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What Pokemon Would Each Presidential Nominee Be?

July 27, 2016

Now that the hit game "Pokemon Go" has basically consumed anyone with access to a smartphone, Pokemon has became a perpetually relevant topic that knows no boundaries. The Democratic National Convention — an event filled with celebrities and high-profile politicians — is no exception to that phenomenon. Meshing Pokemon and politics, Bustle asked 10 DNC attendees which Pokemon Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump would be. To most, Trump was an ominous Pokemon — think Gastly or Koffing. Characterizations of Clinton, however, varied anywhere from Eevee to Ditto.

Trump and Clinton are certainly not out of the loop when it comes to "Pokemon Go." In fact, each began making references to the game during campaign speeches in July. Whether their appeals to the latest fad will help convince voters to flock to the polls for them remains to be seen. But hey, it was definitely worth a try. Clinton even made a clever joke about it during a speech in Annandale, Virginia:

I don’t know who created Pokemon Go, but I’m trying to figure out how we get them to have 'Pokemon Go' to the polls.

Allusions to the popular game continued well into the Republican National Convention, during which Saturday Night Live host Michael Che played a spinoff titled "Trumpemon Go." The goal was to "catch" as many minority RNC attendees as possible. The proven difficulty of the game was a humorous testament to the relative lack of diversity there. Though no spinoffs of the game were created for the DNC, some people watching the event pointed out the otherwise-irrelevant fact that the stage looked like a Pokeball. And people were really excited about it. Clearly, this phenomenon isn't going away anytime soon.

Add Bustle on Snapchat at "bustledotcom" for videos from the DNC and, of course, a sneak peek at which Pokemon people believe the presidential nominees most resemble. Read their responses here.