Lillipup.

0:00What if I told you the people who make Pokémon once had to invent a puppy, and ended up describing your dog exactly.

0:04This is Lillipup, a tiny scruffy thing from Unova with a face like a mop.

0:09And whoever wrote its Pokédex entries clearly had a dog at home, because they snuck two very real things in there.

0:13The first one is about all that shaggy hair on its face.

0:17The Pokédex says it works like a radar, picking up little changes around it that nothing else would ever notice.

0:21Which explains something every dog owner has lived.

0:26You could be sitting there on one of your worst days, totally silent, and somehow the dog just knows.

0:30It shows up, leans on you, and stays.

0:34You never said a word.

0:39That hair caught it anyway.

0:43The second one is even better.

0:47The Pokédex says Lillipup is a very brave Pokémon, but smart enough to size up something stronger and walk away from a fight it can't win.

0:51And if that's not your dog, whose dog is that?

0:56The same animal that barks at the front door like it's defending a castle will hide behind your legs the second the vacuum comes out.

1:00Full courage, right up until it's the vacuum's turn.

1:04And that mix, all heart with just enough sense, might be the most lovable thing about them.

1:09Every good dog is a Lillipup.

1:13So here's what the comments are for today.

1:17Put your dog's name down there, because every one of them deserves the roll call.

1:21Then tell everybody the bravest ridiculous thing your dog ever did.

1:26The comment section is a dog park now.