# Cynthia Cynthia is the Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Champion who later turned into a running internet joke thanks to her surprise ambush in Pokémon Black and White. Entering a seaside villa in Undella Town traps the player in a fight with her level 75 team and a level 77 Garchomp, usually long before anyone is ready. YouTube edits layering her battle theme over horror reactions reached millions of views by 2020[3]. ## Origin Game Freak introduced Cynthia in 2006's Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl, where she explains Sinnoh's mythology, helps shut down Team Galactic, and shows up as the final Champion fight. Her ace Garchomp hits level 66 in Diamond and Pearl, drops to 62 in Platinum, then climbs to 78 after the Stark Mountain rematch[4]. Game Freak designed the character; the viral edits came much later from Pokémon fans online. - **Platform:** Nintendo DS (character debut) / YouTube (viral edits) - **Creator:** Unknown - **Date:** 2006 ## Overview The format typically takes Cynthia's Black and White sprite or her battle theme and lays it over a scene of someone realizing they are doomed. YouTube creators splice her theme into unrelated clips like Dancing Pallbearers routines[2] or a Hank Hill Listens To loop[3], trading on the shared memory of walking into Undella Town overconfident. Pokémon fan artists on DeviantArt and Reddit also draw Cynthia constantly, often leaning into her black outfit and her signature Garchomp[5]. ## How to Use A common convention is to take Cynthia's Black and White battle theme and splice it over footage of a character bracing for impact, panicking, or realizing they are about to lose. Edits often include her sprite emerging from the Undella Town villa doorway for the setup. ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What is Cynthia? Cynthia is the Pokémon Champion of the Sinnoh region, introduced in 2006's Diamond and Pearl, who became an internet joke for crushing players in her surprise Pokémon Black and White encounter[4]. ### Where did Cynthia come from? Game Freak designed Cynthia for Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl in 2006, and the meme angle grew out of the Undella Town villa fight in Pokémon Black and White, where she battles with a level 75 to 77 team[1]. ### What does Cynthia mean? Online, the name usually points to the Pokémon character and the running joke that she will wipe out any underleveled player who wanders into her Undella Town villa[5]. ### How do you use Cynthia? A common format puts her Black and White battle theme over a video of a character reacting with dread, like YungMagribino's Dancing Pallbearers edit[2]. ### Is Cynthia still popular? Yes. Fan art posts turn up regularly on DeviantArt and Reddit, and her theme is still used in reaction edits on YouTube like DarkGerson's Hank Hill parody[3]. ## References 1. [https://www.serebii.net/blackwhite/elitefour.shtml]() 2. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuX0JPd2Njw]() 3. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jD5b9T2MM7M]() 4. [https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Cynthia]() 5. [https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/cynthia]() --- Source: https://meme.com/memes/cynthia Published by meme.com — The Internet Meme Library