The above image is not new. It’s been floating around online for a while, so it shouldn’t be surprising. What might be, however, is just how often Pokémon is used for STD awareness.
The billboard is part of a free STD check campaign, which also ran another series of Pokémon themed notices last year in several locations in the U.S. Recently, Redditor blueveinedlion uploaded one of those posters on r/pokemon.
Here are more images of the campaign.
Clever advertising for an STD clinic hijacking Pokemon Go trend spotted in Washington DC! pic.twitter.com/6aFi8ubsHo
— Mike Coleman (@DigitalEmerald) November 9, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/782780039951556608
https://twitter.com/embed/status/776417061035732992
Seen A STD Sign In Hollywood, That Read "Gotta Catch Em All" In Pokemon Font || pic.twitter.com/OfE7PcEyl7
— MackWop (@MackWop) July 29, 2016
This isn’t the first time Pokemon has inspired a campaign to catch, no, combat STDs.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/753730587144302592
Again, as Kotaku previously pointed out, this is not a first. At many academic institutions, Pokémon has used to raise awareness about sexually transmitted diseases and infections.
This is my STD bulletin board this month @CollegeSecrets1 #Pokemon #ResLife pic.twitter.com/c8xUJJwKcQ
— Travis Dasher (@TDash717) October 9, 2013
Each Pokémon card represents an STD pic.twitter.com/tMm0NMUIkg
— Dick Soliloquy (@profdicks) March 9, 2014
Why is this in a college health center…? #Pokemon #STD pic.twitter.com/Acj8UKbPww
— Chaotic Spooky (Jay) (@JaytheWuffy) May 10, 2016
my uni did a Pokemon themed std awareness poster a few years ago with the same theme. pic.twitter.com/GJNfhqmLW2
— Fandango (@YungFandango) July 15, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/709560399373459456
https://twitter.com/embed/status/643841236646928384
Hahaha STD Pokemon pic.twitter.com/44V7Q4Tj
— ᴍᴀᴛᴛ (@MattLash_) November 5, 2012
Educate yourselves via my Pokemon STD awareness wall. pic.twitter.com/2fWUmCI9uD
— Tia Ross (@brave_tia) October 9, 2013
https://twitter.com/embed/status/377422047170682880
https://twitter.com/embed/status/560266470438227968
STD's arent Pokemon dont catch em all. pic.twitter.com/fQS6SvPN
— Fuck clothes. (@Charmster_Yo) January 6, 2012
STD Pokemon… pic.twitter.com/vsgXOHYPNu
— CAFE AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE 🍔🍔🍔 (@Universe_Cafe) December 30, 2014
STD's pokemon reference?
CB#:
419-889-2980 pic.twitter.com/z1AIwftlwE— Mike (@captainpatton1) October 29, 2014
https://twitter.com/embed/status/384446416409477120
https://twitter.com/embed/status/522548078717702144
S/o to my hall for turning Pokemon into STD's pic.twitter.com/iME7kKmlQp
— Kaitlyn (@thatradnomad) September 2, 2014
https://twitter.com/embed/status/430915071791751169
https://twitter.com/embed/status/428654835228225536
https://twitter.com/embed/status/388129859966611456
Pokemon and STD. Who would have thunk. pic.twitter.com/eaVEIeWj7V
— Mama Mack (@MelisssaMcAtee) June 29, 2013
BG uses pokemon to talk about std's pic.twitter.com/kubQA9piaH
— Matthew Krafcik (@kraftybucks) October 6, 2013
For more info about free STD checks, have a look at the organization’s official site.
