Anxious Masculinity + Pokemon = Hilarity

It's the time of the month when CoroCoro magazine leaks and we see new Pokemon for the first time! And this month's winner is a new Eeveelution, named Ninfia in Japanese. (It's English name, typing and evolution method have yet to be revealed.)

I think it's cute as hell, although those pictures don't show the design off to its best advantage - the in-game shots and some of the fanart are better.

So far, I've seen several dudes on forums complaining that it's pink and 'girly', insisting that it must be a female-only evolution and whining that Generation VI is 'too feminine'. (Based on the reveal of, count them, six whole Pokemon.) I keep having to resist the urge to point out that they are PLAYING FREAKING POKEMON. Despite the cockfighting analogy, the game consists of training adorable fantasy creatures and triumphing with the Power Of Friendship. It is not exactly the manliest game in history, for all that the fanbase is full of ridiculously competitive Stop Having Fun Guys. (And I say that as someone who breeds for Natures and EV trains.)

It's entirely possible that Ninfia is female-only, of course, but I really hope not. I want mine to be a boy.