We recently had a look at a selection of the weirdest genres the music world (or to be frank, more like the internet) has spat out in recent years, including Simsponwave, Chap Hop, and the like.

Simpsonwave is a somewhat recent phenomenon and it’s already found an imitator (it being, after all, a spin-off from the vapourwave scene) in Pokéwave. After all, what better time for this to become a thing?

As Pokémon Go sweeps the world and overtakes Tinder in popularity, a music genre inspired by the Pokémon TV show has surfaced online. Before you ask, yes, it’s basically Simpsonwave only with Pokémon.

Pokéwave, or Pokewave if you wanna be like that, uses the same combination of calming, chill-out beats, VHS effects, and nostalgia to send you on an all-night YouTube click-spiral. Get started below.

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