March 15th, 2016 
Mark The 2016 presidential race is heating up, and Gravity Falls creator Alex Hirsch recently took to Twitter to show everyone what some of the Presidential candidates would look like as Pokemon.
Tried drawing Pokemon while listening to election news, resulting in this guy #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/sI9BFhVqyz
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
Hirsch posted drawings of Bernie Sanders as Charmander, Donald Trump as Muk, Marco Rubio as Diglett, Hillary Clinton as Butterfree, and Ben Carson as Snorlax. He even gave some of them new names and Pokemon-like statistics.
The drawings inspired fans to create their own, including one of Ted Cruz and a Pokemon card of Hirsch’s Bernie Charmander. You can check out more of Hirsch’s original drawings and some of his fans’ creations below.
In semi-related news, presidential hopeful Cruz revealed last year that he loves video games, specifically Candy Crush Saga and Plants vs. Zombies. And Duke Nukem voice actor Jon St. John recently said that he turned down a job for a leading GOP presidential candidate that could have been Trump or Cruz.
This one is called “Schmuck” #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/rslApd4caR
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
#050 “Lil Marco” TYPE: Sweaty ATTACKS: Dig self into hole WEAKNESS: Water #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/h8S918D7c6
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
HillarFree #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/Hpll5RADbY
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
Carzzzon #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/DcngSiwVEm
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
None of my drawings come close to this HypnoCruz by @DanaTerrace #PresidentialPokemon pic.twitter.com/N6jGFwPjy5
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 11, 2016
WHAAAAAT!! Look at this amazing Pokemon Card version of my #PresidentialPokemon “Burnie” by @Ruckusleaf!! pic.twitter.com/xxm8T2rh1G
— Alex Hirsch (@_AlexHirsch) March 12, 2016
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