El-P from Run The Jewels enrages Pokémon fans, launches Pokémon rap remix challenge as an apology

Never come between a man and his Pokémon Go - an ancient proverb that El-P would have done well to remember this weekend.

Taking to Twitter, the Run The Jewels man expressed his disapproval of that new craze that’s flooding social media with pictures of 3D Pokémon in your local supermarket.

then again i dont actually care. but i will laugh the second one of you gets hit by a car. or softly chuckle to myself. sadly. soft but sad.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

real shit someone is going to get accidentally maimed or killed off this pokemon shit.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

ok heres the deal: if in 1 year someone doesnt get seriously hurt playing that shit ill personally attempt to become a pokemaster.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

Obviously, nerds being nerds, people weren’t too happy with his dismissal of the greatest advancement in catching imaginary beings in a decade. That didn’t change El-P’s stance one jot, though. He’s a confident bloke, you see.

ive gotten more negative feedback from the pokemon community than i have from trump supporters. im actually impressed.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

which is why i offer the following statement in the hopes that we heal and come together again as 1 loving body of caring people:
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

im kidding fuck pokemon. IM KIDDING I DIDNT MEAN THAT! nah im kidding i meant that shit. NO! I WAS WRONG. ok hold on lemme think...
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

ok i've thought about it and here is my improved, moderate stance: i want you to be happy, but i do not share this particular enthusiasm.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

i will be reaching out to leaders of the pokemon community. listening. understanding. improving myself and my capacity for empathy.
— el-p (@therealelp) July 9, 2016

This is when things get really weird, mind. El-P then took to Instagram to offer up a new, Pokémon-themed, er, ‘freestyle’. He then encouraged people to remix it. Obviously, loads of people actually took him up on the offer.

Watch the original freestyle, and hear a couple of the remixes, below. It’s all a bit too much. We’re off to the pub to catch a Pikachu. Or whatever it is you do.