Interesting Subcultures

While browsing the list of subcultures on wikipedia there was one in particular that caught my eye called the Pokemon subculture. Unlike other subcultures, I have never heard anything about this one nor did I ever imagine it could be a real thing. At first it was hard to take it seriously but upon further research I found out that members of this subculture basically took ideas from the Punk and Emo subcultures but incorporated it into the well known Pokemon franchise through clothing and hairstyles. All things considered its still hard to take it seriously simply due to the absurdity of it. However, subcultures are defined by their uniqueness and unpopularity and it seems to me this is at least the most unusual one. Perhaps it was too unusual even in terms of a subculture because according to wikipedia the movement died down within a few years of its development, which occurred sometime around 2000. The reason I found it interesting was that to me it symbolized the creativity groups of people can have when it comes to finding something to believe in. Obviously there are many more well-known and successful subcultures out there but the fact that this one was able to exist for any period of time at all proves how creative people can be when they want to express their beliefs.