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[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 57 points 1 month ago

Skunk. He can only do his move about seven times in a row, but it's Super Effective on basically everything but owls.

[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 19 points 1 month ago

Owls don’t mind skunk spray?

[-] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago

Birds pretty much universally have little or no sense of smell. Owls are one of the few predators that actually go for skunks.

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 32 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Correct!

Great Horned Owls will also eat porcupines.

No smallish creature is safe. Foxes, turkeys, bats, fish, scorpions, snakes, other owls. You name it and it's around owl size or smaller, an owls will eat it.

Skunk spray isn't great for their eyes though. Here is an owl in with skunk sprayed eyes.

It can cause irritation or ulceration, and then animals will rub at their eyes, potentially causing further physical damage.

[-] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Why would you spray skunk in that poor owls eyes

[-] anon6789@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

He looked at me funny after I told him not to.

Thankfully I've only been in the building once so far when a skunk decided to blast us. The skunk baby was usually sweet and easygoing, but he sprayed 3 or 4 times in the clinic in a week.

It turned out the one pair of gloves (the orange ones) would freak it out and it would blast whomever was going to grab it. At least it was so small it barely had any booty juice, but skunk smell indoors is no joke. 🤢

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[-] MeatPilot@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)
[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 9 points 1 month ago

I would name that raccoon Samus

[-] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 6 points 1 month ago

This made me unfathomably happy

[-] Rooster326@programming.dev 4 points 1 month ago

Really missed opportunity for a Roll Out strategy.

It was literally game breakingly strong.

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

He’s gotta go. He’s gotta go fast.

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[-] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 39 points 1 month ago

Raccoon isn’t getting enough love.

There’s a raccoon who’s obsessed with my barbecue, so maybe I can tame him

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Ive been trying to convince my friends its the obvious choice, its got the tankiness of the possum and bonuses to crime

[-] Rooskie91@discuss.online 11 points 1 month ago

Honestly probably the closest thing to Pikachu we have.

[-] showmeyourkizinti@startrek.website 20 points 1 month ago

Raccoon with a taser is IRL pikachu.

[-] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 month ago

Might be one of the few animals actually capable of operating a taser thanks to those hands

[-] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago
[-] gnutrino@programming.dev 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Try throwing a tennis ball that a dog's chewed open at him and see if he climbs in. If that doesn't work, throw a rat at him and try again once they've fought a bit.

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Tough call between raccoon and possum but I gotta go with my boi possum.

[-] Sunbutt23@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago
[-] ramble81@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 month ago

“Possum plays dead. It’s not very effective.”

“Possum takes critical damage “

[-] dan1101@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Can't be killed if you're already dead! :taps forehead:

[-] anonymouse2@sh.itjust.works 19 points 1 month ago

I choose Stinkachu!

[-] JayDee@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

So our options are:

  • powerful but not afraid to lash out at you.
  • strong secondary abilities but you will stink forever.
  • terrible stats but will not hurt you.

Ya know, I don't think we should be doing animal pit fights with local wildlife, or at all maybe.

[-] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Raccoon wont lash out if youve got the gym badge silly

[-] Objection@lemmy.ml 14 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Skunk.

I will get banned from animal fighting immediately, however, I will also get the people there sprayed, making them incredibly easy to identify and apprehend.

Yeah, that's right. I'm a mole.

[-] forwhomthecattolls@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago

Raccoon no doubt. The theft stat is OP

[-] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

Trash Panda, GO!

[-] FrChazzz@lemmus.org 12 points 1 month ago

Y'know what? I'd be down for a Pokemon game set in a region based on the US Deep South.

[-] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 1 month ago

It's all good until Gym Leader Floridaman has a team of Pokemon that only know Metronome

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[-] Raccoon_Rick@altgag.net 12 points 1 month ago

I think I’ve made my choice

[-] OwOarchist@pawb.social 12 points 1 month ago

The skunk is definitely a poison type.

[-] LogicalDrivel@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

Raccoons are smart and have thumbs. I have to go with this guy 🦝 👍

[-] GladiusB@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Possums eat spiders. So there's that.

[-] HulkSmashBurgers@reddthat.com 3 points 1 month ago

They're also very resistant to rabies so that's a plus they ever bite someone.

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[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Starters?? You fool, those are regional legendaries! Do not approach them! You don't have the skills!

[-] Zink@programming.dev 6 points 1 month ago

They are the starters for the entire Eastern United States!

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[-] Broadfern@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Can I grab all three and run away, Florida Man style?

[-] cram42@mander.xyz 9 points 1 month ago

"A very careful yoink"

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[-] P1k1e@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

We've got those on NorCal too but they're not starters.

[-] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Skunk so that way I'm not the one getting sprayed. Just have to be mindful of wind direction.

[-] aviationeast@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Normal dark, normal ghost, and normal poison

[-] echolalia@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

poison/fighting (skunk), dark (raccoon) and psychic (possum... playing possum is clearly a psychic move)

The rock paper scissors works (kinda, not really. dark's immunity to psychic would either make the rival fight a little harder or very easy. Skunk should be poison /fighting for gameplay reasons)

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[-] bananabenana@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Two of these are Fire/Fighting types

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

A friend of mine actually has a skunk as a pet.

[-] AbsolutelyNotSpez@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Cute little critters.

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Raccoon for sure. Sure possums are cute, but raccoons are smart and adorable and mischievous

[-] HelluvaKick@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

In TN and I'd have to go with raccoons bc they are so good at getting in attics

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