Cowboy Hat Caterpie is one of the strangest memes in the Pokémon Go community that even the folks at Niantic are aware of—but those hoping it makes its way into the game may just have had their hopes dashed.

You can’t miss Cowboy Hat Caterpie anywhere you go, with most social media posts from the Niantic team receiving comments from a singular account asking for the creature’s release without fail. Its a tale as old a time, and we felt it needed the attention it deserved. So, when Dot Esports was able to sit down with Pokémon Go director Michael Steranka at the Pokémon World Championships on Aug. 17, we had to get his thoughts on the community’s constant request for such a weird costumed Pokémon.