>>30250503>if there's a pokemon center 1000meters nearby then its not an ambushstop being retarded
the point of the meme (which is dumb) is because he always appears without announcing it, you don't see his sprite on the map, the music just starts playing and he strolls into the map and challenges you
of course there will be a pokemon center nearby, pokemon centers are everywhere in every game. but if you for some reason wandered a bit too far instead of getting straight to healing, you will be surprised by a battle
compare to the newer games where you see your rival model in a distance, when you get closer they say HEY ITS A BATTLE YOU WANNA BATTLE? >yes >no, then you have to confirm again and they heal you before the fight (where they use the starter weak against the one you picked)
That's why the meme is a thing you fucker. Because idiots like you are too retarded to argue back with facts.