Pokémon fans react to shock American Psycho parody on official channels
"I've got to return some Pokémon videotapes."
Here's something you don't see every day: The Pokémon Company has uploaded a parody of the satirical psychological horror movie American Psycho to its social channels.
The unexpected video specifically parodies the scene in American Psycho where Patrick Bateman (played by Christian Bale) and his associates flaunt their business cards at one another while obsessing over the designs.
The Pokémon Company's recreation of this scene has three Pokémon plushies – Marshtomp, Quagsire and Slowpoke – sharing their new 'Larry' Trainer card.
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Marshtomp kicks off with the standard version of the card, before Quagsire unveils the 'Larry' parallel foil version. "It even shines in the light with Paldean style patterns," the narrator says.
Finally, a 'Larry' ultra rare card is revealed by Slowpoke in comical slow-motion fashion.
The plushie spits the card onto the desk, with the narrator stating: "The subtle colouring. The tasteful restaurant setting. Oh, my gosh."
The full video can be watched below:
Directed by Mary Harron, American Psycho was originally released in 2000 and went on to become a box office success.
It then received renewed interest when it went to DVD, and once again saw rejuvenated interest in recent years, thanks to Bateman's character often being used in a variety of memes and GIFs. One of the most notable being the 'business card scene'.
Fans have been sharing their admiration for The Pokémon Company across social media for being willing to parody something more risky with the Pokémon brand.
Many commenters quoted the phrase "very impressive" from the film, among the expected exclaims of joy and shock.
"Someone get the marketing team a raise," one commented.
"Galarian Slowpoke would've been in this, too, but he was late to the meeting," another added.
This isn't the first time the 'business card scene' has been parodied with Pokémon in mind, either.
Fans of the trading card game have made several videos over the years in a similar vein, where Bateman and his colleagues can be seen sharing Pokémon cards going up through their rarity.
One of the more popular ones can be seen in full below:
Pokémon is currently in the middle of rolling out its latest batch of downloadable content for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet: The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero on Nintendo Switch.
The first part of the paid DLC, The Teal Mask, was made available on 13th September, with the second, The Indigo Disk, set to arrive later this year.
Head to Amazon to pick up a copy of the game now.
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Matt Poskitt is a freelance journalist who specialises in arts and culture – be that movies, TV, video games, tech or otherwise. Matt headed up the games and entertainment section at T3 (Future Publishing), alongside being found across The Guardian, CNET, PC Gamer Mag, GamesIndustry.biz, Insider, iNews, IGN, TechRadar, PC Gamer Mag, NME and many more.
