U-- Squirrels !full! — 1636 Pokemon Fire Red -

Pallet Town was empty. No NPCs walking in circles. No rival Gary. Just the wind rustling the pixelated grass. Mikey walked toward the tall grass to the north.

“U-- Squirrels” isn’t meaningful because it points to something obvious. It’s meaningful because it’s meaningless until you make it mean something. FireRed — and Pokémon at large — gives players the space to fill blanks with jokes, rituals, and nicknames. Those blank spaces are where the best gaming memories live. 1636 Pokemon Fire Red - U-- Squirrels

The screen cut to black.