Poképhilia

English

Alternative forms

• Pokephilia

Etymology

Probably a back-formation from Poképhile. Analysable as Poké- (pertaining to the Pokémon media franchise) +‎ -philia (abnormal love of something).

Noun

Poképhilia (uncountable)

1. (fandom slang, rare) Sexual attraction to Pokémon.
   • 2011 April 2, Calm Gardevoir, Twitter‎^[1]:

     My sister's owner is taking her to a photoshoot; she'd like me to come & make sure that it's not going to turn into a poképhilia shoot.

   • 2016 December 8, Ayuminaki, Twitter‎^[2]:

     If you post poképhilia and hentai, I must follow you :3

   • 2018 May 31, AnarchoGamerism, Twitter‎^[3]:

     Never knew it was Poképhilia that would split the chapter

   • 2020 November 24, GreatLxon, Twitter‎^[4]:

     When I strictly put Poképhilia accounts and freaks do not interact, I get a freaking Bulbasaur account that is disgusting and lewd.

   • 2021 August 28, reggie_800, Twitter‎^[5]:

     Censoring Poképhilia:
     
     In the Japanese version of Gen 4, a book in the Canalave Library says Pokemon and humans used to marry each other. But it was censored in the English version to remove the icky implication.