? You Poke-him-on.
Why did Magikarp win the talent show? The splash zone loved him.
What do you call a Pokémon that can't move very fast? A Slowpoke.
What's Pikachu's favorite sport? Shocker. (Soccer!)
Where do Pokémon go grocery shopping? The Poké Mart.
Where does Machop lift weights? At the Poké-gym.
Why did Jigglypuff become a singer? Her songs really put audiences to sleep.
Why is Eevee so indecisive? Too many evolutions to choose from.
Why did Charmander become a chef? He's great at grilling.
Why is Meowth so rich? He's always making cents of things.
What did Squirtle say at the pool party? "Water you waiting for?"
Why don't Pokémon trainers ever get lost? They always ask for Pokédirections.
Why was Pikachu sneezing? He had a case of Pika-choo.
Where do Pokémon go dancing? At the Poké Ball.
Why did Psyduck stay home from the party? He had a splitting headache.
The names were always jokes
Nintendo's naming team packed a description into every name, then localised it into a second one for English. Slowpoke is slow and it is a poke. Squirtle is a squirt and a turtle. So a Pokémon pun is usually just noticing out loud what the name was already doing. That makes them easy to follow and easy to remember, which is why kids repeat them back within about 4 seconds.
The one age group that always gets these
Pokémon has been going since 1996, so the audience runs from 6 to 40 and both ends know the same 20 creatures. That is rare. You can tell a Pikachu joke to a kid and to their parent and get the same groan. Ideal for a family car ride. Less ideal for a coworker who quit after Red and Blue.
The one to actually use
The Slowpoke one, and it is not close. Every other joke on this page bends a name to make it fit. This one does not bend anything — Slowpoke is genuinely the name of a genuinely slow Pokemon, and the joke is just noticing it out loud. That is why a 6-year-old can repeat it correctly on the first try, which is the real test for anything in this category. Pika-choo is the runner up and it is a sneeze joke, so treat it accordingly.
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