Post Malone, Hootie & the Blowfish, Pokémon — words one doesn’t expect to see together.

The earworm debuted just over 25 years ago — and just two weeks after Austin Richard Post, a k a Post Malone, was born.

“I’ve been a Pokémon fan for a long time, so the opportunity to headline the ‘Pokémon Day’ concert celebrating 25 years is awesome,” Post said in a press release earlier this month.

On Thursday, Pokémon Company International celebrated the collaboration, tweeting, “Hootie & the Blowfish

The Pokémon Company also said to expect more online experiences, such as this weekend’s anniversary show, which airs Feb

Beyond celebrating Pokémon, the tattoo-loving and Ozzy Osbourne-collaborating Malone also was in the news last month for donating 10,000 pairs of his sold-out Duet Max Clog II Crocs to frontline workers at dozens of US hospitals