Welcome to 2016, the year when everything is Pokemon.

Even the Oregon Department of Transportation couldn't resist a ride on the Pokemon Go bandwagon. It's produced a line of safety posters featuring "Pokemon-like" characters called Safetymon, each with its own traffic safety message.

Tagline: "Safety is nothing to poke fun at."

The series includes copyright-dodging characters like Bulbasafety, who reminds everyone to follow the rules of the road, and Safetychu, who warns drivers to slow down in school zones.

Catch them all, if you must, in the photo gallery above.

-- Elliot Njus

enjus@oregonian.com

503-294-5034

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